Professional clubs represent forms of dual education, when practical training is carried out under the guidance of experts from practice, usually during one semester. Teaching usually uses innovative educational methods, such as project-based forms of teaching or problem-based learning or design thinking.
The basic starting point for project-based learning is an assignment (project), which students solve in teams. Within the created project teams, they determine the schedule of planned activities, milestones of work tasks, partial goals and responsibility for meeting the set goals. They also decide for themselves what knowledge they need and search for information, data that they need to successfully achieve the set goals, or. solve the assignment, problem. In project teaching, the teacher plays a passive role - he supervises the fulfillment of the set goals, coordinates and guides students in solving projects.
During the project solution, students consult with experts from practice - the project topic initiators. They present the achieved results on an ongoing basis, and then present the comprehensive results at a final presentation with the participation of experts from practice. The assessment is focused on the students' abilities, is collective and is provided not only by the club supervisors, but also by experts from practice or the students themselves.
Depending on the selected club, students complete a series of professional workshops, lectures, work in 3-4-member teams on practical assignments, participate in excursions, intern with partners from practice, present the results of their work, organize final events at which they present their results or present the acquired marketing, presentation or business skills.
At the beginning of the semester, students, based on their own decision, choose from the current offer of professional clubs and academies those that best suit their preferences. Their number and structure change regularly so that the faculty offers its students the most interesting and up-to-date. We offer the following professional clubs for students:
- Retail Academy - in cooperation with Lidl Slovensko, v. o. s.;
- Agrobio Club - in cooperation with WineloversClub and various Slovak wineries;
- Foodie Club - in cooperation with Nestlé Slovensko, a. s.; Unilever Slovenská republika, Budiš, a. s., and other entities in the food sector;
- Media Club - in cooperation with CREATIVE PRO, s. r. o.;
- Mercedes Club - in cooperation with Motor-Car Bratislava, spol. s r. o.;
- Travel Club - in cooperation with travel agencies and other entities in the tourism industry;
- Internship - in cooperation with international companies;
- Animations in tourism - in cooperation with tourism entities;
- Foto-Lab - focusing on marketing communication, digital media, product photography and other creative activities using professional technology;
- SARIO club - focusing on business activities on the domestic and foreign markets;
- Createc club - focusing on the food sector.
- Business strategies - in cooperation with Atlas Copco, the club is focused on business and marketing of an internationally operating company.
- Brokerage - the club is focused on financial literacy.
- Cirkular Slovakia - in cooperation with companies whose activities are oriented towards sustainability.
- Creative Pro - in cooperation with Creative Pro, it is focused on PR and the work of an advertising agency.
- EXIM banka - in cooperation with EXIM banka, the club is focused on the system of bank organization, its purpose and significance for international business.
- HoReCa - focused on hotels, restaurants, cafes, their operation and connection to service to the population and tourism.
- Bratislava Airport – focusing on flight operations and tourism.
- McCarter – cooperation with McCarter is focused on the business activities of a manufacturing company, holistic marketing.
- Plzeňský Prazdroj – cooperation with Plzeňský Prazdroj is focused on the business and marketing of a manufacturing company.
- Proxenta (creative coconuts) – in cooperation with Proxenta, a dynamic service enterprise, wide-ranging forms of services.
- Telekom – in cooperation with Slovak Telekom, focused on a complex of services and holistic marketing of a telecommunications company.
- Unilever – cooperation with the multinational company Unilever is focused on the business activities of a manufacturing company, holistic marketing.
