Unequal Access to Higher Education in the Czech Republic: The Role of Spatial Distribution of Universities

The article deals with complex and controversial issues related to the uprising and liberation of Prague in May 1945. Interpretation of the events became acute and caused lively discussions in connection with the demolition of the monument to Marshal I. V. Konev on April 3, 2020 by the order of the local municipality. The Czech Republic is also discussing the idea of «perpetuating the role of other liberators» of the capital – soldiers of the ROA division, which for two days (May 6-7) provided assistance to the rebels. Using new documents from the Central archive of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation, the author draws a conclusion about the limited influence of the Vlasov units. They, indeed, brought confusion to the German ranks, but early in the morning of May 8, they themselves left Prague on a rapid march. After that, fighting and negotiations between the rebels and the German command continued. The article emphasizes that the main goal of the Soviet military operation from 6 to 11 May 1945 was the defeat of the German Army Group Center. The liberation of Prague was only part of a powerful offensive by three Soviet fronts. Heavy battles for Prague did not happen, but the entry of Soviet tanks into the Czech capital and the subsequent jubilation of local residents became a symbol of the end of the war in Europe. The author concludes that the demolition of monuments to Soviet soldiers and commanders is a manifestation of internal political struggle in the countries where it occurs, and the Czech Republic is only one of these examples.

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INTERNATIONAL GRANT COOPERATION AS A TOOL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES OF UNIVERSITY TEACHERS

Pedagogical education: theory and practice. Psychology. Pedagogy ◽

10.28925/2311-2409.2018.30.48 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 4-8

Author(s):

Milan Chmura

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Czech Republic ◽

Professional Education ◽

European Countries ◽

International Project ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

University Teachers ◽

Quality Of Higher Education ◽

Education And Development

The education and development of university teachers have its justifcation and its importance is signifcant not only in the Czech Republic but also abroad. This study provides an analysis of further professional education of university teachers in the Czech Republic and in selected European countries. Subsequently, it presents an international project with participants from the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia and Poland, which, ultimately, plays a role in the improvement of the quality of higher education.

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Single European Electricity Market and the Role of RES-E: The Cases of Austria, Finland, and the Czech Republic

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2135344 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Petr Spodniak ◽

Beata Garšicová ◽

Wolfgang Pichler

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Electricity Market ◽

The Czech Republic

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NGO–Public Administration Relationships in Tackling the Homelessness Problem in the Czech Republic and Poland

Administrative Sciences ◽

10.3390/admsci11010024 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 24

Author(s):

Monika Sidor ◽

Dina Abdelhafez

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Public Administration ◽

Social Assistance ◽

Public Servants ◽

The Czech Republic

Recently, the role of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Poland and the Czech Republic has increased, which has translated into a growing tendency to change the procedures for social assistance provision. However, the relationships between public administration and non-governmental organisations differ in both countries. The Najam Four-C’s Model is used in this paper to describe how NGOs and public administration approach the problem of homelessness in the Czech Republic and Poland. To explore this issue, the authors conducted interviews with public servants and NGOs’ mangers in both countries. The findings show that, as far as homelessness is concerned, NGOs and state authorities function on the basis of complementarity in Poland as well as in the Czech Republic.

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Communication of Socially-Responsible Activities by Higher Education Institutions

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13020483 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 483

Author(s):

Libena Tetrevova ◽

Jan Vavra ◽

Simona Munzarova

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Czech Republic ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Higher Education Institutions ◽

Cultural Development ◽

Primary Data ◽

Communist Country ◽

Public Higher Education ◽

Socially Responsible ◽

The Czech Republic

Higher education institutions play a fundamental role in the scientific, economic, social, and cultural development of each and every society. In view of new challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of their social responsibility and ability to effectively communicate the socially–responsible activities which are performed is growing. The aim of this article is to analyze and evaluate the scope and structure of socially-responsible activities communicated on the websites of public higher education institutions operating in a small post-communist country where education plays a traditional role—the Czech Republic, and to formulate recommendations for improvement of the level of communication of social responsibility by higher education institutions. Primary data was obtained using latent analysis of the content of the websites of all public higher education institutions operating in the Czech Republic. The CE3SPA method was applied. The survey which was performed shows that the level of communication of social responsibility by higher education institutions in the Czech Republic is low. Activities in the field of economic and social responsibility are communicated in the greatest scope. On the contrary, activities in the field of environmental responsibility are communicated the least. Public higher education institutions in the Czech Republic should therefore apply the measures proposed in the article, these also being transferrable to practice in other countries.

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The development of regional differentiation of office construction in the Czech Republic: 1990–2010

Moravian Geographical Reports ◽

10.1515/mgr-2015-0003 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 21-33

Author(s):

Pavel Domalewski ◽

Jan Baxa

Keyword(s):

Spatial Distribution ◽

Czech Republic ◽

Questionnaire Survey ◽

Large Scale ◽

Capital City ◽

Office Building ◽

Regional Differentiation ◽

Key Factors ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Dominant Position

Abstract The factors that were crucial for the construction of administrative buildings in the regional capitals of the Czech Republic are subject to examination in this article. One primary question is whether the development of office construction reflects the qualitative importance of the cities, or whether there are some other regularities in the spatial distribution of construction. To identify the key factors, controlled interviews with experts professionally involved in the construction of administrative buildings were carried out, and these data were then extended as part of a large-scale questionnaire survey with other experts on the issue. The results have confirmed the dominant position of the capital city of Prague in terms of its qualitative importance, as the remaining regional capitals have less than one-tenth of the volume of modern office building areas. The greatest differences in the construction of administrative buildings have been noted in Brno and Ostrava, despite the fact that they exhibit similar characteristics when considered in the light of respondent-determined factors.

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