EQUAL – Competencies for Labour Market

1. EQUAL – Competencies for Labour Market Project No. 2004CZ050PC001 was approved to finance in the frame of II. round of EQUAL Initiative in the Czech Republic Object To launch the development of 14 competencies defined in Competence Model in the Moravian-Silesian Region as an important part of the lifelong education system. And as a support tool for the adaptation of the handicapped people in the labour market to the changing conditions, employers‘ motivation to hire them and prevention of unemployed people before their entry to the labour market. Duration 1December 2004 – 31May 2008 Keywords Competence, labour market, lifelong education, handicapped and discriminated groups on labour market. • Role of OU • Creation of tools and methods for the evaluation and development of labour market competencies in the education area. • Testing of the competencies. • Training of the trainers • Evaluation of development results and disseminate the project outputs • Preparation and realisation of the Project Communicative Strategy on the Moravian-Silesian Region level. Contact person: Kamila Palova tel.: + 420 596 160 129 fax: + 420 596 120 481 kamila.palova@osu.cz

2. Project Consortiums Programme Project No. FD-K3/033 was approved to finance from the state budget in behalf of Ministry of Industry & Trade CR Object To develop an equipment for the transformation of pressure energy transfer on a basis „the mineral oil – water“; and to realise the technology management of the process. Duration April 2003– November 2005 Keywords Pressure energy transformation, technology process management, fuzzy regulation, language fuzzy regulator. • Role of OU • Development and realisation of the transformations management software. • Determination methodology of fuzzy regulator parameters. • Development measuring of fuzzy regulators. Contact person: Martin Malčík tel.: + 420 596 160 132 fax: + 420 596 120 481 martin.malcik@osu.cz

3. Projekt EUREKA CLIDAP-WEB Project No. 1P04OE was approved to finance from the state budget in behalf of Ministry of Industry & Trade CR Object To develop the "web analytics" information system for clickstream data analysis used in e-business; and to verify the IS in the real operation conditions. The system provides an advance knowledge about on-line customers without breaking of their privacy. Project is focus on the area of internet server operation using run www presentation. Duration 2004 – 2006 Keywords Web analytics solution, clickstream data • Role of OU • Market analysis of the web analytics solution. • Specification of data & information sources and operation environment. • Web analytics analysis of users‘ needs. • Draft of SMP cluster. • Scheme and functionality of clickstream data processing. • Development and implementation of multidimensional data model. Contact person: Martin Malcik tel.: + 420 596 160 132 fax: + 420 596 120 481 martin.malcik@osu.cz

4. Phare – ICT Educational System In Institutional Care Institutions Project No. CZ2003/005-601.08.03 was approved to finance in frame of Phare 2003 RLZ. • Object • To create an educational system of young people, in institutional care institutions and young people coming back from institutional care, in the field of information and communication technology for groups of people with social exclusion risk. To outline a special program for pc skills and special education programs for the children and institutional care’s workers. • Duration • 11 April 2004 – 10 June 2006 • Keywords • Institutional care institutions, social work, information & communication technology, educational courses, e-learning. • Role of University • Creation of special educational courses for young people in institutional care institutions and young people coming back from institutional care • Building of PC classroom. • Realisation of pilot courses. • Realisation of following courses in other institutions in the Moravian-Silesian Region. • Monitoring of motivation changes to further education in young community. Contact person: Petra Belakova tel.: + 420 597 460 105 fax: + 420 596 120 481 petra.belakova@osu.cz

5. GISFORRD – Geographical Information System as a Way of the Regional Development & Business Support Project No. OE 160 GISFORRDis solved in frame of the international EUREKA Programme. Object To develop a public Geographical Information System (GIS) or Central Geoinformation Portal for a support of larger regions development. To spread regional business, tourist and ecological activities based on links and analysis of the relevant environment and attribute data from tourism, services and environment areas. To offer users the complex information system about interesting regional possibilities. Duration 1 January 2004 – 31 December 2006 Keywords Geographical Information System (GIS), Geoinformation Portal, Internet, Spatial data, Regional expansion, Tourism, Tourist industry Role of University From content point of view, there will be created portal focused especially on tourism. This specialisation has been followed from number of studies and strategic development plans analysis. The documents have showed a big potential of tourism as a development source for majority regions in the Czech Republic. Contact persons: GIS Laboratory Milan Bukowczan Petr Svoboda tel.: + 420 596 160 592 fax: + 420 596 120 481 gisforrd@osu.cz http://cit.osu.cz/gis

6. Phare – Elementary School‘s Teachers Education System in Social Work Area Project No. CZ2003/005-601.08.03.2.1/123was approved to finance in frame of Phare 2003 RLZ. Object To create the educational system for other education of basic school’s teachers in the field of social work in the Moravian-Silesian Region in order to guarantee basic conditions for prevention of negative appearances in the common schools classes. Prevention should be aimed to child, who is responsible for self behavior, and is able to make own decisions during problems solutions and is able to cooperate and communicate in team. Target groups are pupils with risk of premature termination of school. Duration March 2005 – July 2006 Keywords Education of teachers, social work, prevention of negative appearances. • Role of University • Preparation of the Medium term program “Management of social work with basic school pupils” Program will be based on active social teaching methodology. • Three or four teachers from each problematic school will be delegated for this program. • Teacher will provide parallel activities with pupils in their classes and evaluate them. Contact person: Zdenka Kantorova tel.: + 420 597 460 145 fax: + 420 596 120 481 zdenka.kantorova@osu.cz

7. Research and development of the progressive hydrodynamic lubrication systems of the shoe-type bearing Project was approved to finance in frame of R&D IMPULS Programme (grant receiver is OCHI – INŽENÝRING company) Object To analyse a temperature process of the pipe and cement mills lubrication systems. The analysis will serve as a background study for mathematic model of lubrication systems warming of the shoe-type bearing. Duration May 2004 – December 2005 Keywords Segment deposits, mathematic model, lubrication systems, pipe and cement mills. • Role of OU • Analysis of temperature situation in conditions of start up and run of the mill. • Mathematic model draft of lubrication systems warming of the shoe-type bearing. Contact person: Zdenka Kantorova tel.: + 420 596 160 145 fax: + 420 596 120 481 zdenka.kantorova@osu.cz

8. EMAE – European Master in Adult Education Projekt: European Master in Adult Education 220383-IC-1-2003-DE-ERASMUS-PROGUC - 1 Object To develop an English-language European Master’s degree in Adult Education (EMAE) within a network European partner universities. Current partners are the universities of Barcelona, Copenhagen, Duisburg-Essen, Florence, Helsinki, Kaiserslautern, Ostrava and Timisoara. Duration October 2004 – September 2007 Keywords Adult education, master‘s degree, university partners network, joint development, European dimension. • Role of OU • Creation of some master‘s degree modules. • Participation in the expert team in order to remark others modules. • Participation in business meetings. • Arranging of business meeting in Ostrava. • Strengthening of co-operation with foreign universities and other relevant partners of the project. Contact person: Richard Kolibac tel.: + 420 597 460 592 fax: + 420 596 120 481 richard.kolibacr@osu.cz

9. Co-operation of universities in creation of Standard Multimedia Learning Objects Project was approved to finance in frame of development and transformation projects of Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports CR Object Getting cheaper and high-quality the creation and effective using of standard multimedia learning objects accepted SCORM model. Regarding this object we will verify the development of learning objects (LOs) and test the process of object re-using. LOs will put in the existing digital libraries DILLEO and Telmae. There will be testing the access and sharing of objects among universities. Duration January 2005 – December 2005 Keywords E-learning, SCORM, learning object, digital library, author and tutor tools, courses, multimedia object. • Role of OU • Filling of the digital library Dilleo by learning objects (LOs). • Filling of portal about E-learning education. • Development & implementation of verifying processes and tools forward to using of unit education gateway and re-using of learning objects. • Methodology and technology of author system. • Information and educational activities. • Strengthening of co-operation with foreign partners and other relevant partners. Contact person: Cestmir Kantor tel.: + 420 602 587 599fax: + 420 596 120 481 cestmir.kantor@osu.cz