The "Window into Practice" gathering of employers and students of Palacký University in Olomouc, which for the first time will be extended to all the university departments, will take part on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Science Faculty. At their stands, employers will be offering practical trainings, internships, temporary employments, permanent jobs or trainee programs. The main point of the program are thematically-oriented moderated discussions with representatives of various companies sharing their experience and answering your questions. Recent Palacký University graduates who have already found employment will also be ready to give their advice.

Various lectures and workshops will also be held during the "Window into Practice" event. These lectures and workshops will help you get oriented on the labour market and will expand you awareness of various possibilities of employment. They will also provide an opportunity to hear some expertise and learn useful tips from several inspiring people with valuable experience. You will be able to take part in mock job interviews and consult your career. Some of these lectures and workshops will be freely accessible and will not necessitate any registration. Other events aim at limited audiences and will not be accessible without prior registration.

Relevant details are available at https://oknodopraxe.upol.cz/. The sites are regularly updated.

Amendments of ongoing GA CR projects in 2019

Since this year, changes have been made to amendments to contracts. According to new rules, the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic will not send amendments to grant contracts for running projects unless there is a difference in the project proposal resp. the subsidy contract. (Until last year, additions to grant agreements were sent annually to grant providers by the grant provider).

Grant provider's amendments to grant agreements will only be automatically sent if there is any change in the original project proposal or data (e.g. changes described in partial reports or on the basis of a project change request).

If the project has a co-investigator, an amendment will be created individually by the Legal Department of the Rector´s office, reflecting changes to the grant agreement. Amendments to grant agreements in order to create amendments to co-investigating contracts will be submitted to the Legal Department through Science and Research Department of the Rector´s office.

Please contact the Department of Science and Research at the Faculty of Science, Ivana Saitzová, ivana.saitzova@upol.cz.

If there is no amendment sent by the Grant Agency, the existing grant agreement, including the breakdown of funds specified therein, shall be followed.

Amendments to co-investigating contracts concluded last year for projects with implementation from 2017 and 2018 have been treated against the changes made by the GACR. In this case, the amendments to co-investigating contracts do not have to be concluded.

Transfer of funds sent from the Grant Agency to the co-investigator is carried out immediately as soon as the investigator receives the funds.

UP Junior Grant
UP Rector has announced 2nd edition of the Junior Grant Award. Proposals should be submitted by May 12, 2019 to the Science and Research department of Rector´s office, detailed information here.

NAKI II
The Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic has announced the third public tender in research, experimental development and innovation for targeted support of NAKI II projects. Project proposals can be submitted by April 30, 2019 until 2:00 pm

a) by post to: Ministry of Culture, Research and Development Department, Maltézské nám. 1, 118 11 Prague 1

b) by personal delivery to the Ministry of Culture´s Register at Maltézské nám. 1, 118 11 Prague 1

Project proposals prepared according to the tender documentation must be submitted to the Science and Research department of the Faculty of Science - Alena Jarošová, alena.jarosova@upol.cz alena no later than Friday, April 26 by 10:00, in order to ensure timely submission of the proposal to the Ministry. All information about the call including the tender documentation can be found here.

International internships
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MŠMT) together with international research organization ESO offers a joint program of internships. Czech Master and PhD students, as well as young scientists and engineers (under 32) have the opportunity to enroll in an ESO Technology Center in Munich or astronomical observatories in Chile. Internships will be focused on research fields of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and on Engineering fields supporting science, i.e. software, optics, fine mechanics, electrical engineering etc. The costs are covered by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, including accommodation during the six to twenty-four-month stay. The call for applications will be sent annually, probably for the first time this April. For more information, please contact Waleria Słowikova, e-mail: waleria.slowikova@upol.cz.

German Academic Exchange Service
On behalf of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, we would like to draw your attention to the scholarship offer in Germany.

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) accepts applications for research scholarships for PhD students and young scientists by April 30, 2019. DAAD accepts applications for scholarships for research stays for university teachers and scientists, for bilateral exchange of scientists, for work placements for university teachers in architecture and art, new invitations for former scholarship holders and study group trips to Germany until May 1. Applications are submitted electronically to the DAAD portal or in a printed version together with a proposal for posting /Application for a scholarship to AIA (Academic Information, House of Foreign Cooperation, Na Poříčí 1035/4, 110 00 Prague 1).

DUO-Korea Fellowship Program
On behalf of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, we would like to inform you about the continuation of the DUO-Korea Fellowship Program, which allows exchange stays between of university students between South Korea and EU countries. A bilateral cooperation agreement must be concluded between the relevant universities in this program. Each participant in the exchange must have a letter of acceptance from the partner school. The request for both exchanges must be submitted by the Korean party to the ASEM-DUO Secretariat. The application deadline for academic year 2019/2020 is May 10, 2019.

Detailed information, forms and application instructions are available on http://www.asemduo.org/.

Completion of studies before Final state examination
We would like to inform third-year students of Bachelor study programs and second-year students of Master study programs that they are obliged to close the year before taking the Final state examination at least three weeks before the date of the examination or final thesis defense. Closing the year needs to be done personally at the Study department.

Graduation ceremonies of Doctoral students
Graduation ceremonies of graduates of Doctoral programs will take place during May - June. All concerned graduates will be contacted by their study referent via email.

UP Crowd
Association of students and friends of science - UP Crowd, which has been devoted to popularizing and promoting science through lectures, workshops, and various public events for five years, and also creates content of the science-based site "Vědátor", invites all those interested in science to join them. UP Crowd will present their activities at the Faculty of Science within the "Window to Practice" on April 16. A week later, on April 23 (Coffee Library, 6:00 pm), there will be a lecture from the Science Café Olomouc series. The guest will be Josef Kuře from the Institute of Medical Ethics, LF MUNI with his lecture called Man 2.0 On Human Improvement. More information about UP Crowd, its activities and events can be found at https://www.facebook.com/VedatorCZ/.

Internships for students
The Czech Forum for Development Cooperation (FoRS) offers internships for students! If you are interested in developmental cooperation and humanitarian aid and want to get acquainted with the environment of Czech NGOs and gain experience, contact Mrs. Eliška Šetlerová, e-mail: sekretariat@fors.cz, tel.: 777 273 909.

Social network administration, preparation of technical materials and logistics support of FoRS activities or analytical processing of data on development and humanitarian activities of the Czech Republic. Detailed information can be found here.

Summer school
Summer School SC & C Partner together with VUT Brno organizes the 13th Summer School of Statistical Methods. As opposed to previous years, this year will focus on the following two disciplines.

- Summer School of Statistical Methods - Technicians, August 19 - 23

- Summer School of Statistical Methods - Non-technicians, August 26 - 30

The Summer School is supported by statistical SW Minitab. For further information please contact Annemarie Zalab, tel.: 517 541 100.

The upcoming meeting of Faculty´s Academic Senate will take place on Wednesday, April 10, 1 pm in the Stronghold of Knowledge. Division of finances and budget of the Faculty of Science will be on the agenda.

As of March 31, HR and Payroll Department was joined by a new colleague Markéta Říhová, e-mail: marketa.rihova@upol.cz, tel.: 585 634 059.

Change in the management of the Faculty
As of March 31, Doc. Prof. RNDr. Libor Kvítek, CSc., at his own request terminated his duties as Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Science. He would like to thank everyone for their cooperation. 

Disciplinary Board
The Academic Senate of the Faculty of Science at its meeting on February 6, 2019 in accordance with the provisions of Section 31 of Act No. 111/1998 Coll. approved the following members of Disciplinary Board: RNDr. Eduard Bartl, Ph.D. Mgr. Ondřej Bábek, Dr., doc. RNDR. Petr Bednář, Ph.D., Michal Jandik, Mgr. Jan Kollár, Mgr. Tomáš Komárek. More information can be found here.

Transformation of study programs with the Rector
The Rector of Palacký University Olomouc and the Chairman of the Internal Evaluation Council of Palacký University invites guarantors of study programs and heads of departments of the Faculty of Science to a discussion panel focusing on the transformation of study programs and the role of a study program guarantor. The discussion will take place in the Auditorium of Faculty of Science (2.001) on April 16, at 2 pm.

Musical matineé Malý Noe Foundation, which helps children growing up without proper parental care and children with disabilities, organizes a musical matineé called No Need to Be Always Joyful at 10:30 am on Saturday, May 4. Richard Mlynář, Vladislav Kvapil, Jiří Sova and other soloists will perform at a benefit concert in Reduta, featuring songs by Zdeněk Svěrák and Jaroslav Uhlíř. Tickets for 50 CZK will be on sale from April 20 in the arcade of Olomouc City Hall or in the cash register in Reduta foyer one hour before the concert starts. For more information, visit www.malynoe.cz.