The Academic Day of the University of Ostrava is inseparably connected with the Rector’s Awards ceremony, but the programme also included a musical performance by the Symphony Orchestra of the Faculty of Arts of the OU or inspirational lectures by successful personalities of the University.
A celebration of academic life and its freedoms combined with a reminder of the importance of democratic values. This is the spirit of the annual Academic Day, which also includes the Rector’s Awards ceremony, and this year was no different.
The programme included a lecture by oncologist Martin Palička from the Faculty of Medicine of the OU, who last year was included in the list of 30 personalities under 30 years of age, which focused on his career to date and the activities he has engaged in beyond his studies and profession.
In the following lecture, Associate Professor Steriani Elavsky from the Faculty of Education of the OU, included by Forbes magazine among this year’s selection of the TOP female scientists in the Czech Republic, focused on the activities of the DigiWELL and REFRESH projects in which she is involved.
A cultural experience was brought by the musical performance of the Faculty of Arts Orchestra – the audience heard the tones of songs from the musical West Side Story or Evita.
And who was among the winners this year?
Professor Darja Jarošová
The Rector’s Award for outstanding long-term educational activities at the University of Ostrava was awarded to Professor Darja Jarošová, a leading expert of international importance at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ostrava in the field of nursing. Her approach to teaching was and still is innovative, she can be considered a pioneer of modern teaching in this field. Her teaching is always well prepared and adapted to the needs of the students. Professor Jarošová recognizes that each learner is unique and has different needs and abilities. During her many years at the University of Ostrava, she has been involved in the professional training of more than 5,000 general nurses.
Dr. David Žihala
The Rector’s Award for outstanding scientific research activity of academics under 35 was awarded to Dr David Žihala, who works at the Faculty of Medicine and Science of the University of Ostrava. Despite his short academic career, he is associated with two dozen important scientific publications with significant citation acclaim. David Žihala’s research focuses on multiple myeloma and evolutionary biology, where he has contributed to the expansion of knowledge about the genetic code and evolution of eukaryotic organisms. He has extensive international experience at prestigious scientific institutions in Spain, the UK and the US, and in addition to research, he also teaches bioinformatics and programming.
Professor Jaroslav David
The Rector’s Award for outstanding long-term scientific and research activity was awarded to Professor Jaroslav David. This eminent Czech Bohemian, diachronic linguist and onomastic scholar has been working at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Ostrava since 1999. He is a pioneer in introducing quantitative and corpus methods into this scientific field. He has initiated a whole new line of research. His colleagues regard him as the scientific ideal of a researcher who stands on the shoulders of his predecessors and enriches their legacy with new aspects and perspectives.
Dr. Veronika Rovná
Dr. Veronika Rovná received the Rector’s Award for outstanding artistic activity of students of the University of Ostrava. Veronika Rovná is a talented opera singer who is among the top in her field. Despite her young artistic career, she has already achieved a number of important successes, such as winning the most prestigious Antonín Dvořák singing competition in Karlovy Vary. She has already staged over 20 roles at her home theatre, the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre, but she has also guest-starred in major roles in Prague and Brno and has experience abroad. She regularly sings with many symphonic ensembles and is a guest at major music festivals.
M.Sc. Seyedhossein Ashrafikarahroudi
The Rector’s Award for outstanding scientific research activities of students of the University of Ostrava was awarded to M.Sc. Seyedhossein Ashrafikarahroudi. As part of his doctoral studies at the Faculty of Science of the University of Ostrava, he is working on carcinology – the science of crustaceans. He is particularly interested in the genus Salmoneus – one of the genera of the so-called shooting shrimps. During his studies he discovered and described 17 species and one genus of new shrimps. His seminal work points to the genetic diversity of the genus Salmoneus and the existence of at least half as many species previously unknown to science. His name is already associated with a number of important publications in prestigious scientific journals.
OSUd Theatre
The Rector’s Award in the category of Significant Activities of Students of the University of Ostrava for Civil Society goes to the OSUd Theatre Association. Theatre OSUd is active at the Faculty of Education of the University of Ostrava and represents an exceptional example of civic engagement through the use of theatre art. It focuses on conveying important social issues by interactively involving the audience in solving current social problems such as bullying, drug addiction and sexualised violence. OSUd theatre thus has a significant impact on civil society, especially in the field of primary prevention of social pathologies.
Source:
https://alive.osu.cz/na-akademickem-dni-se-predavaly-ceny-rektora-oceneni-byli-vedci-i-studenti/
