All but two (Zdeněk Pecka from České Budějovice and Kristýna Solomon from Olomouc, respectively) associate professors work at MU’s faculties or other institutions. “You had to work hard and prioritise science over your personal interests,” said Vice-Rector Jiří Hanuš during the ceremony. According to him, the scope of the fields the candidates represented prove the academic diversity of Masaryk University which, aside from top-quality science, emphasises teaching and values of dignity, self-respect, tolerance and the ability to admit to one’s mistake. “Your new status is not just about high level of science, but also about sharing knowledge with new generation,“ Hanuš noted, hoping that they would act upon their conscience and cherish it. “You can celebrate today, all the responsibility starts tomorrow,” Hanuš quipped to amuse the friends, families and a handful of children of the candidates.
Speaking at the ceremony on behalf of the recipients, Alena Damborská also mentioned families, children and friends who “suffered” while their loved ones “struggled with their dissertations, projects, computers, data storages, endless overtime and other obstacles on a daily basis”. She also thanked the university, colleagues and everyone involved in the habilitation process as such. Named after the Latin term docere (to teach), the degree is an obligation for its holders to motivate students to learning and to stir their interest in science. “We are also responsible for the further development of knowledge, for finding new solutions ensuring further development of science and the society in general. We used to be students, and our current role is that of our teachers. We have to assume the responsibility for the new generation of talented and motivated students who, fifteen years from now, will find themselves in our role,” said the neuroscientist in her commencement speech.
List of newly appointed associate professors:
doc. Alena Damborská
doc. Alena Damborská; habilitation in the field of Neuroscience
doc. Zdeněk Dvořák
doc. Zdeněk Dvořák; habilitation in the field of Surgery.
doc. Jiří Kos
doc. Jiří Kos; habilitation in the field of Medical chemistry and biochemistry.
doc. Radka Lordick Obermannová
doc. Radka Lordick Obermannová; habilitation in the field of Oncology.
doc. David Bednář
doc. David Bednář; habilitation in the field of Environment and health.
doc. Zdeněk Stachoň
doc. Zdeněk Stachoň; habilitation in the field of Cartography, geoinformatics and remote sensing.
doc. Markéta Šámalová
doc. Markéta Šámalová;, habilitation in the field of Plant physiology.
doc. Pavel Caha
doc. Pavel Caha; habilitation in the field of Czech language.
doc. Zdeněk Pecka
doc. Zdeněk Pecka; habilitation in the field of History of concrete literatures (Germanic literature).
doc. Kristýna Solomon
doc. Kristýna Solomon; habilitation in the field of History of concrete literatures (Germanic literature).
doc. Daniel Vázquez Touriño
doc. Daniel Vázquez Touriño; habilitation on the field of History of concrete literatures (Roman literature).
doc. Lucie Jarkovská
doc. Lucie Jarkovská; habilitation in the field of Pedagogy.
doc. Matej Lexa
doc. Matej Lexa; habilitation in the field of Informatics.
doc. Petr Novotný
doc. Petr Novotný; habilitation in the field of Informatics
doc. Martin Komzák
doc. Martin Komzák; habilitation in the field of Kinanthropology.