Aktuality

Dear colleagues,

We would like to remind you that our General Assembly will take place online this Tuesday, December 17th, from 6:30 PM.

We will meet online on Zoom: 
https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/94474583051?pwd=hbixVwvr6da1qAbHJolvy4zdt76JtS.1

In this context, we strongly condemn the offensive and manipulative posts on the official Facebook and Instagram accounts of SK RVŠ from December 12, 2024, which accuse us of violating the principles of democracy.

We consider it important to share this information with our members, but we hope that we can resolve this situation together without...

Dear colleagues,
 

As we informed you in our message of 2nd December, the ČAD General Assembly that was convened for 28th November, 18:00 - 20:30 (online) ended at 22:21. The elections were accompanied by technical difficulties. Also, the Electoral Commission received a complaint about the voting process, which it was not able to evaluate during the meeting.

As it has become necessary to reconvene, we hereby invite you to the ČAD General Assembly which will take place online (to ensure maximum possible attendance) on 17th December, starting at 18:30.

(To make the GA process more...

Dear colleagues,

ČAD General Assembly that was scheduled for November 28, 2024 from 6.00 to 8.30 PM and that convened at the planned time was ended at 10.21 PM. The elections were accompanied by technical complications. The Electoral Commission also received a complaint about the voting process, which it was unable to adequately evaluate during this meeting.

The Electoral Commission is currently tasked with resolving this complaint, evaluating the validity of the voting results and the compliance of the elections with the Electoral Rules of ČAD. We will provide you with the conclusions...

Dear members of ČAD,

We cordially invite you to the General Assembly of the Czech Association of Doctoral Researchers, which will take place on Thursday, November 28th from 18:00 to 20:30 (Prague time). The Assembly will take place online via Zoom: https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/92029315070?pwd=DPHF3DhoEQgb30DqegNNEQlbay9zOf.1

We will be happy if you make time for ČAD!

General Assembly program

18:00 - 18:10 Opening, organizational matters

18:10 - 18:30 ČAD and its activities in the past year + discussion

18:30 - 19:45 New Board Elections

19:45 - 20:30 Discussion regarding our...

Next in our series of mini-interviews with fellow doctoral researchers is an interview with Miroslav Vašík from the Institute of Czech History, Faculty of Arts at Charles University.

1. Why did you go for your PhD and what are you doing?

I went for my PhD right after I finished my master's degree. I was one of the "better students," so further knowledge acquisition was an option. What attracted me most was the exposure to science and the scientific establishment. From the beginning, however, I was trying to tame the ideas about a possible academic career.

My research is centered...

Next in our series of mini-interviews with fellow doctoral researchers is an interview with Alex Mičáň from the Department of Economic and Social Policy, Faculty of Economics at the Prague University of Economics and Business,

1. Why did you go for a doctorate, and what do you do?

My first thought about doctoral studies came during my first year at university, but I had yet to think about which direction to go. I have dealt with it more intensively for the last two years and decided to devote my future career to science, research, and higher education. Doctoral studies were the first...

Next in our series of mini-interviews with fellow doctoral researchers is an interview with Anežka Matěnová from the Department of Germanic Studies of the Faculty of Arts at Charles University.

1. Why did you go for your PhD and what are you doing?

Already at the very beginning of my studies, I realised that I was most interested in the academic tasks – in my case, it is the critical reflection of literature as a societal and cultural phenomenon. I felt a need to „go further“ and look for new intriguing topics and interpretation angles.

My field of expertise is Nordic literature...

(official statement in Czech only)

Informace o publikování v predátorských časopisech vnímáme jako velmi problematické. Udělat chybu je lidské a může se jí dopustit každý výzkumník. V tomto případě však hovoříme o několika problematických publikacích a narůstajícím seznamu problematických výzkumných praktik člověka, který má být nominován do čela rezortu pro vědu. Od ministra pro vědu a výzkum očekáváme vysokou úroveň odbornosti i akademické integrity, s tou se však publikace pochybné kvality i související vysvětlení neslučují.

Jako zásadní problém vidíme způsob vysvětlování nejasností...

Next in our series of mini-interviews with fellow doctoral researchers is an interview with Vendula Mašterová from the Department of Geography at the Faculty of Education of Masaryk University.

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

I studied teaching mathematics and geography for a lower secondary school. For most of my studies, I leaned towards geography, especially cartography and geoinformatics. My diploma thesis focused on the use of geographic information systems in teaching at lower secondary teaching. I wanted to continue exploring this...

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.

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...