Statute of the Competition
Statute of the Competition
Statute of the Competition
The Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University annually announces a public competition for student and scientific-research works for Josef VAVROUŠEK Student Award that is devoted to various aspects of sustainability-related issues and values represented by the personality of Josef Vavroušek.
Josef Vavroušek, former Minister of the Environment of ČSFR (the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic) and later a teacher at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University, became one of the most prominent promoters of the concept of sustainable life as a response to the global (and especially ecological) problems of the contemporary world.
Josef VAVROUŠEK Student Award:
Human Values and Civilization Development Problems
Basic Issues Areas:
In the spirit of the legacy of Josef Vavroušek—a distinguished figure who advocated sustainable development as the harmonious coexistence of humankind, society, and nature, with an emphasis on responsibility towards future generations—the Award is intended for outstanding works devoted to social science research on issues of sustainable development, with a particular focus on environmental protection. An international dimension or a broader societal impact of the work is considered a welcome asset.
- Nature;
- Sustainable development;
- Society;
- Environment;
- environment education and awereness;
- crisis of modern civilization;
- public policy;
- vision;
- societal values;
In the case of competitive works, the evaluators will especially appreciate:
• analysis of nature, society and culture relationships;
• the interdisciplinary nature of the approach or at least interdisciplinary overlap;
• resulting in public and social policy
Nature of the Competing Works:
Theoretical, theoretical-empirical or empirical studies with possible outcomes in practical applications.
1. Competition will include Bachelor‘s, Master‘s, and Dissertation theses defended in the current and in the previous academic year with the enclosed examiner‘s reports and information about the result of the defence.
2. Works that do not require a formal defence may also be included in the competition and do not need to be accompanied by any examiner’s report.
3. The criteria for inclusion in the competition are mainly set by the personality of Josef VAVROUŠEK:
a) Natural science-related level of the work
b) Values-related level of the work
c) Context of sustainable development.
4. Works can be written in Czech, Slovak or English. They must always have a summary in the original language and in English.
5. Each participant explicitly states the connection (continuity) between his/her work and Josef VAVROUŠEK’s legacy.
Categories of the Competition:
- Bachelor‘s theses
- Master‘s and Rigorosum theses
- Dissertation theses
Areas of Potential Applicants:
Students, doctoral students and young university graduates in the Czech Republic and Slovakia (approximate age up to 35 years).