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UHK Annually
2019/2020
60 years of
the University
of Hradec Králové
1959-2019
TABLE OF CONTENTS UHK ANNUALLY
UHK celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2019 – The František Hrubín Award for 2019 goes
An interview with Kamil Kuča, UHK Rector................. 3 to Professor Vladimír Křivánek.................................. 55
Good wishes of the UHK faculty deans......................... 9 Congratulations – new associate professors and
professors of the University of Hradec Králové.......... 55
A Velvet University of Hradec Králové........................ 11
FOREIGN RELATIONS
Unique photographic exhibition –
Hradec Králové as time went by.................................. 21 The UHK receives a bumper crop of funds for
international student mobility................................... 62
RESEARCH
A Cambodian graduate of the UHK launches her
Scientists started working on the biggest project literary debut at her alma mater................................. 63
in the history of the University of Hradec Králové...... 24
I heartily recommend studying at the UHK,
The Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences says the Cape Verdean Eloi Semedo............................ 65
achieved a great success ............................................. 28
International students want to learn Czech
We succeeded in Module 1.......................................... 29
A Fulbright Scholar Program scholarship holder
in the summer............................................................ 66
Students from Asia spent an interesting month
The University of Hradec Králové
is on his way from UHK to Harvard University........... 30
A total of 130 experts from 15 countries came
in Hradec Králové....................................................... 67
The Faculty of Science stayed busy all summer, as
celebrated its 60th anniversary
together at the University of Hradec Králové.............. 33 the Department of Mathematics and the Department
of Chemistry organised their own i nternational JAKUB NOVÁK UHK SPOKESMAN
Cross-University Multidisciplinary Science and summer schools.......................................................... 69
Research Teams. The road that the UHK will take...... 35
Taiwanese professor lectures as part
An international congress of mathematics was held of Erasmus+ program................................................. 71 The Institute of Education of the University of Hradec Králové was opened on
for the first time in Hradec Králové............................ 37
LIFE AT UHK September 1, 1959, and its purpose was to educate and train future primary
The International Czech-Polish Cross-border school teachers. The year 2019 was characterised by celebrations as this institu-
Conference was a success........................................... 38 The new deans............................................................ 72
tional predecessor of the University of Hradec Králové as we know it today was
Investigating the impact of climate change FIM UHK student awarded by the Mayor founded 60 years ago. It did not take long for the Institution to find its place
on society under the Northern Lights......................... 40 of Hradec Králové ...................................................... 74
amongst Czech and international universities worldwide. On this occasion, we
Leading economists meet once again FAMOS 2019 Awards for teachers at bring you an interview with UHK’s fourth rector, Kamil Kuča, in the preface of
in Hradec Králové....................................................... 41 the Faculty of Education............................................. 75
this year’s UHK Annually.
The UHK was awarded almost CZK 15 million The Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs honoured
in support of the applied research, experimental Professor Ondřej Felcman with the Bene Merito
development and innovation program....................... 43 Distinction.................................................................. 76 Mr Kuča, last year, the University celebrat- as the years go by, we will fairly rival these
ed the 60th anniversary of its institutional traditional institutions.
Kamil Musílek is the first Czech winner The University of Hradec Králové is the best Czech
of a prestigious award by the European Federation university in an international university ranking....... 77 predecessor. Of what significance is that
for Medicinal Chemistry............................................. 46 to you? You have been a member of the Do you think that a regionally-based uni-
A medal from the Universiade: Petra Hančová
A discovery of a seven thousand year old trading won bronze in ski orienteering.................................. 79
academic world for a long time. In what versity like ours can compete with tradi-
station by archaeologists from the UHK..................... 47 condition is the sixty-year-old University tional, established universities?
Secondary school students enjoy their Pi................... 80 of Hradec Králové? Even though we are a small, and I like saying
The Faculty of Science’s new ICT in Education
PhD program has been accredited for a period A new edition of Jitka Snížková’s compositions Since its foundation sixty years ago, the family, university, studying here is incredi-
of 10 years............................................................... 48 now in works.............................................................. 81 University of Hradec Králové has devel- ble and very beneficial to everyone involved.
Kateřina Andršová and Jan Bílek: The first graduates of UHK students keep a vigil in memory of Jan Palach.. 82 oped into a respected university and it is Teachers often know students by name. I, for
the doctoral study program Music Theory and Pedagogy well established among the public universi- example, like meeting up with students on
and Theory and History of Czech Literature............... 49 A varicoloured patchwork of EduDays 2019............... 84 ties in the Czech Republic. Nonetheless, we a regular basis. Unlike tutors and lectur-
The Faculty of Science opens a new doctoral Young software geeks rendezvous at the University... 86 should humbly admit, that the University ers at other, bigger, universities, we take up
program, the first of its kind in the Czech Republic... 50 of Hradec Králové will never be as well known a much more individual approach to students
A survey shows that humanities and social sciences
The University of Hradec Králové finally listed in the graduates are still in demand on the labour market... 87 as Charles University or Masaryk University, and that's why, in my mind, we can provide
prestigious World University Rankings published by as we will never draw level with their histor- our students with a sounder education and
Times Higher Education............................................. 52 General partner of UHK – Česká spořitelna.
Together for eleven years............................................ 89
ical experience. But I trust and believe that training. We talk to our students, we meet
The Bioinformatics Centre at the Faculty of Science,
UHK, wants to train a new generation of experts....... 53 UHK ANNUALLY in a nutshell.................................... 90
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up with them and we support their ideas universities in the Czech Republic, let’s say we reflected in the creation of university-wide concentrate on our people. On those that
and activities. rank amongst the top 3, in both our students areas of research – in fact, all three of them make the UHK a university.
studying abroad and international students (Editor’s note: Healthy Ageing and Quality of
studying at the UHK. The very fact that more Life, Security and Sustainable Development
Even though we are regionally- and more international students want to in Digital Society, and New Challenges in My objective is to ensure that
based university, we have to admit study at the UHK tells us that the UHK is Education) are associated not only with the our employees are happy and
that we have got global ambitions. an attractive choice and that people abroad faculties, but also with the individual branch- that they will contribute to make
know about us. es of study that our University offers. The the institution a better place.
fact that we are going in the right direction
The University’s global ambitions go, with- I understand that internationalisation is supported by other national universities
out a doubt, hand in hand with how far is one of the top priorities for the UHK. originally not interested in identifying areas It was unfortunate when in 2019 the
the UHK has internationalised. Is interna- What about other priorities? of research now doing just that. I recently no- University of Hradec Králové decided to
tionalisation still a priority? Those would, without a doubt, be science and ticed that Masaryk University has followed in withdraw its application for institutional
Internationalisation is a road that the research. Here too we are getting better and our footsteps and has decided to identify Age accreditation. Why did the management
University of Hradec Králové must take. Not better. Not only with regards to the number as one of its areas of research. So it is clear board make the decision?
only in terms of it being an important indica- of very good scientific publications, but also that even a regionally-based university has It may seem like a paradox, but the fact that
tor when it comes to budgeting and income, with regards to the increased number of pro- enough pull to significantly influence and set we acted on the opinion of the National
from the Ministry of Education, Youth and jects that we have applied for and won. A few trends in research. Accreditation Authority and decided to with-
Sports, for instance. I like to explain the years ago, we only had a handful of projects draw the application may well
concept by retelling the Czech fairy tale about per year. Today, if I correctly recall the latest benefit the University from with-
Honza. He too had to go out into the big wide figures, we are working on almost 50 projects, in. As feedback, it confirmed that
world to gain experience and skills that he and that is a tremendous increase. Besides, some of the processes in place
would otherwise not have found back home. the projects are often worth tens of millions at the UHK must be radically
In the same way, real-life students have to go of Czech korunas, which I think is confirma- changed, while new processes
abroad to gain international know-how and tion enough that our institution is a good need to be introduced, and most
we must do all we can to support them in their institution. This also confirms my experi- importantly – we established the
efforts. And I do not agree with the idea that ence as a scientist, as my foreign colleagues Procurement Office, which is
we should send our students only to countries contact me more frequently with the wish to going to set and monitor these
with stronger economies. On the contrary, our cooperate with us. processes. Now we have sufficient
students learn and gain more valuable skills of feedback that will help us put
the same importance in countries and regions During your first term of office, universi- together a new application for
that taking into account basic economic indi- ty-wide areas of research were established institutional accreditation. We
cators are far behind the Czech Republic. at the UHK. Why were they set up and also have more time to make the
what is their purpose? necessary preparations. And I am
Are our students aware of this? Are they, The idea again comes from the experience convinced that in the next few
in your opinion, making the most of being that I gained at renowned universities abroad. years the University of Hradec
able to visit and study at international The probability that we are going to make Králové will have the dignity and
partner universities? radical discoveries in the fields that the UHK Now, can you think of any area that the capacity to receive institutional accreditation.
I must say that as the Rector I am very happy specialises in, like mathematics, physics or University is behind in?
with the way things are going, even though, of even medical biology, is slim. Nonetheless, Unfortunately, yes. University workers. I would like to ask about the changing
course, there is always room for improvement. we can contribute in terms of multidiscipli- Including academic and research staff, and conditions regarding the evaluation of
When it comes to the number of students narity of research. The likelihood that more technical and administration staff. When higher education institutions, particularly
travelling abroad to study, the latest figures will be achieved in the area of research may I took up my function as rector, I essentially Methodology 17+. How is the UHK adapt-
show that, in absolute terms, the University essentially be due to the fact that it is based on needed to kick-start those indicators which ing to these new evaluation frameworks?
of Hradec Králové ranks amongst the top ten multiple scientific disciplines and trends; put directly affect the financing of universities, First allow me to note that, like other higher
universities in the Czech Republic. Converting simply, more scientists specialising in various particularly internationalisation and sci- education institutions, the UHK just simply
the numbers into actual students, it may fields of interest are coming together to find ence, which is going well. Now I want to has to adapt. It is in this regard and in respect
be noted that we are one of the most active comprehensive solutions. This logic is then to emerging rules affecting Methodology 17+
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that we introduced the Bonus for Quality
system at the University (Editor's note: Prémie
Jan Palach in 1969 or the Velvet Revolution
of 1989 – a series of events attended by
An overview of the deans and
pro kvalitu, abbreviated PPK). And so we have
been preparing the University for changes
thousands of people have gained the UHK
a sound reputation. As part of the UHK’s so- rectors ranging from the Institute
of Education up to the University
in evaluation over the past three years. This cial responsibility I would like us to focus on
university budgeting motivation system has further topics – let’s be more active in discus-
already produced its first initial outcomes, sions concerning environmental protection,
specifically in terms of the publications in the
Q1 or the said internationalisation, which is
improving quality of life and Industry 4.0.
We must be a trustworthy partner to Czech
of Hradec Králové
also very much taken into consideration in society, who brings forth matter-of-fact and
the evaluation. scientific arguments in shaping public opin-
ion. It’s definitely better than if various media Institute of Education (1959-1964) – Director:
Let’s briefly talk about a practical topic – groups or political parties and movements
investments into the infrastructure of the were to be involved. Karel Angelis
UHK. What awaits us in the years to come?
One of our most extensive investment projects The faculty deans have voiced their
is, without a doubt, the complete rebuilding of thoughts in commemoration of the 60th The Faculty of Education in Hradec Králové (1964-1992) – Dean:
the Faculty of Education and the Philosophical anniversary of the University of Hradec
Faculty in Svoboda Square. Even though our Králové. I would like to give you the same Karel Angelis Josef Švarc
academic staff and students will certainly have opportunity in the conclusion of this (1964–1968) (1976–1985)
to deal with some discomfort, I am convinced interview.
that the outcome is worth the while. And after When I took up the job at the University Josef Kittler Olga Ducháčková
all the excitement has played down and every- of Hradec Králové a long time ago, my col- (1968–1969) (1986–1989)
one is back at their desks in the new build- leagues from other universities used to make
ings, I want to have everyone and everything fun of me noting that I took up a job with Karel Angelis Jindřich Hellberg
slowly moved from rented premises that we Oxford Na Soutoku. I have not forgotten and (1969–1971) (1990–1991)
don’t own; we’re paying high tenancies. And I wish the University of Hradec Králové on the
finally, what concerns the Na Soutoku Campus occasion of its 60th anniversary that, as a re- Jaroslav Máslo Oldřich Richterek
– we need to initiate more intensive negoti- gionally-based higher education institution, (1971–1972) (1991–1992)
ations with the the Municipality of Hradec it continues to educate its students well, that
Králové and possibly also with the Regional it be scientifically strong and ambitious on an František Krejčí
Authority so that these institutions become international level so that it is deserving of the (1972–1976)
a convincing partner in the development of title Oxford Na Soutoku. Oxford, Cambridge
the infrastructure of the University, without or Harvard – these are no big megalomani-
which neither the Municipality of Hradec ac universities. Qualified people make really College of Education in Hradec Králové (1992-2000) – Rector:
Králové nor the Regional Authority could be good science there and they educate and train
labelled as academic. excellent students in a sound environment. Oldřich Richterek Pavel Cyrus
(1992–1996) (1996–2000)
I would like to balance one more impor-
tant thing, the so-called third role of the Simply put, the size of a university
University. How are we doing? does not show how good it actually University of Hradec Králové (since 2000) – Rector:
I think that we're doing very well. People are is. So let us not be frightened by
aware of the University of Hradec Králové such talk in the years to come. Pavel Cyrus Josef Hynek
thanks to the conferences and forums it or- (2000–2002) (2008–2016)
ganises and the clubs and societies it runs; it
contributes to the development of the com- Date of interview: December 17, 2019 Jaroslava Mikulecká Kamil Kuča
munity. The UHK pursues important events, (2002–2008) (since 2016)
such as remembering the self-immolation of
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and its institutional predecessors
The good wishes of the UHK faculty
deans in commemoration of the 60th
1959 Institute of Education
in Hradec Králové anniversary of the UHK
doc. PhDr. MgA. František Vaníček, Ph.D.
1964 Faculty of Education
in Hradec Králové
DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UHK
C ordial greetings from the Dean’s Office of
the Faculty of Education of the University
of Hradec Králové at Svoboda Square, where
Education in which
the Dean’s Office
is now located will
1992 College of Education
in Hradec Králové the Institute of Education was established soon undergo the
60 years ago. Its mission was to train future necessary repairs
teachers. Five years after being founded, and that it will once
1992 Faculty
of Education the Institute of Education was transformed again shine bright!
into the Faculty of Education in accordance
with the law. And since then, the Faculty of I wish the University
1993 Faculty of Informatics
and Management*
Education has run strong. If today we are com- of Hradec Králové
memorating the 60th anniversary of the legal and our Faculty of
predecessor of the entire university, we are Education many
also commemorating the still most important successful years
2000 University
of Hradec Králové mission of this higher education institution – to come, plenty of
60 years of academic teacher training. And applicants, talented students and qualified
so, it is also our Faculty’s anniversary. We cel- graduates and a plenitude of happy and moti-
2005 Philosophical
Faculty** ebrated it in March 2019 as part of the Social vated educators.
Evening hosted by the Faculty of Education.
We take great pride in joining the celebra- Long live the First Faculty Lady – the
tions. We are happy to say that the interior Faculty of Education and the University
2010 Faculty
of Science
of the historical building of the Institute of of Hradec Králové!
2019 prof. RNDr. Josef Hynek, MBA, Ph.D.
DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF INFORMATICS
AND MANAGEMENT, UHK
S ixty years have passed since the Institute of
Education was founded in Hradec Králové
and our school, our students and our employ-
ees have lived half of that time in freedom.
I wish the number of years our alma mater
and all of us live in freedom increase every
year by the number one and may these years
be filled with happiness and success.
* Faculty of Management and Informational Technology till 2000
** Faculty of Humanities till 2007
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Mgr. Jan Prouza, Ph.D.
DEAN OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL FACULTY, UHK
Our University has gone through
much over the past sixty years –
Stalinism slowly coming to an end,
the beginning of the Prague Spring
The Campus has a new Václav Havel
and its abrupt and violent end under
the Warsaw Pact invasion, followed Square and the students built a wall
out of paper boxes in Ulrichovo town
by the Biafra of Spirit in the form of
the period of normalisation insti-
gated by Gustáv Husák and then
the Velvet Revolution, followed by
30 years of freedom of development,
square. The Velvet Revolution and
which we have the honour to cele-
brate this year.
the University of Hradec Králové
And so, keeping the next at least 60 years in as non-academic staff contributes to us not
JAKUB NOVÁK UHK SPOKESMAN
mind, I wish the University (and all of soci- squandering the sacrifices and efforts made by
ety) that it be the University which through our predecessors and that it continues in its
Even though there were many other events in Hradec Králové in commemo-
its graduates, students and academic as well dynamic development.
ration of the Velvet Revolution of 1989, hundreds of people attended events
organised and hosted by the University. “We usually celebrate the 17th of
doc. RNDr. Jan Kříž, Ph.D. November on Národní avenue, in Prague. But you have created a very dignified
alternative to the celebrations for the citizens of our town,” says a woman, en-
DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE, UHK thusiastically, with a candle in her hand and attending the festive unveiling of
the Václav Havel Square with her family.
W hat can I wish our University
over the next 60 years? May
it remain student-friendly. What T he grand opening of this new town square
named after the first Czech President and
doing we also extend our support not only to
students in the Czech Republic, but also to
kind of university would it be standard bearer of the revolutionary events of international students who have not lost hope
without (happy) students? The fact 1989 – Václav Havel – was the main event that and who strive for a more democratic soci-
that students are part of an envi- took place on the eve of 17th November at the ety,” says Matyáš Strnad, Vice-Chairman of
ronment that is familiar to them is Campus. About 500 hundred people gathered the Student Chamber and one of the organ-
what I regard as being our family in the square at 4:30 pm. They watched in awe isers of the meeting, while hinting at what
silver. Let us maintain a kind face, as the sign attached to the Faculty of Science is going on in Hong Kong or in some South
let us make study programs a bit was uncovered and waited in suspense as the American states.
more interesting and attractive and commemorative plaque was uncovered too.
success will be ours to have and to The students, or more precisely their repre-
hold. And to add to that in the first sentatives from the Student Chamber of the
years of the second 60-year period Academic Senate of the UHK, had the plaque
a fantastic scientific breakthrough in the form for four strong players. And then best wishes made. "The plaque that we as students have
of a prestigious international grant, best be an to everyone associated with the UHK; the rest dedicated to those who fought totalitarianism
interdepartmental one and an interfaculty one will fall into place on its own. is also a symbolic promise that we will heed
and stand behind freedom and democracy
whenever we feel that the values achieved by
our ancestors have been compromised. By so
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The Mixed Choir of the University of Hradec The festive unveiling of the Václav Havel Several more speakers took the floor, as
Králové, directed by Jiří Skopal, Jr., sang Square was part of an orchestrated pro- did several performers, including Dagmar
the national anthem and Gaudeamus Igitur gramme titled Road to Freedom (Cesta Pecková; they were accompanied by the Mixed
and in so doing made the gathering a mag- ke svobodě). It was put together by the Choir of the University of Hradec Králové,
ical and dignified one. While the academic University of Hradec Králové, Post Bellum directed by Jaromír Křováček.
commercium song Gaudeamus Igitur sound- (East Bohemian Branch), the Statutory City
ed, the plaque was unveiled by the Rector of Hradec Králové and the Hradec Králové The festive unveiling of the Václav Havel
of the University of Hradec Králové, Kamil Region for the citizens of Hradec Králové. Square and the Road to Freedom were not
Kuča, the Chairlady of the Academic Senate Those participating in the Road to Freedom the only events that the University of Hradec
of the University of Hradec Králové, Hana set out in a procession holding candles to- Králové proudly participated in remembrance
Tomášková, and the Vice-Chairman of the wards Pivovarské náměstí town square, where of the 30 year old events. UHK students and
Student Chamber of the Academic Senate the commemorative event was concluded by people from the Artistic Activities Centre and
of the University of Hradec Králové, Matyáš an open-air concert. The Rector, Kamil Kuča, the East Bohemian Museum all took part in
Strnad, and the writing on the plague became welcomed them with open arms as he did at reconstructing a wall out of paper boxes at
known to the public for the first time. It reads: the Campus. “Like the free media, students Ulrichovo náměstí town square. “Many years
are the watchdogs of freedom and democracy ago, a wall about 20 metres long was built at
and the imaginary catalyst of democracy in the the former Gottwaldovo náměstí town square
“Hope is not the conviction that Czech Republic. “I am proud of our students to symbolically divide the headquarters of
something will turn out well but the and I am grateful that they keep the dramatic the Communist Party District Committee in
certainty that something makes sense, events of 1939 and 1989 in mind. I am glad Steinský Palace from the headquarters of
regardless of how it turns out.” that our students know who Jan Opletal and the municipal committee and the security
Jan Palach were and that they continue to up- bodies on the opposite side of the square. The
Václav Havel theatre in Hradec Králové, surprised dozens hold their legacy,” added Mr Kuča. weather did all it could to hamper our efforts
of new visitors at the Václav Havel Square.
The students of the University of He took it on himself to read selected essays
Hradec Králové dedicated the plaque from Václav Havel’s The Power of the Powerless.
to all those who fought totalitarianism, Visitors could warm up in the lobby of the
on the occasion of the 30th anniversary Building of Common Education where the
of the Velvet Revolution of 1989. organisers installed a special photography
exhibition. “It is actually a collage of historical
16. 11. 2019 photographs mapping the history of Hradec
Králové over the past approximately 200 years
which we embedded into a modern Hradec
Popular actor, Jan Sklenář, who until recently Králové. Altogether there were 16 unique
was a member of the Klicperovo Divadlo town photographs made by Martin Brus, our
graduate,” says Vojtěch Tuček, Head of the
Department of Publicity and Communication
of the University of Hradec Králové. The first
300 visitors got a commemorative postcard
bearing the Campus motif. It was printed es-
pecially for this event.
Kamil Kuča: “I am proud of our
students and I am grateful that
they keep the dramatic events
of 1939 and 1989 in mind.”
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to rebuild the wall. First it rained and the wall
got all soggy and when the students rebuilt it,
has worked very hard and has gone a very
long way. We are a democratic country. A safe
Velvet tones of freedom
the wind scattered it all over the place,” de- country. And that is why we are building the PETRA KUBAŘOVÁ DEAN'S OFFICE, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UHK
scribes Soňa Došková, Chancellor of the UHK, wall against people relativising these facts. We
how difficult it was to put the wall up. are against hateful and untruthful moods be- Are we grateful for the freedom our society has fought so hard for and are we
ing stirred up in Czech society and that is why worthy of all the benefits? What were our regional faculties like during the rev-
We managed to keep the wall standing, mainly building the wall symbolises the protection of olutionary period? How has the position university students hold changed over
thanks to volunteers from the University, Velvet ideals,” Mr Kuča explains the signifi-
the past years? What is the current status of student activism? Those are but
museum staff and Hradec Králové primary cance of the wall made out of paper boxes.
a few of the questions that came to light in contributions and interviews during
school teachers, who sent entire classrooms
the Social Evening hosted by the Faculty of Education to mark the anniversary
full of children to help. It was once again full
of the Velvet Revolution.
of contemporary slogans, memories, messag-
es and rhymes. “Given the weather, which was
not good at all, it was rather difficult to keep A concert and get together were held at the The Student Annual Awards hosted by the
repairing the wall and keep it standing. We Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Faculty of Education granted the following
considered giving up many times. But then an and the adjacent New Adalbertinum in Hradec awards to these students:
eyewitness or a person who helped build the Králové on December 2, 2019. The event was
wall thirty years ago came along and cordially organised by the Faculty of Education for
thanked us for our efforts. And that gave us both the academic community and the public. Award for extraordinary creative
the energy to go on and we promised our- It provided a unique opportunity for former contribution to Art:
selves that we would keep the wall standing and current students alike and academics Alžběta Dvořáková, a bachelor's
until the happening on Sunday in Ulrichovo from various institutions of higher education degree student studying
náměstí town square. And it was worth it!” based in Hradec Králové to meet and engage Multimedia Graphic Design
recalls Dominik Šípoš, a member of the in intergenerational dialogues. Those pres-
Chamber of Students of the Academic Senate ent included Jindřich Vedlich, Pavel Fátor, Award for extraordinary creative
of the University of Hradec Králové. He coor- The University of Hradec Králové had 1,200 Robert Novák, Arnošt Štěpánek and photogra- contribution to Sports:
dinated everything on-site. commemorative postcards made bearing the pher Miloš Hofman. Natálie Víšková, a master’s
wall of 1989. “Everyone who participated in degree student studying Physical
putting up the wall got a postcard and as all Guitar player Lubomír Brabec and soprano Education and Ethics
Over a thousand people of the postcards were handed out we assume Karolína Žmolíková concerted as well.
participated in building the that more than a thousand people helped Award for extraordinary activities
wall against the bad mood. build it. And that makes us very happy. Our in internationalisation: Martin
sincere thanks go to the students and schools Menšík, a master’s degree student
of Hradec Králové that participated in the studying English and Russian •
The happening, attended by hundreds of visi- event,” commented Soňa Došková, Chancellor
tors, went really well and the wall stood tall on of the UHK, on the success of the event.
Ulrichovo náměstí town square all afternoon People then went on to artistically arrange the
thanks to the beautiful weather. “The wall of boxes and the event was brought to a close
2019 serves as a reminder of and refers to the by the band Bílé světlo, which played with the
wall of 1989; it also stands against the bad famous Plastic People of the Universe. •
mood that President Havel used to refer to.
Over the past 30 years, the Czech Republic
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Discussions were led in the assembly We didn't know what we wanted
hall about how reporting has changed to achieve. But we did know what we
over the past thirty years were running away from
TOMÁŠ VODIČKA DEAN’S OFFICE, PHILOSOPHICAL FACULTY, UHK ZUZANA DOSTÁLOVÁ DEAN’S OFFICE, FACULTY OF INFORMATICS AND MANAGEMENT, UHK
The 19th November 2019 saw discussions being held in the assembly hall of In celebration of the Velvet Revolution, the Faculty of Informatics and
the Building of Common Education on how reporting has changed over the Management hosted a talk with one of the student leaders of that time,
past thirty years. The Philosophical Faculty of the UHK and Czech Television Václav Bartuška.
hosted a panel discussion. It was part of a series of lectures overseen by Czech
Television referred to as 1989–2019: 30 Years of Freedom of Media.
T he talk was mostly attended by students of
the same age as Václav Bartuška was at the
V áclav Moravec (ČT24 anchorman), Hana
Andělová (Czech Television news script
editor), Radomír Tichý (archaeologist and
The debate went on for almost ninety minutes.
Topics included how reporting and public-
ly-owned media have changed, how freedom
time of the revolution. Mr Bartuška told his
listeners: “We didn’t know what we wanted to
achieve. We knew what we were running away
participant in the November 1989 events) and of speech is understood, and on-line behav- from. We wanted to be a part of the West,”
Jiří Sova (former manager of the Civic Forum) iour and social networking as a new phenom- and he passed the following message to the
participated in the debate on the transforma- enon. And the entire debate focused on the public: “You are living in a free, content and
tion of reporting. Pavlína Springerová, Vice- 30th anniversary of the fall of the totalitarian rich country and that is not commonplace.
Rector of the University of Hradec Králové, regime and the importance of the principle of You shouldn’t take that for granted. I wish you
moderated the debate. freedom of speech while keeping in mind the minor cuts and bruises in life, so that you are
independence of publicly-owned media. • able to understand what you have.”
Václav Bartuška, a diplomat, is
also the author of a book titled
Polojasno. It was published in
1990 and portrays the diary of
student Bartuška, a member of
the Parliamentary Committee
investigating the events You could hear a pin drop in the assembly hall
of November 17, 1989. during the debate; so enthralling it was. And
many questions came from the public. The ex-
perienced speaker did not forget to point out
When asked if, when looking back, he would that he greatly values those who started the
change anything, he replied definitely not. demonstration outside of Prague. “We would
“No-one had any idea of how to run a govern- not have succeeded if it had not been for the
ment. We made mistakes. But we did all we Republic and people from all over the country
could,” adds the current Ambassador-at-Large who stood behind us,” he concluded. •
for Energy Security in the Czech Republic.
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Awards were given to 12 prominent people thirty years ago, in December 1989, when
associated with the University of Hradec our university students made a human chain
Králové. The Rector's fifth and thirteenth and set out from their regional capitals to
medals were awarded to the University of meet, we symbolically recreate this chain on
Pardubice. As the Rector, Jiří Málek, of the the occasion of this anniversary by awarding
University of Pardubice was unable to attend the UHK Rector’s Medal to the University
the event, Andrea Koblížková, Vice-Rector, of Pardubice,” concludes Kamil Kuča, UHK
accepted the awards. “I would like to thank Rector, in explanation of why the fifth medal
you on behalf of the University of Pardubice. was awarded to the University of Pardubice.
The University celebrated its 60th I trust that by extending my appreciation I ex-
press my respect and goodwill in our on-going The second half of the evening belonged to
anniversary and commemorated the cooperation. We can play rivals for the media,
but everyone here knows that we like each
actress and singer Bára Poláková. She was
initially wary of her seated audience. But her
other,” she said. concert was very lively and her fears were un-
Velvet Revolution founded as her songs got the audience out of
“The University of Hradec Králové very much their seats and dancing, Kamil Kuča includ-
KRISTÝNA VLASÁKOVÁ FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UHK values the partnership between our two ed. People could also go to an art exhibition
JAKUB NOVÁK UHK SPOKESMAN institutions. Our bond strategically guaran- organised by the students of the Department
tees the protection of academic freedoms of Art, Visual Culture and Textile Studies
in the East Bohemian Region. And just like (Faculty of Education, UHK). •
The 12th Social Evening of the University of Hradec Králové took place on Tues-
day, November 12, 2019, at the Aldis Congress Centre. It is traditionally held on
the occasion of the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day and Internation-
AWARDS
al Students’ Day. Awards were given out to prominent people from all of the
faculties.
Faculty of Informatics and Management
T he 12th Social Evening commemorat-
ed more than one anniversary. The
first anniversary celebrated the Institute of
dramatic events of 1939; they affected many
Czech institutions of higher education. The
year 1989 was also commemorated, that is the
Ing. Michal Zacpal
Education. It was founded 60 years ago in 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, not Award for long-term cooperation in organ-
Hradec Králové and is the predecessor of the only in Hradec Králové. ising the Faculty's social events and super-
University of Hradec Králové, which opened vising the Student Union of the University
in 1959. Sixty guests were given a book titled “I would like to thank everyone who over of Hradec Králové.
Pedagogická fakulta v Hradci Králové v roce the past 60 years has helped to build the
1968 a na počátku normalizace by Mgr. Sylva University. Thanks to you the University is prof. RNDr. Martin Gavalec, CSc.
Sklenářová, Ph.D., the Head of the UHK a dignified institution of higher education, it
Archives. Fifteen prominent people made is internationally renowned on a scientific lev- Award for publishing many excellent articles
a video and in it they congratulated the el and it is student-friendly,” said the Rector, in magazines, for being cited many times, for
University on its anniversary. These includ- Kamil Kuča, in a video and extended his being hailed a recognised scientist and schol-
ed city leaders, regional leaders, people from welcome to everyone in the assembly hall. He ar by the scientific community and for partici-
abroad, people from affiliated institutions and also introduced the second significant event: pating in a great number of external projects.
even the Minister of Education, Youth and “I am looking forward to our next 30 years of
Sports, Robert Plaga. freedom. A hard fought for freedom, without doc. RNDr. Jaroslava Mikulecká, CSc.
which the University would not be as we know
Each guest received a special limited edition it today. I pray for freedom always and I trust UHK Rector’s Medal of Merit for developing
postcard, which the University had made on our University will always guarantee and pro- the Faculty of Informatics and Management
the occasion of its 60th anniversary. Also com- tect our freedom.” and for developing the University
memorated was the 80th anniversary of the of Hradec Králové.
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Philosophical Faculty Unique photographic exhibition –
Mgr. Hynek Kaplan Mgr. et Mgr. Pavlína Springerová,
Ph.D.
Hradec Králové as time went by
Award for outstanding academic achievement,
JAKUB NOVÁK UHK SPOKESMAN
representing the University of Hradec Králové UHK Rector’s Medal of Merit for the unprec-
and engaging in public life on its behalf. edented development of the Philosophical
The University of Hradec Králové and the State District Archive of Hradec
Faculty in the areas of internationalisation,
Mgr. Tomáš Mangel, Ph.D. research and publishing, and the third role of
Králové created a unique photographic exhibition reflecting how Hradec
the University. Králové changed over the past 200 years on the occasion of the 30th anniversary
Award for publications, supervising archae- of the November events of 1989. The exhibition features the unique work of
ological research projects at the Department Ing. Martin Brus, a graduate of the Faculty of Informatics and Management.
of Archaeology (Philosophical Faculty, UHK),
research related to projects supported by the
Czech Science Foundation .
Faculty of Education
Mgr. Jan Bílek, Ph.D. prof. PhDr. Oldřich Richterek, CSc.
Award for successful scholarly activities and UHK Rector’s Medal of Merit for devel-
for popularising science (also through a pro- oping the Faculty of Education and for
gramme on Czech Television). the actual foundation of the University
of Hradec Králové.
doc. PhDr. Jan Hábl, Ph.D.
Award for prestigious publications, author-
ship of the Komenský 2020 project, and an
international scientific reputation.
Faculty of Science
Mgr. Damián Bušovský prof. Ing. Antonín Lyčka, DrSc.
Award for outstanding academic achievement UHK Rector’s Medal of Merit for impor-
and active participation in the popularisation tant publications and high citation count,
activities of the Faculty of Science. holder of the Fellow of the Royal Society
of Chemistry title awarded by the Royal
RNDr. Lenka Plavcová, Ph.D. Society of Chemistry.
VELKÉ NÁMĚSTÍ TOWN SQUARE (FORMERLY ŽIŽKOVO TOWN SQUARE) IN HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ, 1930S
Award for exceptional publications under
prestigious publishers, research work in a jun-
ior project supported by the Czech Science His fantastic photographs are also on display at an interactive website run by
Foundation and a departmental project over- the University of Hradec Králové (www.uhk.cz/hradecvpromenach).
seen by the Ministry of Agriculture.
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RESEARCH
FACULTY OF EDUCATION BUILDING (FORMERLY BUSINESS ACADEMY), 1ST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY
UHK BUILDING OF COMMON EDUCATION UNDER CONSTRUCTION, 1996
HUČÁK: AN ART NOUVEAU STYLE POWER STATION (CULTURAL MONUMENT) AND A BRIDGE OVER THE ELBE RIVER NEAR THE
JIRÁSKOVY SADY PARK, TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY
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impact these diseases and follow-up treatment The project will end in 2022, so we have
have on society, particularly in the context of already gone a quarter of the way. So
economic indicators, such as the impact on what have you already achieved and what
the government budget. The last part of the stage are you at now?
project concerns clinical applications, includ- Naturally, much has already been done. Being
ing computerised and computer-evaluated nine months into the project, we have mainly
Scientists started working on the
results from graphic medical techniques. The managed to overcome the initial kick-start
aim is to come up with a computer algorithm phase. It goes on to say that all of us are
that will provide for a simpler and early detec- building on experience and that none of us
biggest project in the history of the tion of the disease(s). is building on a green field. One of the big
challenges that we had to deal with right from
Is the project proof of the fact that multi- the start of the project were investments, in-
University of Hradec Králové. disciplinarity is more than welcome?
Absolutely. Scientific collaboration across
volving substantial financial resources. This is
particularly true of the equipment here at the
The IT4N team of experts also disciplines today is a must. We endeavour to
interconnect top experts across disciplines
Faculty of Science; we purchased a supercom-
puter and a mass spectrometer worth tens of
with a view of achieving the best project millions of Czech korunas. Having said that,
included students results. We are also aided and supported by
others on our journey towards success. These
the first experiments are already running par-
allel to this phase.
include the UHK Faculty of Science and the
JAKUB NOVÁK UHK SPOKESMAN
Faculty of Informatics and Management, the
University Hospital in Hradec Králové, and
Neurodegenerative diseases cause irreversible changes to neurons. Neurons
the University of Pardubice.
are the primary components of the nervous system and they directly affect the
functions of the brain and the spinal cord. The most common neurodegenera-
When we presented the IT4N project at
tive diseases include Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, and related a press conference last year, the newspa-
disorders. In the context of this issue, a team made up of the representatives pers eagerly commented on the rivalry
of three East Bohemian institutions, the University of Hradec Králové included, between Pardubice and Hradec Králové,
took up the first-rate IT4Neuro(degeneration) pre-application research project. quote/unquote, “Rivals joined forces in
their fight against insidious diseases.” To
I T4N is a four year project run under
the Operational Programme Research,
Development and Education and it is exten-
to the practical impacts of the introduction of
new medicines and new diagnostic procedures
using high-performance information and
what extent is that true? Is the aim of the
project to find a new drug?
That is, of course, a very severe abbreviation
sively financed by the European Union. Total communication technologies (ICT) for the as- of what we are, in fact, working on. The aim
costs amount to 79 million CZK. sessment of modern imaging techniques. The of this four-year project is not to find a cure A supercomputer? Where is it and what
team of scientists is lead by doc. Ing. Miroslav for Alzheimer’s disease as it is very unlikely does it do?
Lísa, Ph.D. (Faculty of Science). anyone will be anywhere near doing so in the The supercomputer is central to the entire
Since March 2019 dozens of near future. Our objective is to advance our project. It inter-combines all of the fields
researchers have been working Associate professor Lísa, could you knowledge at least a little. And this does not involved in the research project. We squeezed
on medical applications and the briefly explain what is the aim of the only concern Alzheimer’s disease, but all neu- our way into the supercomputer and we are
proposal and testing of new IT4N project? rodegenerative diseases in general. The ideal now overseeing necessary construction adjust-
substances in the preclinical We have to divide the project into three basic result would be to discover or at least propose ments and modifications to the building in
development of new drugs. parts. Put simply, a chemical part, a socioeco- molecules that in the future could be poten- which the Faculty of Science is located asso-
nomic part and a clinical application part. In tially used to treat the diseases. But the result ciated with the installation of the supercom-
the first, chemical part of the project, we pro- of the project cannot be a cure for neurode- puter. We have air-conditioning and energy
Where neurodegeneration is concerned, pose and prepare substances that in the future generative diseases; finding a cure is, unfortu- supply issues, as the distribution network and
socio-economic analyses constitute a crucial could help treat neurodegenerative diseases. nately, in itself a very long process. associated cooling system are in this case very
element of the project, particularly in relation The second part of the project focuses on the
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complicated. The supercomputer should be Once we know their mass, we can determine What kind of experience is it for a student Apart from working with the best, does
fully operational in April. what type of substance we are dealing with, its to be part of such a project, especially the project also lend itself to commercial
molecular weight and its structure. But what’s during their bachelor degree studies? cooperation?
The mass spectrometer is an even bigger most important is that we can then determine Invaluable. Truly. I think that the main ad- Actually, yes. It gives me great pleasure to
investment than the supercomputer. How its representation in a sample and then com- vantage is that they can use state of the art acknowledge that we have already entered
will it be used? pare these samples. instruments and equipment during their into one such agreement. We contracted the
The mass spectrometer is a very professional study years, which they would normally not company that supplied the mass spectrometer
piece of equipment that will help us analyse Did our students also participate in the be able to do. Another indisputable advan- to us and we agreed that it would continue to
substances that we plan to present as poten- research project? tage is that they learn to work within a team support our future research activities. And in
tial cures. It may be said that it will confirm Absolutely. In fact, one of the objectives was to and that they can be part of a project in pro- so doing we have also met the last milestone
if the structure of the substance that we are also involve students in the research. Thanks cess. And then, of course, the project topic. of the entire project. Proliferating coopera-
working on is correct, whether, for Neurodegenerative disorders are and will, un- tion with the world of commerce and intro-
example, it is as pure as it should fortunately, for some time to come, continue ducing research results into practice. I view
be. The spectrometer will also help to be a big topic and it is meaningful and mo- our partnership with Waters as being a fore-
analyse metabolites which may be tivating to participate in this type of research runner in the cooperation between science
linked to neurodegenerative dis- because you get to work on something specific and practice. •
eases. Metabolites are substances and beneficial.
in the body that are transformed
thanks to biochemical processes
and when a disease sets in, their
concentrations may vary.
We analyse biological tissues
and try to determine which
substances are actually
present in them and how doc. Ing. Miroslav Lísa, Ph.D.
their concentration may (*1980)
vary when a person is healthy and to the project, the Faculty of Science even
when they are ill. Put simply, a mass opened new positions for promising Ph.D. • Obtained a Ph.D. diploma in analytical chemistry at the University of Pardubice and habili-
spectrometer allows us to transfer students. Apart from that, students enrolled tated in the same field in 2019 at Palacký University in Olomouc
these substances to charged ions in bachelor degree programs are also in-
and then determine their mass. volved in the project; they have made it a part • Has been working at the University of Hradec Králové since 2017 (Department of
of their thesis. Chemistry, Faculty of Science)
• H-index 25
• Over 50 articles, citation rate exceeds 1,500 according to WoS, 7 chapters in monographs
and 200 conference papers
• Researcher, co-researcher or team member in more than 10 research projects
• In 2014, The Analytical Scientist journal placed him on the Power List (a list of 40 of the
most influential scientists under the age of 40 in analytical chemistry) (Top 40 under 40 list)
Universitas is a web portal and e-magazine about science, education,
research and universities. It is a joint project of 22 Czech public universities • The Spectroscopy Society of Jan Marcus Marci awarded him the Vladimír Hanuš Prize in
where UHK is involved. More information available at www.universitas.cz/en. 2016 for best research work in mass spectrometry
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The Department of Philosophy We succeeded in Module 1
and Social Sciences achieved PETRA KUBAŘOVÁ DEAN'S OFFICE, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UHK
a great success: The team headed Professor Tomáš Petráček was the only person at the University of Hradec
Králové to be awarded a Grade 1 when it came to the assessment of selected re-
by Professor Peregrin received sults of research organisations under the M17+ Methodology within the frame-
work of Module 1 (Contribution to Knowledge criterion). He got the best score
for his publication Power and Exploitation in the Czech Lands in the 10th–12th
a 20 million grant Centuries: A Central European Perspective, relating to history and archaeology.
It was published by Brill in 2017.
TOMÁŠ VODIČKA DEAN’S OFFICE, PHILOSOPHICAL FACULTY, UHK
“Power and Exploitation in the
Researchers from the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Philosoph-
Czech Lands in the 10th–12th
ical Faculty, University of Hradec Králové, celebrated a tremendous success at
Centuries: A Central European
the end of October 2019. Professor Jaroslav Peregrin and his colleagues put
Perspective offers a unique
together a project titled Naturalised inferentialism: standards, meanings and analysis of the history of early
reasons in nature and it was selected by the Czech Science Foundation amongst medieval Czech society. It
the top 20 elite grant projects of excellence under the EXPRO program. The draws new attention to the
project, valued at CZK 21,515,000, was one of two selected projects in the field role of serfdom and slavery in
of humanities and social sciences. the early period of the Přemysl
dynasty in the Czech lands, and
T he project, which goes
under the title Naturalised
inferentialism: standards,
the organization of land and
property access and ownership.
The provocative conclusions
meanings and reasons in reached by the author in this
nature, is to cover a five year study shed new light on the
period and it will be coordi- oldest period of Czech history.
nated by a team of interna- Petráček analyses these issues
tionally-based researchers
headed by Professor Peregrin.
Team members include Dr.
P rof. PhDr. Tomáš Petráček, Ph.D., Th.D., is
an expert in social and ecclesiastical histo-
ry, the history of the relationship between the
comparatively, also taking into
account Poland and Hungary; this is
an approach unique to this book. •
Ladislav Koreň (Department church and society, the philosophy of Thomas
of Philosophy and Social Aquinas, the history of biblical studies, the
Sciences, Philosophical history of charity and social work, the history
Faculty, UHK), Professor Mark Risjord team that we could actually apply for this of the Diocese of Hradec Králové, modernism
(Emory University) and Dr. Ulf Hlobil tremendous grant. And we succeeded,” noted and anti-modernism. He is the Head of the
(Concordia University). “The project is a fol- Professor Peregrin. Department of Cultural and Religious Studies
low-up of several projects on normativeness at the Faculty of Education.
and inferentialism that we worked on at the Dr. Koreň added that “the objective of this
Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of project is to confront inferentialism, which
Sciences. In the mean time, an exceptional lies at the heart of the theory of philosophy,
team of internationally based researchers at with the results of relevant sciences, such as
the Philosophical Faculty of the University logic, linguistics, cognitive psychology and
of Hradec Králové and it is thanks to this the theory of evolution.” •
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