Academic Senate of the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University

The Academic Senate of the Masaryk University Faculty of Arts (hereinafter referred to as AS FF MU) is one of its self-governing academic bodies. Its members are elected for a period of three years by the academic community of the Faculty from among its members. 

The Senate consists of the Academic Staff Chamber (12 members) and the Student Chamber (9 members). Membership in the Senate is honorary, irreplaceable, and incompatible with the office of the Rector, Vice-Rector, Dean, and Vice-Dean. The AS FF MU is headed by a chair elected by the Senate from the Academic Staff Chamber and two vice-chairs, the first of whom is from the students and the second from the academic staff. 

The Senate establishes special Committees for different areas of its work: Legislative, Electoral, Finance, Conciliation, and Arbitration. The AS FF MU is governed by the Higher Education Act (Act No. 111/1998 Coll.), the Statutes of the FF MU, and the internal regulations of the Faculty: the Election Regulations and Rules of Procedure of the AS FF MU.

Powers of the AS FF MU 

The main powers of the AS FF MU include: 

• approving the internal regulations of the Faculty proposed by the Dean’s proposal (which the Senate then passes on to the Academic Senate of Masaryk University for approval), 
• approving the allocation of the Faculty’s financial resources and supervising their use, 
• approving the annual report on the activities and management of the Faculty, 
• approving the Dean’s proposals for the appointment and dismissal of members of the Faculty’s Scientific Board and the Faculty’s Disciplinary Committee,
• making decisions on a proposal to appoint the Dean (or proposing his/her removal from office),
• on the proposal of the Dean, also approving the long-term plan of the Faculty’s educational, scientific, research, development, artistic, or other creative activities drawn up in accordance with the long-term plan of the public higher education institution after discussion in the Faculty’s Scientific Board. 

Meetings of the Academic Senate are open to the public. 

History of AS FF MU chairs

Administrative Committee

• doc. PhDr. Dagmar Pichová, Ph.D. (chair)
• Mgr. Tomáš Dvořák, Ph.D.
• Mgr. Kateřina Holíková
• PhDr. Petr Kalina, Ph.D.
• Mgr. Lucie Machalová

The Committee is primarily concerned with the bureaucratic burden placed on both academic staff members and students. It collects suggestions from members of the academic community, passes them on to the management of the Faculty, and together with them tries to find ways to reduce bureaucracy and optimize administrative activities. Members of the academic community can communicate their suggestions to any member of the Committee on an ongoing basis or via an anonymous online form.

Electoral and Mandate Committee 

• doc. PhDr. Bc. Ondřej Šefčík, Ph.D. (chair)
• Mgr. et Mgr. Stanislav Hasil
• Mgr. Kateřina Holíková
• Mgr. Jiří Němec, Ph.D.
• Mgr. Ondřej Varaďa

The main activity of the AS FF MU Election and Mandate Committee is the management of elections to both AS FF MU constituencies. The Committee verifies the accuracy of the list of members of the respective constituency and makes it available to the members of the constituency. It publishes the list of candidates and informs voters of the time at which they can vote for candidates. It shall ensure equal opportunities for candidates in electoral campaigns. It shall keep an electoral record of the course and result of the elections, which it shall publish in a manner that allows remote access, and shall also publish the overall results of the elections. 

Finance Committee 

• doc. PhDr. David Zbíral, Ph.D. (chair)
• Mgr. Tomáš Dvořák, Ph.D.
• Mgr. Petr Elbel, Ph.D.
• Mgr. David Hons
• Mgr. Tereza Poledníková
• doc. PhDr. Bc. Ondřej Šefčík, Ph.D.
• Bc. Pavel Tlapák

The Committee deals with budgeting issues at the Faculty and monitors the principles and development of the Faculty’s funding at the university and national level. It discusses the internal Faculty budget methodology with the Faculty management and the Faculty Dean’s Finance Committee and proposes its adjustments with regard to the prosperity and development of the Faculty and the MU and Faculty Long-term Plan. Each year, it makes recommendations to the Academic Senate on the approval or disapproval of the budget methodology submitted by the Dean, and consequently the Faculty budget. 

Legislative Committee 

• Bc. Lucie Lindnerová (předsedkyně)
• Mgr. Stanislav Bárta, Ph.D.
• Mgr. Kateřina Holíková

Conciliation Committee 

• Mgr. Ondřej Varaďa (chair)
• Mgr. Zuzana Fonioková, Ph.D.
• PhDr. Petr Kalina, Ph.D.
• Mgr. Tereza Poledníková
• Bc. Zuzana Urbanová

The Conciliation Committee decides on disputes: 

1. among members of the Faculty academic community 
2. between a member of the Faculty academic community and a self-governing academic body of the Faculty 
3. between self-governing academic bodies of the Faculty 

The Committee shall decide in proceedings involving the parties to the dispute. If the parties reach an agreement, the Committee shall issue a conciliation award containing the substance of the agreement. If no agreement is possible, the Committee shall make an arbitral award. The award shall be binding for the parties. Members of the academic community can communicate their suggestions to any member of the Committee on an ongoing basis or via an anonymous online form.

Committee for Quality of Study Programmes

• Mgr. Roman Švaříček, Ph.D. (chair)
• Bc. Pavel Tlapák
• Mgr. Zuzana Urbanová
• doc. Mgr. Zuzana Urválková, Ph.D.
• doc. Mgr. Markéta Ziková, Ph.D.

The framework of this committee should include the preparation of documents for the discussion of the accreditation of study programmes and the reform of doctoral studies. The details will be discussed at the first meeting of the committee.

Minutes of the Academic Senate meetings are available on the Document Server (authenticated part of the IS MU):

• Term of office 2024–2027
• Term of office 2021–2024
• Term of office 2018–2021
• Term of office 2015–2017
• Term of office 2011–2014
• Term of office 2008–2011
• Term of office 2005–2008
• Term of office 2002–2005
• Term of office 1999–2002

The proceedings of the MU FA Academic Senate are governed by the following legal norms and regulations (available in Czech only): 

• Higher Education Act (Act No. 111/1998 Coll.)
• Statutes of the Masaryk University Faculty of Arts
• Rules of Procedure of the AS FF MU
• Election Regulations of the AS FF MU