Faculty of Philosophy invites you to a discussion with Jindřich Šídlo

The University as an Opportunity series of talks, which has been organised by the Faculty of Philosophy since last autumn, will close in May for this academic year.

The guest of the discussion meeting, which will take place on Tuesday 7 May at 5 pm in the auditorium of the Faculty of Education in Veleslavín Street, will be the journalist Jindřich Šídlo.

Jindřich Šídlo, a journalist, editor and political commentator, has worked for the weekly Respekt, Mladá fronta DNES, Hospodářské noviny and Czech Television, and currently presents the satirical programme Št'astné pondělí on the Seznam Zprávy portal. In Pilsen, Jindřich Šídlo will debate current issues of the Czech media landscape. He will also talk about the importance of humanities and social science education in cultivating public space.

The discussion, entitled University as an opportunity to get to know the media world, will conclude the cycle that has been running at the University of West Bohemia throughout the academic year. Guests of the meeting were journalist Erik Tabery, biochemist Martin Fusek, sociologist Dušan Lužný and japanologist Roman Kodet. Discussions focused on the importance of the humanities, education, science and the general functioning of modern societies in the 21st century will continue in the next academic year.

Admission to the discussion is free. More information can be found on the University as an Opportunity website.