doc. Ing. Lucie Kaňovská, Ph.D.

works at the Faculty of Business and Management of Brno University of Technology, where she specialises in marketing, service management and digital transformation. In her teaching, she connects theory with practice and cooperates with many companies, including non-profit organisations. Her research focuses on the use of smart technologies, the digitalisation of small and medium-sized enterprises, and visual pollution.

Mgr. Dorota Egerlová

has long been engaged in pedagogy, methodology and didactics, with a focus on teacher training and professional development. She has more than twenty years of experience in direct teaching as well as in education management at secondary schools and universities. Her professional focus includes the evaluation of teaching, the development of competence-based and communication skills, soft skills, the personality of the teacher, reflective records, and reflection on teaching practice in cooperation with a mentor.

She has contributed to the preparation of documents related to reflection on teaching practice, teaching evaluation and standards of teaching practice. She has also gained experience as a member of several university projects, including Competitive Graduate, ZIP MUNI – Improving and Innovating the Preparation of Future Teachers, NEXT GENERATION BUT, and EUList.

An important part of her professional work is the coordination and implementation of teaching practice across the Czech Republic, including cooperation with more than 200 institutions and approximately 1,000 supervising teachers and mentors. She participated in the creation of a new communication, technical and personnel platform for the organisation of teaching practice, as well as new evaluation documentation. Approximately 400–500 teaching placements take place annually within this system. She also leads seminars and workshops and cooperates with educational institutions across the Czech Republic. She is currently involved in activities related to the STEM strategy and in the work of a group of pedagogical experts.

Ing. Xuexiu Jia, PhD

is a researcher at the Institute of Process Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Her research focuses on environmental impact assessment and sustainability. She is the author and co-author of more than 50 scientific publications in international journals, and her Scopus h-index is 15. Her experience in science communication is further supported by her role as a guest editor and her involvement in more than 500 peer-review processes for international scientific journals, giving her broad insight into the standards and practice of academic publishing.

Mgr. Štěpán Konečný, Ph.D.

is an assistant professor at the Institute of Management, Faculty of Business and Management of Brno University of Technology. He studied single-subject psychology at Masaryk University, specialising in organisational and management psychology and general psychology. He previously worked as a researcher at the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Social Studies of Masaryk University. He currently teaches Managerial Psychology and Human Resource Management at Brno University of Technology, and Managerial Psychology at Mendel University in Brno. He leads courses for both the academic and commercial sectors, focusing on selected topics in human resource management, work psychology, communication and leadership.

doc. Ing. Vít Chlebovský Ph.D.

focuses on supporting entrepreneurship and developing the innovation environment at Brno University of Technology. He is involved in the activities of the BUT Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem contriBUTe, where he works with students, researchers and companies to create conditions for the development of innovative projects and technology transfer. As part of his professional development, he completed a Fulbright scholarship, which provided him with international experience and new insights for the development of innovation activities at the university.

Bc. Jan Skůpa

works at the Central Library and is responsible for the Open Science agenda and the development of the institutional repository at Brno University of Technology. His work is divided between education in the field of open science and direct support for researchers in meeting publishing requirements. Through training sessions and individual consultations, he helps increase the visibility and accessibility of the university’s research outputs.

Mgr. Tereza Šmilauerová, Ph.D.

focuses primarily on doctoral students and their academic development at Brno University of Technology, including academic writing, presentation skills, science communication and international competence frameworks for researchers. She teaches both full courses and individual seminars, and also supports doctoral students through individual consultations and academic mentoring. As a member of an expert group for the development of university teaching and of the BUT EULiST Teaching & Learning work package group, she also contributes to the development of pedagogical competences and the teaching mindset of doctoral students and academic staff.

Mgr. et Mgr. Barbora Tučková

works at the BUT Central Library as a specialist in open science and research data management. She graduated from the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Law of Masaryk University. At Brno University of Technology, she supports researchers in research data management and participates in the teaching of courses and training sessions focused on secure data management.

Ing. Josef Sláma

is a mechanical engineer, businessman and manager. In 1994, he founded his own trading company, WHP Technik, through which he introduced the British manufacturer of high-end measuring technology, Renishaw, to the Czech and Slovak markets. For more than two decades, he served as CEO of Renishaw’s representation for the Czech Republic and Slovakia and developed it into the largest branch of this global company in Central and Eastern Europe.

In 2024, he returned to his alma mater, where he currently serves as Head of the Knowledge Transfer Department. The purpose of his work at Brno University of Technology is to help ensure that the results of excellent scientific research are successfully applied in practice.

Motto: “If something seems impossible to you, you probably have not yet tried all the options.”

Mgr. Tereza Stodolová

works at Brno University of Technology as Head of the Project Support Department within the Project Support and Knowledge Transfer Office of the BUT Rectorate. Her work focuses on the strategic preparation, coordination and administration of national and international projects, support for the university’s research and educational activities, and the development of project management across BUT units. She is also involved in activities related to knowledge transfer and is a member of the TA CR projects working group and the BUT Industrial Council.