Presentation of the FSV UK commemorative medals and the Josef Vavroušek Award

On the occasion of the ceremonial meeting of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University on November 12, 2025, the annual presentation of commemorative medals for merits in the development of the faculty and for long-term work for the faculty took place.

The silver medal for merits in the development of the faculty was awarded to Prof. PhDr. Martin Potůček, CSc., M.Sc. for his long-term scientific and pedagogical activity at FSV UK.

The following were awarded bronze medals for their long-term work for the faculty:

• PhDr. Jan Cebe, Ph.D.
• doc. PhDr. Slavomír Horák, Ph.D.
• PhDr. Zuzana Kasáková, Ph.D.
• PhDr. Mgr. Kryštof Kozák, Ph.D.
• prof. PhDr. Kateřina Králová, Ph.D., M.A.
• PhDr. Malvína Krausz Hladká, Ph.D.
• PhDr. Vlastimil Nečas, Ph.D.
• Mgr. Karel Svoboda, Ph.D.
• PhDr. Jan Šír, Ph.D.
• Mgr. Eliška Tomalová, Ph.D.

At the meeting, the Dean Tomáš Karásek, also presented awards to the authors of the winning works of the Josef Vavroušek Prize 2025 competition. The following students received the award on behalf of FSV UK.

Bachelor's thesis category

• Bc. Matouš Fiala for the thesis Resource Revenues, Institutions and Growth: Was the 2000s Boom Different?  Supervisor and consultant PhDr. Jaromír Baxa, Ph.D. (second place)
• Bc. Tereza Sládková for the thesis Komparace využití offsetů biodiverzity v ČR a Anglii. Supervisor and consultant doc. Ing. et Ing. Eliška Vejchodská, Ph.D. (third place)
• Bc. Martin Hlinský for the thesis Exploring the Dimensionality of Attitude Towards Climate Change: An Application of Campbell Paradigm. Supervisor Mgr. Jan Urban, Ph.D., consultant Mgr. Ewa Małgorzata Duda (third place)

We congratulate to all awarded!

Photo: Tomáš Kuchař