The ECF held its AGM on 28 February in London. About thirty-five people attended. Ann Lewis took the chair in place of ECF Chairman Elizabeth Cooke, who was recovering from a skiing accident.
The Annual Report and Accounts were adopted. Bohdan Svach (ECP graduate 2008) was elected Director following the resignation of Jakub Kohout (2006) as Director and Treasurer. Jakub was warmly thanked for his hard work.
The chair updated members on ECF events: the sponsored walk in October which netted £2,000 for the scholarship fund; the careers webinar on the arts held last year and the one on media planned for April; and the prospective garden party to be hosted by the Czech Ambassador in the summer. She also invited members to organise sponsored events of their own, and appealed for slots in UK organisations for ECP students on work experience.
The Headmaster, Dr Nigel Brown, reporting on recent development at the College, highlighted plans for the new school building and the need to decant temporarily into a local school; the prospects this offered to build a working relationship that could be developed further; and the fact that fewer students are now entering British universities, preferring to study in more affordable countries.
Two alumni guest speakers spoke about their careers after they left the College.
Jacob Gloser (2006), who graduated in economics from Aberdeen University, is currently designing software to counter money-laundering and spoke about the millions of transactions that are checked electronically in efforts to stem financial crime, and the constant search for better ways of using AI.
Martin Enev (2017) graduated in Psychology from Bath University and now teaches maths at Harris Academy St John’s Wood. He talked about the challenges of teaching in a London school, and his plans to try teaching in another country, possibly Spain, or anywhere with a beach close by!
Alfred Jasansky (2018) spoke briefly about a conference on Central and Eastern Europe being organised by a group of LSE students.
Then everyone had a drink and enjoyed catching up with old friends and colleagues!
