Civil engineering is a field with big demand on the theoretical background and practical experience. Very good theoretical
knowledge students acquire during their studies at university, which is in many cases supplemented by theoretical knowledge
gained at foreign universities in the frame of the student mobility. In conditions of the Czech educational system, however, there
is still rather limited use of opportunities to enrich students' theoretical education with practical experience in areas that students
are studying. There are more ways to bring students to practice. One possibility is to include a mandatory practice in the
curriculum of students. Other options can be in the form of organized internships for selected students in companies or
excursions of students to major constructions with the participation of persons responsible for their realization. The paper is
focused on the characteristic of basic approaches leading to the practical experience of students organized by Brno University of
Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, and identification of options for its further development.