RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Prof. Dr. Eduard Schmidt, Vice–Rector

Prior to August 31^st, 1998, the Academic Council gathered three times, and following appointment of new members in September 1998, a further twice. The Academic Council was regularly informed by the MU Rector on the affairs of MU and discussed proposals for the conferring of the degree of Professor (twenty in total), proposals for the awarding of honorary academic positions, Silver and Gold Medals, and the accreditation of post-graduate subjects.

One gathering of the Academic Council dealt only with the subject of research activities implemented at MU. There are 25 projects altogether amounting to a value of CZK 67.2 million.

Research projects:

Faculty of Medicine:

Plasticity of CNS management systems and possibilities of its inducement, Prof. Dr. Ivan Rektor
Molecular pathophysiology of multigene diseases, Prof. Dr. Jiří Vácha
Early diagnostics of cardiovascular diseases, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jiří Toman
External environment – cardiogenesis – oncology, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jan Žaloudík

Faculty of Arts:

Centres of archaeological research of social structures from primeval times to the Middle Ages, Assoc. Prof. Zdeněk Měřínský
Codex hymnologicus Bohemiae, Prof. Dr. Miloš Štědroň

School of Social Studies:

Ethnicity, minorities and marginalised groups in the Czech Republic, Prof. Dr. Ivo Možný
Children, youth and family in transformation, Prof. Dr. Vladimír Smékal

Faculty of Science:

Structure and structural relations, qualities and analysis of synthetic and natural molecular ensembles, Prof. Dr. Zdirad Žák
Structural and functional relations of biomolecules and their role in metabolism, Prof. Dr. Jaroslav Koča
Physical qualities of new materials and layered structures, Prof. Dr. Josef Humlíček
Geological processes and their environmental impact – contact of variscites and alpids, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jiří Kalvoda
Time-space dynamics of biodiversity in eco–systems of Central Europe, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jaromír Vaňhara
Genomes and their functions, Prof. Dr. Jiřina Relichová
Ecology of coastal Antarctic oases, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pavel Prošek
Mathematical structures of algebra and geometry, Prof. Dr. Jiří Rosický
Quantum field theory, quantum gravity theory, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Michal Lenc
Study of plasmachemical reactions in non–isothermal low temperature plasma and its interaction with surface of solids, Prof. Dr. Jan Janča
Functional differential equations and mathematical and statistical models, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Miroslav Bartušek

Faculty of Informatics:

Non–sequential models of calculation – quantum and parallel distributed models of calculation processes, Prof. Dr. Josef Gruska
Use of computer analysis of pictures in optic microscopy, Mgr. Michal Kozubek
Interaction between man and computer, dialogue systems and assisting technology, Prof. Dr. Jiří Zlatuška

Faculty of Education:

Teachers and health, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Evžen Řehulka

Faculty of Economics and Administration:

Factors of effectiveness in regional development in the Czech Republic, Assoc. Prof. Ing. Antonín Hlaváček

Institute of Computer Science:

Digital libraries, Dr. Miroslav Bartošek

Proceedings to confer the degree of Professor and Associate Professor

In 1998, the Academic Council of MU considered twenty proposals for conferring Professor degrees, of which it approved the following eighteen:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Josef Bejček, Faculty of Law –commercial law
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jan Filip, Faculty of Law – constitutional law
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Václav Hájek, Palacký University, Olomouc, Faculty of Science – microbiology
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petr Karlík, Faculty of Arts – Czech language
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Igor Kučera, Faculty of Science – biochemistry
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jan Kumpera, University of North Bohemia, Plzeo, Faculty of Arts – general history
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Michal Lenz, Faculty of Science – general physics and mathematical physics
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jiří Malíř, Faculty of Arts – Czech history
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Miroslav Penka, Faculty of Medicine – internal medicine
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pavel Prošek, Faculty of Science –physical geography
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Antonín Přichystal, Faculty of Scence – geology
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jaroslav Řehůřek, Faculty of Medicine – ophthalmology
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vladimír Staněk, Faculty of Medicine – internal medicine
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eva Stehlíková, Faculty of Arts – theory and history of theatre
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yvonne Strecková, Faculty of Economic and Administration – public economy
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milan Suchomel, Faculty of Arts – Czech literature
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jindoich Vomela, Faculty of Medicine – surgery
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pavel Ventruba, Faculty of Medicine – obstetrics and gynaecology

Table 1a – Professor proceedings at MU in 1998

Faculty	Total	Of that from MU	Of that women	Average age	Dispersion
FM	5	3	0	53.8	44-65
FA	5	4	1	55.0	49-70
FL	2	2	0	47.0	46-48
SchSS	0	0	0	0.0	0
FS	5	4	0	53.0	46-64
FI	0	0	0	0.0	0
FE	0	0	0	0.0	0
FEA	1	1	1	64.0	64
MU	18	14	2	54.6	44-70

Note:

FM – Faculty of Medicine, FA – Faculty of Arts, FL – Faculty of Law, SchSS – School of Social Studies

FS – Faculty of Science, FI – Faculty of Informatics, FE – Faculty of Education, FEA – Faculty of Economics and Admin., MU – Masaryk University

Table 1b – Associate professor proceedings at MU in 1998

Faculty	Total	Of that from MU	Of that women	Average age	Dispersion
FM	15	10	2	50.1	42-65
FA	9	6	5	50.4	39-59
FL	5	4	0	45.6	42-49
SchSS	1	1	0	38.0	38
FS	18	7	1	49.9	34-68
FI	2	2	0	43.5	39-48
FE	16	10	4	46.0	38-60
FEA	3	2	0	44.3	39-60
MU	69	42	12	48.0	34-68

Table 1c – Numbers of proceedings for conferring degrees of Professor and Associate Professor at MU

	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Professors	25	19	19	16	18	13	18
Associate Professors	53	74	52	55	62	57	69

Table 1 gives an overview of teacher qualifications at individual faculties. Stated are average number of teachers in individual categories for 1998. These numbers may differ greatly from data concerning physical persons employed at MU in regard to part-time employment. At the present time, Associate Professors comprise 9 %, Assistant Professors 59 % and Assistants 4 %.

Table 1d – Average numbers of teachers between January 1, 1998 and December 31, 1998

Faculty	Prof.	Associate Prof.	Assistant Prof.	Instructors	Teachers	Visiting teachers	Total
FM	29.9	67.0	178.1	17.1	1.7	0.0	293.7
FA	20.1	35.0	98.9	6.7	0.0	9.8	170.3
FL	2.0	27.9	43.0	3.6	0.0	0.0	76.5
SchSS	3.0	9.8	10.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	24.3
FS	30.9	69.1	94.5	0.3	2.0	0.0	196.8
FI	4.7	10.9	10.5	2.7	0.0	0.0	28.7
FE	8.9	47.5	148.1	4.5	1.5	9.0	219.4
FEA	5.3	17.6	28.0	8.2	1.0	0.5	60.4
MU employees	0.0	3.0	71.4	3.8	0.3	2.3	80.8
Total	104.4	287.9	682.9	47.7	6.4	21.5	1 150.8

Post-graduate Study

Basic statistical data are stated in table 2a and 2b. Average numbers of post-graduate students are constantly growing, although the pace of growth is slowing. The relative division of students between faculties remains constant in comparison with 1997, but at the same time there remains a significant imbalance. The factor of greatest concern is the small number of graduates when compared to the total number of post-graduate students.

Table 2a – Post-graduate study at MU in 1998

Faculty	Czech Republic			International			Total
	internal	distance	Total	internal	distance	total	internal	distance	total	graduated
FM	36	152	188	4	4	8	40	156	196	7
FA	73	324	397	2	8	10	75	332	407	21
FL	3	130	133	1	1	2	4	131	135	26
SchSS	59	26	85	2	1	3	61	27	88	1
FS	217	146	363	5	2	7	222	148	370	41
FI	38	13	51	1	0	1	39	13	52	3
FE	27	39	66	0	3	3	27	42	69	8
FEA	27	30	57	0	4	4	27	34	61	1
MU	480	860	1 340	15	23	38	495	883	1378	108

Table 2b – Trends in numbers of post-graduate students

	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Total students	784	902	1 050	1 110	1 276	1 378
Internal %	19	18	18	26	31	36
Graduates	2	31	51	84	84	108

Grants

Table 3a – Grants at MU in 1998

Faculty	FM	FA	FL	SchSS	FS	FI	FE	FEA	ICS	CFET	RO	MU
Financing of Schools of Higher Education	10	2	0	1	29	2	6	1	0	2	0	53
Grant Agency of the Czech Republic	14	10	2	7	68	7	5	5	0	0	1	119
Support	1	0	0	1	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	10
INFRA	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	7
TEN 34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Presentation	2	0	0	0	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	10
Ministerial	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	0	6
Ministry of Health	56	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	57
EU	0	0	1	1	12	0	1	2	1	0	0	18
Other foreign	0	5	0	8	14	3	1	3	1	1	0	36
Other	4	8	6	11	4	1	0	3	0	0	0	36
MU	87	25	9	29	142	15	17	16	8	4	1	353

Note:

FM – Faculty of Medicine, FA – Faculty of Arts, FL – Faculty of Law, SchSS – School of Social Studies,

FS – Faculty of Science, FI – Faculty of Informatics, FE – Faculty of Education, FEA – Faculty of Economics and Administration,

ICS – Institute of Computer Science, CFET – Centre for the Further Education of Teachers RO –Rector’s Office, MU – Masaryk University

Table 3b – Trends in grants awarded at MU

	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
Number	16	164	196	254	302	300	353
CZK mil.	6.4	36.7	64.8	90.3	135.5	98.6	149.2

Scholarly and Academic Publications

Data obtained from individual faculties are stated in table 4 and listed in regard to the character of publications. In comparison to 1997, there has been remarkable growth in all areas. Most significant is the increase in the number of monographs and articles for international journals, the types of academic publication work most highly valued. The growing number of textbooks, lecture notes and articles for the general public is also an important part of the increase in publications by MU scholars.

Table 4 – Publication activities in 1998

Faculty	FM	FA	FL	FSS	FS	FI	FE	FEA	MU
Monographs Czech	55	56	28	13	11	2	36	13	214
Abroad	4	13	1	1	4	6	3	1	33
Original Festschrifts Czech	192	204	29	19	98	23	117	53	735
Abroad	96	64	0	4	98	33	47	14	356
Original journal articles Czech	291	111	26	25	65	2	56	13	589
Abroad	116	12	2	5	165	4	10	2	316
Other original work Czech	182	171	130	53	132	19	153	86	926
Abroad	42	16	9	11	70	15	8	5	176
Textbooks and lecture notes	47	43	55	1	40	5	73	44	308
Work for mass readership	258	351	106	110	85	18	512	69	1 509
Patents	1	0	0	0	5	0	3	0	9

Many activities in the field of the arts are characteristic of the Faculties of Education and Arts. In 1998, there were more than a hundred arts presentations, not least in terms of chamber music and choir singing

(Faculty of Education). Also remarkable were the number of recordings for radio made by the Faculty of Arts and the number of exhibitions given at both faculties.

Organisation of Research and Development

Data in table 5 attempt to express in figures the recognition of the academic community by a broader professional public. Individual activities naturally differ from one another, and the professional public accords some activities more significance than others.

Individual numbers do prove that there are great differences between faculties and that often these do not correspond precisely with data concerning grants or academic publications. They are, however, proof of the great range of creative activities performed by the academic community.

Table 5 – Recognition of academic community

Faculty	FM	FA	FL	SchSS	FS	FI	FE	FEA	MU
Membership in sectional Czech	34	25	3	4	30	2	21	2	121
committees of grant agencies Abroad	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	1	6
Membership in committees Czech	124	80	20	18	72	4	67	15	400
of discipline societies Abroad	16	22	1	3	20	2	6	2	72
Organisation of international Czech	70	12	1	3	35	2	10	13	146
events Abroad	15	12	0	1	17	17	4	0	66
Editing of festschrifts Czech	23	56	11	6	23	1	24	11	155
Abroad	1	6	0	0	5	8	5	1	26
Editing of professional Czech	55	34	5	6	22	5	11	2	140
journals Abroad	9	2	0	0	7	3	1	1	23
Invitation for lecturing Czech	381	101	37	30	69	4	247	32	901
Abroad	88	103	22	7	60	4	56	21	361
Invitation for study stays Czech	9	8	1	4	3	0	6	6	37
Abroad	20	49	8	5	46	3	33	6	170
Chairing International events Czech	46	7	0	4	7	2	1	0	67
Abroad	37	2	0	1	9	4	3	0	56
Expertise Czech	89	29	163	6	24	2	57	26	396
Abroad	1	2	0	1	1	0	1	1	7
Prizes, acknowledgements Czech	17	12	2	2	3	6	5	1	48
Abroad	13	3	1	0	5	1	0	0	23

Prizes and Distinctions

In 1998 Masaryk University awarded four honorary academic titles to :

Prof. Jan Svartvik of the University of Lund, Dr.h.c. in philology,
Prof. Alois Jedlička, Prof. Emeritus of Charles University, Dr.h.c in philology,
Prof. Roger Scruton, Prof. Emeritus of Birkbeck College, London, Dr.h.c. in philosophy,
Prof. Jean-Pierre Vernant, Prof. Emeritus of College de France, Dr.h.c. in philosophy.

The Great Gold Medal of Masaryk University was conferred on Prof. Marc Richelle, President of the Compostela Group of Universities.

The Gold Medal of MU was awarded to:

Prof. James D. Watson, Nobel prize winner, on the occasion of his visit in Brno,
Prof. Dr. Jana Nechutová for her contribution as Dean to the development of the Faculty of Arts and for her academic and educational work.

The Silver Medal of MU was conferred on:

Prof. Dr. Reinhard Ibler, University of Magdeburg, for his co–operation with the Department of Slavonic Studies of the MU Faculty of Arts,
Prof. Dr. Jiří Frel, Roma, for his work on the re-establishing of the discipline of classical archaeology at the MU Faculty of Arts,
Dr. Miloslava Slavíčková of the University of Lund, for her contribution to the development of Czech and Slavonic studies abroad, co–operation with MU and promotion of the Czech Republic and Masaryk University,
Dr. Václav Kruta, Professor at the Sorbonne University in Paris, for his co–operation with the Czech academic community,
Prof. Dr. Josef Staněk of the MU Faculty of Science for his life–time educational and academic work and his contribution to the development of mineralogy at MU,
Prof. Dr. Milan Dokládal of the Faculty of Medicine for his academic, educational and organisational work for many years at the Faculty of Medicine.

In 1998, the Rector’s Prize for outstanding academic work was conferred on:

Prof. Dr. J. Fukač, Prof. Dr. J. Vyslou?il and Dr. P. Macek (Faculty of Arts) for their Dictionary of Czech Music Culture,
Prof. Dr. J. Gruska (Faculty of Informatics) for his monograph The Foundations of Computing,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. Telec (Faculty of Law) for his monograph Author’s Law,
Dr. H. Krmíčková (Faculty of Arts) for her monograph To the Beginnings of Calyx in Bohemia,
Prof. Dr. B. Srba (Faculty of Arts) for his monograph The Art of Theatre Production
Assoc. Prof. Dr. B. Klíma (Faculty of Education) for his monograph The Rotunda in Znojmo.

The Rector’s Prize for the best student of post-graduate studies was awarded to:

Dr. Vojtěch Thon (Faculty of Medicine, medical immunology),
Ing. David Fetsch (Faculty of Science, analytic chemistry),
Mgr. Michal Kozubek (Faculty of Informatics, informatics),
Mgr. Petr Mrkývka (Faculty of Law, financial law),
Mgr. Lenka Zajíčková (Faculty of Science, plasma physics).

Prominent recognition of MU teachers from outside Masaryk University was conferred on:

Prof. Dr. Milan Dokládal (Faculty of Medicine), honorary membership in the Czech Anthropological Society,
Prof. Dr. Ivo Hrazdira (Faculty of Medicine), 1^st class Medal of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Drahoslava Hrubá (Faculty of Medicine), Gold Medal of Charles University (Faculty of Medicine, Plzeň),
Prof. Dr. Květoslav Šipr (Faculty of Medicine), honorary member of the Czech Geriatric and Gerontological Society,
Prof. Dr. Jindřich Lokaj (Faculty of Medicine), honorary member of the Czech Immunological Society,
Prof. Dr. Jiří Záhejský (Faculty of Medicine), honorary member of the Czech Dermatovenerological Society,
Prof. Dr. Ivo Dvořák (Faculty of Medicine), 1^st class Medal of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic
Prof. Dr. Danuše Táborká (Faculty of Medicine), 1^st class Medal of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic
Dr. Milan Brázdil (Faculty of Medicine), Henner’s Prize for the best work published in the Czech and Slovak Neurology and Neurosurgery Journal in 1997,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jiří Vaněk (Faculty of Medicine), honorary member of the Pierre Fauchard Academy,
Prof. Dr. Ladislav Pilka (Faculty of Medicine) Prize of the International Federation of Fertility and Sterility, San Francisco,
Dr. Petr Janků and Dr. Jiří Paseka (Faculty of Medicine), Young Investigator Award of the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (ISSHP), Kobe (Japan),
Dr. Petr Husa (Faculty of Medicine), Dr. P. Ježek’s Award for 1997 awarded by the Czech Hepatological Society,
Prof. Dr. Petr Dítě (Faculty of Medicine), honorary member of the Polish Gastroenterological Society and the Czech Society for the Use of Laser in Medicine,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jindřich Vomela (Faculty of Medicine), honorary member of the Polish Surgical Society,
Prof. Dr. Zdenik Vlašín (Faculty of Medicine), honorary member of the Dowling Club and the Czech Dermatological Society,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivo Šlapák (Faculty of Medicine), honorary member of the Slovak ORL Society,
Prof. Dr. Jiří Vorlíček (Faculty of Medicine), honorary member of the Chemotherapeutical Society and holder of the Gold Medal of the Faculty of Health and Social Affairs of the University of Trnava,
Prof. Dr. Jaroslav Mezník (Faculty of Arts), T.G. Masaryk Medal,
Prof. Dr. Richard Pražák (Faculty of Arts), holder of Hungarian state distinction,
Dr. Petr Hruška (Faculty of Arts), Dresdner Lyrik Preis 98, Germany,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marek Nekula (Faculty of Arts), Jungmann’s Award for 1997,
Prof. Dr. Jiří Fukač (Faculty of Arts), Classic ’98 Award and Stifter Preis, Germany,
Prof. Dr. Miloš Štědroň (Faculty of Arts), winner of the Strá?nice International Folk Festival ’98,
Prof. Dr. Lumír Sommer (Faculty of Science), Hanuš Medal of the Czech Chemistry Society,
Prof. Dr. Ladislav Skula (Faculty of Science), Medal of the Mathematical Science Section,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vladimír Novotný (Faculty of Science), CNRS membership, France,
Prof. Dr. Josef Staněk (Faculty of Science), Memorial Medal of Goettingen University,
Prof. Dr. Jan Janča (Faculty of Science), Gold Medal of Comenius University, Bratislava,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vladimír Řehořek (Faculty of Science), Holuby Medal for contribution to Slovak botany,
Prof. Dr. Eduard Schmidt (Faculty of Science), 1^st class Medal of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and Gold Memorial Medal of VUT Brno,
Mgr. Jiří Damborský (Faculty of Science), ”Young Czech and Slovak microbiologist” prize of the Czech Microbiological Society; and Biotech Award awarded by the Czech Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Mgr. Antonín Kueera (Faculty of Informatics), Talent ’97 – Minister’s honorary award,
Mgr. Jiří Srba (Faculty of Informatics), Award for the Best Student Work in the framework of the MFCS conference,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dalibor Jílek (Faculty of Law), member of the Advisory Board of the European Council according to the Convention on the
Protection of Minorities in Strasbourg,
Assoc. Prof. Michal Košut (Faculty of Education), Music Award in the MUSICA NOVA 98 competition,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. František Čapka (Faculty of Education), Gold Ribbon of the Children’s Literature Club of the IBBY, Czech Section,
Assoc. Prof. Ing. Antonín Malach (Faculty of Economics and Administration), honorary member of the Czech Didac Society.