In the year 2001, the Academic Council of MU met five times. The Council was regularly informed about the situation and activities of Masaryk University, and it discussed motions presented to the Council by the Rector in accordance with Article 72 Par. 1 of Act 111/1998 Sb., for the conferring of full professorship, two associate professorships, honorary academic degrees and of Gold and Silver Medals of MU. It also discussed the progress of research projects awarded to MU, motions for the conferring of academic degrees of Doctors of Sciences, and motions for accreditation, the extension of accreditation and re-accreditation of doctorate study programmes.

Of the 24 motions for the conferring of the degree of full professor, the Academic Council recommended the following 22:

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Josef Bednařík, neurology

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Viktor Brabec, (IBP, AS CR), biophysics

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Hep, internal medicine

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jiří Holý,  (FoA, UK, Prague), Czech literature

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Drahoslava Hrubá, hygiene, preventive medicine and epidemiology

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zdeněk Kukleta, medical physiology

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zdeněk Laštůvka,  (MUAF Brno), zoology

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jiří Litzman, medical immunology

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ladislav Lovaš,  (UPJŠ Košice), general psychology

• Assoc. Prof. JUDr. Jiří Malenovský,  (Constitutional Court, CR), international public law

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zdeněk Malý, gynaecology and obstetrics

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petr Mareš, sociology

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marta Munzarová, internal medicine

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Angelika Ottová, (STU Bratislava), biophysics

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ladislav Rabušic, sociology

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Imrich Ruisel, (Institute of Experimental Psychology of SAS, Bratislava), general psychology

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petr Šeba, (Hradec Králové University), theoretical physics and astrophysics

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pavel Ševčík, surgery

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Šimko, (SPAM Bratislava), surgery

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pavol Štekauer,  (FoA, Prešov University), linguistics of specific language groups – the English language

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jiří Vítovec, internal medicine

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jozef Výrost, (SVÚ SAS, Košice), general psychology

 

The Academic Council conferred academic degrees of Doctor of Sciences to:

• Prof. Dr. Jarolím Bureš, physics and mathematics

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tibor Žilka, sciences on the arts

 

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIPS AND FULL PROFESSORSHIPS

 

Tab. 1a – Full professorship appointments in 2001

 

 

 

Tab. 1b – Associate professorship appointments in 2001

 

 

Tab. 1c  – Associate professorship and full professorship appointments at MU between 1992 and 2001

 

 

Tab. 1d – Average consolidated numbers of faculty between 1 January  2001 and 31 December 2001

 

 

Tab. 1e – Average age of full professors

 

 

Tab. 1f – Average age of associate professors

 

 

Tab. 1 g – Average age of senior assistants

 

A good ratio between associate professors and non-associate professors (36.4%) has been maintained over a long period of time at Masaryk University. The practically unchanging age structure of faculty in all categories remains a problem. On average, the number of full professor appointments exhibits a slight increase, while the trend in associate professor appointments is decreasing, which reflects the stabilisation in the ration between faculty with associate professorship and non-associate professors.

 

DOCTORAL STUDIES

 

Tab. 2a – Number of students in doctoral study programmes at 31 October 2001

 ( ) number of students paying tuition fees

 

 

Tab. 2b – Doctoral study programmes: Students and graduates between 1993 and 2001

 

 

 

Statistics show that the proportion of full time students is gradually growing, which reflects the requirements on the more demanding character of study, and the participation of students in R&D projects.

The numbers of graduates remain relatively low.

The validity of Acts 53/1964 Sb. on conferring academic degrees and on the State Commission for Academic Degrees, of Act 39/1977 Sb. on the training of new research workers and further education of research workers, and of related Decrees of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences 53/1977 Sb. and 54/1977 Sb. and of the ČKVH 64/1977 Sb. expired in 2001. That marked the end of the period when it was possible to acquire higher academic qualifications at research student posts, and subsequently obtain the degrees of candidate of sciences (CSc) and Doctor of Sciences (DrSc.). In 2001, two degrees of DrSc. and eight degrees of CSc. were conferred at Masaryk University (all of them at the Faculty of Medicine).

 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

 

Tab. 3a – Overview of research and development projects undertaken at MU in 2001

 

 

 

 

Tab. 3b –  Applied projects undertaken at MU in 2001 (exclusive of R&D)

* Ministry of Health, J. Hus Foundation, etc.

** Aktion, Kontakt, Open Society Found, Austrian Institute for Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, etc

HEDF = Higher Education Development Fund

 

Tab. 3c – R&D projects and other applied projects undertaken at MU in 2001

(Tabs 3a + 3b)

 

 

Tab. 3d – All projects undertaken between 1992 and 2001

 

  

Compared with the year 2000, the overall financial allocations increased. However, the increment probably does not quite correspond to the possibilities of MU, and it is therefore necessary to pay attention not only to extending participation in projects of standard grant agencies, but also to increasing the involvement of MU faculty in projects of grant agencies of other ministries as well as of the Grant Agency of the AS CR. There has been an increased interest in projects of the European Union, in particular its 5th Framework Programme. The success rate of projects submitted did not, however, reach the level desired, and its distribution within MU was not even.

The Ministry of Education organised the initial evaluation of all research projects undertaken at MU. With one exception only, the approach to awarded projects was assessed as adequate on both the scientific and organisational levels, and the projects were recommended for continuation without any adjustments, which was the prerequisite for their financing in the next years.

The activities of research centres "Biomolecular Centre" (Prof. Koča) and "Centre of research into personality formation in ethnic and social contexts" (Prof. Smékal), and the participation in activities of the "Centre for work with patristic, medieval and Renaissance texts" (Prof. Nechutová) continued. The results will be evaluated in January 2002.

 

Tab. 3e – Number of R&D projects and funds per teacher from individual faculties

 

 

 

Tab. 3f – Applied projects and funds (exclusive of R&D projects) per teacher from individual faculties

 

 

 

Tab. 3f – All projects and funds per teacher from individual faculties total

 

 

PUBLICATION ACTIVITIES

Tab. 4 – Publication activities in 2001

* including one textbook published abroad

    

A comparison with previous years shows stable levels of publication activities. The above table summarizes data from various disciplines, and it does not give any qualitative assessments.

Results of artistic activities can be obtained from sources published by individual faculties.

 

 

RECOGNITION BY THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY

 

 

Tab. 5 – Recognition by the academic community in 2001

 

 

 

PRIZES AND MEDALS

 

The honorary degree of Doctor of Sciences was awarded to:

• Prof. Dr. Jaroslav Kurzweil,

• Dr. Petr Spielman

 

Gold Medal of MU was awarded to:

• Prof. Dr. Antonín Bartoněk, Professor at the Faculty of Arts, MU, Brno

• Prof. Dr. Petr Dítě, Professor of Faculty of Medicine, MU, Brno

• Rudolf  Schuster, President of Slovak Republic

• Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Šamaj, Emeritus Director SHMÚ and Professor of Comenius University, Bratislava

• Prof. Dr. František Šik, Emeritus Professor of the Faculty of Science, MU, Brno

 

Silver Medal of MU was awarded to:

• Prof. Dr. Karel Dvořák, Professor of Faculty of Medicine, MU, Brno

• Dr. Zbyněk Stráník, Geological Institute, Brno

 

Rector's Prize for Outstanding Creative Achievement was awarded to:

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. P. Ševčík, Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. Černý, Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Vítovec et al.: "Intensive Medicine", Galén, Karolinum 2000

• Prof. JUDr. Petr Hajn: "Competition behaviour and legislation against unfair competition", Masaryk University 2000

• Prof. Dr. Rudolf Šrámek: "Introduction to general onomastics", Brno 1999

• Dr. Libor Jan: "The establishment of the provincial court and administration of Medieval Moravia", Masaryk University and Moravian Foundation 2000

 

Rector's Prize to the Best Students from Doctoral Study Programmes at Masaryk University, Brno:

• Dr. Lenka Špinarová, Ph.D., FoM

• Dr. Kateřina Kaňková, Ph.D., FoM

• Mgr. Iveta Matějusová, FoS

• Mgr. Robert Mařík, Ph.D., FoS

• Mgr. Jakub Častulík, Ph.D., FoS

• Mgr. Helena Klimusová, FoA

• Mgr. Jan Chovanec, Ph.D., FoA

• Mgr. Pavel Řehák, Ph.D., FoE

 

Other prizes and honorary awards to faculty of Masaryk University in 2001:

Faculty of Medicine:

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jiří Litzman, ČSAKI Award for a series of publications in 2001

• Prof. Dr. Jaroslav Meluzín,  – Honorary Mention of the Presidium of Scientific Council of IGA MoH for results in the IGA MoH CR project 4344

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Miroslav Souček,  –  European Hypertension Specialist 2001

• Dr. Lea Kubecová – ČKS Award, Prize of Director of St. Ann's Teaching Hospital, Brno

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. K. Ševela, American Nephrology Association Award

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Karel Zicha, American Nephrology Association Award

• Prof. Dr. Jiří Záhejský, – Honorary Membership in the CMA JEP

• Prof. Dr. Ivan Rektor, Award of Czech Neurology Association of CMS JEP for his publication "Myoklonus"

• Sochůrková  D., Brázdil M., Jurák P., Rektor I.

 – Intracerebral recording of ERD/ERS and P3 in visual oddball paradigm

• As. Dr. Petr Kaňovský, Prize of Czech Neurology Association of CMS JEP for monograph: Růžička, E., Roth, J., Kaňovský, P.: Parkinson's disease and parkinsonian syndromes

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zdeňka Halačková,  Prize for the best publication of the year in Czech Stomatology

• Prof. Dr. Oldřich Nečas, Medal of MoEYS (1st Class) for lifetime work for Czech higher learning and science

• Prof. Dr. Pavel Bravený, CMS Memorial medal

• Prof. Dr. Nataša Honzíková, ČFS Prize for publication activities in the previous year

• Prof. Dr. Jan Peňáz, CMS Memorial medal

• Dr. Eva Závodná, ČFS Prize for her publication "Development of baroreflex sensitivity and mean pulse intervals in relation to age in children"

• Prof. Dr. Karel Dvořák, MoEYS Medal (2nd Class) for lifelong contribution to higher education

• Dr. R. Autrata, Prof. Dr. J. Řehůřek, Clinical results of the epithelial flap replacement in photorefractive keratectomy: 18-month follow-up. 19th Congress of the SCRS, 1-5 Sept. 2001, Amsterdam. First prize in the competition for the most scientifically and clinically important paper

• H. Višňová, P. Ventruba, I. Crha, J. Žáková, 1st Prize for the best paper at 11th Symposium of Assisted Reproduction, Brno

• P. Ventruba, H. Višňová, R. Hudeček, J. Lokajová – 2nd prize in the Best Paper competition, 11th Symposium of Assisted Reproduction, Brno

• J. Žáková, J. Sedláčková, M. Šťastná, P. Ventruba, I. Crha, the best poster, 11th Symposium of Assisted Reproduction, Brno

• J. Žáková, J. Sedláčková, M. Šťastná, P. Ventruba, Crha, 3rd Prize, Best Abstract Competition, 11th Symposium of Assisted Reproduction, Brno

• Dr. M. Kučera, Honorary member of Romanian Perinatology Society, for his contribution to the development of perinatology

• Prof. Dr. Petr Dítě, Medal of Wroclav University

– Medal of Palacký University, Olomouc

– Honorary membership, Czech Internist Society

– Honorary membership, Gastroentic Society

• Prof. Dr. Karel Benda, Emeritus Professor, FoM MU, Brno

– Honorary membership, CMS JEP

• Grosmanová – 2nd prize for the best presentation at MEDIFORM Competition for young staff

• Adamová, Bednařík, Šmardová,  – 1st Henner's prize for Young Neurologists

• Moravcová , Chvátalová, Prokeš for the best neurology paper published in 2000, Association between cervical and lumbar stenosis of the spinal canal

• Kadaňka Z., Bednařík J., Voháňka S., Prize of Czech Society for Neurology of CMS JEP

• Vlach O., Stejskal L., Chaloupka R., for the best publication in 2000

• Filipovičová, Šurelová D., Adamová  – Conservative vs surgery in spondylotic cervical

• Novotný O., Němec M., Smrčka V.

– Myelopathy: a prospective randomised study Urbánek I.                                                                                                                          

• Prof. Dr. Jindřich Vomela, Prize of Czech Society for Surgery for his book Mediastinitis acuta: diagnostics and therapy,

Prize of Czech Medical Society for co-authorship of Critical diseases of the trachea and their treatment

 

Faculty of Law:

• Prof. JUDr. Petr Hajn, – Prize for the best law publication "Law Dictionary"

 

Faculty of Arts:

• Mgr. Miroslav Balaštík, Prize of the CLF Foundation – Journalist Quail

• Prof. Dr.  Milan Jelínek, – Gold Medal of Silesian University, Opava

• Prof. Dr. Jaroslav Mezník City of Brno Prize

• Mgr. Helena Spurná, Ph.D., Václav Königsmark Prize for scientific merits of her study "On little known history of E.F. Burian's musical theatre", teatrologic society, Prague

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vladimír Goněc,  – Jean Monnet Chair/Chaire Jean Monnet for History of European Construction/Histoire de la construction européene. European University Commission for European Studies at the European Commission and European Rectors Conference, Brussels

• Prof. Dr. Radoslav Večerka, Doctor Honoris Causa of Sofia University

 

Faculty of Science:

• Prof. Dr. Ivan Kolář, City of Brno Prize in Natural Sciences

– Memorial medal for the 10th Anniversary of Silesian University

• Prof. Dr. Zdirad Žák,  "Men of the Year" – American Biographical Institute Board of International Research

• Bohuslav Rittich and Dr. Alena Španová, Prize for the Best Poster in Slovenia at conference

• Mgr. Markéta Munzarová – Prix de Chimie 2001

• Prof. Dr. Vladimír Sklenář, Prize of Czech Learned Society for Seniors 2001

• Mgr. Zbyněk Prokop, PhD, Scholarship of FEMS

 

 

Faculty of Education:

• Prof. Dr. Přemysl Hauser, Medal of MoEYS (2nd Class) for significant results in pedagogic activities

• Dr. Michal Charvát, Honorary mention of the committee of Czech Association of Varsity Sports for successfully heading the Czech representation at World Universiade in Beijing 2001

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lefteris Joanidis, Honorary membership in the Union of Visual Artists and Theoreticians of the UVA CR

• Mgr. Petr Kotyza – Honorary mention of the CAVS for the preparation and organisation of International Varsity Championship in Athletics

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Josef Pavlík, letter of thanks and honorary mention of the Executive Committee of the Czech Sokol Sports Organisation for the preparation and organisation of the 13th Sokol Festival

• Alexandr Vacek, First prize (Golden Diploma), LINDENHOLZHAUSEN, Germany

 

Faculty of Economics and Administration:

• Petr Valouch – Honorary mention in the competition for the Best Student Paper in the theory of economics in 2001 organized by Czech Society of Econometrics