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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. 1 Internal Regulations of the University of West Bohemia (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. 2 Internal Regulations of the University of West Bohemia (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. 3 Internal Regulations of the University of West Bohemia (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