About the Faculty

Faculty Profile

Faculty

History and Relationship with the Zlin Region

The creation of an independent Faculty of Management and Economics with its headquarters in Zlín, and an off-shoot of the Brno University of Technology, grew out of the sudden need for development of the Moravian micro-regions of Zlín, Uherské Hradiště, Kroměříž, Vsetín and Hodonín and especially from the necessity for the dynamic development of the industrial, commercial, and public sector administration institutions of the eastern Moravian micro-regions. The driving force lay especially in the urgent necessities of the dynamic evolution of local industrial, commercial and Public Service administrative institutions.

One of the determining factors was the historical tradition and significance of Tomas Bata and Zlín as well as in the development of his uniquely Czech and world-recognised conception of management, enterprise economics, and the integration of enterprise and social education.

The concrete expression of these tendencies were through the establishment of the "Ševcovská" (Shoemakers`) University, and the Masaryk Experimental School, as well as the establishment of the Psycho-technical Laboratory and the creation of a Studies Institute with its National Economy Department.

The concentration of university pedagogues in Zlín after the forced closure of higher educational establishments in 1939 was a boon to illegal research and to university-level teaching, bearing its fruit in the post-war industrial development and build up of research capacity. The evolution of the rubbers, plastics, and leather-working industries in Zlín and the above-mentioned surrounding regions eventually compelled the formation of university-level educational establishments in the following historical progression:

1956	Establishment of a consultancy centre at the VŠE (University of Economics) in Prague.
1960	Establishment of a university level establishment in the Svit Nationalised Enterprise as a part of the SVŠT in Bratislava
1963	Transfer of the existing university level establishment to under aegis of the Mechanical Engineering Faculty of the Technical University in Brno.
1969	Establishment of the Technological Faculty of the Technical University in Brno with its campus and seat in Zlín.
1971	Beginnings of the setting up of the course of Economics and Management of the Consumer Goods Industry, eventually to become an independent Department from 1974 onwards.
1992	Transformation of the Department of Economics and Management into the Institute of Management and Economics compartmentalised into the Departments of Management and Enterprise Economics.
1995	Establishment of the independent Faculty of Management and Economics with its seat in Zlín, The Technical University in Brno, after approval by the Universities Academic Senate and the Accreditations Commission of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Physical Education.
2000	Act No. 404/2000 Coll., Parliamentary Proceedings, directed the establishment of the Tomas Bata University in Zlín, and the Faculty of Management and Economics was detached from the Technical University in Brno, becoming a part of Tomas Bata University in Zlín on 1 January 2001.
2001	Accreditation of Doctoral degree programme Economics and Management at the Faculty of Management and Economics of Tomas Bata University in Zlín.
2003	Right to hold habilitation procedure for the course Management and Economics of Enterprises at the Faculty of Management and Economics of TBU in Zlín valid until 2007.
2006	Accreditation of Doctoral degree programme Economics and Management in the English language at the Faculty of Management and Economics of Tomas Bata University in Zlín.
2007	Accreditation of Doctoral degree programme Economic Policy and Administration, course Finance, in the Czech and English language at the Faculty of Management and Economics of Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Accreditation of habilitation procedure extended; accreditation to professorial nomination procedure in the course Management and Economics of Enterprises acquired, valid until 2011, Establishment of the Centre for Applied Economic Research.
2008	January – on 1 January 2008 doc. Dr. Ing. Drahomíra Pavelková was appointed Dean of the Faculty. On 22 January 2008 the inauguration of Dean took place. March – FaME team made up of Lenka Krpcová and Zdeňka Vogeltanzová finished in the 3rd place in the 1st annual nationwide competition ‘My First Experience as a Manager’ that took place in Prague May - doc. PhDr. Milan Mikuláštík, Ph.D. received the Grada Publishing House Award in the category of psychological and psychiatric literature May – a total of 18 students entered the 5th annual Student Scientific and Specialized Activities. Petr Weisgärber won the Bachelor’s category, while Marek Mališka won the Master’s category. October - 1st National Cluster Conference was held under the auspices of the Minister of Industry and Trade of the CR Ing. Martin Říman October – Prof. Jan Švejnar gave his first lecture to FaME students. Topic: The American or European Model? November – the Faculty of Management and Economics occupied one of the top positions within the nationwide evaluation. According to the higher education study guide Navigatorka.cz it was placed second among economically-oriented faculties. November – the Faculty responded to the appeal of the Czech branch of the international humanitarian The Oneness-Heart-Tears and Smiles by organizing a collection of school things and toys to help children from the village of San Jacinto, located in the poorest region of Nicaragua December - Ing. Boris Popesko, Ph.D. won first place at the global online conference, organized by the Iranian and American society, and was given the Best Paper Award December – new Bachelor’s course in Accounting and Taxes was accredited
2009	The first group of 25 selected students of the Faculty of Management and Economics joined an educational project "Gifted Students" in the summer semester 2008/09. Its main advantage is the close partnership in implementing this program with leading representatives of business and public administration. Accreditation of two new Bachelor's degree programmes: Economic Policy and Administration with degree course in Accounting and Taxes, System Engineering and Informatics with degree course Production and Quality Control, and one Master's degree course in Health Services Management.
2010	Thematic conference on "Responsible Innovations – Bata's Legacy to Europe" with the participation of prominent personalities was held in April.
2011	Accreditation of habilitation and professorial nomination procedure in the course Management and Economics of Enterprises extended, valid until 2019. Accreditation of Doctoral degree programme Economic Policy and Administration, course Finance, in the Czech and English language with standard study period 4 years, valid until 2019. Accreditation of Bachelor’s degree programme Economics and Management, course Management and Economics, full-time and part-time mode of study in the Czech and English language extended, valid until 2019.
2012	The Faculty of Management and Economics concluded an agreement with Huddersfield University Business School on joint Bachelor’s and follow-up Master’s degree programmes. Accreditation of follow-up Master’s degree programme System Engineering and Informatics with degree course in Industrial Engineering, valid until 2016. Accreditation of follow-up Master’s degree programme Economics and Management with degree course in Management and Marketing in the English language, and follow-up Master’s degree programme Economics and Management with degree courses in Management and Marketing, and Business Administration extended, valid until 2020. Accreditation of Bachelor’s degree programme Economic Policy and Administration with degree course in Accounting and Taxes extended, valid until 2020. Accreditation of follow-up Master’s degree programme Economics and Management with degree course in Business Administration in the English language acquired, valid until 2020. Accreditation of follow-up Master’s degree programme Economics and Management with degree course in Industrial Engineering extended, valid until 2016. Accreditation of Doctoral degree programme Economics and Management, degree course in Management and Economics in the Czech and English language extended, valid until 2020. Accreditation of Doctoral degree programme Economic Policy and Administration, degree course in Finance in the Czech and English language extended, valid until 2020.

Since its foundation in 1995, the Faculty of Management and Economics has undergone dynamic development whether from the point-of-view of student numbers, employee numbers, or the number of degree programmes now being offered.

	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Number of Students	504	568	703	888	1204	1914	2256	2660	2864	3106	3316	3413	3481	3591	3539	3110	3071
Number of Employees	35	44	47	56	60	82	99	102	93	118	111	124	128	130	130	130	123
Study Programmes and Disciplines	2/2	2/2	2/2	2/2	2/2	4/6	4/8	4/9	5/10	5/11	6/12	6/13	6/14	7/16	7/16	11/19	12/19

At the present time, as part of its educational activities in the full-time and the part-time (hereinafter referred to as "combined") modes of study, it offers three Bachelor's, two follow-up Master's, and two Doctoral degree programmes. It is in the process of developing a Lifelong Learning mode of study at a Bachelor's degree level and a follow-up Master's degree programme. Within the framework of Tomas Bata University in Zlín, it serves as guarantor of one Bachelor's degree programme implemented at the Tomas Bata Business Academy (the Higher Technical School of Economics), one as a full-time discipline and one in the "combined" form.

Especially as regards the tuition provided in the "combined" and Lifelong Learning mode of study, it has systematically begun to integrate and implement applied forms of distance education e-Learning studies delivered via its dedicated portal: http://education.utb.cz. Since 2003, the Faculty has had the right to administer and hold habilitation procedures in the field of "The Management and Economics of Enterprises", which was in 2007 extended. At the same time, the right to implement professorial nomination procedure was acquired and is valid until 2011. This validity has been extended by the Accreditation Commission until 2019.

Research activities of the Faculty of Management and Economics are aimed at the design of regional industrial policy and the elaboration of methodological materials for firms that serve the modernization of business processes to increase competitiveness of firms. Economic research is carried out in close cooperation with enterprises and institutions within the region. The faculty also provides facilities for the development of cluster initiatives in the region. To support scientific research and increase cooperation with companies, the Centre for Applied Economic Research was established. The centre focuses on research of performance management and measurement of enterprises and clusters, using benchmarking to manage organizations, knowledge management, measurement of intellectual capital, corporate social responsibility and economic aspects of industrial ecology.

Updated: 9 Jan 2013, by pbartosova@fame.utb.cz

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