Dean's Award for authors of prestigious scientific publications

The Dean of the Faculty of Science will award the authors and author groups of teaching and popular science texts, monographs and original scientific publications for 2025 (in accordance with internal regulation PrF-B-19/07-UZ02). Submitting the publication will be possible from 16 September 2025. The publication (publication set) is submitted by the author via a web form on the Portal. You can find the application form here (in Czech). If the publication is already listed in OBD, it is possible to use automatic data loading from OBD when filling it out. The printed and signed application must be delivered by internal mail to the Department of Science and Research of the UP Faculty of Science to Bc. Barbora Krudencová no later than 22 October 2025.

Submitted publications must meet the following conditions:

• The scientific publication is in a professional journal with an IF value in the top 10%, including journals that belong to the same subject class (subject class on Web of Science) as the journal in which the publication appeared. The condition must be met for at least one subject class.
• The main or corresponding author is an employee of the UP Faculty of Science with at least 0,5 workload or a student of the FS UP.
• The prize will be awarded to members of the author group who have listed the UP Faculty of Science as their main workplace in the affiliation, i.e. have listed it in the first place.
• The publication was published in 2025. Works published in 2024 can also be submitted, if they were not submitted to the competition in the previous year.

Rector's Honorary Mention to doctoral students for a professional article

You can send nominations of doctoral students who, in your opinion, should be awarded the Rector's Honorary Mention for a professional article. The Honorary Mention is associated with a scholarship of CZK 10,000. The Honorary Mention is governed by the rules set out in the UP standard R-B-22-20. For each nomination, please fill out the Cover Sheet and attach the professional article in electronic form. Send your nominations by 31 October 2025, at the latest, to ondrej.babek@upol.cz. Later nominations will not be considered.

Mandatory reporting of mobilities

Every mobility, regardless of the source of funding and regardless of whether the student will receive credits for that, must be reported at least one month before its start to Mgr. Marie Raková at marie.rakova@upol.cz from the International section of the Student Affairs Office. Outgoing mobilities are primarily reported by students, incoming mobilities by the department. Details can be found on the faculty website.

Records of foreign guests

It is the responsibility of the department to register foreign guests. If you have international guests visiting your department, enter their information in the Portal as follows:

• click on "All Applications" in your Portal
• click on the "Guest Admission" tile
• press the "+New" button and fill out the newly opened form.

This procedure does not apply to student internships - these are reported as incoming mobility.

Mobility scholarship

A student who goes on any mobility abroad for 30 days or more (study stay, research internship, work placement, summer school, etc.), can apply for a scholarship of CZK 5,000 for each mobility. The request must be submitted before departure. Details here.

Co-financing of trips and internships abroad

If the primary source does not cover all the necessary costs, it is possible to apply for additional funding for student internships (duration at least 1 month) or employee trips abroad. The completed and signed application form (for students, for employees) send either by internal mail to Waleria Kmentová (Student Affairs Office) or send a signed scan to waleria.kmentova@upol.cz. This applies to trips that will be made in 2025; the possibility of additional funding in subsequent years has not yet been clarified. (Czech versions of the forms can be found in the Czech version of the Newsletter.)

Fulbright scholarships for students, researchers, and lecturers to visit the USA for the 2026/2027 Academic Year

Applications for the 2026/2027 academic year are now open for all of the programs listed below:

The Fulbright Postgraduate Scholarship is intended for study or research at the Master's or Ph.D. level in the United States for all fields except clinical medicine and MBA and LLM programs. You can apply for either the full program or a research stay of 4-9 months. There are two application deadlines (1 September for degree only and 1 February for research projects), and you must arrange for an appropriate invitation letter from the USA. The condition is a completed bachelor's degree by the deadline and good knowledge of English. Details here.

Fulbright scholarship for researchers and lecturers from the Czech Republic in all fields except clinical medicine

The requirements are a Ph.D. degree, previous successful research and/or teaching activity, good knowledge of English, a quality research project and an invitation from the USA. The regular application deadline is 1 November. The scholarship is awarded for a period of three to ten months, depending on the needs of the applicant and the project. Details here.

The Fulbright Scholarship for professionals from the Czech Republic is intended for stays of professional experts (for 3 to 10 months) intended for research, study and gaining further professional experience primarily in the following fields (not exclusively): the arts (including restoration and curatorial work), museum and gallery management, art collection management, architecture, urban planning, public administration and politics, creative writing, journalism. The stays are intended for experts in disciplines where the final degree of education is usually not a Ph.D. and where it is replaced by documented results of practical professional activity (artistic works, exhibitions, management of studios at art-type universities, publication activities in periodicals, work in public administration with long-term excellent results, etc.). The basic qualification requirements are a completed education of at least MA (Mgr.) and 7 years of professional experience with excellent results in the field in which the applicant is applying for the scholarship, at the time of the program deadline. The regular application deadline is 1 November 2025 for the following academic year. The requirements and selection process are identical to the program for lecturers and scientists. The scholarship is provided for a period of three to ten months, depending on the applicant's needs. More information here.

Fulbright-Masaryk scholarship for those representatives of the academic community in the Czech Republic who, in addition to their narrow professional focus, are also active in academic and public life (in the academic senate, in a non-profit organization, in local government, etc.). The scholarship for all fields (except clinical medicine) is awarded in three categories. They can be found on this website.

The Fulbright-Schuman scholarship is a European-American program for EU citizens (Ph.D. students, Ph.D. holders and education experts, including university administrators) to conduct research on EU issues and US-EU transatlantic relations. The program is administered by the Fulbright Commission in Belgium. Details, including application deadlines, can be found here.

Scholarship in Bavaria

Applications are currently being accepted for scholarships for a one-year study stay in Bavaria, with the possibility of extension to a maximum of 3 years. The scholarship is intended to finance follow-up master's or doctoral studies at a Bavarian public university. The scholarship can also be awarded for a one-year study stay in Bavaria as part of doctoral studies at a Czech public university.

The deadline for submitting scholarship applications for the 2026/27 academic year is 1 December 2025. Further information is available on the website.

EMBL PhD Symposium

The 27th EMBL PhD Symposium is scheduled to take place from 25 to 27 November 2025, bringing together early career researchers and leading scientists for keynote lectures, panel discussions, and networking at EMBL Heidelberg (also available virtually). The event promotes scientific dialogue and exchange across the life sciences. Full details and registration information are available at this link.

The regular meeting of the Academic Senate FS UP will take place on 5 November 2025 at 13:00 in the conference room of the Dean's Office. Detailed information and materials as well as the link to the stream will be available at the given time of the meeting on the senate website (in Czech).

Student Affairs Office

The Student Affairs Office is open for students only during the office hours.

See the website. Please, do not enter the office outside of office hours.

Foreign students

The agenda of the foreign students at the Faculty of Science is currently divided as follows:
Mrs. Waleria Kmentová (waleria.kmentova@upol.cz): English doctoral study programmes, English Bachelor study programme Petroleum Engineering (PE).
Mrs. Marie Raková (marie.rakova@upol.cz): English Bachelor study programmes (except PE), English Master study programmes, Erasmus and other exchange programmes.

Online confirmation of study

You can generate your confirmation of study online directly from your Portal (not STAG).
Go to Portal - Electronic forms - Confirmation of study (online with signature) - Generate.

Schedule of the Academic Year

The academic year schedule can be found in the section Students - Important Dates.

Individual study plan of the doctoral students

Students in the first year of the doctoral study programmes have to submit their individual study plan by the end of September 2025 to their Student Affairs Officer. The plan has to be signed by the student, his/her supervisor and the chairman of the Subject-area Board.
At the same time, students must enter the dissertation topic in STAG. Go to „STAG – My study – Thesis topics“, find your topic through the search engine and fill out the necessary data. If it’s not there, add the new topic and fill out all the data. Then check everything with your supervisor if the data are correct. If the supervisor approves, in the section “Approval status“ select „Thesis registration finalized by student“ and save it. Then, on the top of the page click on „Print the document for dissertation registration“, print it, have it signed by the necessary people, and deliver it to your student affairs officer.

Language courses

As every year, the Department of Foreign Languages of the Faculty of Science, UP, offers language courses to its employees and doctoral students. Traditionally, these are English courses, but now a German course is also available. Those interested should register with the lecturers of the specific courses, see the table. Anyone interested in individual lessons can e-mail me at eva.karaskova@upol.cz. We start on 22 September and look forward to seeing you!

Extraordinary scholarships for doctoral students for publishing activities

In 2025, the UP Faculty of Science will award one-time extraordinary scholarships to authors of prestigious publications from among the doctoral students studying in the standard period of study (i.e. students of 1st to 4th year). An extraordinary scholarship for publishing activity will be awarded to doctoral students who, in previous year, report a publication as the first or corresponding author with an affiliation to the UP Faculty of Science, in a journal registered in the first or second quartile of a given subject category (Q1 or Q2 in Subject Category, SC) according to Journal Citation Reports©. If a journal falls into more than one SC, the SC with the highest percentile will be counted. The publication must have a publication year of 2025 or be accepted for printing before submitting the application.

Applications can also be submitted for articles published in the second half of 2024, provided that the student did not receive a scholarship for the same output in 2024. A scholarship may only be awarded to an author once for a specific publication. One author may apply for a scholarship for more than one publication.

The printed scholarship applications (use the general request form) should be submitted to Mgr. Waleria Kmentová (in person or through the internal mail) no later than 31 October 2025. Scholarships will be paid out in one lump sum on the following payment date. The amount of the scholarship will depend on the number of applications received and the percentile of the journal's ranking in SC.

The scholarship application should contain:

• the student's name and surname
• e-mail address
• study programme and year of study
• the name, surname and e-mail address of the supervisor, the consent and signature of the supervisor if necessary
• a full citation, including the DOI, of the publication that is subject of the request
• confirmation of acceptance for printing in the case of publications in print
• printed full text (Pre-proof) of the publication.

Meeting of the UP Rector with the academic community

Are you interested in the direction the university will take in the coming years? Do you have questions about your student life, academic or scientific work, working environment or the third role of UP? Come and discuss them with Rector Michael Kohajda on Wednesday, 8 October, from 3 p.m. at the Fort Science. Advance registration is not required, but you can send your questions in advance using this form.

Sustainably with UP

Embark on a sustainable journey with Palacký University (UP). Together, we will join the European Sustainable Development Week and start the new academic year with activities that connect environmental and social care with personal well-being. From 22 September to 3 October 2025, we will celebrate a Car-Free Day and hold a university bazaar - you can start bringing things to exchange now. The programme will also include first aid workshops, a conference on sustainable food, a clothing swap, a bike trip to Kosíř, lectures on carbon storage and climate anxiety, or a final yoga session with the Faculty of Law. You can find everything on the Sustainable University website.

XX. Myeloma and VIII. Cell Therapy Workshop 2025

You are cordially invited to the Myeloma and Cell Therapy Workshop 2025 (MCTW2025) — an international, two-day scientific event dedicated to cutting-edge research in multiple myeloma, immunotherapy, and cell-based therapies for blood cancers. Hosted by the Blood Cancer Research Group (BCRG) and the Czech Myeloma Group (CMG), this year’s workshop will take place in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on 30–31 October 2025, with a freely accessible online stream for remote participants.

MORAVIA OPEN World Cup

Enjoy a unique opportunity to see and play world-class Stiga table hockey! On Saturday, 4 October, the Fort Science in Olomouc will host the MORAVIA OPEN WORLD CUP.

Currently, 72 players are registered for the tournament – from local beginners to world champions, including Rainers Kalnins from Latvia. During the all day event, you can compete for prizes and trophies in various categories, or just come and soak up the atmosphere.

If you want to play table hockey regularly, join our club – we play every Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., organize weekend tournaments, and help with events for children at the HC Olomouc stadium.

The next faculty Newsletter will be published on Monday, 13 October 2025.