UHK Annually 2019/2020 60 years of the University of Hradec Králové 1959-2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS UHK ANNUALLY UHK celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2019 – The František Hrubín Award for 2019 goes An interview with Kamil Kuča, UHK Rector ................ 3 to Professor Vladimír Křivánek ................................. 55 Good wishes of the UHK faculty deans ........................ 9 Congratulations – new associate professors and professors of the University of Hradec Králové ......... 55 A Velvet University of Hradec Králové ....................... 11 FOREIGN RELATIONS Unique photographic exhibition – Hradec Králové as time went by ................................. 21 The UHK receives a bumper crop of funds for international student mobility................................... 62 RESEARCH A Cambodian graduate of the UHK launches her Scientists started working on the biggest project literary debut at her alma mater ................................ 63 in the history of the University of Hradec Králové ..... 24 I heartily recommend studying at the UHK, The Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences says the Cape Verdean Eloi Semedo ........................... 65 achieved a great success ............................................ 28 International students want to learn Czech We succeeded in Module 1 ......................................... 29 in the summer ........................................................... 66 The University of Hradec Králové A Fulbright Scholar Program scholarship holder Students from Asia spent an interesting month is on his way from UHK to Harvard University .......... 30 in Hradec Králové ...................................................... 67 th A total of 130 experts from 15 countries came The Faculty of Science stayed busy all summer, as celebrated its 60 anniversary together at the University of Hradec Králové ............. 33 the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Chemistry organised their own international JAKUB NOVÁK UHK SPOKESMAN Cross-University Multidisciplinary Science and summer schools ......................................................... 69 Research Teams. The road that the UHK will take ..... 35 Taiwanese professor lectures as part An international congress of mathematics was held of Erasmus+ program ................................................ 71 The Institute of Education of the University of Hradec Králové was opened on for the first time in Hradec Králové ........................... 37 LIFE AT UHK September 1, 1959, and its purpose was to educate and train future primary The International Czech-Polish Cross-border school teachers. The year 2019 was characterised by celebrations as this institu- Conference was a success........................................... 38 The new deans ........................................................... 72 tional predecessor of the University of Hradec Králové as we know it today was Investigating the impact of climate change FIM UHK student awarded by the Mayor founded 60 years ago. It did not take long for the Institution to find its place on society under the Northern Lights ........................ 40 of Hradec Králové ..................................................... 74 amongst Czech and international universities worldwide. On this occasion, we Leading economists meet once again FAMOS 2019 Awards for teachers at bring you an interview with UHK’s fourth rector, Kamil Kuča, in the preface of in Hradec Králové ...................................................... 41 the Faculty of Education ............................................ 75 this year’s UHK Annually. The UHK was awarded almost CZK 15 million The Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs honoured in support of the applied research, experimental Professor Ondřej Felcman with the Bene Merito development and innovation program ...................... 43 Distinction ................................................................. 76 Mr Kuča, last year, the University celebrat- as the years go by, we will fairly rival these ed the 60th anniversary of its institutional traditional institutions. Kamil Musílek is the first Czech winner The University of Hradec Králové is the best Czech of a prestigious award by the European Federation university in an international university ranking ...... 77 predecessor. Of what significance is that for Medicinal Chemistry ............................................ 46 to you? You have been a member of the Do you think that a regionally-based uni- A medal from the Universiade: Petra Hančová A discovery of a seven thousand year old trading won bronze in ski orienteering ................................. 79 academic world for a long time. In what versity like ours can compete with tradi- station by archaeologists from the UHK .................... 47 condition is the sixty-year-old University tional, established universities? Secondary school students enjoy their Pi .................. 80 of Hradec Králové? Even though we are a small, and I like saying The Faculty of Science’s new ICT in Education PhD program has been accredited for a period A new edition of Jitka Snížková’s compositions Since its foundation sixty years ago, the family, university, studying here is incredi- of 10 years............................................................... 48 now in works ............................................................. 81 University of Hradec Králové has devel- ble and very beneficial to everyone involved. Kateřina Andršová and Jan Bílek: The first graduates of UHK students keep a vigil in memory of Jan Palach.. 82 oped into a respected university and it is Teachers often know students by name. I, for the doctoral study program Music Theory and Pedagogy well established among the public universi- example, like meeting up with students on and Theory and History of Czech Literature .............. 49 A varicoloured patchwork of EduDays 2019 .............. 84 ties in the Czech Republic. Nonetheless, we a regular basis. Unlike tutors and lectur- The Faculty of Science opens a new doctoral Young software geeks rendezvous at the University .. 86 should humbly admit, that the University ers at other, bigger, universities, we take up program, the first of its kind in the Czech Republic .. 50 of Hradec Králové will never be as well known a much more individual approach to students A survey shows that humanities and social sciences The University of Hradec Králové finally listed in the graduates are still in demand on the labour market .. 87 as Charles University or Masaryk University, and that's why, in my mind, we can provide prestigious World University Rankings published by as we will never draw level with their histor- our students with a sounder education and Times Higher Education ............................................ 52 General partner of UHK – Česká spořitelna. ical experience. But I trust and believe that training. We talk to our students, we meet Together for eleven years ........................................... 89 The Bioinformatics Centre at the Faculty of Science, UHK, wants to train a new generation of experts ...... 53 UHK ANNUALLY in a nutshell ................................... 90 UHK ANNUALLY 3 UHK ANNUALLY UHK ANNUALLY up with them and we support their ideas universities in the Czech Republic, let’s say we reflected in the creation of university-wide concentrate on our people. On those that and activities. rank amongst the top 3, in both our students areas of research – in fact, all three of them make the UHK a university. studying abroad and international students (Editor’s note: Healthy Ageing and Quality of studying at the UHK. The very fact that more Life, Security and Sustainable Development Even though we are regionally- and more international students want to in Digital Society, and New Challenges in My objective is to ensure that based university, we have to admit study at the UHK tells us that the UHK is Education) are associated not only with the our employees are happy and that we have got global ambitions. an attractive choice and that people abroad faculties, but also with the individual branch- that they will contribute to make know about us. es of study that our University offers. The the institution a better place. fact that we are going in the right direction The University’s global ambitions go, with- I understand that internationalisation is supported by other national universities out a doubt, hand in hand with how far is one of the top priorities for the UHK. originally not interested in identifying areas It was unfortunate when in 2019 the the UHK has internationalised. Is interna- What about other priorities? of research now doing just that. I recently no- University of Hradec Králové decided to tionalisation still a priority? Those would, without a doubt, be science and ticed that Masaryk University has followed in withdraw its application for institutional Internationalisation is a road that the research. Here too we are getting better and our footsteps and has decided to identify Age accreditation. Why did the management University of Hradec Králové must take. Not better. Not only with regards to the number as one of its areas of research. So it is clear board make the decision? only in terms of it being an important indica- of very good scientific publications, but also that even a regionally-based university has It may seem like a paradox, but the fact that tor when it comes to budgeting and income, with regards to the increased number of pro- enough pull to significantly influence