Dear employees and students,

nn Wednesday, 31 March, the UP Academic Senate will meet to decide who will be the new rector of Palacký University for the next four years. The candidates for rector will present themselves to the academic community and the public on 24 March in an online meeting.

There are four candidates for UP rector:

• prof. Mgr. Martin Kudláček, Ph.D., from the Faculty of Physical Culture,
• prof. PhDr. Jiří Lach, M.A., Ph.D., from the Faculty of Arts,
• prof. RNDr. Tomáš Opatrný, Dr., from the Faculty of Science,
• prof. MUDr. Martin Procházka, Ph.D., from the Faculty of Health Sciences.

Candidates’ platforms and visions can be found on ►► upol.cz/elections ◄◄ 

Online public presentation of the candidates for rector
24 March at 1 PM

All four candidates will present themselves to the academic community and the public in a public presentation starting at 1 pm on 24 March. Due to the anti-epidemic measures, this will also take place online on ZOOM and YouTube. In conjunction, Rector Jaroslav Miller has declared a “rector’s holiday” starting at noon of that day.

Those employees and students who want to take part in the debate actively via their questions can connect via ZOOM. Those who wish to register for the active video conference need to fill-in an online form. 
(If the link doesn’t work, you can copy and paste it: bit.ly/zoom-kandidati)

Employees, students, and the greater public who wish to “merely” watch can follow the presentation on YouTube via the avp.upol.cz/stream page.

Elections for new Palacký University rector
Watch online: 31 March at 1 PM

The election of the rector will be decided by the UP Academic Senate when it meets at 1 pm on 31 March in the Faculty of Education Assembly Hall. With respect to the strict measures in force in conjunction with the Covid-19 pandemic, only senators and the candidates for rector will be physically present. All those interested will be able to follow the entire session via live stream on the webpage avp.upol.cz/stream.

All details on the timing, course, and organisation of the elections for UP Rector can be found on the webpage upol.cz/elections or in the Žurnál article. Thank you for your interest in this important event for Palacký University Olomouc.