Niels Hexspoor

Creative Writing Workshop in Olomouc

Written on 2. 2. 2023. Posted in Students.

This creative writing workshop builds on the world-renowned expertise of the University of East Anglia’s Creative Writing Department that launched the careers of many celebrated authors such as Kazuo Ishiguro. Hosted by the Department of English and American Studies of Palacký University Olomouc, the workshop will give you the opportunity to develop your creative writing skills in the charming baroque city of Olomouc. This five-day creative writing residency, organized between 22 and 26 May,...

CALL – Aurora Staff Mobilities

Written on 30. 1. 2023. Posted in Academics.

It is our pleasure to announce our ongoing call for UP Aurora Staff Mobility, which will allow selected applicants a short staff mobility to any Aurora University (except associate partners). Due to the nearing end of the first funding cycle, all staff mobility travels need to be finished by 6/10/2023 so reimbursement and accounting procedures are finished until the end of October. This scheme is open for all UP employees and can be used for a variety of different purposes, such as teaching,...

Virtual Lecture Series and Early Career Networking Hour

Written on 18. 1. 2023. Posted in Students.

The Societal Challenges Lecture Series is aimed at early career researchers with a two-fold objective: delivering cutting-edge academic analysis on the diverse problems of our times, and providing international networking opportunities for doctoral researchers and postdocs. The lecture series aims at providing an antidote to impulsive disaster talk through perceptive academic analysis. Outstanding researchers within the Aurora European University Alliance will give engaging online lectures during...

Aurora representatives met in Amsterdam to discuss perspectives on collaboration

Written on 4. 1. 2023. Posted in Academics, Events.

At the close of 2022, members of the European university alliance Aurora, of which Palacký University is a member, discussed further possibilities and prospects for cooperation in higher education. The two-day meeting was hosted by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Palacký University was represented at the meeting by Rector Martin Procházka and Selma Porobić, Aurora’s institutional coordinator for UP. The agenda of the meeting in the Netherlands included several meetings and discussions of representatives...

Aurora Student Mobilities

Written on 3. 1. 2023. Posted in Students.

Do you want to go for a Summer School in Copenhagen, take a short intensive course in Napoli, or go to any other event at an Aurora University on a short exchange? We are pleased to announce that we have opened the Aurora Student Mobility Call, to fund your participation in any Aurora activities. We are constantly updating our offer of opportunities, so check out our website for regularly for the latest news. The Aurora Mobility scheme will allow UP students to travel and take part in activities...

Looking back at the European Universities Forum

Written on 22. 12. 2022. Posted in Academics, Events.

On the 1st and 2nd of December, Palacký University Olomouc organised the European Universities Forum. This high-level event, organised in the light of the Czech EU presidency, provided its participants an opportunity to discuss and assess the role of European Universities Initiative pilot phase in the Czech higher education context and within the European aims of building the Higher Education Area. This forum was opened by the Czech Deputy-Minister for Education Radka Wildova, who stressed the...

International Summer University Programme at Copenhagen Business School

Written on 22. 12. 2022. Posted in Featured, Students.

We are happy to inform you that Copenhagen Business School will be organizing International Summer University Programme (ISUP) in Summer 2023. As part of the ISUP, two Aurora courses will be offered, each for 7,5 ECTS: Bachelor An Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship BHAAI1097U https://kursuskatalog.cbs.dk/2022-2023/BA-BHAAI1097U.aspx Graduate Social Entrepreneurship and Business Model Innovation CCMVI2115U https://kursuskatalog.cbs.dk/2022-2023/KAN-CCMVI2115U.aspx Duration...

Olomouc hosted international forum: a meeting of universities’ representatives

Written on 12. 12. 2022. Posted in Academics, Events.

Seventy representatives of universities from EU countries met in Olomouc at the beginning of December. Palacký University hosted a two-day forum on the future of higher education. The aim of the meeting, which was held under the European Universities Initiative, was to exchange the experience of partner schools and discuss how to improve the quality of the participating universities in order to compete internationally. A stimulating programme of lectures and discussions in the UP Faculty of Law...

European Universities Forum at Palacký University Olomouc

Written on 29. 11. 2022. Posted in Academics, Events, Featured.

On the 1st and 2nd of December, Palacký University Olomouc will organize the European Universities Forum. This high-level event, organized in the light of the Czech EU presidency, will provide an opportunity to discuss and assess the role of European Universities Initiative pilot phase in the Czech higher education context and within the European aims of building the Higher Education Area. This event will be an incubator for new ideas on the mobilisation of universities, in the broadest sense,...

BEVI Training Workshops: Basic, Intermediate and Advanced

Written on 16. 11. 2022. Posted in Academics, Events.

The Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory (BEVI) is an accessible, adaptable, and powerful analytic tool that can be used to measure the impact of teaching, learning and training activities on the mindsets of students and staff. When: Basic Training: 25th November 2022, 17.30 – 19.30, CET. Intermediate Training: 1st & 2nd December 2022, 12.30-14.00 & 17.30-19-00 CET. Advanced Training: 2023 (Dates TBD) Where: Basic BEVI Training: Virtual via Zoom; Intermediate...

Author: Niels Hexspoor