Perspectives of Czech Science: Coming to the Czech Republic to do excellent research
December 7th, 2018. Science Campus in České Budějovice
The Science Campus in České Budějovice will host a roundtable discussion entitled “Perspectives of Czech Science: Coming to the Czech Republic to do excellent research” on December 7th, 2018. The event will be focused on possibilities of establishing independent research groups in the Czech Republic for researchers coming from abroad.
Invited speakers will present short introductory contributions based on personal experience and emphasis will be placed on an active discussion with the participants during the whole event.
The main organizers of the roundtable discussion are the Biology Centre CAS and the Faculty of Sciences, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. The patronage of the conference was taken over by prof. RNDr. Eva Zažímalová, CSc., Chairwoman of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Prof. MUDr. Tomáš Zima, DrSc, MBA., Chairman of the Czech Conference of Rectors.
Program of the roundtable discussion:
10:00 Opening of the Conference
Eva Zažímalová, Czech Academy of Sciences
Tomáš Zima, Charles University, Prague
Libor Grubhoffer, Biology Centre CAS, České Budějovice
10:30 – 11:15 Block 1 Internacionalization
Norbert Müller, Johan Kepler University, Linz, Austria
Iva Pichová, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Prague
Jiří Klimeš, Charles University, Prague
11:15-11:45 Coffee break
11:45-12:30 Block 2 Tenure tracks, open positions, start-ups
Adam Petrusek, Charles University, Prague
Alena Zíková, Biology Centre CAS, České Budějovice
Lumír Krejčí, Masaryk University, Brno
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:15 Block 3 Research funding
Maciej Duszczyk, University of Warsaw, Warsaw
Petr Dvořák, Masaryk University, Brno
14:15-15:00 Block 4 Efficient administrative support
Jaroslav Koča, CEITEC MU, Brno
Hana Macíčková Cahová, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Prague
Roey Angel, Biology Centre CAS, České Budějovice
15:00- 15:30 Coffee break
15:30-16:15 Block 5 Scientific vision & leadership, functional governance
Eors Szathmáry, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
Radek Zbořil, Palacký University, Olomouc
16:15 – 16:45 Snack and informal concluding discussion
