Scientific Boards
Members of the Palacký University Olomouc Scientific Board (VR UP) are distinguished representatives in the fields in which Palacký University engages in educational, scientific, research, and artistic activities. It also includes persons who are not members of the UP academic community. Membership is honorary and non-exchangeable and the rules for being seated on the council and the method of its negotiations are set forth by the VR UP Rules of Procedure.
Scientific Board Competencies:
- Debate UP long-term goals
- Approve extending academic disciplines at UP
- Propose measures for the development of human resources in fields by academic workers
- Perform its duty in the procedures for naming professors and associate professors (docent)
- Decide upon awarding the title "Doctor honoris causa" ("Dr.h.c" - Honorary Doctorate)
- Deliver opinions to questions posed by the Rector
Members
Chairperson:
prof. MUDr. Martin Procházka, Ph.D.; UP rector; Gynecology and Obstetrics
Internal members:
prof. RNDr. dr hab. Jan Andres, DSc.; UP FS, Mathematics
prof. Mgr. Ondřej Bábek, Dr.; UP FS, Geology, Geophysics
prof. PhDr. Panajotis Cakirpaloglu, DrSc.; UP FA, Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology
prof. MUDr. Roman Havlík, Ph.D.; UP FMD, Surgery, Oncological Surgery
prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Hradil, CSc.; UP FS, Optics and Quantum Electronics
doc. Mgr. Vít Hušek, Th.D.; UP CMFT, Theology
prof. RNDr. Petr Jančar, CSc.; UP FS; Informatics
prof. RNDr. Miroslav Janura, Dr.; UP FPC, Kinanthropology
prof. MUDr. Milan Kolář, Ph.D.; FMD; Dean; Medical Microbiology
prof. RNDr. Hana Kolářová, CSc.; UP FMD, Medical Biophysics
doc. PhDr. Lenka Křupková, Ph.D.; FA UP, Musicology
prof. PhDr. et Mgr. Jiří Lach, Ph.D., MA.; UP FA, History, Political Science
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.; UP FA, Sociology, Psychology
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Nejeschleba, Ph.D.; UP FA, Philosophy
prof. RNDr. Michal Otyepka, Ph.D.; UP CATRIN, Physical Chemistry
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Pechal, CSc.; Dean; UP FA, History of Slavonic Literature, History of Czech, Polish and Russian Literature
doc. Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D.; UP FPC, Kinanthropology
doc. Mgr. Lucie Plíhalová; Ph.D.; UP FS, Inorganic Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Agricultural Chemistry
doc. PhDr. Vojtech Regec, Ph.D.; FE; Dean; Special Education
doc. JUDr. Václav Stehlík, LL.M., Ph.D.; Dean; UP FL, European Union Law
doc. Mgr. Jan Stejskal, M.A., Ph.D.; UP FA ; Dean; History
Mgr. Michal Šafář, Ph.D.; Dean, UP FPC, Kinanthropology
prof. PhDr. Eva Šmelová, Ph.D.; UP FE, Education
doc. Mgr. Petra Šobáňová, Ph.D.; UP FE; Education
prof. Ing. Mgr. et Mgr. Peter Tavel, Ph.D.; Dean; UP CMFT, Clinical Psychology, Theology
prof. RNDr. Jitka Ulrichová, CSc.; UP FMD, Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry
Mgr. Jiří Vévoda, Ph.D.; děkan UP FHS, Social Medicine, Health Economics and Management
prof. Mgr. Kateřina Vitásková, Ph.D.; UP FE, Special Education
prof. RNDr. Vít Voženílek, CSc.; UP FS, Physical Geography, Geoinformatics
doc. PhDr. Jana Zapletalová, Ph.D.; UP FA, History of Visual Arts
External members:
Prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D.; Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, MU in Brno; Political Science
Prof. MUDr. Martin Bareš, Ph.D.; Rector of Masaryk University in Brno; Neurology
prof. RNDr. Ivana Černá, CSc.; Faculty of Informatics, MU in Brno; Informatics
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Janík, Ph.D., M.Ed.; Faculty of Education, MU in Brno; Pedagogy
prof. PhDr. Darja Jarošová, Ph.D.; UO FM; Nursing
Mgr. Anna Jenčová, DrSc.; Institute of Mathematics SAS; Mathematics
Prof. RNDr. Jana Kalbáčová Vejpravová, Ph.D.; Faculty of Physics, CU in Prague; Condensed Matter Physics
Prof. RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D.; Faculty of Science, MU in Brno; Environmental Chemistry
PhDr. Eva Kowalská, DrSc.; Historical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences; History - Slovak History
Brig. Gen. prof. RNDr. Zuzana Kročová, Ph.D.; Rector of the University of Defence; Physical Chemistry; Infectious Biology; Clinical Immunology
prof. PhDr. Petr Kyloušek, CSc.; Faculty of Arts, MU in Brno; History of Specific Literatures (Romance languages), French Literature, Theory of Literature
prof. PaedDr. Libuše Ludíková, CSc.; Dean; UP FE, Special Education
doc. PhDr. Kateřina Nedbálková, Ph.D.; Faculty of Social Sciences, MU in Brno; Sociology
doc. JUDr. Kateřina Ronovská, Ph.D.; Faculty of Law, MU in Brno; Civil Law
prof. PaedDr. Darina Tarcsiová, PhD.; Faculty of Education, CU in Bratislava; Special Education
Prof. RNDr. Eva Zažímalová, CSc.; Chair of the CAS; Anatomy and Physiology of Plants
Prof. PaedDr. Katarína Žilková, PhD.; Faculty of Education, CU in Bratislava; Theory of Mathematics Teaching, Preschool and Elementary Pedagogy