The Rector of UWB appointed Miloš Železný as the re-elected Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences

Miloš Železný, Dean of the FAV UWB, was elected for the second time in a row by the Academic Senate of the Faculty. All 15 of the 18 members present voted for him. The dean will resume his current term on 1 March and will lead the faculty until 28 February 2029.

When did you start thinking about running for a second term as dean? Was that clear from the beginning?

Actually, it wasn't clear at all. When I was approached by the senators, I took some time to think about it and finally decided to run. I was pleased that all 15 senators present voted for me. At the same time, of course, it is binding.

How do you evaluate your last term in office?

A number of things have certainly gone well. For example, we have a newly accredited follow-up programme in Computer Science Teaching for Secondary Schools. We have achieved a number of interesting scientific results. We have a good cooperation with high school students.

What are your plans going into your second term? What do you think is the main challenge facing the faculty now?

Going into my second term, I aim to maintain the high bar set by FAV in education and research and possibly raise it even higher. The implementation of the amendment to the Higher Education Act is certainly ahead of us, as it is for all of us. I will continue my efforts to reach out to as many talented students as possible and to show them that studying here can be very attractive for them.

Can you elaborate on some of the specific projects or initiatives you are planning that might affect students?

In agreement with the Faculty of Education, we are preparing a Bachelor's degree programme in Mathematics with a focus on education, we will be incorporating quantum computing more into our teaching, and we are working on a more comprehensive approach to education in biomedical technology. There is certainly much to look forward to.

What Faculty of Applied Sciences would you like to hand over to your successor in four years' time?

A thriving, increasingly respected faculty that can deal with any negative influences. A faculty with approximately 1200 talented students, with a running education and research in quantum computing. With a stable team ensuring the accreditation of all degree programs. A faculty that is a pleasure to work and study in, and a pleasure to work with.

Doc. Ing. Miloš Železný, Ph.D. , (*1971) has held the position of Vice-Dean for the Concept of Studies and Pedagogical Affairs of the Faculty of Science since 2014. He has been working at the faculty, specifically at its Department of Cybernetics, since 1997. In 2012 he became an associate professor at the Department of Cybernetics and since 2014 he has also been a member of the NTIS Centre's VP1 research programme. His expertise is in computer image processing and its applications in medicine, industry and human-machine communication.