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The 24 names of those who will take place on the Academic Senate of Palacký University from May 2026 to May 2029 have been announced. UP students and academic staff selected candidates from among their ranks in online elections in mid-March. Following the publication of the results, the deadline for filing any complaints regarding the conduct of the elections is now in effect.
Seventy candidates from across all faculties ran for the role of university senator. The results of the voting, which took place from March 11 to 18, 2026, were published by the main election committee based on the records of the election subcommittees on the official notice board of UP and the individual faculties. Voter turnout for the entire UP was 20.05%.
„I am very pleased to report that the election proceeded smoothly from both an organizational and technical standpoint. The election application worked reliably, for which a big thank you goes to the UP Computer Centre. Voter turnout was practically at the same level as in previous Academic Senate elections, with a clear trend showing that turnout tends to be higher at smaller faculties (e.g., the Faculty of Law and the Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology). I would like to thank everyone who helped organize the elections, as well as the members of the academic community who came out to vote,” said Zdeněk Červínek, chair of the main election committee, in his assessment of the election process.
Voter turnout varied across the individual faculties, with the highest turnout at the Faculty of Law (30.20%), followed by the Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology (28.36%), the Faculty of Health Sciences (19.39%), the Faculty of Physical Culture (17.75%), the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (17.02%), the Faculty of Science (16.34%), the Faculty of Arts (15.68%), and the Faculty of Education (15.66%). Two candidates from among the academic staff and one candidate from among the students with the highest number of votes will become senators for each faculty.
If any member of the academic community wishes to file a complaint regarding the conduct of the elections, they may do so within two business days of the publication of the election results by submitting a written complaint to the chair of the main election committee. Further details regarding the UP Academic Senate elections are available on the election website.
The University Academic Senate is one of the university’s key governing bodies. For example, it approves the university budget, reviews university regulations, and oversees operations at dormitories and cafeterias. At Palacký University, the “main” Senate has 24 members from the academic community, with two academics and one student representing each faculty. It meets approximately once a month during the academic year; dates and invitations to meetings, including Senate committee meetings, as well as subsequent minutes and links to live streams of UP AS meetings, are available on the UP Academic Senate website.
The term of the new UP Academic Senate will begin on May 16, 2026, and will last until May 15, 2029. The date of the inaugural meeting of the newly elected Senate is currently set for May 27, 2026.
Elected candidates to the UP Academic Senate:
Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology:
Candidates from the rank of academics:
- Fiedler Eduard, Ph.D., Mgr. et Mgr.
- Navrátilová Veronika, Mgr.
Candidate from among students:
- Godfryd Vojtěch, Mgr.
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry:
Candidates from the rank of academics:
- Křupka Michal, Mgr., Ph.D.
- Hartmann Igor, Doc. MUDr., Ph.D.
Candidate from among students:
- Jedinák Matúš Maximilián
Faculty of Arts:
Candidates from the rank of academics:
- Molnár Ondřej, Mgr., Ph.D.
- Dolejš Martin, PhDr., Ph.D.
Candidate from among students:
- Václavková Kristýna, Bc.
Faculty of Science:
Candidates from the rank of academics:
- Opatrný Tomáš, prof., RNDr., Dr.
- Ondřej Vladan, doc., RNDr., PhD.
Candidate from among students:
- Levická Stela, Mgr.
Faculty of Education:
Candidates from the rank of academics:
- Langer Jiří, doc. Mgr., Ph.D.
- Vitásková Kateřina, prof. Mgr., Ph.D.
Candidate from among students:
- FIekač Pavel, Mgr.
Faculty of Physical Culture:
Candidates from the rank of academics:
- Svoboda Zdeněk, doc. Mgr., Ph.D.
- Horák Svatopluk, RNDr.
Candidates from among students:
- Střídová Adéla, Bc.
Faculty of Law:
Candidates from the rank of academics:
- Tomoszková Veronika, JUDr., Ph.D.
- Svaček Ondřej, doc. JUDr., LL.M., Ph.D.
Candidate from among students:
- Mašková Veronika, Mgr.
Faculty of Health Sciences:
Candidates from the rank of academics:
- Gaul Aláčová Petra, Mgr., Ph.D.
- Šaňáková Šárka, Mgr., Ph.D.
Candidate from among students:
- Blažková Alexandra
The complete results of the UP Academic Senate elections are available here.