Brno Technology has a new rector: Ladislav Janíček will lead the university from February
Janíček is also an associate professor at the Institute of Aviation, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. In his election program, he mentioned, for example, strengthening the internationalization of universities, supporting critical thinking and creativity, or developing cooperation with foreign universities. “I would like to advocate for a higher number of professional programs. I believe that studying at BUT offers students a competitive advantage. The connection between our university and industry is quite obvious, we are one of the best in terms of the volume of contract research, “said Janíček.
His challenger was Pavel Zemčík, Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology. Janíček will replace Rector Petr Štěpánek in February as head of the largest Czech technical university. “Technical education should become a societal priority. I would like to use not only the opportunities that institutional accreditation gives us, but above all the unique combination of technical, economic and artistic faculties offered by the Brno University of Technology, “said the new Rector Ladislav Janíček.
Among the questions he wants to address after coming to office is also the support of scientific publishing activities or higher representation of BUT in key representations not only in the field of science and research. “I would like to initiate the establishment of the Association of Universities, because we already feel the lack of technical experts in certain areas,” Janíček announced. The future rector must be appointed by the president.
