Measure of the Director of the Central European Institute of Technology of
Masaryk University No. 9/2021
CEITEC MU Awards
(effective as of 1 October 2021)
Pursuant to Article 7.4 (g) of the Rules of Organisation of the Central European Institute
of Technology of Masaryk University, I hereby issue the following Measure:
Article 1
Subject Matter
This Measure sets the process of award giving at the Central European Institute of
Technology of Masaryk University (hereinafter the “CEITEC MU” or the “Institute”) with the
aim to positively reward the employees of the CEITEC MU for their work and contribution
to the Institute.
Article 2
Categories of Awards
(1) The Director of CEITEC MU may give the following awards:
a) Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution;
b) Award of the Director of CEITEC MU;
c) Commemorative Certificate.
(2) The awards in the category of Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution are
presented by the Director of CEITEC MU to a research group or core facility which
published or otherwise publicly released a scientific result with significant international
benefits within the period specified in Article 4 hereof.
(3) The awards in the category of Award of the Director of CEITEC MU are presented by
the Director of CEITEC MU to employees who contributed, through their exceptional
work, to spreading of the good reputation of CEITEC MU in the period specified in Article
4 hereof.
(4) The awards in the category of Commemorative Certificate are presented by the Director
of CEITEC MU to employees who contributed to significant development and good
reputation of CEITEC MU and its representation in a long-term and targeted manner.
Article 3
Nomination and Award Giving Procedures
(1) The organisation of the announcement of the awards and the collection of nominations
pursuant to this Measure is entrusted to the Research and Innovations Support
Department of CEITEC MU.
(2) Nominations for the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution are submitted
online by the group leaders and the Heads of core facilities (hereinafter the “Heads”)
in the form of a proposal sheet which includes quotation or description of the scientific
result and a nomination justification. Only such results may be nominated the
intellectual origin and realisation of which are related to members of the particular
research group or core facility and which were created within the period specified in
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Article 4 .1 hereof. The creation of a result means its publication in print or electronic
form (including online or epub ahead of print).
(3) The candidates for the Award of the Director of CEITEC MU and for the Commemorative
Certificate are proposed by the Director of CEITEC MU.
(4) The evaluation of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution takes place in
three rounds. The dates of each round and details of the evaluation process for each
year are published by the Research and Innovations Support Department no later than
on the day of the competition announcement.
a) In the first round, the Heads rank the top five results based on their individual
assessment of the quality of the nominated results, with the top-ranked result
receiving 5 points, the second-best receiving 4 points, the third-best receiving 3
points, the fourth-best receiving 2 points and the fifth-best receiving 1 point. It is
not possible for two results to be ranked in the same order. Individual points from
all evaluations are added together to produce the overall ranking of the
nominations. If any Head does not send his/her ranking of the results to the
Research and Innovations Support Department by the determined deadline, he/she
is considered to have abstained from voting. The possibility to vote is given only to
the Heads and cannot be delegated further. A conflict of interest is not a reason for
abstaining from voting.
b) An evaluation committee chaired by the Deputy Director for Research and
composed of the Heads of the research centres will further assess the rankings
resulting from the evaluation of the Heads. The evaluation committee will determine
which results it will recommend to the Director of CEITEC MU for awards,
respecting the rankings determined by the evaluation of Heads in the first round.
In the case of a conflict of interest or time incapacity, the Head of the research
centre may nominate another member to the evaluation committee on his/her
behalf.
c) The Deputy Director for Research shall submit proposals of the evaluation
committee to the Director of CEITEC MU, who makes the final decision on the
awards in the given year.
(5) The award in each category can be presented to one or more nominees. If there is no
eligible candidate in any specific category, it is possible to withhold the award.
(6) The awards are ceremoniously presented during the Institute’s important events. Every
awarded person receives a diploma and in the case of the Award for Distinguished
Scientific Contribution also a financial reward. The specific amount of reward will be
stipulated by the Director of CEITEC MU. If there are more awards presented in one
category, the stipulated reward is equally divided among all rewarded candidates of
the specific category.
Article 4
Terms
(1) The period for which the awards pursuant to Article 2.1 a) and b) above are presented
is set from 1 September of the previous year to 31 August of the calendar year in which
the awards are presented.
(2) Collection of nominations for awards for the given period takes place in autumn of the
specific year and the exact period shall be specified every year by conditions of the
competition.
(3) The award ceremony usually takes place in December of the calendar year.
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Article 5
Final Provisions
(1) The CEITEC MU Scientific Secretary shall be responsible for the interpretation of this
Measure.
(2) The CEITEC MU Scientific Secretary shall be responsible for the continuous update of
this Measure.
(3) The Head of the Research and Innovations Support Department is appointed to
supervise the implementation of this Measure.
(4) In accordance with Measure of the Director No. 3/2016 - Organisational Structure of
CEITEC MU, the Institute’s awards related agenda shall fall within the scope of activity
of the Research and Innovations Support Department.
(5) This Measure cancels the Measure of the Director No. 7/2018 - CEITEC MU Awards.
(6) This Measure shall become valid as of the date of signature hereof.
(7) This Measure shall become effective as of 1 October 2021.
In Brno, on 22 September 2021
Jiří Nantl
Director