International Partnership
The Institute of Business Economics is involved in international cooperation with the following entities:
- TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ZVOLENE
- ACADEMIA HUMANISTYCZNO-EKONOMICZNA W ŁODZI, POLAND
- AGDR TERRAS DO DEZA, SPAIN
- BEST INSTITUTE, AUSTRIA
- EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF CULTURAL ROUTES, LUXEMBOURG
- TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF HERAKLION CHAMBER, GREECE
- UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN
- UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA SANTA TERESA DE JESUS DE AVILA
Projects
Current projects
IGF /22320038 International Visegrad Fund Project
“Development of Entrepreneurship Competencies Among Generation Alpha in Primary and Secondary Schools”
Implemented by Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Faculty of Management and Economics with the team of the Institute of Business Economics and the Institute of School Pedagogy of the Faculty of Humanities
Duration 1 October 2023 – 28 February 2025
The aim of the project is to collect and organise experiences from primary schools in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland that integrate entrepreneurship education
into their educational curriculum. The project is co-financed by the governments of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from the International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the Fund is to develop the idea of sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe. The intention of the project is to strengthen:
- Access to modern methodologies and educational tools,
- the possibility to exchange experiences with other schools at international level,
- the development of digital competences among teachers and students,
- reinforcing the profile of the school as a leader in innovative education.
Schools and teachers who actively participate in the pilot project will be given a unique opportunity to get involved in new projects in the field of entrepreneurial educat Type of projection of students that the University plans to implement in the future.
At the end of the project , an interactive online platform will be created that will enable teachers to effectively share experiences to develop entrepreneurial competence and skills for the 21st century among pupils.
| Name | Smart Business Skills of Tourism University Students Applicable on International Labour market (SMARTBUS) |
| Type of project | Erasmus + |
| Spolupříjemce | Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, Fakulta managementu a ekonomiky, Česká republika |
| Solvers for FaME UTB | prof. Ing. Zuzana Tučková, Ph.D., Ing. Zuzana Vaculčíková, Ph.D. |
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| Duration | 04 2022 – 08 2024 |
| Anotace | The aim of the project is to improve the business skills of tourism students in the international labour market. The project focuses on (1) identifying the skill requirements of tourism university students in today’s highly complex and dynamic labour market, (2) adapting the curriculum of selected courses taught at partner universities, (3) designing a web/mobile application for students to acquire digital skills, and (4) testing the new curriculum and analysing student feedback. Developments in technology, climate change and the increasing uncertainty caused by the recent COVID-19 crisis are putting pressure on the skills of university students. Smart business skills combining soft and hard elements are inevitable. The project focuses on the V4 countries (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland) and builds on strong cooperation with the private sector represented by Pelicantravel, s.r.o. This online travel agency operates on the Slovak, Czech and Polish markets. |
Finished projects
| Name | Students´support towards enterpreneurial sprit development |
| Type of project | Erasmus + |
| Responsible researcher | Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, Fakulta managementu a ekonomiky, Česká republika |
| Solvers for FaME UTB | doc. Ing. Petr Novák, Ph.D., Ing. Šárka Papadaki, Ph.D., prof. Ing. Boris Popesko, Ph.D., |
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| Duration | 09 2020 – 08 2023 |
| Anotace | According to the European Youth Employment Policy, there is a strong call for entrepreneurial education and training and support for young people to become entrepreneurs. The project aims to initiate a systemic change in the field of supporting entrepreneurship education in the pre-incubation phase in Europe and also to prepare a set of tools that can be international, as youth unemployment is undoubtedly a European issue.
The aim is to produce several outputs, in particular to design and develop an assessment tool that will measure entrepreneurial potential and improve entrepreneurial skills and capabilities during students’ studies. Another output of the project is the creation and management of a communication platform for students interested in entrepreneurship. Furthermore, the output will also be the development of a methodology for communication tools, i.e. the optimal way to communicate initiative, creativity and entrepreneurship on and off campus. The last output will be a set of case studies of student entrepreneurship projects in each partner country – the Czech Republic, Poland and Spain. The project is led by Tomas Bata University in Zlín. Partners are the Technological Innovation Centre Zlín, Uniewersytet Szczecinski and Universidad Catolica Santa Teresa de Jesus de Avila. The non-profit partner and a major supporter of the idea of entrepreneurship development at universities is EU Parliament member Michaela Šojdrová |
| Name | New joint education in the tourism segment with an emphasis on the competencies required by the labor market in the spa of selected cross-border regions. |
| Type of project | Interreg V-A SK-CZ |
| Responsible researcher | Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, Fakulta managementu a ekonomiky, Česká republika |
| Solvers for FaME UTB | prof. Ing. Zuzana Tučková, Ph.D., Ing. Zuzana Vaculčíková, Ph.D. |
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| Duration | 7/2021-6/2023 |
| Anotace | The main objective of the project is to support the development of systematic institutional cooperation between educational institutions active in the field of tertiary education together with employers in the cross-border region, through the creation of a common educational output with an emphasis on the acquisition of key competences required by the market. Given the current situation related to the increasingly difficult implementation of the scheme measures imposed on all project target groups, it is more than important that the project also increases the digital skills of all groups involved so that the sub-project activities can be implemented even in the event of significant scheme measures by national governments. This mainly involves the creation of a virtual classroom where both physical and online forms of learning, and especially a combination of both, can be implemented. Currently, the project follows the activities implemented by the Faculty of Management and Economics of the University of Technology in Zlín, such as ESF 1, or Visegrad Funds, which developed scientific and pedagogical work with individual partners in a similar way. We expect that the project will bring new impulses for solving current cross-border problems in the field of tourism – spa. Both supported regions have a very well developed spa network and face similar problems, such as finding a quality potential employee with the right core competences. By implementing this project, synergies should be exploited between tertiary education institutions, potential employers and, above all, graduates of the institutions mentioned, thus exploiting the potential of the common territory that will be developed by this, including in the case of the necessary online learning. |
| Name | Transformation of a traditional language school by means of business model Innovation |
| Type of project | Erasmus + |
| Responsible researcher | Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, Fakulta managementu a ekonomiky, Česká republika |
| Solvers for FaME UTB | Ing. Karel Slinták, Ph.D., prof. Ing. Boris Popesko, Ph.D., Ing. Lucie Macurová, Ph.D, Ing. Tomáš Urbánek, Ing. Radka Daňová |
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| Duration | 10/2020-9/2022 |
| Anotace | In this project, we will analyse the buisness model of language schools in five EU countries. Based on market analysis, individual business models and quantitative research focused on customer analysis and the value offered, we will propose innovations that will lead to the transformation of the language school business model. The output of the project will be an analytical study mapping the market, customers and business models of language schools, an innovative business model for language schools, four new language courses, a tutorial for students, a guide for trainers and an online webinar. The project will run for 23 months with a total budget of €291 588. |
| Name | Pilot project on entrepreneurship education for university students |
| Type of project | Erasmus + |
| Responsible researcher | Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, Fakulta managementu a ekonomiky, Česká republika |
| Solvers for FaME UTB | doc. Ing. Michal Pilík, Ph.D., Ing. Šárka Papadaki, Ph.D., Ing. Petr Novák, Ph.D., doc. Ing. Boris Popesko, Ph.D., Ing. Eva Juřičková, Ph.D. |
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| Duration | září 2016 – srpen 2018 |
| Anotace | The main objective of the project is to strengthen and develop the entrepreneurial skills of university students. The project has a strongly international dimension and should bring about a systemic change in the approach to entrepreneurship of HE students and disseminate the findings and experiences not only among the project partners but also among other key actors in the EU.
The project will develop a new methodology for university teachers in relation to entrepreneurship education and will also create a student development assessment tool for teachers and an international certificate for course graduates (used by the international network of Junior Achievement and other universities). The method will also be piloted, i.e. the first course will be implemented with students. Students will have the opportunity to take a course in entrepreneurial skills, which will be oriented towards practical skills with the ambition to create a real business environment. Project outputs:
BarCamp “Entrepreneurship” ( conferences, promotion of project outputs, round tables, etc.) |