List of available external seminars and workshops for students and employees – September/October 2023

Do you want to further improve your skills or simply learn something new? Choose from the current list of available seminars and workshops. Seminars are organized within Masaryk University or by other close organizations.

5 Sep 2023 Tereza Schmidtová

Competence Development Center CERPEK MUNI

11, 13, 18 and 27 September 2023 – 9:00 - 12:30 – Respect at Universities I. – A hands-on, interactive workshop designed to provide employees with information and tools that form the prevention component of addressing sexual harassment, bullying and violence on campus.
12 September 2023 – 9:00 - 16:00 – How to be effective at work – The main purpose of the workshop is to increase the work and personal effectiveness and efficiency of the participants.
14 September 2023 – 9:00 - 15:00 – How to set up and develop a relationship with students – Education runs through the relationship. In other words, how much students learn and how much they enjoy learning is largely influenced by the relationships they have with their teachers. In this workshop you will explore what, when and how to create a learning environment that allows for correct relationships and in which learning thrives.
15 September 2023 – before noon, early-afternoon and afternoon – How to Make Portfolios for Innovation and Excellence - In this workshop, you will learn what information and evidence from and about teaching you can collect in a portfolio and how to analytically process (reflect on) it so that it provides useful information and facilitates further progress in your teaching development.
5 October 2023 – 9:00 - 13:00 – How To Make Convincing Arguments – The workshop „develops the ability to convey information precisely, create effective arguments and conduct negotiations using functional questions. This will give you a better chance of achieving your objectives in difficult negotiations.
5 October 2023 – 16:00 - 18:30 – Microskills training: How to ask effective questions – Some pedagogical skills can only be acquired through practice. You will learn how to ask questions that work the way you need them to: arouse curiosity, stimulate discussion, or motivate thinking.
9 and 10 October 2023 – 9:00 - 12:30 – Respect at Universities II. – A follow-up workshop to Respect at Universities I.
12 October 2023 – 9:00 - 13:00 – How to make great presentation – Presentations are a form of communication that works well when we need to explain complex topics or issues, to get the audience thinking. If it is good, it also significantly affects how much people remember. You'll learn how to apply the key features of a great presentation to your teaching, and try them out in practice.
11 October 2023 – 9:00 - 16:00 – Effective Stress Management – In this workshop you will learn effective tools for managing stress and how to strengthen your mental resilience in today's hectic and hectic times. You will be able to work with environmental pressures and discover inner resources for immediate calming.
25 October 2023 – 9:00 - 15:00 – How to support students with specific need – How to support students with specific needs - How do people with disabilities study? What does all the dys- mean? This hands-on workshop will give you a first-hand experience of what it's like and how you can better understand and support learners with disabilities.

Researcher's Night 2023

6 October 2023 – Researcher's Night – Scientists are "ordinary people" who do work that benefits all of us, who can present it in an engaging way, but who can also have fun. For one evening, Masaryk University will open its faculties, departments, lecture halls and laboratories to all those interested in science. The traditional annual nationwide popularization event is this year subtitled SECRETS. The specific programme is yet to be specified.

Faculty of informatics FI MUNI

13 October 2023 – 8:30 - 16:00 – 13th Open space conference on e-learning Is MU – All MU teachers are invited to the Faculty of Informatics, where the Open space conference on e-learning IS MU will take placer. The central theme of the conference is sharing experiences with modern trends and technologies in e-learning. You will learn not only the positives that new developments can bring to teaching, but also the risks that some trends can bring. We will provide you with practical tips on how not to violate data protection rules in interactive teaching, information on artificial intelligence in teaching (ChatGPT and other tools) or the possibilities of simulation medicine at SIMU. Participation in the conference is free for lecturers and doctoral students at MU. Register via the link.

Student organization AIESEC

13 October 2023 – od 14:00 – SYMPOSIUM 2023 Conference, Brno Clubco – The SYMPOSIUM is the tenth annual conference on entrepreneurship for students and young entrepreneurs.

Masaryk University MUNI

31 October - 3 November 2023 – Gaudeamus Brno 2023 – BVV Brno – As every year, Masaryk University is participating in the European Fair of Post-Secondary and Lifelong Learning. Come and talk to us about the possibilities of studying at MUNI. We will be happy to answer all your questions!

Faculty of Science SCI MUNI

6 October 2023 – PhD Day 2023 – Everything you need to know about PhD studies (rights, obligations, grant opportunities, internships and research fellowships). Suitable for current and future PhD students.

Faculty of Education PED MUNI

26 September 2023 – 9:00 - 15:00 – School reports differently – The team at the Faculty of Education of Masaryk University together with its partners worked on a different concept of the annual school report. They worked on how to refer to the pupil in a different way so that the report tells more comprehensively about the learning process and the results of the pupil and his/her personality. Register by September 5. 2023