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Contact us!ELECTIONS TO THE ACADEMIC SENATE OF THE FIRST FACULTY OF MEDICINE, CHARLES UNIVERSITY 2025
In accordance with the Electoral Code of the Academic Senate of the
First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, the Academic Senate of the First
Faculty of Medicine (hereinafter referred to as “AS 1. LF UK”) hereby
announces, through its Election Committee, the elections to the Academic Senate
of the First Faculty of Medicine for the term of office 2025–2028. The
election dates are set for 19 and 20 November 2025. The elections
will be held exclusively electronically.
Voters must have valid access to the CAS system. For information on CAS
access, your registration in the voters list and on how to vote, please visit: volime.lf1.cuni.cz (information will be updated continuously).
For the purpose of organizing the elections, the AS 1. LF UK has appointed the Election Committee composed of:
Prof. MUDr. Jan Betka, DrSc. – Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, First
Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, and Motol University Hospital
Matěj Hrnjica – 6th-year student of General Medicine
Ema Krajčušková – 6th-year student of General Medicine
Assoc. Prof. MUDr. Václav Šmíd, Ph.D. – 4th Department of Internal
Medicine – Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, First Faculty of
Medicine and General University Hospital
MUDr. Martin Vejražka, Ph.D. (Chair of the Committee) – Institute of
Biochemistry and Experimental Oncology, First Faculty of Medicine
Method of Election
The elections will be conducted electronically. Authorized voters will be able to cast their votes only online at: https://volby.is.cuni.cz. Login to the election application will be carried out using credentials from the Central Authentication Service (CAS) of Charles University.
Elected Members of the Senate
A total of 30 members of the Senate will be elected:
Candidate registration
Written applications for candidate registration
(supported by a petition signed by at least 30 members of the academic
community) may be submitted to the Registry of the Dean’s Office of the
First Faculty of Medicine no later than 27 October 2025 at 12:00 noon.
The envelope containing the written proposal must be marked:
ELECTIONS TO THE ACADEMIC SENATE OF THE FIRST FACULTY OF MEDICINE 2025 – to
the attention of the Chair of the Election Committee.
The Election Committee will publish the list of candidates in alphabetical order on the Faculty’s official noticeboard no later than 31 October 2025.
Registration of candidates and compilation of the candidate list
1) Any academic staff member or student who submits a written application for registration, supported by a petition signed by at least 30 members of the academic community, shall be registered as a candidate.
2) The application for registration must include the name, faculty
department or study programme and year of study, and the candidate’s
handwritten signature.
The application must be submitted either by post to the address of the Dean’s
Office of the Faculty or delivered in person to the Registry of the Dean’s
Office, Kateřinská 32, Prague 2.
The deadline for submission of the registration application expires no later
than twenty-one days before the first day of the elections. This deadline will
be published on the public section of the Faculty’s website.
3) The petition must include the name, faculty department or study programme and year of study, and the handwritten signature of all supporting members of the academic community.
Candidates may also, if they wish, attach campaign materials (e.g. a CV, a statement of intent regarding their work in the Senate, etc.) of up to one A4 page in length, which will be posted on the Faculty’s official noticeboard. An electronic version of this material may be sent for publication on the Faculty’s website to: jana.kolarova@lf1.cuni.cz.