INTERNATIONAL AUTUMN SCHOOL 2025: HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT IN PRACTICE
International students explored workplace safety through collaborative projects and practical experience in Ostrava.
The Faculty of Safety Engineering hosted the International Autumn School in Health, Safety and Environment in cooperation with Stant Manufacturing. The programme welcomed students from Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Finland, Kosovo, the United Arab Emirates and the Czech Republic.
Following several online preparatory meetings, students took part in an intensive week of team-based learning within the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP). Working in international teams, they addressed real workplace safety challenges, including risk communication and visualisation, LOTO procedures, ergonomics and psychosocial risks.
Each team completed a project focused on risk assessment and the proposal of practical preventive measures. The on-site activities took place at Stant Manufacturing, where students received guidance from experienced mentors from the company and the Faculty of Safety Engineering. This cooperation enabled participants to apply their knowledge in a real industrial environment and develop solutions with practical value.
The International School was organised by the Department of Occupational and Process Safety, with students from AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts Antwerp, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Poznań University of Technology, University of Oulu, Biznesi College Kosovo and the University of Sharjah.
Alongside professional learning in occupational safety and risk management, the programme encouraged intercultural exchange, teamwork and international cooperation. Students also had the opportunity to discover Ostrava and experience its cultural and social life.