Governance Structure
Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board is represented by some of the brightest minds in education, administration, and governance in the Czech Republic as well as from abroad. Their continued guidance has helped place AAU among the top institutions of its kind in Europe.
Members of the Supervisory Board:
PhDr. Miroslava Kopicová – Chairperson
Ing. Věra Babišová
Ing. Andrej Barčák
Mgr. Petr Chára
PhDr. Ján Oravec, CSc.
Ing. Aleš Rod, PhD
Mgr. Milan Hejl
Doc. Ing. Lubomír Lízal, PhD
Mgr. Václav Nekvapil, PhD
Karen Grunow-Hårsta, Ph.D
Richard Olehla, PhD
Joshua M. Hayden, Ed.D
Board of Directors
Doc. Ing. Jiří Schwarz, CSc. – Chairman
Ing. Miroslav Svoboda, PhD – Vice-Chairman
Ing. Zdeněk Johanovský – Member
President’s Collegium
- Doc. Ing. Jiří Schwarz, CSc. – President of the AAU
- Ing. Miroslav Svoboda, PhD – Vice-President for Academic Affairs
- Jeta Sahatqija, MSc. – Vice President for Student Affairs
- Richard Olehla, PhD – Vice-President for Internationalization and Academic Quality
- Ing. Zdeněk Johanovský – Chief Finance Officer
- Radek Sobehart, PhD – Director of Research
- Mgr. Michaela Proskočilová, HR Director
- Jiří Schwarz, PhD – Dean of School of Business
- Karen Grunow-Hårsta, Ph.D – Dean of School of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
- Alexei Anisin, Ph.D – Dean of School of International Relations and Diplomacy
- Ing. Lourdes Gabriela Daza Aramayo, Ph.D – Director of LAC Center
- Joshua M. Hayden, Ed.D. – Faculty Senate President
- Mila Garret – Student Council President
Academic Council
Ex Officio Members:
- Doc. Ing. Jiří Schwarz, CSc.,(President, Chair)
- PhDr. Miroslava Kopicová, (Deputy Chair)
- Ing. Miroslav Svoboda, Ph.D.
- PhDr. Richard Olehla, Ph.D.
- Jeta Sahatqija, MSc.
- Alexei Anisin, PhD
- Dr. Jiří Schwarz Jr.
- Karen Grunow Hårsta, PhD
- Christopher Shallow, M.Sc.
- Mgr. Karolina Dolanská, PhD
Members Appointed by the AAU President:
- PhDr. Miroslava Kopicová
- prof. Ing. Evžen Kočenda, PhD, DSc.
- doc. Ing. Jana Přikrylová, PhD
- JUDr. PhDr. Marek Antoš, PhD, LL.M
- Josef Šíma, PhD
- PhDr. Petr Suchý, PhD
Disciplinary Committee
- George Hays II., PhD (chair)
- Gerald Power, PhD
- Joel Imhoof, M.Sc.
- Ebru Akcasu, PhD
- Kellen Szymanski (student representative)
- Kiley Mack (student representative)