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Internal Regulations of the University of West Bohemia

In accordance with Article 36 (2) of Act No. 111/1998 Sb., on Higher Education Institutions and on Amendments and Supplements to Other Acts (the Higher Education Act), the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports registered, on 5 June 2017, under Ref. No. MSMT- 16039/2017, Habilitation Procedure and Professor Appointment Procedure Regulations.

………………………………………. Mgr. Karolína Gondková Director of the Higher Education Department

HABILITATION PROCEDURE AND PROFESSOR APPOINTMENT PROCEDURE REGULATIONS Dated 5 June 2017

[Note: Habilitation is a Czech academic procedure whereby a person is awarded the academic rank of Docent, which is usually considered equivalent to Associate Professor.]

PART ONE General Provisions

Article 1 General Provisions (1) This Internal Regulation formulates rules for the habilitation and professor appointment procedures at the University of West Bohemia (hereinafter referred to as "UWB").

(2) Provisions concerning the relevant Scientific Board shall also apply to the Artistic Board, where established.

(3) UWB, or a relevant Faculty, shall publish these Habilitation Procedure and Professor Appointment Procedure Regulations in accordance with Act No. 111/1998 Sb., on Higher Education Institutions and on Amendments and Supplements to Other Acts (the Higher Education Act), as amended, (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"). The public may read a habilitation thesis before its defence at the Dean's office of the relevant Faculty, or at the Research and Development Division, if a habilitation procedure is conducted by UWB.

Article 2 Authorisation to Conduct a Habilitation Procedure or Professor Appointment Procedure (1) A habilitation procedure or professor appointment procedure shall be conducted in accordance with the Act in fields for which UWB, or a Faculty, has received accreditation. The list of these fields is published on the UWB website and on the website of the relevant Faculty.

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(2) The provisions of this Internal Regulation shall be applied to the implementation of a habilitation procedure or professor appointment procedure for the accredited fields by analogy; the execution of the Dean's powers shall be performed by the Rector and the powers of the Scientific Board of a Faculty shall be executed by the UWB Scientific Board.

Article 3 Requirements for Pedagogical and Scientific or Artistic Qualifications of an Applicant (1) For the initiation of a habilitation procedure, it is recommended that the applicant possess the scientific degree Candidate of Science ("CSc."), Doctor of Science ("DrSc."), the academic-scientific degree Doctor ("Dr."), or the academic degree Doctor of Philosophy ("Ph.D.)", or an equivalent scientific degree, academic-scientific degree, or academic degree.

(2) The habilitation procedure is initiated if the applicant has previous pedagogical and scientific or artistic experience in the relevant field. Pedagogical activities include confirmed teaching activities at a university in the Czech Republic, or abroad. Scientific or artistic activities include only activities related to the field of the habilitation procedure, or to a similar field.

(3) The professor appointment procedure includes the assessment of pedagogical and scientific or artistic qualifications of an applicant who is an outstanding and recognized scientific or artistic personality in a field related to the professor appointment procedure. The prerequisite for the initiation of the professor appointment procedure is the previous appointment as docent on the basis of a habilitation procedure which included the submission of a habilitation thesis. In exceptional cases, if an applicant to be nominated for a professorship already is a professor at a renowned foreign university, the Rector may, at the suggestion of the UWB Scientific Board, exempt the prior appointment as docent as a prerequisite for the initiation of the professor appointment procedure. Pedagogical activities include confirmed teaching activities at a university in the Czech Republic, or abroad. Scientific or artistic activities include only activities related to the field of the professor appointment procedure, or to a similar field.

(4) Field-specific details concerning the pedagogical and scientific or artistic qualifications of an applicant shall be stipulated by a regulation issued by the Dean, to which a form stipulating the field-specific requirements shall be attached.

(5) Compliance with the requirements stated in this form does not entitle the applicant to the successful completion of the relevant appointment procedure.

PART TWO Habilitation Procedure

Article 4 Initiation of the Procedure (1) To initiate a habilitation procedure, the applicant shall submit a written proposal to the Dean of a relevant Faculty stating the specific field of study.

(2) The proposal shall be registered at the Dean's office of the relevant Faculty. The habilitation procedure is initiated on the day the Faculty receives the written proposal.

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(3) Together with the proposal, the applicant shall submit all documents stated in Article 5 and pay the procedure-related fee, the amount of which is stated in a regulation issued by the Rector.

(4) If the proposal does not meet all the requirements stated in Article 5, and the applicant fails to remedy the deficiencies within two months after the receipt of a written notice issued by the Dean, the Dean is entitled to terminate the habilitation procedure.

(5) The applicant is entitled to withdraw the proposal until the day he/she is appointed to the rank of docent. If the applicant withdraws his/her proposal, the Dean shall terminate the habilitation procedure.

(6) If the habilitation procedure is terminated, the habilitation thesis and related documents shall be returned to the applicant.

Article 5 Requirements Imposed on Applicants for the Habilitation Procedure Together with the proposal, the applicant shall submit: a) his/her curriculum vitae, focused in particular on pedagogical and scientific or artistic activities, b) documents confirming the higher education level acquired, university degrees and academic titles, c) documents confirming the pedagogical and scientific or artistic qualifications of the applicant, d) a list of scientific, artistic or professional works associated with the field of the habilitation procedure, e) a summary of scientific, artistic or professional domestic or foreign internships, f) a summary of all published works (chronologically numbered list), g) quote and citation indexes of published works, h) other documents confirming the pedagogical, scientific, or artistic qualifications of the applicant, such as a list of memberships and functions in committees, boards or other bodies whose activities are associated with the field of the habilitation procedure, i) the form completed in accordance with the regulation issued by the Dean of the relevant Faculty pursuant to Article 3(4), j) the habilitation thesis, k) proof of payment of the habilitation procedure-related fee.

Article 6 Habilitation Thesis (1) A habilitation thesis refers to: a) a written work which brings new scientific knowledge, b) a set of published scientific papers supplemented with a commentary, c) a monograph issued in print which brings new scientific knowledge, d) an artistic work or artistic performance, or a series of them, as an excellent public artistic activity.

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(2) If a habilitation thesis is submitted pursuant to Section 1 (a)(b), or (c), the applicant shall make four copies; if a habilitation thesis is submitted pursuant to Section 1(c), the applicant may submit the thesis in a single copy provided that it will also be submitted in an electronic version.

(3) If a habilitation thesis is submitted pursuant to Section 1(b), it shall be a thesis published in an internationally recognized scientific, artistic or professional journal or conference proceedings, and it shall contain a written confirmation issued by any possible co- author stating the participation of the applicant in common works, unless this confirmation cannot be issued for serious reasons. In such a case, the applicant shall state for what reason it is not possible to submit the confirmation.

(4) If a habilitation thesis is submitted pursuant to Section 1(c) and it has been published by more than one author, the applicant shall present a written confirmation issued by the co-authors stating their participation in the monograph, unless this confirmation cannot be issued for serious reasons. In such a case, the applicant shall state for what reason it is not possible to submit the confirmation.

Article 7 Habilitation Board (1) If the habilitation procedure is not terminated, the Dean presents the proposal for its initiation together with the proposal for the composition of the habilitation board, which shall consist of five members, a chairperson and other members to be approved by the Scientific Board of the relevant Faculty during its next meeting.

(2) The habilitation board is composed of professors, docents and other distinguished experts engaged in the relevant or an associated field of the procedure. Together with the proposal for the composition of the habilitation board, the Dean shall submit the professional curricula vitae of the proposed board members. The habilitation board must be chaired by a professor and at least three members must be experts from an institution other than UWB, or from an institution other than the applicant’s workplace. If a proposed member of the habilitation board is also the co-author of the presented habilitation thesis, or its part, this fact must be stated in the proposal issued by the Dean.

(3) The Dean informs the members about their successful appointment and presents the applicant's proposal to the chairperson.

(4) The meeting of the habilitation board shall be presided over by its chairperson, or by an authorized member. The habilitation board is quorate if there are at least four of its members present at the meeting. Resolutions shall be passed by an absolute majority of all members.

(5) The habilitation board appoints three external examiners, only one of which may be from UWB, or from an institution employing the applicant. A co-author of the work which is submitted as the habilitation thesis, or of its part, shall not be appointed as an external examiner. The chairperson presents to the external examiners, together with the habilitation thesis, a form for the preparation of an examiner's report, unless the habilitation thesis corresponds to the requirements stated in Article 6(1)(d).

(6) The habilitation board shall assess the scientific or artistic qualifications of the applicant and his/her previous pedagogical experience.

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(7) The habilitation board takes a secret vote on the proposal to appoint the applicant as docent. If the proposal for the appointment is not approved by an absolute majority of all members, the habilitation board recommends to the members of the Scientific Board of the Faculty that they terminate the procedure.

(8) The final resolution, together with the voting result, shall be submitted to the Dean.

Article 8 Discussion Held at the Meeting of the Scientific Board of a Faculty (1) Once the Dean receives the resolution referred to in Article 7(8), he/she shall present the matter to the Scientific Board of the relevant Faculty. At the same time, the Dean informs the applicant about the possibility of holding a public lecture in cooperation with the relevant academic department. This lecture shall be held before the meeting of the Scientific Board of the Faculty. If the applicant agrees with the arrangement of the public lecture, the Dean's office of the relevant Faculty shall be responsible for its organization.

(2) The Scientific Board of the Faculty hears the resolution adopted by the habilitation board, which shall be presented by its chairperson, or an authorised member.

(3) If the Scientific Board of the Faculty does not terminate the habilitation procedure based on the recommendations of the habilitation board pursuant to Article 7(7), the applicant presents a 30-minute habilitation lecture, which is followed by the defence of the habilitation thesis. The defence is initiated by the presentation of the external examiners' reports, followed by a discussion during which the applicant has the possibility to comment on the opinions of external examiners, to defend his/her habilitation thesis and to comment on his/her pedagogical, scientific, or artistic activities. Afterwards, the Scientific Board of the Faculty takes a vote by secret ballot to decide on the proposal to appoint the applicant as docent.

(4) If the proposal does not obtain a majority of votes of all members of the Scientific Board of the Faculty, the habilitation procedure shall be terminated. The applicant shall be immediately informed about the result of the voting process.

(5) The proposal for appointment as docent shall be submitted to the Rector.

(6) If the Rector does not agree with the proposal, he/she shall provide reasons for his/her decision to the UWB Scientific Board without delay.

(7) If requested by the applicant, he/she shall be given the opportunity to give a speech at the meeting of the UWB Scientific Board before its secret ballot.

(8) If the proposal for the appointment as docent does not obtain a majority of votes of all members of the UWB Scientific Board, the habilitation procedure shall be terminated. In the opposite case, the Rector appoints the applicant as docent.

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PART THREE Professor Appointment Procedure

Article 9 Initiation of the Procedure (1) The proposal to initiate a professor appointment procedure shall be submitted to the Dean of the relevant Faculty by the applicant in writing; the proposal shall also indicate the field in which the procedure shall be initiated.

(2) The proposal shall be registered at the Dean's office of the relevant Faculty. The professor appointment procedure is initiated on the day the Faculty receives the written proposal.

(3) Together with the proposal, the applicant shall submit all documents stated in Article 10 and pay the procedure-related fee, the amount of which is stated in a regulation issued by the Rector.

(4) The professor appointment procedure may also be initiated upon a proposal submitted to the Scientific Board of the Faculty by the Dean or the Rector, or on the initiative of the Scientific Board of the Faculty. In such a case, the Dean asks the applicant to submit all formalities referred to in Article 10 by a specific date.

(5) If the appointment procedure is not initiated upon the applicant's proposal, and if the applicant expresses his/her disapproval of the initiation thereof in writing, the Dean shall terminate the procedure.

(6) If the proposal does not meet all the requirements and the applicant fails to remedy the deficiencies within two months after the receipt of a written notice issued by the Dean, the Dean is entitled to terminate the procedure.

(7) The applicant is entitled to withdraw the proposal until the day he/she is appointed to the rank of professor. If the applicant withdraws his/her proposal, the Dean terminates the procedure.

(8) If the procedure is terminated, the submitted documents shall be returned to the applicant.

Article 10 Requirements Imposed on Applicants for the Professor Appointment Procedure Together with the application, the applicant shall submit: a) his/her curriculum vitae, focused in particular on pedagogical and scientific or artistic activities, b) written recommendations by at least two professors engaged in the same field as that of the appointment procedure, or a related field, in case the procedure is initiated upon the applicant's proposal, c) documents confirming the appointment as docent (if applicable), documents confirming the higher education level achieved, academic degrees obtained and academic titles, d) documents confirming the pedagogical and scientific or artistic qualifications of the applicant,

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e) a list of scientific, artistic or professional works associated with the field of the procedure, f) a summary of scientific, artistic or professional domestic or foreign internships, g) a summary of all published works (chronologically numbered list), h) quote and citation indexes of published works, i) the results of the achievements of research workers and students of doctoral study programmes with whom the applicant has worked with, j) a maximum of 10 major scientific, artistic or professional works and educational texts (if possible, it is recommended to submit this set of works in two or three copies), k) the scientific or artistic contributions of the applicant (a summary of the main scientific or artistic results), l) other documents confirming the pedagogical, scientific, or artistic qualifications of the applicant, such as a list of memberships and functions in committees, boards or other bodies whose activities are associated with the field of the professor appointment procedure, m) the form completed in accordance with the regulation issued by the Dean of the relevant Faculty pursuant to Article 3(4), n) proof of payment of the procedure-related fee.

Article 11 Professor Appointment Board (1) If the professor appointment procedure is not terminated, the Dean presents the proposal for its initiation together with the proposal for the composition of the professor appointment board, which shall consist of five members, a chairperson and other members to be approved by the Scientific Board of the relevant Faculty during its next meeting.

(2) The board is composed of professors, docents and other distinguished experts engaged in the relevant or an associated field of the procedure. Together with the proposal for the composition of the professor appointment board, the Dean shall submit the professional curricula vitae of the proposed board members. The board must be chaired by a professor and at least three members must be experts from an institution other than UWB, or from an institution other than the applicant’s workplace.

(3) The Dean shall inform the members about their successful appointment and shall present the applicant's proposal to the chairperson.

(4) The meeting of the board is presided by its chairperson, or by an authorized member. The board is quorate if there are at least four of its members present at the meeting. Resolutions shall be passed by an absolute majority of all members.

(5) Based on the proposal, the board assess the pedagogical, scientific or artistic qualifications of the applicant.

(6) The board take a secret vote on the proposal to appoint the applicant as professor. If the proposal for the appointment is not approved by an absolute majority of all members, the board recommend to the members of the Scientific Board of the Faculty that they terminate the procedure.

(7) The final resolution together with the voting result shall be submitted to the Dean.

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Article 12 Discussion Held at the Meeting of the Scientific Board of a Faculty (1) Once the Dean receives the resolution referred to in Article 11(7), he/she shall present the matter to the Scientific Board of the relevant Faculty. At the same time the Dean informs the applicant about the possibility to give a public lecture in cooperation with the relevant academic department. This lecture shall be given before the meeting of the Scientific Board of the Faculty. If the applicant agrees with the arrangement of the public lecture, the Dean's office of the relevant Faculty shall be responsible for its organization.

(2) The Scientific Board of the Faculty hears the resolution adopted by the professor appointment board, which is presented by its chairperson, or an authorised member.

(3) If the Scientific Board of the Faculty does not terminate the procedure based on the recommendation of the professor appointment board pursuant to Article 11(6), the applicant gives a 30-minute lecture. The lecture shall include information about the applicant’s contribution to the development of scientific or artistic disciplines on an international scale, as well as the plans for future scientific or artistic work and training in the field of his/her appointment. This part is followed by a discussion, and the applicant shall be given the opportunity to comment on his/her pedagogical, scientific or artistic activities. Afterwards, the Scientific Board of the Faculty takes a vote by secret ballot to decide on the proposal to appoint the applicant as professor.

(4) If the proposal for appointment as professor does not obtain a majority of votes of all members of the Scientific Board of the Faculty, the professor appointment procedure shall be terminated. The applicant shall be immediately informed about the result of the voting process.

(5) If the proposal obtains a majority of votes of all members, the Scientific Board of the Faculty presents the proposal to the UWB Scientific Board.

Article 13 Voting on Submitting the Proposal to the Minister (1) If requested by the applicant, he/she shall be given the opportunity to give a speech at the meeting of the UWB Scientific Board before its secret ballot and before it submits the proposal to the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports (hereinafter referred to as the "Minister"). (2) If the applicant does not request the opportunity to give a speech at the meeting of the UWB Scientific Board pursuant to Section 1, this fact shall not cause him/her any disadvantage. (3) The UWB Scientific Board shall secretly vote on the submission of the proposal to the Minister. (4) If the proposal does not obtain a majority of votes of all members of the UWB Scientific Board, the procedure shall be terminated.

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PART FOUR Transitional and Final Provisions

Article 14 Transitional Provisions These Regulations do not apply to habilitation procedures and professor appointment procedures initiated prior to the date of these Regulations coming into force.

Article 15 Common and Final Provisions (1) The applicant may lodge objections to the course of the habilitation procedure within 30 days. If the objections are not approved by the Dean, he/she shall forward them to the Rector. The Rector's decision shall be final. The Rector or the Dean are obliged to give reasons for their decision.

(2) The applicant may lodge objections to the course of the professor appointment procedure within 30 days. The objections shall be assessed by the Rector. The Rector's decision shall be final. The Rector is obliged to give reasons for his/her decision.

(3) These Regulations on the Habilitation Procedure and Professor Appointment Procedure were approved, pursuant to Article 9, subsection (b)(3) of the Act, by the UWB Academic Senate on 31 May 2017.

(4) Pursuant to Article 36, Section 4 of the Act, these Regulations on the Habilitation Procedure and Professor Appointment Procedure become effective on the day of their registration by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. (5) These Regulations on the Habilitation Procedure and Professor Appointment Procedure shall take effect on 1 July 2017.

RNDr. Petr Tomiczek, CSc., m.p. Doc. Dr. RNDr. Miroslav Holeček, m.p. Chairman of the UWB Academic Senate Rector