GE Foundation Scholar-Leaders Program in the Czech Republic

Matoušek Jiří, Ing., Ph.D.
Skočovský Peter, Bc.

On behalf of the GE Foundation, the Institute of International Education conducts this competition at five selected Czech universities (Brno University of Technology, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech University of Agriculture in Prague, Masaryk University in Brno, Technical University of Ostrava) to identify accomplished second-year students in the fields of economics, management, engineering and technology. This scholarship is designed to assist these students develop their human capacity and leadership potential. Students will receive a total of 3,000, the opportunity to participate in a work shadowing day, community service, and a summer seminar with Scholar-Leaders from Hungary, Poland and Romania. The 2008 winners of FIT BUT are: Jiří Matoušek (2BIT) and Peter Skočovský (2BIT).