Teacher Interviews

Interview with visiting professor Viktor Varjú

Viktor Varjú is a visiting professor from the University of Pécs. He had lectures "Dilemmas in Social Policy with special attention to the dilemmas related to environmental issues" and lecture called "The potential of just circular transition- examples from Hungary"

Interview with visiting professor Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen

Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen is a visiting professor from the University of Helsinki and taught the course - How Europe got Russia Wrong - Energy, Violence, and the Environment

Interview with a visiting professor Tiziana Nazio

Tiziana Nazio is a visiting professor from the University of Torino and she gave a lecture called Gender-based violence.

Interview with professor Hedvika Koďousková

Hedvika Koďousková is an assistant professor at the Department of International Relations and European Studies and teaching in the Master´s Program Energy Policy Studies. Her main area of focus is on energy poverty, energy vulnerability, and energy justice.

Interview with Dr. Aaron Walter

Dr. Aaron Walter is teaching courses at the Department of International Relations and European Studies and his main area of focus is on Israeli Foreign Policy and U.S. Foreign Policy Towards Israel.

Interview with a visiting professor Kim de Jong

Kim de Jong has a PhD in clinical psychology, teaches at Leiden University and is a researcher mainly in the field of psychotherapy. She was a visiting professor at the Department of Psychology in April 2024.

Interview with a visiting professor Marie Valentová

Marie Valentová is a research fellow at the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER, formerly CEPS/INSTEAD). She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Masaryk University. She was a visiting professor at the Department of Social Policy and Social Work in April 2024.

Interview with professor Martin Jirušek

Martin Jirušek is an assistant professor at the Department of International Relations and European Studies and teaching in the Master´s Program Energy Policy Studies. His main area of focus is on major energy players and the role energy plays in their policies. His favourite areas are geopolitics and energy security.

Interview with lecturer Vladan Hodulák

Vladan Hodulák is a lecturer at the Department  of International Relations and European Studies at the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University focusing on relationship between power and international monetary systems.

Interview with a visiting professor Albaraa Altourah

Dr. Albaraa Altourah is an assistant professor of Mass Communication Chair, Global Studies Center Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait. He was co-teaching the course with Dr. Khin-Wee Chen called Semiauthoritarian Media Systems in South East Asia and the Middle East in the spring semester.

Interview with professor Oldřich Krpec

Oldřich Krpec is an associate professor and the master´s  program director of International Relations and European Politics at the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University focusing on development of the defense industry in the CEE region.

Interview with professor Vít Hloušek

Vít Hloušek is a vice-dean for research and doctoral studies and a full professor at the Department of International Relations and European Studies.

Interview with Jeffrey Alexander

Jeffrey C. Alexander is world-class scholar and has had a long and fruitful cooperation with Masaryk University in the field of cultural sociology. He was awarded the honorary academic degree of doctor honoris causa during an academic ceremony held in the Karel Engliš Auditorium of the Faculty of Law on 26 October 2024.

Interview with professor Csaba Szaló

Csaba Szaló is an associate professor at the Department of Sociology, teaching courses in the master´s program Cultural Sociology and the bachelor´s program Global Challenges: Society, Politics, Environment.

Interview with professor Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky

Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky is a full professor at the Deparment of Sociology and the guarantor of the master´s program Cultural Sociology.

Interview with professor Vratislav Havlík

Vratislav Havlík is the deputy director of the International Institute of Political Science and an associate professor at the Department of International Relations and European Studies.

Interview with professor Petr Kaniok

Petr Kaniok is the director of the International Institute of Political Science and a full professor at the Department of International Relations and European Studies

Photographed by Mariya Ostrenko

Interview with professor Werner Binder

Werner Binder is an assistant professor at the Department of Sociology at the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University.

Interview with professor Pavel Pospěch

Pavel Pospěch is an associate professor at the Department of Sociology at the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University.

Interview with Andrea Lambert South

Andrea Lambert South is a visiting professor from the Northern Kentucky University and she was teaching the course called Family Communication during the autumn semester at the Faculty of Social Studies.

Interview with professor Vlastimil Havlík

Vlastimil Havlík is an associate professor at the department of Political Science at the Faculty of Social Studies and the guarantor of the bachelor´s program Politics, Media and Communication.

Interview with professor Kateřina Fridrichová

Kateřina Fridrichová is an assistant professor at the Deparment of International Relations and European Studies at the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University.

Photographed by Mariya Ostrenko

Interview with professor Tomáš Sirovátka

Tomáš Sirovátka is a full professor at the Department of Social Studies and Social Work and the guarantor of the master´s program Public and Social Policy and Human Resources.

Interview with professor Roman Baláž

Roman Baláž is an assistant professor at the Department of Social Politics and Social Work at the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University.

photographed by Helena Brunnerová for M Magazine

Interview with professor Martin Chovančík

Martin Chovančík is an assistant professor and the guarantor of the bachelor´s program International Relations and European Politics at the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University focusing on international security.

Photographed by Mariya Ostrenko

Interview with professor Monika Brusenbauch Meislová

Doc. Monika Brusenbauch Meislová, Ph.D. is an associate professor at the Department of International Relations and European Studies at the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University focusing on UK/EU relationships.

Photographed by Mariya Ostrenko

Interview with professor Blanka Plasová

Vice-dean for internationalization and student affairs Blanka Plasová is the Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Politics and Social Work at the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University. 

Interview with professor Jeroen Knevel

Jeroen Knevel is one of the most creative teachers you can have during your academic life. He mainly works at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht but also has a part-time cooperation with the Faculty of Social Studies at Masaryk University where you can meet him during autumn at the course Human Rights, Social Inclusion and Disability.

Interview with professor Petr Suchý

Professor Petr Suchý is a former vice-dean and a current Vice-rector for Internationalisation MU. He teaches in the English study programme International Relations and European Politics.

Interview with visiting professor Cate Thomas

Cate Thomas- Associate Professor at Charles Sturt University, an accomplished academic and leader in the fields of human services, and education. The topic of our interview was "Shaping Social Work Education and Promoting Equality" in connection with the lecture that she gave in the Office of the Public Defender of Rights in Brno in May 2023.

Interview with Dr. Jan Osička, Department of International Relations and European Studies

Dr. Jan Osička is an associate professor at the Department of International Relations and European Studies, Faculty of Social Studies focusing on research related to energy policy and energy security. He teaches in the English study programme Energy Policy Studies.

Interview with Dr. Jana Urbanovská, Department of International Relations and European Studies

Dr. Jana Urbanovská is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Social Studies, at the Department of International Relations and European Studies focusing on research related to German Foreign Policy. She teaches in the English study programme International Relations and European Politics.

Interview with Dr. Lynn Cockett, Juniata College, USA

Dr. Cockett is a visiting professor of communication at Juniata College focusing on research related to group interaction. She was a guest lecturer in the Department of Media Studies and Journalism in Fall 2021.

Interview with Dr. Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky, Department of Sociology

Dr. Jaworsky is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology focusing on research related to immigration. She teaches in the English study programmes Cultural Sociology, Sociology, and Global Challenges: Society, Politics, Environment.

Interview with Dr. Rybář: Political Science Department

Dr. Rybář is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science focusing on research related to democracy. He teaches in the English study programmes Conflict and Democracy Studies and Politics, Media and Communication.

Faculty Spotlight: Janet Foerster Department of Political Science Guest Lecturer

Janet Foerster has over 30 years experience in education, training, project management, and community development. She was a guest lecturer in Spring 2019.

Faculty Spotlight: Carol Wise Department of International Relations Visiting Fulbright Scholar

Carol Wise held the Fulbright-Masaryk University Distinguished Chair Grant in Spring 2019.

Faculty Spotlight: Andrej Scotlar Department of Political Science Visitng Lecturer

Andrej Scotlar is the current Dean of the Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, University of Maribor, Slovenia and was a guest lecturer at Masaryk University during Spring 2019.

Faculty Spotlight: Schuyler Foerster Department of Political Science Visiting Lecturer

Schuyler Foerster was a guest lecturer at Masaryk University during Spring 2019.

Interview with Dr. Fath: Visiting Fulbright Scholar

Dr. Fath was appointed a Distinguished Chair in the Fulbright Scholar Program, and taught at MUNI during the Autumn 2019 semester. While visiting from Towson University in the USA, Dr. Fath taught for the Department of Environmental Studies at the Faculty of Social Studies.