Well-being working group

Head of the group:

• PhDr. Zuzana Kasáková, Ph.D.

Members:

• PhDr. Sylvie Fišerová
• Doc. Mgr. Martin Hájek, Ph.D.
• Bc. Angelika Hájková
• Doc. PhDr. Julie Chytilová, Ph.D.
• Bc. Marek Jaklovský
• Mgr. Viera Martinková, Ph.D.
• PhDr. Ondřej Matějka, Ph.D.
• Lucie Pištěková, DiS.
• Mgr. Michael Podsedník
• Mgr. Michaela Rudinská
• RNDr. Michal Semian, Ph.D.
• Mgr. Ing. Marek Vranka

The Wellbeing Working Group in cooperation with the Sustainability Working Group prepared the second edition of the May in Motion challenge for all FSV UK employees. It is possible to compete in up to four categories - walking, running, swimming and cycling (excluding e-bikes), in individual or team categories. 

Winners will be announced in an update on the FSV UK website. The winners will also be announced and prizes awarded at the FSV UK summer staff meeting on 24 June 2025 in the outdoor areas of the Hollar building courtyard and terrace. If the winners are unable to attend the meeting, they can collect their prizes afterwards at the OVVK. Representatives of the Sustainability and Wellbeing Working Groups are responsible for determining the winners.  

While prizes and eternal glory await the winners, that's not the only reason you should enter the challenge. Swapping your car or public transport for physical activity, not just on the way to and from work, has many benefits for you and the environment.

Applications for the challenge closed on 30 April 2025. 

Events

• Wellbeing Day 13 March 2025 - breakfast from student societies, canistherapy, booths of student ombudsmen and services for students with special needs, fruit for employees, Qi-gong workshop
• Mental Health Day 10 October 2024 - breakfast from student societies, canistherapy, booths of student ombudsmen and services for students with special needs, creative activities, coloring books
• Wellbeing Day 11 March 2024 - breakfast from student societies, canistherapy, booths of student ombudsmen and services for students with special needs
• Mental Health Day 10 October 2023 - breakfast from student societies, canistherapy, booths of student ombudsmen and services for students with special needs, creative activities, workshop of suicide prevention

Workshops and seminars

• Pírka, a peer-to-peer space for employees to share experiences across FSV UK, took place on 21 April 2023
• crisis communication workshops for employees with practical training in crisis situations: held in Czech on December 12, 2022, March 14, April 25, November 23 and December 4, 2023, and in English on May 16, 2023
• online webinar for lecturers about the options for students with special needs
• the introduction of a Mental Health and Well-being Workshop for foreign exchange students at the beginning of each semester

Social media campaigns

• Well-being Calendar campaign on Instagram
• Do Yoga with FSV UK campaign on Instagram - 1st part, 2nd part, 3rd part

Podcast

• podcast De Facto with the FSV UK therapist Anna Marie Pospíšilová, published on 3 January 2023 (in Czech, the transcript to English published here)
• podcast De Facto with Alexandr Kasal from the National Institute of Mental Health, published on 10 October 2023 (in Czech, the transcript to English published here)
• podcast De Facto with Lucie Pištěková and Michael Podsedník about services for students with special needs, published on 5 December 2023 (in Czech, the transcript to English published here)

International cooperation

• organization of the international staff week on the topic of well-being
• active participation on the WISE project (Well-being Innovations for Students in Europe)