Academic Senate of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

The academic community of a faculty elects the members of the Academic Senate from among its ranks. The election is direct, by secret ballot. The internal regulations of a faculty specify in particular the number of members of the Academic Senate, the manner in which they are to be elected, the manner in which the Chair of the Academic Senate is to be elected, the official bodies of the Academic Senate and how they are to be established, the reasons and the date of the termination of membership in the Academic Senate, and the possible incompatibility of membership in the Academic Senate with the exercise of other duties. Membership in the Academic Senate of a faculty is incompatible with the offices of Rector, Vice-Rectors, Bursar, Deans, Vice-Deans, Faculty Bursar and director of a higher education institution institute. The term of office of members of the Academic Senate of a faculty may not exceed three years. If a student elected to the Academic Senate should, during his/her term of office, be admitted to another, directly linked degree programme, the internal regulations of the faculty may include a provision permitting retention of membership in the Academic Senate. The term of office of all members of the Academic Senate at a faculty is terminated should the Academic Senate fail to hold meetings for a period of six months. Within thirty days at the most the Dean will then call new elections. The meetings of the Academic Senate of a faculty are open to the public. The Dean, or a Vice-Dean acting on his/her behalf, and the Chair of the Academic Senate of the public higher education institution, or a designated member of the Academic Senate of the institution acting on his/her behalf, has the right to speak at a meeting of the Academic Senate any time he or she so requests. Upon the Dean’s or the Rector’s request, the Chair of the Academic Senate must call an extraordinary meeting of the Academic Senate of the faculty without delay.

In accordance with Act No. 111/1998 Coll., The Academic Senate of a faculty, acting upon a proposal from the Dean, takes decisions on establishing, merging, amalgamating, splitting or dissolving individual units at the faculty; acting upon a proposal from the Dean or from a member of the Academic Senate of the faculty in the case of the Rules of Order for which the Academic Senate requested the Dean’s stance, approves proposals for the internal regulations of the faculty and submits them for approval to the Academic Senate of the higher education institution; approves the allocation of the financial resources of the faculty, as presented by the Dean, and monitors their use; approves the annual reports on the activities and on the financial management of the faculty, which are presented by the Dean; approves the admission regulations for the degree programmes offered by the faculty; gives the Dean prior approval for nominating or dismissing members of the Scientific Board and the members of the Disciplinary Committee of the faculty; votes on proposals to nominate or dismiss the Dean; acting upon a proposal from the Dean, approves the strategic plan for teaching and creative activities of the faculty, worked out in compliance with the strategic plan of the public higher education institution after discussion by the Scientific Board of the faculty.

The Academic Senate of the faculty expresses its view on the following subjects in particular proposals for degree programmes to be offered by the faculty and the intention of the Dean to appoint or dismiss Vice-Deans. The Academic Senate of the faculty votes by ballot, in particular in the case of proposals to nominate or dismiss the Dean. A proposal for the nomination of the Dean is passed if it receives a majority of the votes of the total membership of the Academic Senate of the faculty. A proposal for dismissal of the Dean is passed if it receives at least three fifths of the votes of the total membership of the Academic Senate of the faculty.

In accordance with the Constitution of the Faculty, the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc has 36 members (senators) elected from the members of the academic community of the Faculty, of whom 12 are students. The Academic Senate is headed by its Chairperson elected from among its academic staff members and two Vice-Chairs, one elected from among its academic staff members and one elected from among its student members. The Academic Senate may establish advisory committees. Each committee is headed by its chair elected from among the senators. The committee members may be members of the academic community of the Faculty as well as other experts. The committees have at least 5 and at most 10 members.     

At the present time, the Academic Senate has the following committees:

• Economics Committee
• Legislation Committee
• Teaching Committee

The term of office of members of the Academic Senate of a faculty may not exceed three years.

Any member of the academic community of the Faculty may nominate a candidate for the Academic Senate, including themselves. Academic staff vote for academic staff candidates; students vote for student candidates.

The dates of meetings of the Academic Senate are announced at the beginning of a calendar year. The date, place and agenda of a meeting are posted on the Faculty website at least seven days before the meeting.

The Academic Senate Meetings are held in Czech/Slovak.

The minutes of Academic Senate meetings including resolutions adopted are posted on the Faculty website.

• Rules of Procedure of the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc
• Rules of Election of the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc