Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Czech exams

There is a huge difference between the Czech educational system and the American - today is the day the distinction is drawn.

Starting at the secondary level, as in the US system, you are required to complete and pass your courses. Then, at the end of your studies you have to sit and undergo an oral examination by a panel of instructors.

At the tertiary level it's sorta the same deal - but you have the additional requirement of submitting a bachelor's thesis and at your oral examination, in front of 3 instructors, you are required to defend your thesis as well as respond to other questions relevant to your program.

Today was the first round of state exams for the bachelor students - just one major within the business school. The results have just been posted. They're all standing out in the hallway trying to find their student number so they can figure out how they did... all but one seem to have passed.

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