Aktuality

Next in our series of mini-interviews with fellow doctoral researchers is an interview with Mária Fančovičová a doctoral researcher at the Department of International Law and European Law, Law Faculty of Palacký University in Olomouc.

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1. Why did you decide to go for a PhD and what do you focus on your research? 
I have been fascinated by international law since attending my first lecture at university. Even after five years, my enthusiasm is still the same, so I decided to continue my studies at the PhD level. My field of study is the question of autonomous weapons systems (AWS) from...

Next in our series of mini-interviews with fellow doctoral researchers that you can read is with Ondřej Havelka from The Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovation, Technical University of Liberec (CxI TUL).

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1. Why did you pursue doctoral study, and what is your research about?

 Pursuing doctoral study was a natural choice for me as I wanted to continue the research I was engaged in during my earlier academic years. The decision was whether to pursue the doctorate in Liberec or at the University of Padova under the supervision of Professor Amendola, with whom I...

Next in our series of mini-interviews with fellow doctoral researchers is an interview with Petra Topková, a doctoral researcher at the Department of Psychology at the Faculty of Education of Charles University.

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1. Why did you decide to study PhD and what is the area of your interest?

I enjoy research and have become enthusiastic about the topic of wisdom from the perspective of psychology, which is not yet addressed in our country. I then applied for a PhD with a project exploring wisdom. At the same time, I had the idea that I would like to give something back to the department...

Dear members of ČAD and everyone supporting us,

The General Assembly of the Czech Association of Doctoral Researchers took place on Monday, December 11th. We thank all the participants who spent the evening with us. Our activities’ overview can be found in the annual report on our website.

Although there was no board election in 2023, the ČAD committee underwent significant changes.

After over three years as a chair of the association and almost five years on the Board, I decided to step down and pass the baton to others. So, this is my last post as chair. Apart from other things, I...

We express our sincere condolences to the bereaved and join in the day of State Mourning to honor the memory of the victims of the violent attack that took place in the building of the Faculty of Arts of Charles University this Thursday, December 21.

For those of you, or those you might know, who were most affected by the event or for anyone whom it would help, this Faculty of Arts website contains coping tips and links to professional help, including contacts for helplines and crisis centers. We wish everyone a lot of strength. May you find support from family and friends to help you get...

Here you can read the Annual Repport on activities of ČAD, which was presented at the General Assembly on 11.12. We will add a more detailed report from the general assembly later on.

Dear members of ČAD,
We cordially invite you to the General Assembly of the Czech Association of Doctoral Researchers which will take place on Monday, December 11th from 19:00 to 20:30 (Prague time). The Assembly will take place online on Zoom: https://cuni-cz.zoom.us/j/94830290611?pwd=Zk9RTDU4cEpsclNzdDZsc0pwTmZqdz09

We will be happy if you can make time for ČAD!

General Assembly program
19:00 - 19:10 Opening, organizational matters
19:10 - 19:30 ČAD and its activities in the past year, introduction of our partners
19:30 - 19:50 Discussion regarding our goals for the next year
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Next in our series of mini-interviews with fellow doctoral researchers that you can read is with Rostislav Gramskopf a doctoral researcher in Historical Sociology at FHS UK.

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1. Why did you decide to study PhD and what is the area of your interest?

I went for my PhD because I was basically persuaded to do it by a friend of mine back then, with whom I was studying together at the master's level in historical sociology. Here, basically thanks to this department and the people there, the opportunity to study society and its change on a long timeline opened up for...

RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF THE CZECH ASSOCIATION OF DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS ON THE UNIVERSITY STRIKE ON OCTOBER 17

Prague, October 12, 2023.

By this resolution, we express our support for the Hodina pravdy initiative, including the strike called by Hodina pravdy and Vysokoškolský odborový svaz (the University Trade Union) and the protest that will take place on October 17, 2023. The Board of the Czech Association of Doctoral Researches has been monitoring the situation since the spring of 2023, when Hodina pravdy first brought attention to the abysmal financial situation of pedagogues and...

We are very happy to announce that the finalized version of the Standard of Supervision in Doctoral Education, which we created together with the Student Chamber of the Council of Higher Education Institutions is now complete and available  with the English version and breakdown of the authors' contributions, , is out! What topics should not be forgotten when creating these standards at Czech Universities?

The complete Czech and English version of the Standards can be found here and as an attached file below. You can also look forward to our introduction and discussion of selected parts of...