Microsystem project-oriented education

This paper deals with questions concerning teaching microelectronic courses, more precisely courses connected with the area of microsystems, at a technical university. Educational methods based on individual students' projects are described. Attention is focused on arrangement of individual courses, output form of students' projects, ways of increasing education efficiency and time utilization, material, functional, technical and instrument support of individual projects and link-up to international cooperation. Most effort is given to individual students' projects, their natural motivation in selecting courses and realization of projects.