Jiří Hlinka will continue to lead the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering as dean in the next term

At the end of January 2026, the term of the current FME leadership will expire, and therefore the Academic Senate announced the election of a candidate for appointment as dean for the next term during this autumn. At its meeting on 27 November, the senators elected the current dean, Jiří Hlinka, who was the only candidate. He received 27 votes from the 28 senators present. The elected candidate must still be appointed to the office by the rector of the university.

Jiří Hlinka has been part of the faculty leadership since 2014, previously as Vice-Dean for External Relations and Industry Cooperation, and since 2022 as Dean. He defended this role in the current election, so from February 2026 he will lead the faculty for another four years, until 31 January 2030.

According to Dean Hlinka’s plans, the rest of the current leadership will remain in a similar composition, but a fifth vice-dean position will be added and some vice-deans' competencies will be redistributed.

Planned team of vice-deans:

• Candidate for Vice-Dean for External Relations, Habilitation and Appointment Procedures – Prof. Ing. Ivan Křupka, Ph.D.
• Candidate for Vice-Dean for R&D, Intellectual Property, Strategy and Faculty Development – Assoc. Prof. Ing. Jaroslav Katolický, Ph.D.
• Candidate for Vice-Dean for Bachelor Studies, Admissions, Fees (BS), Timetables and Publishing Activities – Mgr. Jana Hoderová, Ph.D.
• Candidate for Vice-Dean for Master Studies, International Studies, Scholarships, Fees (NMS), Final Theses and State Final Examinations – Assoc. Prof. Ing. Radek Kalousek, Ph.D.
• Candidate for Vice-Dean for Doctoral Studies, Commercial Education, Lifelong Learning, Information Support and Data Analysis – Assoc. Prof. Ing. Lubomír Klimeš, Ph.D.

More about the plans of Dean Jiří Hlinka can be found in his election programme, and all information about the dean election is available at fme.vutbr.cz/volbadekana2025. A recording of the broadcast from the assembly of the academic community with the dean candidate is also available.

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Author	Mgr. Iveta Hovorková
Published	2025-11-27
Link	https://www.vut.cz/en/but/f19528/d311153