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Annual Report 2008 Faculty of Science University of Ostrava Annual Report 2008 May 2009 Contact address: Faculty of Science University of Ostrava 30. dubna 22 CZ 701 03 Ostrava Czech Republic Phone: +420 597 092 100 WWW: http://prf.osu.cz/ 1 2 Annual Report 2008 Annual Report 2008 Faculty of Science University of Ostrava Editor: Petr Šaloun Copy Editor: Beáta Sklářová Translation: Jana Klimánková Cover designer: Pavel Noga Published by: University of Ostrava First Edition Printed by: Repronis s. r. o. © 2009, Dana Kričfaluši, Petr Šaloun, Petra Konečná, Iveta Nevludová ISBN 978-80-7368-457-0 2 1 Contents 1 CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................. 3 2 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 7 3 FACULTY MANAGEMENT BODIES..................................................................................................... 9 3.1 ORGANIZATION CHART......................................................................................................................... 9 3.2 ACADEMIC SENATE OF THE FACULTY ................................................................................................. 10 3.3 ORGANIZATION DIAGRAM OF THE DEAN’S OFFICE ............................................................................. 11 3.4 DEAN’S OFFICE BOARD ...................................................................................................................... 12 3.5 DEAN’S OFFICE ................................................................................................................................... 12 3.6 SCIENTIFIC BOARD OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE............................................................................... 14 4 STUDY........................................................................................................................................................ 15 4.1 ADMISSION PROCEDURE STATISTICS................................................................................................... 15 4.2 NEW STUDY PROGRAMMES AND FIELDS OF STUDY ............................................................................ 21 4.3 STUDENT RESEARCH CONFERENCES AND COMPETITIONS................................................................... 22 5 ERASMUS.................................................................................................................................................. 25 5.1 TEACHER’S MOBILITY UNDER THE ERASMUS PROGRAMME............................................................. 25 5.2 SOCRATES – ARION, COMENIUS, GRUNDTVIG ............................................................................... 26 5.3 STUDENTS MOBILITY DURING THE YEAR 2008 ................................................................................... 26 5.4 LIST OF BILATERAL AGREEMENTS – LLP– ERASMUS PROGRAMME ................................................ 28 6 RESEARCH PROGRAMMES................................................................................................................. 31 6.1 SUMMARY OF PROJECT COSTS (FACULTY).......................................................................................... 31 6.2 SUMMARY OF PROJECT COSTS (DEPARTMENTS) ................................................................................. 31 7 FACULTY SERVICE ............................................................................................................................... 35 7.1 THE LIBRARIES AND DEPOSITORY AND READING ROOMS OF FACULTY OF SCIENCE........................... 35 8 CENTRE FOR LIFELONG EDUCATION ............................................................................................ 39 9 PROJECT RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT........................................................... 41 10 INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT....................................................................... 43 10.1 STAFF.................................................................................................................................................. 43 10.2 EQUIPMENT......................................................................................................................................... 43 10.3 CONTACTS AND COOPERATION ........................................................................................................... 43 10.4 MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS .............................................................................. 44 10.5 PUBLICATIONS .................................................................................................................................... 44 11 DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS................................................................................................... 45 11.1 STAFF.................................................................................................................................................. 45 11.2 PHD. STUDENTS .................................................................................................................................. 46 11.3 STUDY PROGRAMMES ......................................................................................................................... 47 11.4 THESES................................................................................................................................................ 48 11.5 RESEARCH PROJECTS .......................................................................................................................... 49 11.6 DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ................................................................................................................... 49 11.7 EQUIPMENT......................................................................................................................................... 49 11.8 CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS............................................................................................................ 50 11.9 CONTACTS AND COOPERATIONS ......................................................................................................... 50 11.10 STUDENT RESEARCH ACTIVITY........................................................................................................... 51 11.11 MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS............................................................................... 52 11.12 PUBLICATIONS .................................................................................................................................... 52 12 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS ................................................................................................................ 55 3 4 Annual Report 2008 12.1 STAFF ..................................................................................................................................................55 12.2 PHD. STUDENTS...................................................................................................................................56 12.3 STUDY PROGRAMMES .........................................................................................................................57 12.4 THESES................................................................................................................................................58 12.5 RESEARCH PROJECTS ..........................................................................................................................59 12.6 DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS....................................................................................................................60 12.7 EQUIPMENT .........................................................................................................................................60 12.8 CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS............................................................................................................61 12.9 CONTACTS AND COOPERATION ...........................................................................................................61 12.10 STUDENT RESEARCH ACTIVITY...........................................................................................................62 12.11 MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS...............................................................................62 12.12 PUBLICATIONS.....................................................................................................................................63 13 DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATICS AND COMPUTERS .................................................................65 13.1 STAFF ..................................................................................................................................................65 13.2 PHD. STUDENTS ..................................................................................................................................66 13.3 STUDY PROGRAMMES .........................................................................................................................67 13.4 THESES................................................................................................................................................68 13.5 RESEARCH PROJECTS ..........................................................................................................................72 13.6 DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS....................................................................................................................72
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