At the same time a new specialist program in Measurement Technology was set up. As the consequence of rapid developments in engineering, especially in electronics and informatics, it became necessary to introduce new subjects reflecting the state of the art. The teaching programs of the Department have been enriched by courses such as Information Transmission, Systems for Measurement and Data Processing, Electronic Circuits for Measuring Instruments, Synthesis of Measuring Instruments, Microcomputers for Measurements, Optoelectronic Sensors and Contactless Methods of Measurement, Software Tools for Measurement and Data Processing, Technical Diagnostics, etc. At the present time, teaching in the Department deals not only with Electrical Measurement, which is an obligatory subject for all students in the first period of study but also with the above-mentioned special subjects. These new courses are included in both Bachelor s and Master s degree curricula, and are obligatory or elective subjects for students specialising in Measurement Technology, and also for those attending other electrical engineering disciplines.
Several students obtain PhD degree here each year.
Ing. Petr Kocourek,CSc. After the political changes in 1989 contacts with institutions researching into and teaching measurement in western Europe and further afield have increased significantly. A number of teachers and students from our Department have had the opportunity either to teach at universities or to participate in research projects abroad. Contacts with leading manufacturers of measuring instruments and have been established. The number of seminars, workshops and conferences organised by the department has increased in the last years.