Management and Secretariat
DIRECTOR
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Nigrin, Ph.D.
IMS Director in coordination with the Dean of FSV UK coordinates the creative and educational activities of the Institute and ensures their development and quality. IMS Director also controls the implementation of study programmes at the Institute and in case of problems proposes appropriate measures to correct them, ensures the management of the Institute and convenes the plenary session of the Institute at least once per academic year.
Deputy directors
The Deputy Directors shall act for the Director in his absence or on a permanent basis in the areas delegated by the Director by mutual agreement. The Deputy Directors shall permanently represent the Director in case of Study and Research.
| Position | Person | Secretariat |
| Deputy Director for Study | doc. PhDr. Jiří Vykoukal, CSc. |
From 1/2/2025 Mgr. Milena Svobodová From 1/2/2025 Mgr. Natálie Vanková |
| Deputy Director for Research | prof. Mgr. Tomáš Weiss, M.A., Ph.D. |
From 1/2/2025 Mgr. Iveta Hönigerová |
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS
Heads of departments propose members of committees for the purposes of admission interviews and state final examinations for study programmes, convene departmental meetings and organise their operation so as to enable the smooth operation of study programmes.
| Department of European Studies | |
| Department of German and Austrian Studies | PhDr. Zuzana Lizcová, Ph.D. |
| Department of Russian and East European Studies | |
| Department of North American Studies |
MANAGEMENT MEMBERS
IMS Management is an advisory body to its director and consists of representatives of the director, the secretary of the institute, heads of departments, guarantors of PhD studies, or chairpersons of the doctoral study councils, the vice-dean, or vice-deans of the IMS and representatives of the student self-government (SIMS), as well as members of the management delegated by the director to carry out a specific agenda.
| Management position | Member | Secretariat |
| Management member for external relations and PR |
PhDr. Zuzana Lizcová, Ph.D. | Bc. Tereza Wildová |
| Management member for student affairs and foreign language programmes |
Mgr. Jan Váška, Ph.D. | PhDr. Petra Baštová, Ph.D. |
| Management member for accreditation | doc. PhDr. Jiří Vykoukal, CSc. | --- |
| Management member for cooperation with secondary schools |
PhDr. Ondřej Žíla, Ph.D. | --- |
| Management member for internationalisation | PhDr. Pavel Szobi, Ph.D. |
From 1 February 2025 Mgr. Natálie Vanková |
| The chairman of the department board of Modern History |
prof. PhDr. Ota Konrád, Ph.D. |
From 1 February 2025 Mgr. Milena Svobodová |
| The chairman of the department board of International Area Studies |
prof. PhDr. Michal Kubát, Ph.D. |
From 1 February 2025 Mgr. Milena Svobodová |
| Vice-Dean for Development | PhDr. David Emler, Ph.D. | --- |
| Vice-Dean for Foreign Relations | PhDr. Zuzana Kasáková, Ph.D. | --- |
| Member of the Rector's Board for 4EU+ | Prof. PhDr. Lenka Rovná, CSc. | --- |
Programme supervisors
Programme supervisors are responsible for the curriculum design of the study programme they guarantee/supervise. They have programme coordinators on hand to help with the smooth running and promotion of the programmes and are the primary contact for students with queries.
Secretary and the secretariat
The Secretary shall organise meetings of the IMS management, deputise for the Director in the absence of the Director and his/her deputy and on a permanent basis in areas delegated by the Director by mutual agreement. The IMS Secretariat ensures an appropriate environment for the performance of the functions of the Director, Deputy Director, Secretary, Heads of Departments, Study Programme Supervisors, members of the Management Board and other staff delegated by the Institute's management with other tasks as well as the smooth running of the Institute's study (especially timetable) and research agenda, including individual grants and projects.
| Secretary | PhDr. Lucie Jůzová |
| Master's programmes and postgraduate education |
From 1 February 2025 Mgr. Milena Svobodová |
| Bachelor's programmes, English language programmes and Erasmus+ |
From 1 February 2025 Mgr. Natálie Vanková |
| Administration of research agenda and projects |
From 1/2/2025 Mgr. Iveta Hönigerová |
| Coordination of PR | Bc. Tereza Wildová |
| Coordination of EPS programme | Bc. Jan Krajc |
| PR of EPS programme | Štěpánka Javůrková |
| Coordination of English language programmes | PhDr. Petra Baštová, Ph.D. |
All the members and their agendas can be found here.
