Academic Council

The Academic Council is a self-governing academic body of a public higher education institution. Its chairman is the Rector, who appoints and dismisses the other members of the Academic Council.

The competences of the Academic Council are determined by Act No. 111/1998 Coll. (the Higher Education Act), and its proceedings are governed by the Rules of Procedure of the Academic Council. The Academic Council discusses, on the proposal of the Rector, the draft strategic plan for the educational and creative activities of the higher education institution, approves the study programmes submitted by the Rector, approves the intention to submit an application for accreditation, extension of accreditation or extension of the period of validity of accreditation of study programmes submitted by the Rector, approves, on the proposal of the Rector, the intention to submit an application for institutional accreditation for an area or areas of education and for the extension of institutional accreditation for another area or areas of education; approves, on the proposal of the Rector, the intention to renounce institutional accreditation and the intention to cancel study programmes. The Academic Council also discusses the draft rules of the system of quality assurance of educational, research and associated activities and the internal evaluation of the quality of educational, research and associated activities of the higher education institution, discusses the draft report on the internal evaluation of the quality of educational, research and associated activities of the higher education institution and the draft amendments to this report, and discusses the draft annual report on the activities of the higher education institution. The Academic Board expresses its opinion on matters submitted by the Rector.

Meetings

The next ordinary meeting of the Academic Council of the University of Applied Sciences will take place in the summer semester of 2024/2025 in the meeting room of the College of Polytechnics, Tolstého 16, Jihlava (door 1N025). The minutes of the last meeting can be found in the files below.

Members

Chairman

• Doc. Ing. Zdeněk Horák, Ph.D., Rector of the College of Polytechnics Jihlava

External members

• doc. Ing. Lukáš Čapek, Ph.D.,Technical University of Liberec
• doc. Mgr. Libor Dušek, Ph.D., Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Law
• Ing. Jana Fialová, MBA, Vysočina Region
• Prof. Ing. Jakub Fischer, Ph.D., University of Economics Prague
• Ing. Bc. Ota Kovář, CSc., self-employed
• doc. Dr. Lubomír Pána, Ph.D., self-employed
• doc. Ing. Antonín Potěšil, CSc., Technical University of Liberec, Faculty of Mechatronics and Interdisciplinary. Engineering Studies
• Ing. Jaromír Řezáč, GORDIC spol. s r. o.
• Prof. Ing. Vladimír Sedlařík, Ph.D., Centre for Polymer Systems, Tomas Bata University in Zlín
• doc. Ing. Vojtěch Stehel, MBA, PhD., University of Technology and Economics in České Budějovice
• Ing. Libor Svoboda, self-employed
• Ing. Jiří Štefl, OPTOKON, a.s.
• Mgr. Alena Štěrbová, Mayor of Humpolec
• doc. Ing. Lenka Švecová, Ph.D., University of Chemical Technology in Prague
• MUDr. Lukáš Velev, MHA, Jihlava Hospital
• prof. MUDr. Tomáš Zima, DrSc., MBA, Charles University in Prague

Internal members

• doc. Ing. Zdeněk Horák, Ph.D., Rector, Chairman of the Academic Council of the College of Polytechnics Jihlava
• Prof. MUDr. Václav Báča, Ph.D., Vice-Rector for Internal, External and International Relations
• doc. PhDr. Lada Cetlová, PhD., Department of Health Care Studies
• RNDr. Ing. Lenka Cimbálníková, Ph.D., MBA, Vice-Rector for Development, Strategy and Quality
• Ing. Roman Fiala, Ph.D., Department of Economic Studies
• Mgr. Jana Gabrielová, PhD., Department of Social Work
• Prof. PhDr. Petr Chalupa, CSc., Department of Travel and Tourism
• doc. Ing. Radek Kolman, Ph.D., Department of Technical Studies
• Ing. Lenka Kuklišová Pavelková, Ph.D., Department of Technical Studies
• Ing. Martina Kuncová, Ph.D., Vice-Rector for Studies
• Ing. Ivica Linderová, PhD., Department of Travel and Tourism
• Prof. MUDr. Aleš Roztočil, CSc., Department of Health Care Studies
• doc. PhDr. Milan Tomka, PhD., Department of Social Work
• doc. Ing. Zuzana Tučková, Ph.D., Department of Economic Studies
• doc. PhDr. David Urban, Ph.D., Department of Social Work
• Ing. Miloslav Vilímek, Ph.D., Vice-Rector for Research and Project Activities
• Prof. Ing. František Zezulka, CSc., Department of Technical Studies