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"The Dean is the highest representative of the Faculty of Arts and acts and makes decisions for MU in the affairs of the Faculty of Arts. He/she is responsible for his/her activities to the faculty's Academic Senate and the MU Rector. (...) The term of office of the dean is four years; the same person may serve as dean for a maximum of two consecutive terms. The dean is appointed by the MU Rector on the basis of a proposal of the FA AS. The FA AS decides on the proposal for the appointment of the dean in the manner prescribed by law and the Rules of Procedure of the FA AS. The proposal for the appointment of the FA Dean is submitted by the FA AS President to the MU Rector no later than one month before the end of the term of office of the current Dean."
From the Statute of the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University, Article 10
20 October 2025
The official announcement of the dean's election and the opening of the collection of applications for candidacy will take place at the MU Faculty of Arts Academic Senate meeting on Monday 20 October 2025.
1–30 November 2025
The collection of sealed applications for candidacy will take place between 1 and 30 November 2025 in the mailbox of the Academic Senate of the FF MU at the FF MU mailroom.
The application for candidacy must include:
By submitting a nomination, the candidate agrees to the publication of the above documents and the data contained therein.
1 December 2025 - 4 January 2026
Once the collection of nominations is closed, candidates will be able to discuss their programme statements in the discussion thread in the MU Information System.
8 December 2025
On Monday, 8 December 2025, the candidates will debate with the MU Faculty of Arts Academic Senate at its meeting.
15 December 2025
On Monday 15 December 2025 at 14:00, the Academic Senate of FF MU convenes an all-faculty assembly of the academic community, where the candidates will present their programme and introduce the prospective vice-deans. The MU Rector will also be invited to this assembly.
5 January 2026
The first and possible second round of elections will take place at the AS FF MU meeting on 5 January 2026. The possible third round of elections will then take place one week later.
Doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, PhD, is the dean of the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University. Her professional focus is primarily on ancient Greek and Roman literature, and she lectures on the subject of ancient mythology. She has worked at several universities abroad. From 2004 to 2022, she headed the Department of Classical Studies at Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts.
She is running for the position of Dean of the Faculty of Arts MU with the program Modern Faculty Open to Dialogue II. Its full text, including the list of vice-deans and the candidate's CV, can be found in the documents below (in Czech only).
At the meeting on 22 September 2025, senators also debated the future setting of budget rules, commented on accreditation and approved the terms of admission.
At the constituent session, the Chairmanship was elected and the Senate committees were appointed. The reform of doctoral studies was also discussed.
