ABOUT CET
CET ULB offers Czech language, culture, and literature courses for ULB students and the general public. In addition to educational activities, CET also focuses on research, literary translation, and organizing various cultural events and projects to introduce Czech culture to the Belgian audience.
CET THEN AND NOW
1997
The decision to establish the Centre d’Études Tchèques (CET) at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) was made in 1997. An agreement between the Czech and Belgian Ministries of Education and their respective universities facilitated this project. The University of Brussels provided suitable premises, and the Faculty of Arts at Charles University sent qualified teachers of the Czech language, literature, and culture to Belgium.
2009
Professor Jan Rubeš, a translator and historian, became the first director of CET.
During the first decade, the Czech language teaching position was subsidized directly by the Czech Ministry of Education. Since 2009, it has been affiliated with the lectureships managed by the DZS agency.
2011
Student Feedback on CET Czech Classes
"The lessons are tailor-made."
"The teachers push us to get involved and help us if we need it."
"They are very well done, very interactive, very interesting, and very dynamic."
"The fact that the lessons are given in small groups makes them more convivial."
"They are given in such a way that you can feel the progress you are making — not too quickly or too slowly."
"It's a real challenge, but well worth attempting."