Raising Interest in the Study of Science and Technology at the Technical University of Liberec

Abstract

This article focuses on the authors’ practical knowledge of working with children, students of secondary schools and colleges in encouraging them to study science and technology at the Technical University of Liberec. The authors have gained their experience during several years of implementing an incentive programme called “Children's University”, which simulates the desire for higher education predominantly through interesting leisure activities for children, young people and their parents. In addition to mock university examinations the Children's University offers many different leisure activities. The main objective of the Children's University is to catch talented individuals early and awaken their interest in university studies of technical and scientific disciplines in order to better direct their future professional orientation towards sectors with high added value, which the labour market has a long-term interest in.