Members of the Association of Deans of Science Faculties met on 29 and 30 October 2025 at Masaryk University. The first day of the meeting took place at the University Campus Bohunice, and the second day continued at the Kotlářská campus. The discussions focused on current topics related to university funding, support for research infrastructure, and the development of doctoral studies.
One of the main topics of the meeting was the setting of doctoral income at science faculties, including adjustments for cooperating institutions. The deans also discussed publishing in open access journals, focusing on both its benefits for the scientific community and the risks associated with publication costs and the quality of some journals.
The meeting also addressed the risks connected with the State Treasury system and its impact on the financial stability of universities. Further topics included the decreasing support from European funds, which could lead to poorer instrumental equipment and deepen the lack of institutional funding from the state.
At the end of the meeting, Vladimír Krylov, Ph.D., who works at the Faculty of Science of Charles University, was elected chairman of the Association of Deans of Science Faculties.
Participants included the Dean of the Faculty of Science, Charles University, Assoc. Prof. Vladimír Krylov, Ph.D., the Dean of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Prof. Tomáš Kašparovský, Ph.D., the Dean of the Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Prof. Tomáš Policar, Ph.D., the Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Králové, Dr. Alena Myslivcová Fučíková, Ph.D., the Dean of the Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, Prof. Martin Kubala, Ph.D., the Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Assoc. Prof. Miloš Železný, Ph.D., the Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Prof. František Vácha, Ph.D., the Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Assoc. Prof. Mirko Rokyta, CSc. and the Dean of the Faculty of Science, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Assoc. Prof. Michal Varady, Ph.D.
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