New faces at FMK: Designer, e-sports and media professionals bring practice to the classroom
We are expanding our team of experts in various media fields. The new lecturers and lecturer will bring practical experience to the classroom.
The new experts and practitioners will educate students of FMK UCM in Trnava from this academic year. The Departments of Marketing Communication, Digital Games and Mass Media Communication have welcomed experienced professionals among them. They will thus enrich the regular teaching with their practical experience.
Mgr. Branislav Matis, ArtD.
The renowned graphic designer is the holder of several awards and is currently a new lecturer at the Department of Marketing Communication. Within the new study programme of digital design, he will teach the courses Graphic Design I - IV from this semester.
Martin Smolár
E-sports player and nine-time Slovak university champion in Counter-Strike. From the current semester he will be involved in teaching the e-sport course or e-sport practice in the Department of Digital Games. He will use his experience in lectures on strategies, team communication and practice in e-sports environment. He will also actively participate in selected practices of university e-sports teams to help them develop both tactical and communication skills.
Mgr. Tomáš Plavecký
Sports journalist working at STVR is also a graduate of FMK UCM. He will be involved in teaching the sports journalism course at the Department of Mass Media Communication. Thus, he will bring up-to-date knowledge of sports reporting and editorial practice to the classroom.
Mgr. Simona Mičová, PhD.
Head of podcasts at Bauer Media Slovakia and a graduate of FMK. She will bring key know-how from the field of podcasting to the Department of Mass Media Communication. In the courses Podcasting I and Radio Production I, she will introduce students to the process of podcast production, basic principles of marketing and the legislative context of podcast production in Slovakia.
Expertise and practice directly in the classroom
The Faculty of Mass Media Communication has long been building on linking academic education with practice. New lecturers and tutors from media, digital design and e-sport backgrounds will enable students to develop in fields that are dynamically evolving.
Following last year's positive experience, the faculty is also continuing its collaboration with the News and Media Holding publishing house. The latter provides the courses Media Academy I and Media Planning I. At these courses, students can learn directly from experts about, for example, the functioning of investigative journalism or the creation of different types of content.
The presence of practitioners allows students to observe current trends and challenges that the various industries are currently dealing with. At FMK, we believe that quality education is based on collaboration with practitioners.
Photo source: Roman Miča, Jakub Chlebo, Criticaldaily, Martin Smolár, Tomáš Plavecký, strategie.hnonline.sk (screenshot)
