University of Trnava (Slovakia) Announcement of the election of a candidate for the post of rector of the university of trnava in trnava

The Academic Senate of the University of Trnava in Trnava, under § 10 (5) of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education and Amendments and Additions to Certain Acts, as amended (from now on referred to as the “Higher Education Act”), the Statute of the University of Trnava in Trnava and the Principles for the Election of a Candidate for the Position of Rector and the Acceptance of the Proposal for the Rector’s Removal, the Academic Council of the University of Trnava in Trnava announces the election of a candidate for the position of Rector of the University of Trnava in Trnava for the term of office from 2023 to 2027 on the day of 16th March 2023 in the historic Pazmaneum auditorium, University Square No. 1 in Trnava.

The election of the candidate for the post of Rector shall be carried out by secret ballot by the Electoral Assembly, which is composed of all members of the Academic Senate of the University of Trnava (from now on referred to as the “Academic Senate”) and all members of the Board of Trustees of the University of Trnava (from now on referred to as the “Board of Trustees”).

The term for submitting proposals for candidates for the Rector of the University of Trnava is set from 28.11.2022 to 28.2.2023.

The right to nominate a candidate for the post of Rector is vested in the members of the academic community of the University and the members of the Board of Trustees. The proposer must attach the following annexes to the proposal at the time of submission:

  1. a declaration by the candidate that they accept their candidature,
  2. a brief curriculum vitae of the candidate,
  3. a recommendation for the University’s development strategy,
  4. an affidavit stating that the candidate meets the legal requirements for the office of the Rector.

Proposals shall be submitted to the President of the Academic Senate in written form in a sealed envelope marked “Proposal for a candidate for Rector of TU” to the following address:

Doc. JUDr. Peter Varga, Ph.D.

predseda Akademického senátu

Trnavská univerzita v Trnave

Hornopotočná 23

918 43 Trnava

Candidates must receive the proposal at the Registry by noon on 28.2.2023.

If the proposal does not contain all the annexes, the proposed candidate will not be included in the list of candidates for the post of Rector of TU.

In Trnava 21. 11. 2022

doc. JUDr. Peter Varga, Ph.D.

President of the Academic Senate of the University of Trnava in Trnava