Summer School of Applied Informatics 2026

17. 9. 2026, 9:00 – 17:00, building M, MENDELU

Summer School of Applied Informatics – informatika@mendelu.cz

We recommend participation to students of all PhD programs.


Visegrad–Taiwan Mobility Scholarships

Visegrad–Taiwan Scholarships facilitate academic mobility between the V4 region and Taiwan by providing financial support to PhD candidates and doctoral and post-doctoral researchers, who are citizens of the V4 countries, to study/conduct research at selected higher-education institutions in Taiwan. NCHU was one of host universities in Taiwan.

 The application was opened from August 1 to September 30. 2026, 12.00 PM CET (noon).

Applicants would need to submit application on-line: https://my.visegradfund.org/Account/Login.

For further details, please refer to the attachment or the official website: https://www.visegradfund.org/visegrad-taiwan-scholarships-apply


From complex data to publishable results [EN]

08.10. 2026 (Thursday): 10:00 – 11:30; in-person; Registration

A seminar focused on working with large and complex research datasets — from assessing data structure and quality to documenting changes and ensuring reproducibility.

The seminar will be led by Jakub Kašpar from the Research Institute for Landscape, who will use concrete examples to show how to effectively reuse existing data from other sources, interpret and adapt it for your own research, and prepare it for long-term use.


PhD Open – FAQ Live

on September 25, 2026, at 12:00, a meeting titled “PhD Open – FAQ Live” will be held in the meeting room of the FBE Dean’s Office. This will be an opportunity to ask the Vice-Dean, Prof. Ing. Petr David, Ph.D., any questions regarding PhD studies.


PhD School Seminars

The Department of Research and Development at Mendel University in Brno invites PhD students to a series of seminars organized as part of the PhD School, taking place from October to December 2026. For more information about the seminars and registration, please visit: https://uvis.mendelu.cz/article/phd-school

Contact: lada.zelezna@mendelu.cz


Presentation by Julie Jastrząbek, Assistant Professor – Poznań University of Economics and Business

On October 16, 2026, at 11:00 AM, a lecture by Julie Jastrząbek—Assistant Professor at the Department of Macroeconomics and Development Studies, Poznań University of Economics and Business—titled “STATE AID AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN V4” will take place in the Meeting Room of the FBE Dean’s Office.


Timetable of Mandatory Courses for PhD Students 2026/2027

DatelectortopicRoom
9. 10. 2026, CZ 8:00-10:00, ENG 10:00-12:00prof. Ing. Petr David, Ph.D.Science, PhD studies, scientific work, results of research, dissertation, scientific integrity and ethics, research fundingLarge Meeting Room, Dean’s Office, Faculty of Business and Economics
(Velká zasedací místnost Děkanát PEF)
22. 10. 2026 9:00 – 11:30 CZ + ENGOpen Science Centrum MENDELUAuthor identifiers, Open Access, predatory journals and publishers, research data management, electronic Information ResourcesLarge Meeting Room, Dean’s Office, Faculty of Business and Economics
(Velká zasedací místnost Děkanát PEF)
23. 10. 2026, 9:00-11:00 CZ + ENGprof. Mgr. David Hampel, Ph.D.Methodology of science as an instrument to choose research methods, basic classification of methods and approaches, software to obtain outputsLarge Meeting Room, Dean’s Office, Faculty of Business and Economics
(Velká zasedací místnost Děkanát PEF)
6. 11. 2026, 12:00-14:00 CZ, 14:00-16:00 ENGdoc. Ing. Svatopluk Kapounek, Ph.D.Preparation of publication outputs, peer-review process from the point of view of the author, editor and reviewer, journal selection, predatory journalsLarge Meeting Room, Dean’s Office, Faculty of Business and Economics
(Velká zasedací místnost Děkanát PEF)
20. 11. 2026, CZ 10:00-12:00, ENG 12:00-14:00prof. RNDr. Jan Hanousek, CSc., DSc.Specifics of the methodology of science, current trends and current information sources in the areas of financeLarge Meeting Room, Dean’s Office, Faculty of Business and Economics
(Velká zasedací místnost Děkanát PEF)
24. 11. 2026, 9:00-11:00 CZ + ENGMgr. Jiří Remr, Ph.D. (INESAN / FSV UK)Specifics of the methodology of science, current trends and current information sources in the areas of marketing and managementLarge Meeting Room, Dean’s Office, Faculty of Business and Economics
(Velká zasedací místnost Děkanát PEF)
25. 11. 2026, 9:00-11:00 CZ + ENGdoc. Pavel Škrabánek (FSI, VUT)Specifics of the methodology of science, current trends and current information sources in the areas of informaticsLarge Meeting Room, Dean’s Office, Faculty of Business and Economics
(Velká zasedací místnost Děkanát PEF)
11. 12. 2026, 10:00-12:00 CZ + ENGUniv .Prof. Dr. Jesús Crespo Cuaresma
(WU Vienna)
Specifics of the methodology of science, current trends and current information sources in the areas of economicsLarge Meeting Room, Dean’s Office, Faculty of Business and Economics
(Velká zasedací místnost Děkanát PEF)
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13. 11. 2026, 10:00-13:30 ČJ+AJdoc. Ing. Luděk Kouba, Ph.D.Formování a systematika ekonomických teorií a škol ekonomického myšleníMeeting room of the Department of Economics
11. 12. 2026, 12:00-14:00Univ .Prof. Dr. Jesús Crespo Cuaresma
(WU Vienna)
GDP and poverty projections for climate change researchLarge Meeting Room, Dean’s Office, Faculty of Business and Economics
(Velká zasedací místnost Děkanát PEF)
https://mues.econ.muni.cz/research-seminarsESF MUNI
https://rsse.vse.cz/ VŠE
https://www.wu.ac.at/en/marketing/research/research-seminar-series University of Vienna, Dep. of Marketing 
14. 10. 2026, 16:15 (VŠE)https://registrace.vse.cz/events/201European Economic Association (EEA) Presidential Address, which will take place on October 14, 2026, at 4:15 p.m. in RB101 at VŠE.

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20. 10. 2026, 11:00 – 15:00doc. Ing. František Dařena, Ph.D.Q2.23 – zasedací místnost Ústavu informatiky
30. 11. 2026, 9:00 – 13:00doc. Ing. František Dařena, Ph.D.Q2.23 – zasedací místnost Ústavu informatiky