Events

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...

Mentorship programme for PhDs and early stage researchers at Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice

Written on 17. 10. 2022. Posted in Academics, CDS-Network, Events.

On behalf of the AURORA alliance, we are pleased to invite you to the Capacity Development Support (CDS) Training event organised by Pavol Jozef Šafárik University (Kosice, Slovakia), in collaboration with the Aurora CDS Task Team at Palacky University (UP) and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). The two-day training event with a focus on Mentorship programme for PhDs and early stage researchers will take place in hybrid format on 26-27 October 2022. The event is open to academic staff of the...

Presentation: Dr. M. C. Reig Current research in Anthropology

Written on 8. 9. 2022. Posted in Academics, Events.

We would like to invite you to an online meeting with our colleague dr. Mireia Campanera Reig from the Department of Anthropology, Philosophy and Social Work University Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain, which will take place on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 from 1 p.m. Dr. Mireia Campanera Reig came to the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Palacký University in Olomouc as part of a joint international project “Active aging – a healthy lifestyle”, which is part of the AURORA project,...

Open Aurora Courses at the Universität Innsbruck.

Written on 31. 8. 2022. Posted in Academics, Events, Featured, Students.

Open-Aurora-Courses_WiSe22_23_Universitat-Innsbruck_ On the Universität Innsbruck Aurora Homepage the students can find all necessary information about the application process and the registration link. Below you will find a list of courses for WiSe 2022 / 2023. In particular, we would like highlight the first course listed, as it is part of the Joint Programme: Understanding Europe. 800.861 Perspectives on Europe in a Global Context (Bachelor Level, online, lecture, 5 ECTS...

Demography, Epidemiology and Healthy aging – The viewpoint of a geriatrician

Written on 15. 8. 2022. Posted in Events, Students.

On the 14th of September, the Health & Wellbeing group organizes an interesting lecture on Demography, Epidemiology and Healthy aging from the perspective of a geriatrician. This lecture is organized by Prof. Nicola Ferrara, MD, of UNINA, and doc. Petra Mandysova, MSN, Ph.D. and doc. PhDr.Mgr. Helena Kisvetrová, Ph.D of UPOL. It will touch a wide range of topics, ranging from the demographics of ageing and the concept of healthy ageing, to the genetic approach to ageing and the characteristics...

Workshop Outcomes – Peace Education for Karazin University, and GRT inclusion in higher education.

Written on 2. 8. 2022. Posted in Academics, Events.

On 30 June 2022, two workshops titled ‘Developing a Peace Education Programme for Karazin Kharkiv National University in Ukraine’ and ‘Removing barriers to Higher Education for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers’, were organised and moderated by Dr Spyros Themelis (UEA) and Dr Selma Porobic (Palacky University Olomouc) at the University of East Anglia (UEA). The two workshops, implemented under the framework of the Culture: Identity and Diversity pilot domain were a great success and will produce concrete...

Aurora at the Campus of European Universities

Written on 11. 7. 2022. Posted in Academics, Events.

On the 30th of June, 2022, Aurora was present at the Campus of European Universities, organized in the framework of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Palacký University was represented by a strong delegation, consisting of Rector Martin Procházka and the Vice-rector for Science and Research, Lucie Plíhalová. The Campus marked the final Higher Education Event organized under the French Presidency before handing this role over to the Czech Republic. Radka Wildová,...

International Summer School in Refugee Law and Rights

Written on 25. 5. 2022. Posted in Academics, Events, Students.

We are proud to announce the Call for 9th International Summer School in Refugee Law and Rights, this year co-organized between Palacky University Olomouc and V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University with the title: “War-displaced Persons Protection Rights – Case study Ukraine“. ISS 2022 UP_Karazin Aurora The school is a continuation of Aurora CDS fundraising and support programme, and a donation to V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. It is hosted by Law Faculty at Palacky...