Rector's Directive No. 43/2017 ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** Date of effect: 1 June 2017 ****************************************************************************************** * Principles of University Research Centres ****************************************************************************************** *========================================================================================= * Article 1 Introductory Provision *========================================================================================= Charles University (“CU” or “the University”) in accordance with its Long-Term Plan announ competition for UNiversity CEntres of Research (“UNCE” or “centre”) as special-purpose sup and promising members of academic and research staff in the top-quality fundamental resear *========================================================================================= * Article 2 Competition Conditions *========================================================================================= 1.The research activities of the centre must cover a well-defined subject matter which mus the activities in which the research team of the centre clearly achieved internationally outputs. Within one centre there may be multiple smaller teams which mutually cooperate common or related topic. 2.A project proposal cannot be submitted by persons holding at the University the office o Rector, dean, director of a higher education institute (Institute of the History of Char and Archives of Charles University; Centre for Theoretical Study; Centre for Economic Re Graduate Education; Environment Centre of Charles University (“higher education institut 3.The research team consists of: a.Senior researchers, who are members of academic or research staff with a full time equ University of at least 0.75; b.Junior researchers, who are members of academic or research staff of the University ho Th.D. degree, however no later than within the end of the eighths calendar year follow year in which they obtained this degree; c.Other members of academic and research staff of the University; d.Students in doctoral programmes of study at the University; e.Technical and expert staff of the University. 4.In case of projects of centres submitted for evaluation to the commission for natural sc mathematics and computing and the commission for medical science and biomedical sector t consists of at least three senior and seven junior researchers. In case of projects of c to the commission for humanities and social sciences the research team consists of at le and five junior researchers. 5.The lead researcher is always one of the senior researchers. 6.One person may be named in the position of senior or junior researcher only in one resea project. 7.The expert quality of the project is guaranteed primarily by the senior researchers. 8.The maximum period of activity of the centre is six years. *========================================================================================= * Article 3 Financial Resources *========================================================================================= 1.The budget of UNCE project may amount to a maximum of CZK 8 million per year. 2.Financial resources are divided into: a.Resources for wages further divided into: i.Resources for wages of senior researchers; iiResources for wages for junior researchers; and iiResources for wages of other staff members; b.Levies for social security and health insurance in the amount stipulated by legal regu generating social fund in the amount stipulated by the faculty (higher education insti c.Costs of acquisition of long-term tangible or intangible property; these funds may be the end of the third year of activities of a centre; d.Operating costs and services; e.Bursaries and scholarships; f.Supplementary and overhead costs in an amount not exceeding 20% of the total of costs a), b), d), and e). 3.The resources for wages required for junior researchers may not exceed CZK 20,000 per mo full time equivalent on average per person per month) and may not exceed in one calendar of the total minimum amount of resources for wages of junior staff guaranteed in the pro faculty (higher education institute) for this period. The guaranteed minimum amount of w only the basic wage and personal performance bonus (osobní ohodnocení). Allocated resour may be paid to a junior researcher only in the form of basic wage, personal performance bonuses (odměny); other bonuses paid to junior researchers may not exceed 10% of the tot wages. 4.The University contributes to funding of wages of junior researchers by no more than 50% 5.The share of all resources under paragraph 2 (c) may be no more than 20% of total financ for the first three years of the activities of the centre. 6.Up to 5% of the originally allocated resources if unspent may be transferred by the facu education institute) to the fund of resources for a defined purpose for future use; this the conditions under the above paragraphs. The resources transferred must be used for th the centre (i.e. for the purposes under paragraph 2 (a) to (e)) in the subsequent calend *========================================================================================= * Article 4 Submission of Project Proposals *========================================================================================= 1.Project proposal for the competition is submitted to the Rectorate of CU via electronic 2.The project proposal must contain in particular the following: a.Project name (in the Czech and English language); b.Project description (in the Czech and English language); c.Description of the research project in English language: i.Project objectives; iiHow the objectives will be achieved; iiExpected outcomes of the project; d.Specification of the workplace and description of the existing and required equipment; e.Information on senior and junior researchers; f.Summary information on the number of other staff and students; g.Brief professional CVs of senior and junior researchers including publications for the years; h.Specification of requested financial resources for the first year of activities of the i.A general overview of planned financial resources required for the future years of act centre, including specification of planned costs for acquisition of long-term tangible property and the time of its acquisition. 3.The project proposal may contain also the names of persons who are to become the members team later than on the day of launch of activities of the centre. 4.The project is submitted via the faculty or higher education institute of the University must be submitted as a joint project if the research team is to include junior or senior from several units of the University. 5.After submission of the project proposal the dean or director of higher education instit opinion on the project proposal. In case of higher education institute whose director is with management of property, also the Bursar adds his opinion on the project proposal. *========================================================================================= * Article 5 Evaluation of Project Proposals *========================================================================================= 1.Project proposals are evaluated by commissions; the membership and activities of the com regulated by a Rector’s directive. 2.For each project proposal the overall quality is evaluated together with the following: a.Clearly defined research plan of the submitted project proposal; b.The research carried out by the applicant to date where emphasis is placed on excellen international cooperation; c.The composition and expert quality of the research team; d.Quality of publications of the proposed senior and junior researchers for the last fiv originality and relation to the publications of the team members; e.Adequacy of financial costs to the identified objectives. 3.The commission discusses every project proposal and its evaluation. Then the commission sequence of projects including the proposal for granting or rejection of financial suppo of projects that the commission proposes to support it expresses consent to the amount o resources or recommends modification of the amount. It also identifies projects that may support if additional financial resources are made available (for example in case agreem applicant for another better evaluated project is not reached). 4.A project which does not contain all required information or does not comply with the co Article 2 paragraphs (2) to (4) or (6) or Article 3, which was not amended upon notifica working days, will not be evaluated. 5.The commission proposals are discussed by the Research Board of CU and may also be consu International Board of CU. 6.The recommended projects will be discussed with the dean of the relevant faculty / direc education institute. 7.The Rector decides on allocation of financial resources to a project on the basis of the expert commissions and the Research Board of CU. In case the proposal for allocation of resources is not accepted by the applicant or the faculty / higher education institute, or the Research Board of CU may recommend for funding the next recommended project. 8.The applicant becomes acquainted with the Rector’s decision of which he is notified by e decision will be available in electronic database for internal tenders of CU. It is poss to the Rector’s decision within 15 days of the day when the notification of uploading of in the database was sent. The Rector decides on the objection based on recommendation of The decision on the objection is final. 9.There is no automatic right to grant of project funding. *========================================================================================= * Article 6 Project Implementation *========================================================================================= 1.Allocation and management of the financial resources is governed by an agreement between faculty or a higher education institute or in case of a joint project all involved units researcher. 2.The lead researcher is responsible for proper spending of the budget and economical use resources, the details of which are provided in the agreement. The lead researcher is al for compliance with the conditions of the decision on granting of institutional support conceptual development of a research organisation issued by the Ministry of Education, Y 3.The agreement also includes an obligation of the lead researcher and the faculty (higher institute): a.To submit upon request the detailed documents on the spending of financial resources; b.To provide the required cooperation when the University submits the application to the Education, Youth and Sports to acquire long-term tangible or intangible property from the centre; c.To dispose of the intellectual property and the proprietary rights in the outputs of r development in accordance with the effective Rector’s directive and the relevant legal 4.In case of significant changes during implementation of the project the lead researcher inform of the changes the Research Support Office. In case there is a change in the lead the project, the decision on appointment of the new candidate is made by the Research Bo on nomination by the faculty or higher education institute. 5.In case of partial changes in composition of the research team the lead researcher only Research Support Office of the changes. 6.The ongoing supervision over the spending of financial resources is carried out by facul education institutes). 7.The overview of spent financial resources including information on changes in the positi and junior researchers and complete information about other members of the research team year; the provision of Article 4 (4) applies by analogy. The application for allocation for the following calendar year forms part of the overview. The Rector (Vice-Rector unde decides on this application, and he may request the opinion of the relevant commission o the project of the centre; this opinion is requested whenever the applications substanti from the granted project of the centre. 8.Ongoing supervision of the activities of the centre is carried out in particular by mean with presentations of the outputs by junior researchers. This seminar is held at least t lead researcher informs with sufficient advance the Research Support Office on the agend holding the seminar. If interested, the Vice-Rector for Research or members of the evalu may participate in the seminar. 9.The progress report on the activities of the centre is submitted after first two years a three years of activities of the centre or in a specific case whenever the Rector decide advice of the commission or the Research Board of CU. The progress report contains in pa description of the activities of the centre, list of publication outcomes of junior rese overall verbal evaluation of outputs. 10In case of unsatisfactory research activities of the centre, serious lapses in the activ centre or changes in the research team that were in breach of the conditions under this seriously diminished the expert quality of the centre, the commission proposes discontin activities of the centre or reduction of its financial support, usually as of the first following calendar year. The Research Board of CU gives opinion on the proposal and the by the Rector. 11Final report on the activities of the centre is submitted within three months of the ter activities of the centre. It contains in particular the description of the overall activ centre, the list of publication outcomes of the junior researchers and the overall verba outputs. *========================================================================================= * Article 7 Common Provisions *========================================================================================= 1.UNCE competition and procedures under this directive are coordinated by the Vice-Rector administered by the Research Support Office of the University Rectorate. 2.The University earmarks in its budget for UNCE competition and for its administration a resources from institutional support for long-term conceptual development, or from other The criterion of success consists primarily in the number of supported projects and the junior researchers involved in the projects. 3.The basic information about UNCE competition, its outputs, including the records of meet commissions and of the activities of the centres are published in the usual way. 4.The date of launch of activities of the centres, the date of announcement of the competi deadline for submission of projects, the deadline for publishing of results of the compe the dates for submission of overviews of spent financial resources and progress and fina stipulated by a Rector’s directive. Such Rector’s directive may also stipulate other dea administrative requirements. *========================================================================================= * Article 8 Final Provisions *========================================================================================= 1.These principles were approved by the Research Board of CU on 25 May 2017 and they becom June 2017. 2.The Rector’s Directive No. 9/2011 as amended by Rector’s Directive No. 15/2013 is hereby In Prague on 30 May 2017 Prof. MUDr. Tomáš Zima, DrSc., MBA It is a full time equivalent at CU where part of this full time equivalent may be implemen hospitals or at a joint establishment of CU and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Repub ČR, v. v. i.). This time limit does not include maternity or paternal leave supported by due documents of researcher and military service. Including costs for acquisition of petty long-term tangible and intangible property. Article 6 of the Scholarships and Bursaries Rules. The guaranteed minimum wage is defined as the total of the requested resources for wages f and the resources for wages that will be paid out in the form of basic wage or personal pe by the faculty from any other resources. Information on access rights to the database will be specified in a Rector’s directive ann second round of UNCE competition. In exceptional and justified cases, the description of the research project may be submitt Czech language. Act No. 130/2002 Sb., to regulate the support for research and development from public res change related acts (Act on the Support of Research and Development), as amended.