The recipients were selected on the basis of the successful completion of their doctoral studies during the standard four-year period, plus no more than one year, combined with excellent outcomes of their research as reflected in their dissertation.
“In the case of graduates in natural science and medical fields of study, for example, the recipients include in particular graduates with original publications in the top quartile of the top-quality journals in the respective fields,” Pospíšilová explained. The criteria for the award recipients are also based on the Principles for effective and quality doctoral studies at Masaryk University, a series of principles on which the entire process of transformation of doctoral studies at MU is based.
Vice-rector Pospíšilová presented the awards for the first time last year, and she plans to acknowledge the achievements of successful doctoral programme graduates and their supervisors on an annual basis. “The main goal of the award is to motivate current students in doctoral programmes towards the completion of their studies during the standard time period, and with top-quality results. Acknowledging those who have managed to do so is among the series of activities by the university aiming to increase the quality of doctoral studies,” Pospíšilová added. The award carries a financial prize of CZK 25,000 for the student as well as the supervisor.
Masaryk University considers doctoral studies as a pillar of a well-functioning university. It fosters its development and strives for its quality, to ensure among other things that the graduates succeed in their scientific careers as well as outside of the academic sector. Students in doctoral programmes have the opportunity to get involved in unique courses and workshops aimed in particular at the so-called soft skills under the auspices of MUNI PhD Academia, a concept of development of doctoral programme students beyond their actual studies.
In the academic year 2021/2022 the following 33 pairs of graduates and their supervisors received the award (listed alphabetically):
Katarína Adameková and Slavomír Nehyba, study programme: Geology, the field of study Stratigraphic geology, palaeontology and sedimentology
Senka Najman Baškiera and Lumír Gvoždík, study programme: Ecological and evolutionary biology, the field of study Zoology
Marie Bedrošová and Hana Macháčková, study programme: Media studies and journalism
Katarína Bernátová and Petr Vašina, study programme: Physics, the field of study Plasma physics
Romana Buzková and Eva Tomášková, study programme: Theoretical legal sciences, the field of study Financial law and financial sciences
Abigail Cuyacot Franczyk and Jan Hejátko, study programme: Life sciences
Sebastiano Giallongo and Manlio Vinciguerra, study programme: Biomedical sciences, the field of study Biochemistry and molecular biology
Ivana Goffová and Jiří Fajkus, study programme: Genomics and proteomics
Dominik Grega and Jozef Kolář, study programme: Safety and quality of pharmaceuticals
Petra Hoffmannová and Iva Burešová, study programme: Psychology, the field of study Clinical psychology
Petr Houzar and Tomáš Krejčík, study programme: Historical sciences, the field of study Auxiliary historical sciences
Zdeněk Kadaňka and Josef Bednařík, study programme: Neurosciences, the field of study Neurology
Bára Karlínová and Ondřej Krčál, study programme: Economic policy
Patrícia Klobušiaková and Irena Rektorová, study programme: Neurosciences
Josef Kučera and Petr Táborský, study programme: Chemistry, the field of study Analytical Chemistry
Hana Kuchaříková and Zbyněk Zdráhal, study programme: Genomics and proteomics
Jan Kupčík and Josef Bejček, study programme: Theoretical legal sciences, the field of study Commercial law
Petr Lapčík and Pavel Bouchal, study programme: Biochemistry
Petra Lázničková and Jan Frič, study programme: Biomedical sciences, the field of study Biochemistry and molecular biology
Peter Lenárt and Julie Dobrovolná, study programme: Molecular and cellular biology and genetics
Martin Lešák and Ivan Foletti, study programme: Art theory and history
Jakub Machura and Vojtěch Kovář, study programme: Czech language
Ludmila Moráňová and Martin Bartošík, study programme: Genomics and proteomics
Samuel Pastva and Luboš Brim, study programme: Computer science, the field of study Fundamentals of computer science
Abanoub Riad and Martin Krsek, study programme: Hygiene, preventive medicine and epidemiology
Matěj Roman and Daniel Nývlt, study programme: Physical geography
Vladimír Sedláček and Václav Matyáš, study programme: Computer science, the field of study Fundamentals of computer science
Jaromír Sobotka and Branislav Vrana, study programme: Environment and health, the field of study Environmental chemistry and toxicology
Jan-Marek Šík and Bohumil Fořt, study programme: Theory of narration
Marta Šlapanská and Jaroslav Hnilica, study programme: Physics, the field of study Plasma physics
Michal Tóth and Roman Chytilek, study programme: Political science
Kateřina Vaďurová and Irena Loskotová, study programme: Archaeology
Kateřina Vrchovecká and Monika Pávková Goldbergová, study programme: Physiology, pathological physiology, medical chemistry and biochemistry, the field of study Pathological physiology
