Professional lectures for foreigners

In cooperation with specialists from practice (Department of Asylum and Migration Policy, Job Centre, Trade Licensing Office, Alien Police, etc.), we organize thematic professional seminars with up-to-date topics. The seminars can be organized on the basis of clients’ proposals and queries. In case of big interest or updating of information, lectures can be repeated. In the past year, the Centre organized lectures with the following topics:

PERMANENT RESIDENCE OF FOREIGNERS;
INFORMATION ON FOREIGNERS’ RESIDENCE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC;
LONG-TERM RESIDENCE;
PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR FOR ENTREPRENEURS – FOREIGNERS FROM
NON-EU MEMBER STATES;
CZECH LANGUAGE FOR FOREIGNERS;
STATE SOCIAL SUPPORT BENEFITS AND SOCIAL INSURANCE;
HEALTH INSURANCE;
OPERATION OF SMALL TRADES;
AMENDMENT TO THE ACT ON FOREIGNERS’ STAY AND RESIDENCE;
DEBT ISSUES; AND
ISSUES OF SEEKING A NEW JOB

Lectures and seminars for public at large and professional community

One of our objectives is extending of competencies of employees in direct contact with foreigners from non-EU Member States. For this reason, the Centre organizes lectures and seminars intended for similar employees of non-profit organizations as well as for employees of state administration and self-government offices and educational institutions. We focus on public at large and exercise out best efforts to support creation of a multicultural environment.

Professional seminars for employees of educational institutions

In 2011, we launched a cycle of professional seminars focused on increasing of competences of employees of educational institutions.

Performed seminars:

INTRODUCTION TO THE CZECH GRAMMAR FOR FOREIGNERS and

FOREIGN PUPIL IN TEACHING: PRACTIAL VIEW

Planned seminars:

PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE AND FOREIGN PUPIL IN TEACHING: PRACTICAL VIEW (October 2011)

Professional seminars for employees from state administration and self government offices

In 2011, we decided to focus on increasing of expertise and professional skills of employees of state administration and self-government offices. Our objective is to provide an opportunity for extending intercultural competencies of such employees. In the fourth quarter of this year, thematic seminars will be organized focused on the following topics:

characteristics of migration into the Czech Republic and the position of foreigners in the Czech Republic
basic information that must be known for communication with persons from a different socio-cultural environment
cultural shock and posttraumatic stress reaction and
adaptation to changes and a different environment

Multicultural activities

Multicultural activities are focused on alien and migration issues. They are intended for
the professional community and public at large and in particular for families with children.
The objective is to open space for dialogue, give an idea of the alien issues to the Czech public and involve the members of the target group in the cultural and social life.

In cooperation with the Elementary School and Kindergarten in Brno, Staňkova 14, we organize multicultural evenings and thematic afternoons, which are attended by pupils and children of
the majority society and foreigners from non-EU Member States.

Lectures at schools

Lectures at schools in the South Moravian Region are organized and performed in cooperation with OPU (organization helping refugees) and in cooperation with schools from the South Moravian Region. The lectures are aimed at supporting multicultural society and arousing interest in multicultural topics between pupils and students. The lectures include experience games with multicultural topics, discussions and showing films for pupils of higher grades of elementary schools and students of secondary schools. To make the lectures more attractive and give an idea of the practical life in individual countries, lecturers invite foreigners to participate in certain lectures and these foreigners acquaint the participants with their countries.

If you wish to register for the seminar, propose topics for organization of a professional seminar or obtain further information, please contact the head of the Information Centre: