University Authorities: Palacký University Olomouc

Dignitaries of Palacký University

Rector
doc. JUDr. Michael Kohajda, Ph.D.
tel.: 585 631 001
e-mail: rektor@upol.cz

Vice-Rector for International Relations
Statutory Representative of the Rector
doc. Mgr. Ivona Barešová, Ph.D.
e-mail: ivona.baresova@upol.cz

Vice-Rector for Studies and Lifelong Learning
PhDr. Jitka Petrová, Ph.D.
tel.: 585 631 004
e-mail: jitka.petrova@upol.cz

Vice-Rector for Doctoral Studies and Junior Science
doc. Mgr. Miroslav Dopita, Ph.D.
e-mail: miroslav.dopita@upol.cz

Vice-Rector for Science, Creative Activities and Knowledge Transfer
prof. Mgr. Jiří Drábek, Ph.D.
e-mail: jiri.drabek@upol.cz

Vice-Rector for Communication and Social Responsibility
Mgr. Matěj Dostálek
e-mail: matej.dostalek@upol.cz

Vice-Rector for Legislation and Organization
JUDr. Klára Hamuľáková, Ph.D.
e-mail: klara.hamulakova@upol.cz

Bursar
Ing. Josef Suchánek
tel.: 585 631 008
e-mail: josef.suchanek@upol.cz

Chief Administrations Officer
Mgr. Bc. Martin Tomášek
tel.: 585 631 009
e-mail: kancler@upol.cz

Academic Senate

The Academic Senate of Palacký University Olomouc (UP AS) is a self-governing representative academic body, with 24 members. The UP AS members are elected from amongst the members of the academic community; each faculty is represented by two academic senators and one student senator. The term of office is three years. The UP AS sessions are open to the public. The UP AS Economic and Legislative Commissions prepare the foundations and opinions for detailed solution of individual issues which arise during Senate sessions. The UP AS is governed by the laws of the Czech Republic, in particular the University Law (Law No. 111/1998 Czech Law Col.) and UP internal rules, in particular UP Statutes and UP AS Election Rules.

UP Academic Senate website

Scholarly Board

The members of the UP Scholarly Board are prominent experts in the fields of the educational, scientific, research, and artistic activities of Palacký University. Its members also include persons who are not members of the UP academic community.

(Details in Czech)

Chairperson:

doc. JUDr. Michael Kohajda, Ph.D.
rektor UP v Olomouci; finanční právo; OV IA: Právo

Internal members:

prof. RNDr. dr hab. Jan Andres, DSc.
PřF UP; matematika; OV IA: Matematika

prof. Mgr. Ondřej Bábek, Dr.
PřF UP; geologie, geofyzika; OV IA: Vědy o zemi

prof. PhDr. Panajotis Cakirpaloglu, DrSc.
FF UP; pedagogická psychologie, klinická psychologie; OV IA: Psychologie

prof. Mgr. Jiří Drábek Ph.D.
prorektor UP; lékařská biologie, laboratorní metody v klinické genetice; OV IA: Zdravotnické obory

JUDr. Ondrej Hamuľák, Ph.D. (adj. prof. TalTech)
PF UP; ústavní právo EU; OV IA: Právo

prof. MUDr. Roman Havlík, Ph.D.
LF UP; chirurgie, onkochirurgie; OV IA: Všeobecné lékařství a zubní lékařství

doc. Mgr. Vít Hušek, Th.D.
děkan CMTF UP; teologie; OV IA: Filozofie, religionistika a teologie

prof. Mgr. Ondřej Jakubec, Ph.D.
FF UP; dějiny umění; OV IA: Vědy o umění a kultuře

prof. RNDr. Petr Jančar, CSc.
PřF UP; informatika; OV IA: Informatika

prof. RNDr. Miroslav Janura, Dr.
FTK UP; kinantropologie; OV IA: Tělesná výchova a sport; Kinantropologie

prof. MUDr. JUDr. Dušan Klos, LL.M. Ph.D.
LF UP; chirurgie; OV IA: Všeobecné lékařství a zubní lékařství

prof. MUDr. Milan Kolář, Ph.D.
děkan LF UP; lékařská mikrobiologie; OV IA: Všeobecné lékařství a zubní lékařství

prof. RNDr. Hana Kolářová, CSc.
LF UP; lékařská biofyzika; OV IA: Fyzika

doc. PhDr. Lenka Křupková, Ph.D.
FF UP; muzikologie; OV IA: Vědy o umění a kultuře

prof. RNDr. Martin Kubala, Ph.D.
děkan PřF UP, biofyzika; OV IA: Fyzika

prof. RNDr. Karel Lemr, Ph.D.
PřF UP; analytická chemie; OV IA: Chemie

prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
FF UP; sociologie, filozofie; OV IA: Sociologie

prof. PhDr. Tomáš Nejeschleba, Ph.D.
FF UP; filozofie; OV IA: Filozofie, religionistika a teologie

prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Pechal, CSc.
FF UP; dějiny slovanských literatur, dějiny české, polské a ruské literatury; OV IA: Filologie

prof. Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D.
FTK UP; kinantropologie; OV IA: Tělesná výchova a sport; Kinantropologie

doc. Mgr. Lucie Plíhalová, Ph.D.
PřF UP; anorganická chemie, chemická biologie, zemědělská chemie; OV IA: Chemie

doc. PhDr. Vojtech Regec, Ph.D.
děkan PdF UP; speciální pedagogika; OV IA: Neučitelská pedagogika

prof. Ing. Petr Smýkal, Ph.D.
PřF UP; botanika; OV IA: Biologie, ekologie a životní prostředí

prof. Mgr. Jan Soubusta, Ph.D.
SLO PřF UP; optika a optoelektronika; OV IA: Fyzika

prof. JUDr. Václav Stehlík, LL.M., Ph.D.
děkan PF UP; právo Evropské unie; OV IA: Právo

doc. Mgr. Jan Stejskal, M.A., Ph.D.
děkan FF UP; historie; OV IA: Historické vědy

Mgr. Michal Šafář, Ph.D.
děkan FTK UP; kinantropologie; OV IA: Tělesná výchova a sport; Kinantropologie

prof. PhDr. Eva Šmelová, Ph.D.
PdF UP; pedagogika; OV IA: Učitelství

doc. Mgr. Petra Šobáňová, Ph.D.
PdF UP; pedagogika; OV IA: Vědy o umění a kultuře

prof. PhDr. Matúš Šucha, PhD.
FF UP; psychologie; OV IA: Psychologie

Mgr. Jiří Vévoda, Ph.D.
děkan FZV UP; sociální lékařství, ekonomika a řízení zdravotnictví; OV IA: Zdravotnické obory

prof. Mgr. Kateřina Vitásková, Ph.D.
PdF UP; speciální pedagogika; OV IA: Neučitelská pedagogika

External members:

doc. JUDr. Marek Antoš, Ph.D., LL.M.
PF UK; právo, politologie; OV IA: Právo + OV IA: Politické vědy

prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D.
děkan FSS MU v Brně; politologie; OV IA: Politické vědy

doc. PhDr. Ivana Bozděchová, CSc.
PdF UK; český jazyk, současná lexikologie, slovotvorba a terminologie; OV IA: Filologie

plk. gšt. doc. Ing. Jan Farlík, Ph.D.
rektor UO; automatizované vojenské systémy, vojenská technika - elektrotechnická; OV IA: Informatika

prof. Ing. Eduard Hulicius, CSc.
FZU AV ČR; aplikovaná fyzika; OV IA: Fyzika

prof. PhDr. Tomáš Janík, Ph.D., M.Ed.
PdF MU; pedagogika; OV IA: Učitelství+OV IA: Neučitelská pedagogika

prof. PhDr. Darja Jarošová, Ph.D.
LF OU; ošetřovatelství; OV IA: Zdravotnické obory

Mgr. Anna Jenčová, DrSc.
Matematický ústav SAV; matematika; OV IA: Matematika

prof. Ing. Igor Jex, DrSc.
FJFI ČVUT v Praze; fyzika; OV IA: Fyzika

PhDr. Eva Kowalská, DrSc.
Historický ústav SAV, historie – slovenské dějiny; OV IA: Historické vědy

doc. RNDr. František Križan, Ph.D.
PrF Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave; geografie; OV IA: Vědy o Zemi

doc. PhDr. Kateřina Nedbálková, Ph.D.
FSS MU Brno, sociologie; OV IA: Sociologie

doc. RNDr. Vítězslav Plášek, Ph.D.
PřF OU; systematická biologie a ekologie, ekologie jedince a populací; OV IA: Biologie, ekologie a životní prostředí

prof. RNDr. Jan Strejček, Ph.D.
FI MU; informatika; OV IA: Informatika

prof. PaedDr. Darina Tarcsiová, PhD.
PdF UK v Bratislavě; speciální pedagogika; OV IA: Neučitelská pedagogika

prof. RNDr. PhDr. Hana Voňková, Ph.D. et Ph.D.
PdF UK; pedagogika; OV IA: Učitelství

prof. MUDr. Petr Widimský, DrSc.
děkan 3.LF UK; kardiologie; OV IA: Všeobecné lékařství a zubní lékařství

prof. PaedDr. Katarína Žilková, PhD.
děkanka PdF UK v Bratislavě; teorie vyučování matematiky, předškolní a elementární pedagogika; OV IA: Učitelství

(OV IA: oblast vzdělávání - institucionální akreditace)

Board of Trustees

The UP Board of Trustees is defined in the Czech University Law chiefly as a supervisory body with several executive powers. Its operation and authority is clearly defined in regard to the economic management of a public university and its related activities.

Members of the UP Board of Trustees

As of 13 March, 2025

Chairperson

Dr. Ing. Otakar Fojt, Science Attaché at the British Embassy Prague (current term of office: current term of office: until August 2029)

Vice-Chairs

RNDr. Robert Kuropatwa, PhD, Manager for Czech Republic and Slovakia, KARL STORZ GmbH & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, Germany (current term of office: until May 2029)
Martin Novotný, politician, PR consultant, (current term of office: until May 2027)

Members

Ing. Roman Cabálek, MBA, entrepreneur and IT consultant, business mentor (current term of office: until May 2029)
MUDr Jitka Chalánková, physician and politician (current term of office: until May 2029)
Mgr. Karolína Gondková, employee of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (term of office: until February 2027)
Mons. Jan Graubner, Archbishop of Prague and Primate of Bohemia (current term of office: until February 2027)
Dr. Ing. Václav John, Railway Infrastructure Administration, Manager (current term of office: until May 2029)
Prof. MUDr. Vladimír Palička, CSc., dr.h.c., physician and former director of the Hradec Králové University Hospital (current term of office: until until February 2027)
MUDr. Mgr. Josef Podstata, Director of Czech Radio's regional studios in Olomouc, Ostrava, Brno and Zlín (current term of office: until until May 2029)
Ing. Pavel Prudký, former director of the Financial Office for the Olomouc Region - Prostějov Territorial Office (current term of office: until until May 2027)
plk. gšt. v. z. MUDr. Martin Svoboda, Director of the Military Hospital Olomouc (current term of office: until October 2027)
Ing. Milan Šimonovský, Chairman of the Management Board of SPL Holding a.s. and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of SIGMA GROUP a.s. (term of office until May 2031)
Ing. Tomáš Uvízl, Deputy Director of the University Hospital Olomouc (current term of office: until May 2027)
Mgr. et. Mgr. Marek Vácha, Head of the Institute of Ethics and Humanities of the 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University Prague (current term of office: until May 2026)

Secretary

Bc. Mgr. Martin Tomášek, Chief Administrations Officer

Records and rulings from sessions (Notice Board)

Internal Assessment Board

Palacký University Olomouc (UP), in accordance with revisions in the Higher Education Act (Act No. 111/1998, Czech Law Coll.), as amended, and on Article 12 of UP Constitution (Article 12), has established the Internal Assessment Board of Palacký University Olomouc. The Internal Assessment Board is an academic body of the university and its mission is to inspect and develop an internal system of quality assurance and of evaluating teaching, publishing, creative and related activities at UP.

The UP Internal Assessment Board:

approves the proposal of rules for evaluating the quality of teaching, publishing, creative and related activities and the internal System of Evaluating Teaching, Publishing, Creative and Related Activities at UP submitted by the chairperson of the UP Internal Assessment Board before submitting the proposal to the UP Academic Senate;
manages the process of internal evaluation of teaching, publishing, creative and related activities at UP;
maintains ongoing records of internal evaluation of teaching, creative and related activities at UP;
inspects, objectively evaluates, and oversees processes at individual UP faculties that lead to quality assurance and internal evaluation in accordance with the Rules for the System of Evaluating Teaching, Publishing, Creative and Related Activities at UP;
prepares reports on the UP Internal Evaluation of Teaching, Publishing, Creative and Related Activities at UP and its addenda;
approves reports on measures that will lead to the elimination of possible shortcomings in the quality of UP’s activities, and oversees the proper application of measures to corrective them;
approves applications for accreditation of study programmes in accordance with the standards for accreditation of a study programme, and the compliance of said study programme with requirements for the specific type, form, and profile of the study programme, and also extension and revalidation of accreditation of study programmes;
approves study programmes submitted by the Rector on the basis of a proposal of the Scholarly Board of the relevant faculty. Study programmes that are not realised at the faculties can be submitted without such proposal, provided that UP has obtained institutional accreditation in the field of education to which the given study programme belongs;
approves the intention to submit an application for accreditation, extension of accreditation, or revalidation of accreditation of study programmes that are submitted by the Rector based upon a proposal of the Scholarly Board of the relevant faculty; in the case of study programmes not realised at a UP faculty, a Scholarly Board proposal is not required;
verifies whether UP meets the requirements of the standards for accreditation to grant associate and full professorships;
monitors consistency between the UP Annual Report, the UP Strategic Plan with an emphasis on the UP mission, the Final Report on the UP Internal Evaluation of Teaching, Publishing, Creative and Related Activities at UP, and evaluating teaching, publishing, creative and related activities at UP.

Rules of Procedure of the Internal Assessment Board of UP

Members of the UP Internal Assessment Board

doc. JUDr. Michael Kohajda, Ph.D., chairperson
doc. RNDr. Irena Smolová, Ph.D., chairperson of the UP Academic Senate
Mgr. Petr Černikovský
doc. JUDr. Kateřina Frumarová, Ph.D.
RNDr. Svatopluk Horák
doc. RNDr. Roman Kubínek, CSc.
prof. PhDr. et Mgr. Jiří Lach, M.A., Ph.D.
doc. Mgr. Jiří Langer, Ph.D.
Mgr. et. Mgr. Tereza Marková
prof. Mgr. Martin Modrianský, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Petr Sodomka, Ph.D., MBA
doc. Mgr. Jaroslav Vala, Ph.D.
doc. RNDr. Ivana Vlková, Th.D.
Mgr. Jana Vyskotová, Ph.D.

Secretary: Mgr. Pavla Šimáčková, M.Sc.

Study Programmes Methodologist: Mgr. Milan Večerka

International Board

The International Board of Palacký University Olomouc is an advisory body of the Rector, which provides independent opinions and recommendations in science and research.

In particular, the Board:

provides opinions and recommendations in the field of evaluation of science and research at UP,
provides opinions and recommendations in the field of funding of science and research at UP,
comment on strategic materials related to scientific research activities at UP,
expresses its opinion on other matters related to scientific research activities on its initiative or proposed by the Rector.

Members of the UP International Board

Prof. Jean-Pierre Gesson, Emeritus professor, Honorary president, University of Poitiers, France (chairperson),
Prof. RNDr. Bohuslav Gaš, CSc., Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague,
Prof. Konrad Banaszek, Centre of New Technologies (on leave from Faculty of Physics), University of Warsaw, Poland,
Prof. Zvezdan Pirtošek, MD, PhD, Faculty of Medicine University of Ljubljana, Slovinia,
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Stefan Michael Newerkla, Universität Wien, Institut für Slawistik, Austria,
Prof. João MCS Abrantes, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Lisboa, Portugal,
Prof. Lisa Radtke Bliss, Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, USA,
Prof. Jim Richards, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom,
Dr. Cecilia Rokusek, National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA.

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