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Objectives and timetable
Introduction - HR Award at the Faculty of Informatics | Action Plan and Documents | Team and Engagement | Guide to the Selection Process | Deliverables
Objectives and benefits of the HR Excellence in Research Award
- Increase the prestige and attractiveness of the University and the Faculty for researchers in the Czech Republic and abroad.
- Building contacts with a pan-European network of researchers and organisations.
- Internationalisation and promotion of a bilingual environment, e.g. translation of university and faculty regulations and documents into English, bilingualisation of websites and internal information systems.
- Bonuses or more favourable conditions for obtaining domestic and international grants.
- Improvement of the quality of human resources and working conditions, e.g. ensuring a transparent selection and evaluation process for staff, strengthening the professional development of researchers.
- Responding to current trends, e.g. support in the areas of GDPR, open science, intellectual property rights or knowledge and technology transfer.
Timetable
The timetable for the HR Excellence in Research Awards is a structured mechanism that focuses on three-year cycles of continuous evaluation. It is based on interim evaluations of the organisation focusing on gap analysis and on the development and implementation of action plans for the implementation of the principles of the European Charter for Researchers.
Preparatory phase
| Subscription to the principles of the Charter and the Code for Researchers | 2. 12. 2019 |
| Faculty questionnaire survey | 03/2020-04/2020 |
| Conduct an internal process analysis (GAP analysis) and prepare an Action Plan | 12/2019-11/2020 |
| Submission of the GAP analysis and Action Plan to the European Commission | 01. 12. 2020 |
| Acceptance of the Action Plan by the European Commission and award of the HR Excellence in Research Award | 12. 4. 2021 |
Implementation phase
| Implementation of the Action Plan | 01/2021-04/2023 |
| Internal self-assessment of the implementation of the Action Plan | 02/2023-04/2023 |
| Development of a revised Action Plan for the next 36 months | 04/2023-05/2023 |
| Submission of the revised Action Plan to the European Commission | 12. 5. 2023 |
| Acceptance of the Action Plan by the European Commission and granting of the "HRS4R Embedded" status | 23. 5. 2023 |
| Faculty questionnaire survey | 11/2025 |
| Internal self-assessment of the implementation of the Action Plan | 12/2025-03/2026 |
| Development of internal process analysis (GAP analysis) and revised Action Plan for the next 36 months | 03/2026-05/2026 |
| Submission of the GAP analysis and revised Action Plan to the European Commission | 05/2026 |
Renewal with Site Visit
| External evaluation by the European Commission - site visit, HR Excellence in Research award | 2nd half 2026 |
The Faculty of Informatics of MU is a proud recipient of the HR Excellence in Research Award, a European quality certificate for HR processes.
More information can be found at HR Award at FI MU