Statute of the Faculty of Informatics of Masaryk University (as amended with effect from 8 April 2024) Part One Introductory provisions Article 1 (1) The Faculty of Informatics (hereinafter referred to as "the Faculty") is a part of Masaryk University (hereinafter referred to as "the University"). The Faculty was established by a decision of the Academic Senate of Masaryk University on 24 April 1994. Faculty of Informatics. The seat of the faculty is: Botanická 68a, 602 00 Brno. (2) The Faculty, as part of the University, develops education on the basis of freedom of teaching, independent scientific knowledge, research, development and other creative and complementary activities. The faculty is focused on computer science as a discipline dedicated to methods, models, tools and aspects of information processing, especially using computers. (3) The Faculty has exclusive responsibility for the implementation of study programmes in informatics and their accreditation within Masaryk University. In this capacity, it may, with the approval of the Scientific Council and the Academic Senate of the Faculty, enable partial or full implementation of study programmes in informatics at other faculties or units of the University, either independently or in cooperation with the Faculty. Article 2 (1) The position of the Faculty and its relations to the University are defined by Act No.111/1998 Coll., on Higher Education and on Amendments and Supplements to Other Acts (the Higher Education Act), as amended (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"), the internal regulations of the University and the internal regulations of the Faculty. (2) The bodies of the faculty have the right to decide or act on behalf of the university in matters concerning the faculty referred to in Section 24(1) of the Act, and to decide on other matters of the university entrusted to them by the statutes of the university. (3) The faculty is headed by a dean who acts and decides on the affairs of the faculty, unless otherwise provided by law, the statutes of the University or these Statutes. (4) The faculty is obligated to pursue the interests of the university as a whole. Part Two Faculty activities Article 3 Educational activities (1) The basic mission of the faculty is to provide higher education in accredited study programmes in informatics and to develop scientific knowledge in this field on the basis of creative scientific research. (2) Education at the faculty takes place in full-time, combined or distance form a) in accredited professional and vocational bachelor's degree programmes, b) in accredited professional and vocational master's degree programmes, c) in accredited doctoral study programmes and d) in lifelong learning, including complementary and extension studies and courses for the improvement of qualifications. (3) The faculty proposes that the university admit graduate students: a) in bachelor's degree programmes, the academic degree "Bachelor" (abbreviated as "Bc." before the name), b) in professional master's degree programmes, the academic degree "Master" (abbreviated "Mgr." before the name), c) in professional master's programmes, the academic title "engineer" (abbreviated "Ing." before the name), d) in doctoral degree programmes, the academic title "doctor" (abbreviated "Ph.D." after the name). (4) The faculty carries out the rigorosum procedure and proposes to the University to award the academic degree "Doctor of Natural Sciences" (abbreviated "RNDr." before the name) to graduates of the professional master's degree programme who have passed the state rigorosum examination in the field of computer science, which includes the defence of the rigorosum thesis. Article 4 Scientific activities and foreign relations (1) Scientific, research, development and other creative activities as a prerequisite for educational activities at the University are an integral part of the job description of every academic employee of the Faculty, with the exception of lecturers. (2) Scientific, research, development and other creative activities are carried out by the faculty in the field of informatics and related areas while respecting the ethics of scientific work and the ethics of working with information. (3) The basis for the development of scientific, research, development and other creative activities is the focus of the departments, which are also based on contacts with foreign institutions and participate in joint international projects. (4) The Faculty creates conditions for foreign relations, supports the active activities of academic staff and departments of the Faculty in professional national and international organizations, as well as the publication of the results of scientific, research, development and other creative activities. (5) The Faculty also creates conditions for the scientific activities of students and their involvement in activities in cooperation with foreign countries. Part Three Organisation of the Faculty Article 5 (1) The faculty is divided into departments, which are: a) of the department, b) purpose-built facilities, c) the dean's office. (2) Upon the proposal of the Dean, the Academic Senate of the Faculty decides on the establishment, merger, amalgamation, division or dissolution of faculty departments. (3) Additional departments may be established within the faculty as units fulfilling an organisational or thematic role within the departments listed in (1). Such departments shall be established by the head of the department with the prior approval of the Dean of the Faculty. The head of the department shall be appointed with the approval of the dean by the founder of the department, to whom the head of the department is directly responsible. (4) The faculty also has a Language Learning Centre department. Article 6 Departments (1) The Department is the basic organizational unit of the faculty, which is responsible in particular for the organization of teaching, distribution of teaching load among the staff, coordination of research and development, development of scientific disciplines, linking teaching, research and development and providing general facilities for other creative activities. (2) The faculty has the following departments: a) programming theory, b) computer systems and communications, c) visual informatics, d) machine learning and data processing. (3) The Department consists of academic staff (§ 70 (1) of the Act): a) professors, associate professors, associate professors, assistant professors, assistant professors and lecturers, b) scientific, research and development staff involved in teaching and further education. (4) In accordance with Section 70(2) of the Act, the Department of Programming Theory has established a position of Associate Professor named after Professor Donald Ervin Knuth. The position is filled on the basis of the results of the MUNI Award in Science and Humanities (MASH) competition or by a selection procedure similar to MASH. (5) Other staff (administrative or professional staff) may also work in the department according to their organisational integration. These staff are subordinate to the Head of the Department, unless their employment contract stipulates otherwise. (6) The department is also home to other teaching and scientific staff, in particular: a) external teachers, b) interns and other guests, c) doctoral students (hereinafter referred to as PhD students), d) Master's or Bachelor's students, e) other external collaborators. (7) External teachers, trainees and guests work at the Department with the right to participate in decision-making on matters related to the organisation and scope of teaching and research activities in a similar way to the members of the Department referred to in paragraph 3, unless their contract or statutes provide otherwise. (8) Departments guarantee the provision of teaching (lectures and seminars) according to the specifications of accredited study programmes. (9) Departments create appropriate conditions for the scientific work of department members and the connection between teaching and research. Article 7 Head of Department (1) The Department is headed by its head, who is appointed by the Dean from among professors, associate professors or, in exceptional cases, assistant professors on the basis of the results of a selection procedure. (2) The head of the department is responsible to the dean for the pedagogical, scientific, research, development and other creative activities of the department, for the management of the department and its administration. The term of office of the Head of the Department is four years. The Head of the Department may be dismissed by the Dean after discussion in the Academic Senate. (3) The Head of the Department discusses major issues concerning the activities of the Department with the members of the Department in advance. (4) The Head of the Department is represented by a deputy designated by the Head of the Department, to the extent determined by the Head of the Department and in his/her absence in all matters that cannot be delayed. (5) The head of the department may appoint a member of the department as secretary of the department to assist him in his activities. (6) The Head of Department submits proposals to the Dean concerning: a) activities of the department and faculty in the field of teaching, scientific, research, development and creative, foreign relations and economic, b) the material and financial security of this activity, in particular the requirements for the faculty budget, c) staffing of this activity, including personnel, salary and qualification matters of the department staff, d) organization of the department. Purpose-built facilities Article 8 CERIT (1) The Centre for Education, Research and Innovation in Information and Communication Technologies (CERIT) is a special-purpose facility of the faculty, which serves the preparation and implementation of strategic projects for the development of educational and research infrastructure in the field of ICT, cooperation with industry and technology transfer. (2) CERIT operates the science and technology park and the CERIT Science Park business incubator. CERIT's subsequent mission is to harness the potential of the resettled companies to effectively collaborate in the commercialisation and transfer of ICT technologies and to strengthen research programmes. (3) The activities of CERIT are managed by a Director appointed by the Dean on the basis of a selection procedure. The Director is subordinate to the Dean. Article 9 Computer Technology Centre (1) The Computer Technology Centre is a special-purpose facility of the faculty, which serves to support and develop the educational, scientific, research, development and other creative activities of the faculty and to provide the necessary technical facilities. (2) The activities of the Computer Technology Centre are managed by its head, appointed to the post on the basis of a selection procedure, and subordinate to the Secretary of the Faculty. In professional matters, the head of the Computer Centre is methodically supervised by the Dean. The dean may entrust the methodological management to an expert guarantor. (3) In addition to other activities for the faculty, the Computer Centre operates and develops the Information System (IS) as a specific product of the faculty's research and development activities and provides services on its basis to other entities, in particular Masaryk University as a whole, in relation to which the Computer Centre acts independently on behalf of the faculty, as well as to other entities under contracts for the provision of IT services or project solutions, in relation to which it acts within the terms of contractual arrangements between these entities and the faculty. Article 10 Library (1) The library is a special-purpose facility of the faculty, which serves the development of educational, scientific, research, development and other creative activities of the faculty and members of the academic community. It develops professional library, bibliographic and information activities. (2) The library is a scientific library. It manages all the library collections stored centrally and used by the departments, organizes their acquisition and exchange and lending services both national and international. (3) The library is managed by its head, appointed to the post on the basis of a selection procedure, and is subordinate to the secretary of the faculty. In professional matters, he/she is methodically guided by the chairman of the Library Board. (4) The Dean appoints the Library Board and its chairperson. The Library Board is composed of representatives of all departments operating at the Faculty. (5) The rights and obligations of library users are regulated by the Library Operating Rules. The Library Operating Rules are issued by the Dean. Part Four Faculty self-government Article 11 Academia (1) The academic community of the faculty consists of the academic staff of the faculty and students who are educated within one or more study programmes at the faculty and are enrolled at the faculty. (2) Academic staff are professors, associate professors, extraordinary professors, assistant professors, assistants, lecturers, researchers and research and development workers who are employees of the University performing teaching, scientific, research, development and other creative activities in an employment relationship according to the agreed type of work (Section 70(1) of the Act). (3) Every member of the academic community enjoys academic rights and freedoms according to the law and the statutes of the University, especially the freedom of scientific research, teaching and study. The academic community is the common and integral guarantor of the academic freedoms and rights of each of its members. At the same time, it is the duty of all members of the academic community to defend and develop these rights and freedoms. (4) Every member of the academic community is obliged to abide by the Statutes of the University and the Statutes of the Faculty. (5) Every member of the academic community has the right of interpellation in relation to the academic bodies of the Faculty. (6) Assemblies of the academic community of the faculty are convened by the Academic Senate, in particular to discuss the annual report, on its own initiative or at the request of the Dean of the faculty. Article 12 Faculty self-government and its bodies (1) Self-government of the Faculty is exercised by the academic community and self-governing academic bodies of the Faculty. (2) The self-governing academic bodies of the Faculty are a) Academic Senate, b) Dean, c) Scientific Council, d) Disciplinary Committee. (3) Another body of the Faculty is the Secretary. Part Five Academic Senate, its composition and its bodies Article 13 Academic Senate (1) The Academic Senate is the representative of the academic community, the highest body of self-government and the guarantee of academic freedoms at the Faculty. Article 14 Composition of the Senate (1) The Academic Senate consists of a staff and student chamber with a total of 12 members. (2) The staff chamber consists of 8 academic staff of the faculty with tribal staff records at the faculty. (3) The Student Chamber consists of 4 members from among the students enrolled at the faculty. (4) Membership in the Senate is irreplaceable and incompatible with the office of dean, vice-dean and secretary of the faculty, as well as rector, vice-rector, bursar and director of a university institute or university facility. (5) The term of office of a member of the Senate shall be three years. In the event of a replacement or by-election, the term of office of such member shall be the remainder of the three-year term. The term of office of all members of the Senate shall expire if the Senate fails to act in accordance with section 27 of the Act for a period of six months. In such a case, the Dean shall call a new election within 30 days of the expiry of that period. (6) Membership of the Academic Senate shall cease: a) termination from the faculty or loss of eligibility for election to the Senate, b) by resigning from the Senate, c) by being removed from the Senate, d) at the end of the term of office, e) appointment or appointment to an office incompatible with membership of the Senate, including the delegation of such office, f) Membership in the Senate shall not lapse in the of a student who duly completes all his/her studies in the study programmes carried out by the Faculty, but who, no later than the on which he/she completes the last of these, applies to study in another study programme carried out by this Faculty. The membership of the Senate of such a student shall cease on the date of the end of the enrolment period for the following semester, in the event that he/she has not enrolled in any of the programmes of study under consideration at that date. Article 15 (1) The Academic Senate is headed by a President, elected from among the academic staff-members of the Senate by a majority of all members of the Senate. The President of the Academic Senate shall organise the activities of the Academic Senate and act on its behalf. The President of the Senate shall also be the President of the Staff Chamber. (2) The Student Chamber shall elect its President by a supermajority vote of all its members. The President of the Chamber shall organise its activities and act on its behalf. (3) The Recorder of the Academic Senate is a faculty member appointed by the Chair of the Academic Senate. (4) The Academic Senate may establish permanent or temporary committees from among its members or other members of the academic community. (5) The chair of the committee is always a member of the Academic Senate. Article 16 Competence of the Senate (1) Academic Senate a) on the proposal of the dean, decides on the establishment, merger, amalgamation, division or abolition of faculty departments, b) approves the draft statutes of the Faculty and its internal regulations and submits them to the MU Senate for final approval, c) approves the Dean's proposal for the annual distribution of the Faculty's financial resources to the Faculty's organisational units, departments and special-purpose facilities and controls their use, d) approves the annual activity report and the annual report on the Faculty's management submitted by the Dean, e) report to the academic community of the faculty at least once a year on its activities, f) approves the Dean's proposal on the conditions for admission to study in study programmes implemented at the Faculty, g) approves the Dean's proposal for the appointment and removal of members of the Faculty's Scientific Board and Disciplinary Committee, h) decides on a proposal for the appointment of a dean from among university professors, associate professors or their equivalents and, where appropriate, proposes his or her removal from office, i) approves the strategic plan of the educational, scientific and other creative activities of the Faculty after discussion in the Faculty's Scientific Council, j) discusses the dean's proposal on the specific amount of fees associated with study for the academic year in accordance with the MU Statutes and the law, k) delegates a faculty representative to the Council of Universities, l) approves the release of teachers from their teaching duties for the purpose of intensive scientific work. (2) The Academic Senate expresses its views in particular on a) on proposals for study programmes implemented at the Faculty, b) on the dean's proposal for the appointment or dismissal of vice-deans. Article 17 Information on activities (1) The Academic Senate informs the members of the academic community about its activities: a) an annual report on its activities, submitted in writing and presented by the President at a meeting of the academic community, b) via the MU information system. (2) An electronic version of the minutes shall be made available to all members of the Senate within 14 days of the end of the meeting. Any member of the Board shall have the right to comment on the minutes within seven days of their availability. The minutes shall be published immediately after the comments have been dealt with. Article 18 Rights and obligations of members of the Academic Senate (1) A member of the Academic Senate is obliged to attend meetings of the Academic Senate and the bodies to which he/she has been elected. A member who fails to fulfil his or her duties may be proposed by the Senate to the Academic Senate for removal. (2) A member of the Academic Senate has the right to submit proposals, suggestions and comments on issues within the competence of the Academic Senate and to request their resolution. (3) A member of the Academic Senate is responsible for the performance of his/her duties to the members of the academic community who elect the Senate chamber of which he/she is a member. Part Six Dean and Vice-Deans Article 19 Dean (1) The faculty is headed by a dean, who is appointed and dismissed by the Rector of the University on the proposal of the Academic Senate. The procedure for the consideration and adoption of a resolution on a proposal for the appointment of a dean or on a proposal for his/her dismissal is laid down in the internal regulation "Procedure for the consideration and adoption of a proposal for the appointment of a candidate to the post of dean or for the dismissal of a dean". (2) The term of office of a dean is four years and the same person may serve no more than two consecutive terms. (3) The Dean manages the Faculty in accordance with the law, the internal regulations of the University and the internal regulations of the Faculty. He/she decides and acts on behalf of the University in matters concerning the Faculty, unless the law and the Statutes of the University provide otherwise. To this extent, he is authorised to issue internal acts of management, i.e. the Faculty's organisational regulations, Faculty directives, measures and instructions. (4) The dean is accountable to the Academic Senate of the Faculty and, to the extent determined by the Statutes of the University, to the Rector, in particular for: a) compliance with laws, other legal regulations and statutes of the University and the Faculty, b) the quality and organisation of educational, scientific, research, development and other creative and related activities and for creating the conditions for these activities, c) for the management of allocated funds according to their intended purpose, for the management of the Faculty's own financial resources and for the management of the property managed by the Faculty. (5) The Dean furthermore particularly: a) in relation to the Academic Senate: 1. submits a draft of the Faculty Statutes and internal regulations to the Faculty Senate, 2. submits a proposal for approval of the conditions for admission to study in study programmes implemented at the faculty, 3. submits the intention to appoint or dismiss vice-deans and, after deliberation, appoints or dismisses them, 4. submits a written annual report on the activities and management report of the Faculty, 5. submits a proposal for the establishment, merger, amalgamation, division or abolition of faculty departments, 6. has the right to request an extraordinary convocation of the Academic Senate at any time, 7. has the right to participate in meetings of the Academic Senate of the Faculty with an advisory vote, 8. may return the resolution to the Academic Senate with comments, b) appoints and dismisses members: 1. the Faculty's Scientific Council after approval by the Faculty's Academic Senate, 2. Disciplinary Committee of the Faculty after approval by the Academic Senate of the Faculty, 3. the faculty's disciplinary councils, c) is a member of the Faculty's Scientific Council and its chairman, d) convene a meeting of the Research Council at least once a semester or if more than one-third of its members or the Academic Senate so request, e) decides on the number of vice-deans and the scope of their activities, f) establishes advisory commissions, manages them, or delegates their management to the relevant vice-dean, g) Exercises powers in relation to the habilitation procedure and the procedure for the appointment of professor at the faculty level, h) performs legal acts on behalf of the faculty, by which the faculty disposes of the property entrusted to its management and use, which the faculty is authorised to manage, legal acts related to ensuring the operation of the faculty and legal acts related to ensuring occupational health and safety, unless these acts are within the exclusive competence of the Rector or the Bursar, i) procure public contracts in cases reserved for the Faculty, j) concludes, on behalf of the Rector, contracts for projects whose possible pro-financing and co-financing will be fully ensured by the Faculty from its allocated funds and which do not require co-financing from investment funds, k) concludes agreements on cooperation in matters concerning the faculty, l) concludes contracts for the lease of non-residential premises of MU, or real estate which the faculty is authorised to manage, provided that the duration of the lease does not exceed one month for a single case , m) concludes agreements on faculty membership in supranational or international organisations, n) decides on admission to and termination of studies, o) proposes to the Rector of the University the chairpersons of state examination boards and rigorosum examination boards and appoints their members, unless a generally binding regulation provides otherwise, p) in accordance with the Disciplinary Regulations and following the recommendations of the Faculty Disciplinary Committee, decides on the imposition of sanctions on students, q) accepts applicants for lifelong learning to study in lifelong learning programmes implemented by the faculty, r) decides on the rights and obligations of students and participants in lifelong learning, s) issues a certificate of completion of studies within the framework of lifelong and continuing education carried out by the faculty, unless the conditions of the lifelong education programme imply otherwise, t) issues supplements to diplomas, certificates and certificates of completion of studies undertaken by the faculty, u) announces the Faculty's scholarship programmes, awards scholarships within the Faculty's competence, if they are paid from the Faculty's financial resources, v) issues and updates the Faculty's internal standards, w) in the field of labour law: 1. announces selection procedures for the positions of academic staff assigned to the Faculty and for the positions of senior staff under its direct management responsibility, 2. appoints and dismisses the Secretary, 3. appoints and dismisses heads of departments and directors of CERIT, 4. concludes agreements on the establishment, change and termination of employment relationships with faculty employees and agreements on work performed outside the employment relationship, 5. Determines and adjusts the salaries and remuneration in the case of the Secretary and staff posted in the Departments/Faculties and CERIT, 6. decides on general issues of the working regime of the faculty (holidays, overtime, working time adjustments), 7. sends the Heads of Departments, the Director of CERIT and the Secretary on business trips. (6) The dean may transfer his/her powers permanently or temporarily to the vice-deans, the secretary or other authorised persons by the organisational regulations or by a measure of the dean. (7) The dean is obliged to designate a statutory representative from among the vice-deans who represents him/her in his/her absence in full. (8) The Dean's College is a permanent advisory body of the Dean, with the main purpose of its activities being a coordinating role in the scope of the main tasks, economic activities, and management of the Faculty, including cooperation and collaboration of individual departments of the Faculty. The composition of the Dean's College is determined by the Dean. The members of the College are the Dean, the Vice-Deans, the Secretary, the Heads of Departments, the President of the Academic Senate of the Faculty, and other members as appropriate. Article 20 Vice-Deans (1) Vice-deans are permanent representatives of the dean in the areas of activity entrusted to them, in which they act on his/her behalf to the extent provided for by law, the Statutes of the University, the Statutes of the Faculty and the Organisational Regulations. (2) Vice-deans are appointed and dismissed by the Dean after discussion in the Academic Senate of the Faculty. The dean also decides on their number and the scope of their activities. (3) Vice-deans are responsible to the Dean of the Faculty for the areas entrusted to them. (4) Vice-deans represent the dean in the area entrusted to them, act on behalf of the faculty in administrative and legal matters and act in management and other relations to the extent provided by law, the statutes of the university, the statutes of the faculty and the organisational regulations of the faculty. (5) Vice-deans represent each other in a manner determined by the dean. In the absence of the dean, the vice-dean designated by the dean shall represent the dean in full. In his/her absence, other vice-deans as designated by the dean shall represent the dean in matters that cannot be postponed. Part Seven Scientific Council of the Faculty Article 21 (1) The members of the Faculty's Scientific Council are appointed by the Dean from among the academic staff of the Faculty and eminent external personalities, who constitute at least one third of all members of the Scientific Council. (2) The chairman of the Scientific Council is the Dean of the Faculty. He convenes its meetings at least once a semester or if more than one third of its members or the Academic Senate so requests. (3) The Faculty Scientific Council has at least 13 members. At least two thirds of its members are professors and associate professors or research staff of equal rank to them. (4) Membership in the Scientific Board ceases upon appointment of a new Scientific Board, removal by the Dean or resignation. (5) Faculty Scientific Council: a) discusses the strategic plan of the educational and scientific, research, development and other creative activities of the faculty drawn up in accordance with the strategic plan of the public university, b) approves the study programmes to be implemented at the faculty, c) discusses the habilitation of associate professors in its fields of competence and decides on their outcome and submits proposals for the appointment of professors in the relevant fields to the University's Scientific Council, d) expresses its opinion on matters submitted to it by the Dean, e) performs other activities entrusted to it in § 30 of Act No. 111/1998 Coll. (6) The rules of meetings and the manner of proceedings of the Scientific Council of the Faculty are determined by the "Rules of Procedure of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Informatics of Masaryk University". Part Eight Disciplinary Commission Article 22 (1) Disciplinary offences of students enrolled at the faculty are discussed by the disciplinary committee of the faculty and proposals for action are submitted to the Dean. (2) The Disciplinary Committee of the Faculty has six members, three academic staff and three students of the Faculty. (3) Members of the Disciplinary Committee are appointed and removed by the Dean after approval by the Academic Senate of the Faculty. The chairperson of the Disciplinary Committee is elected by the members of the Disciplinary Committee, and the chairperson is always an academic staff member of the Faculty. (4) The term of office of the members of the Disciplinary Board shall be two years. A member may not serve more than three consecutive terms. Part Nine Faculty Administration Article 23 Secretary of the Faculty (1) The secretary is the representative of the dean in the areas of activity entrusted to him/her, in which he/she acts on his/her behalf, to the extent provided for by the statutes of the university or faculty, the organisational regulations or other regulations. He/she shall report directly to the Dean of the Faculty. In the area of management, he/she is methodically supervised by the Bursar of the University. (2) The Secretary is appointed by the Dean on the basis of a selection procedure. The Dean may also dismiss the Secretary at any time. (3) The Secretary manages the management and internal administration of the Faculty, cooperates with the heads of other departments and units of the Faculty in the area of management and internal administration, and manages and controls their work. (4) The Secretary of the Faculty is subordinate to the Dean, to whom he/she is responsible: a) for their activities, b) for legality in ensuring the economic and administrative operation of the Faculty. (5) The Secretary of the Faculty is the representative of the staff of the Dean's Office, the Computing Centre, the Library and Building Management. Article 24 Dean's Office (1) The Dean's Office is the administrative executive unit of the Faculty. (2) The Dean's Office administratively ensures management, legal, personnel, study, economic and financial activities, scientific research and development activities and their project support, foreign and external relations, marketing, material and other operational activities of the Faculty. (3) It prepares documents for the activities and decision-making of the self-governing academic bodies of the Faculty, the Dean and Vice-Deans, the Secretary and the heads of the Faculty departments. (4) It is further subdivided into individual departments, functional positions and within them defined areas of work activities. (5) The activities of the Dean's Office and its organisation are determined by the organisational regulations issued by the Dean, usually on the proposal of the Faculty Secretary. Part Ten Students and teachers Article 25 Students (1) A student is an individual who is being educated at the faculty as part of a study programme or study programmes. (2) The individual becomes a student of the faculty on the date of enrolment. A person whose studies have been interrupted pursuant to Section 54 of the Act becomes a student on the date of re-enrolment. (3) The Faculty admits students with a complete secondary or complete secondary vocational education who are eligible for university studies to Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes. Admission is decided by the dean. (4) The criteria for determining eligibility for study in Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes and the method of their verification are set out in the "Criteria for Admission to Study", which are issued by the Dean with the approval of the Academic Senate of the Faculty. (5) The Faculty admits students who have completed a Master's degree to the doctoral programme. Admission is decided by the Dean on the basis of a proposal from the relevant Faculty Board. (6) A natural person ceases to be a student upon completion of studies (Sections 55(1) and 56(1) and (2) of the Act) or interruption of studies pursuant to Section 54 of the Act. The study is duly terminated by completing the study programme, fulfilling all its obligations and passing the corresponding state examination. In addition, studies may be terminated by abandonment of studies, expulsion from studies for failure to fulfil the formal requirements of the study programme, expulsion from studies for failure to fulfil the requirements of the study programme or expulsion from studies under the Disciplinary Regulations. (7) The student has the right to: a. study in one or more study programmes, b. enjoy the academic freedoms of study and research, including the selection of courses of study and the development of a curriculum in accordance with the regulations and the selection of teachers where this option is offered by the faculty, c. propose a topic for your bachelor's, master's, rigorous or dissertation thesis, d. use the facilities of the college or university in accordance with the designated rules, e. have representation on academic bodies in accordance with the law and the statutes, f. be elected to academic bodies. (8) The student is obliged to: a) abide by the statutes and internal regulations of the faculty and the university, especially the MU study regulations, b) Respect the ethical standards of the academic community, c) to protect and respect the intellectual property and the integrity of the copyrights of members of the academic community and others, d) to pay the fees associated with their studies and to state the facts relevant to their amount, e) to appear at the summons of the Rector, the Dean, or an employee of the university authorized by them to discuss matters related to the study or termination of studies, f) report the address for delivery to the study department, g) cooperate with the Student Affairs Department in the collection of data for the Student Matrix. (9) Student obligations are defined in more detail in the MU Study and Examination Regulations and related internal regulations of the University and the Faculty. Article 26 Academic commendation (1) For particularly exemplary performance of academic duties, especially above and beyond the usual scope of the relevant study programme, the Dean may award the student an academic commendation. The commendation may be accompanied by a reward in the nature of an exceptional scholarship. Article 27 Teachers (1) Academics work as teachers at the faculty. (2) The right to give regular lectures at the faculty ("venia docendi") is obtained through the habilitation procedure, in which the candidate for habilitation submits a habilitation thesis. The detailed conditions of the habilitation procedure shall be laid down in a generally binding legal regulation. (3) The dean sets the general organisational requirements for the activities of academic staff in teaching. When these are met, the composition of regular lectures is fully determined by professors and substantially determined by associate professors. Non-habilitated academic staff may also be entrusted with giving regular lectures at the faculty; assistant professors only with their consent. Lecturers participate in teaching according to faculty requirements. (4) The Dean, in cooperation with the Scientific Council, creates conditions for the involvement of other academic staff of the University, other universities and also important experts from practice in teaching activities at the Faculty, including regular lectures. (5) An academic staff member has the right to be granted a sabbatical leave of six months once in seven years upon application to the Dean. The application is approved by the Dean, after the opinion of the supervisor (normally the Head of Department), who may adjust the date of commencement of the sabbatical leave in cases worthy of special consideration. A sabbatical leave may be applied for no earlier than in the fourth year of employment at the faculty. (6) With the approval of the Academic Senate, the Dean may release academic staff of the Faculty from teaching for the purpose of intensive scientific activity outside the University, usually for one semester or academic year. (7) Teaching posts are filled in accordance with the law and the University's selection procedure. Part Eleven Management principles Article 28 (1) The faculty ensures educational, scientific, research and other creative activities from the allocated financial resources and from the resources obtained through the faculty's complementary activities. (2) The management of the Faculty is conducted in accordance with the law, the Statutes of the University and the Faculty, internal regulations and generally binding legal regulations. (3) The Dean submits the proposal for the distribution of funds to the Academic Senate of the Faculty for approval. Part Twelve Documents Article 29 Matriculation of students (1) The faculty maintains a Matrix of students enrolled in study programmes implemented at the faculty. (2) The register of students of doctoral study programmes is kept at the Department for Science and Research, the register of other students of the Faculty is kept at the Faculty's Study Department. Article 30 Scholarships (1) Faculty students may be awarded scholarships in accordance with the law, Article 35 of the University Statutes and the MU Scholarship Regulations. Article 31 Official board (1) The official faculty board is available in electronic form at https://is.muni.cz/do/fi/uredni_deska/. Part Thirteen Academic insignia and ceremonies Article 32 (1) The external expression of the authority and responsibility of the academic officers of the Faculty and the symbol of academic traditions are the academic insignia of the Faculty. (2) The manner of their use shall be determined by the Dean of the Faculty. The documentation of the insignia is stored in the University archives. Article 33 (1) They are entitled to use the university gowns on ceremonial occasions: a) Dean and Vice-Deans of the Faculty, b) academic staff of the faculty, if they hold scientific and pedagogical degrees or scientific ranks, c) other teachers and doctoral students as decided by the Dean, d) distinguished guests as decided by the Dean, e) Pedal. (2) The manner of use of the faculty gowns shall be determined by the Dean of the Faculty. The documentation of the gowns is stored in the University archives. Article 34 (1) Academic ceremonies are matriculation and graduation. (2) Matriculation is the solemn act of admitting a student to the academic community of the faculty. (3) The matriculation oath is taken by a full-time student with the prior approval of the Rector in the hands of the Dean. "I solemnly promise to faithfully perform all the duties and obligations of a student of the Faculty of Informatics of Masaryk University and a member of its academic community. I will make every effort to not only achieve a high level of professional knowledge, but also to be aware of my responsibility to society, my profession and the ethical implications of my professional actions. By becoming a student of the Faculty of Informatics of Masaryk University, I honestly promise that I will strive to preserve the good name of the University by my work and my actions and that I will not commit anything that would damage its generally recognized reputation." (4) Graduation is a ceremonial act in which academic officials present graduating students with a university diploma. (5) Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral graduation ceremonies are held in the presence of the Rector, the Dean and the Promoter. The pledge reads: a) at the undergraduate graduation: "I solemnly promise to dedicate my life to the service of humanity; to hold Masaryk University, from which I have attained my Bachelor's degree, and its teachers in the memory and respect due to them; to be true to my profession; and to be fair and helpful to my colleagues; I will conduct projects in which I am involved to the best of my ability in a manner that serves the individual; I will not tolerate evil, bad practice or venality; I will not allow issues of religion, nationality, race, party politics or social status to influence my professional decisions; I will not abuse my professional knowledge and abilities even under duress. I so promise on my honor, freely and of my own free will." b) at my master's graduation: "I solemnly promise to dedicate my life to the service of humanity; to maintain my love and gratitude to Masaryk University, from which I have attained my Master's degree; to discharge all my professional responsibilities responsibly and to consider the ethical implications of my professional actions; to not allow my actions to conflict with the rights of individuals, groups or organizations to respect their privacy and integrity, and to not allow my knowledge and skills to be misused to enable their violation; I will not exploit the information processing characteristics of systems or my knowledge of them for my own personal benefit; I will act in my professional activities with an awareness of the limits of my professional competence and the field in which I work; I will help to increase awareness of the nature and potential of my discipline in society. I so promise on my honor, freely and of my own free will. c) at the doctoral graduation "I solemnly promise to dedicate my life to the service of humanity; to maintain my love and gratitude to Masaryk University, where I have attained my doctoral degree; to discharge all my professional duties responsibly and to consider the ethical implications of my work in my profession and discipline; to expand and develop knowledge and scholarship in my discipline; I will work to deepen/deepen my awareness of the ethical responsibility for the consequences of the application and use of computer science practices and knowledge in society; I will respect the protection of intellectual property rights and weigh it responsibly in relation to the free flow of open scientific knowledge in the international public domain. I so pledge on my honor, freely and of my own free will." Part Fourteen Transitional and final provisions Article 35 (1) The provisions of the Statute shall also govern legal relations arising before its entry into force. The formation of such relations shall be governed by the existing provisions. (2) Provisions of the Act and the Statutes of the University not inconsistent therewith shall prevail over the provisions of these Statutes insofar as they are inconsistent therewith. Article 36 (1) Annex 1 to the Statutes is the "Procedure for Discussion and Acceptance of a Proposal for the Candidate for the Office of Dean or Proposal for the Removal of a Dean". (2) Separate internal regulations of the Faculty of Informatics in addition to this Statute are: a) Disciplinary Regulations of the Faculty of Informatics of Masaryk University, b) Rules of Procedure of the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Informatics of Masaryk University, c) Election Rules of the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Informatics of Masaryk University, d) Rules of Procedure of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Informatics of Masaryk University. Article 37 Final provisions (1) Pursuant to the provisions of Section 27(1)(b) of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., as amended, this Statute was approved by the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Informatics on 16 February 2024. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 9(1)(b) of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., as amended, this Statute was approved by the Academic Senate of Masaryk University on 8 April 2024. (2) This Statute shall come into force and effect on the date of its approval by the Academic Senate of Masaryk University. (3) On the effective date of this Statute, the Statute of the Faculty of Informatics dated 2 March 2020, including all its supplements and annexes, shall cease to be valid. Jiří Barnat Dean Annex No. 1 to the Statute of the Faculty of Informatics of Masaryk University Method of discussion and acceptance of the proposal of a candidate for the post of dean or a proposal for the removal of a dean (1) The Academic Senate of the Faculty of Informatics of Masaryk University decides on the proposal for the appointment of the Dean. (2) The election of a candidate for dean is carried out before the end of the current term of office. The proposal for the appointment of the Dean shall be submitted by the Chair of the Academic Senate of the Faculty to the Rector at the latest one month before the end of the Dean's term of office. The President of the Academic Senate shall notify the Rector, who shall be entitled to attend the meeting, of the announcement of the election, the acceptance of the candidates and the date of the meeting of the Academic Senate of the Faculty to discuss and deliberate on the proposal for the appointment of the Dean, including the presentation of the candidates and their programme statements. (3) Elections shall be organised by the Senate Electoral and Mandate Commission, which shall ensure the correct conduct of the elections and compliance with these Regulations. (4) The Election and Mandate Committee shall set a deadline for the closing of the submission of nominations, which may be submitted by any member of the academic community of the Faculty. After the Election and Tenure Committee has given its consent to the proposed candidates, it shall publish the proposals and announce the election no sooner than 1 month after the publication. (5) The candidates will present their program to the academic community of the Faculty at a public meeting of the Senate. (6) During the period of publication of the candidates, the Elections and Mandates Committee shall receive comments on the proposed candidates and shall inform the Senate of these comments before the election is held. (7) The election of the Dean is carried out by direct secret ballot with the possibility of expressing approval, disapproval or abstention. (8) The election is valid if at least 2/3 majority of the members of the Faculty Senate participate. An absolute majority of all members of the Faculty Senate must agree to the proposal. (9) If a candidate for dean is not elected in the first round of elections, the election is repeated in a second round within 14 days, to which up to two candidates with the highest number of votes will advance. In the event of a tie, more than one candidate may advance to the second round. (10) If a candidate for dean is not elected in the second round of the election, the election is repeated in a third round within 14 days, to which the candidate with the highest number of votes advances. In the event of a tie, more than one candidate may advance to the third round. (11) If no candidate for the dean is elected in the three rounds of elections, a new election will be organised within one month without limitation of candidates. (12) The dean may be removed from office if at least 2/3 of the members of each chamber vote in favour of removal. Until the appointment of a new dean, the function of dean shall be performed by a vice-dean approved for this activity by the Senate and confirmed by the Rector of the University. (13) Objections and complaints relating to the conduct of the elections may be submitted in writing to the President of the Senate and the President of the Electoral and Mandate Commission within five days of the end of the elections, which means the publication of the election results.