What is Act No. 19 / 1966 Coll.?

Act No. 19 / 1966 Coll., on Higher Education — Law on Higher Education.

When it became Act No. 19 / 1966 Coll. effectiveness?

Act No. 19 / 1966 Coll. became effective 01.05.1966.

Is Act No. 19 / 1966 Coll. still valid?

Yes, Act No. 19 / 1966 Coll. is still valid and effective.

Act No. 19 / 1966 Coll. - Law on Higher Education

19

THE LAW

of 16 March 1966

concerning universities

The National Assembly of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic decided on this law:

Oddíl I

General provisions

§ 1

(1) Higher education institutions are top-level educational, scientific and cultural institutions; they create the necessary conditions for the progressive growth of the socialist national economy, science and culture.

(2) The Czechoslovak Socialist Republic provides universal care for the development of universities in order to fulfil its mission in accordance with the needs of socialist society and with the global development of science and culture.

§ 2

The task of universities is

(a) educate highly educated, professionally qualified workers, prepared on the basis of the knowledge of marxism-leninism morally and politically for all areas of the life of socialist society;

(b) to develop scientific or artistic activities and to raise new scientific or artistic workers;

(c) to enhance and disseminate the expertise of staff with higher education;

(d) be centres involved in the development of culture and the education of the people.

§ 3

Universities are subdivided into university, technical, economic, agricultural and artistic colleges.

§ 4

Universities cooperate with each other, as well as with other scientific, artistic and professional institutions, central bodies and organisations. They also cooperate with universities and with scientific and artistic institutions and workplaces abroad.

§ 5

(1) Universities are budgetary organisations.

(2) Higher education institutions may carry out project, scientific research, artistic and other work for national, cooperative, social and other organisations as well as for individuals. Universities with the resources they receive are managed by themselves.

(3) Specific provisions provide for how they contribute to the material security of higher education institutions for which university graduates are being prepared.

Oddíl II

Education and training

§ 6

The pedagogical activity at universities, based on the objectives of communist education and the requirements for vocational qualifications of graduates, is a fundamental duty of university teachers. It is important to take care of the continuous development and full use of students' abilities. The pedagogical activity in universities is inseparably linked to scientific or creative artistic activity.

§ 7

The basic type of university studies is proper study. Universities may also organise postgraduate studies, extraordinary studies or other types of studies as appropriate.

§ 8

(1) Full study in higher education takes place in the form of daily study or forms of study at work (evening, long-distance and external) or through an effective combination of these forms of study. Entitlements to the level of knowledge of students are the same in all these forms of study.

(2) Proper studies at universities take 4 to 6 years. The Government may exceptionally shorten or extend the length of the study by up to 1 year.

(3) A proper study completed by the state final examination provides full university education in the relevant field of study.

§ 9

(1) For proper study in higher education, applicants are accepted with regard to their individual competences, talents and interests and in accordance with the needs of society. Only applicants with full secondary education can be accepted. The requirement of full secondary education may exceptionally be waived in artistic higher education, if it is for applicants who have shown exceptional artistic talent.

(2) A university candidate becomes a university student by enrollment at the faculty after his admission to university.

§ 10

(1) Students are required to fulfil their civic and learning obligations, to acquire the necessary knowledge, working habits and methods, to pursue continuous independent studies on the development of their skills and thus to acquire competence for highly qualified professional work in the relevant field; they are also required to acquire competence for qualified defence activities.

(2) Students are entitled to participate through their organisation in the management and activities of a university.

(3) The State takes care of students on the social and health side; In particular, they are provided with scholarships and, as far as possible, meals in mens and accommodation in dormitories. The students of the day-to-day study are insured and socially insured in sickness and social security schemes. The organisation shall grant employment and economic security benefits to students at work to the extent and under the conditions laid down in the implementing rules.

§ 11

(1) Students may receive commendations and rewards for their outstanding performance.

(2) The following disciplinary measures may be imposed on students for breach of their duties as students: reprimand, public reprimand, exclusion from their studies.

§ 12

(1) Studies in universities are generally organised according to the fields of study and by year. Only a student who has completed all the study duties provided for in the study plan may be enrolled in a higher year.

(2) A student who has not fulfilled the conditions for advancing to a senior year may be permitted to repeat the year. Only two years may be repeated during the study. The second repetition of the same year is inadmissible.

(3) A student may be suspended for serious reasons of personal, in particular health, study, for up to two years. At the end of the period of suspension, the student is enrolled in the year in which the study was suspended. This classification may be subject to the condition of carrying out special tests.

(4) A student who has not fulfilled the conditions for advancing to a senior year and who has not been permitted to repeat the course will be excluded from the study for the benefit of the student.

(5) A student who has left or was excluded from the study may only be re-admitted to university following a new admission procedure. Such a student may be included in the tests previously performed in the next study.

§ 13

(1) Full study is completed at all universities through a state final examination.

(2) A student who has completed a university degree under paragraph 1 is a graduate of a university.

§ 14

(1) Universities grant the following titles:

(a) to graduates of medical studies, the title "Doctor of Medicine" (in short "MUDr.");

(b) graduates of universities in the technical, economic and agricultural direction, with the exception of graduates of veterinary studies, the title "engineer" or "architect" (in short "Ing." or "Ing. Arch.");

(c) to graduates of veterinary studies, the title "Doctor of Veterinary Science" (in abbreviation "MVDr.");

d) Graduates of the studies of painting, sculpture and architecture at the universities of artistic direction entitled "academic painter," "academic sculptor" and "academic architect."

(2) Graduates of higher education in the university with the exception of graduates of medical studies and graduates of higher education in the arts, with the exception of graduates referred to in paragraph 1 (d), who perform the prescribed rigorous examination from the chosen scientific field and its wider basis on the faculties listed in the rigorous order, award the degrees "Doctor of Rights" (in short "Doctor of Natural Science") or "Doctor of Philosophy" (in short "PhDr").

(3) Graduates of all higher education institutions are entitled to use the title "secondary school professor" if they teach at secondary education schools.

§ 15

(1) Graduate of a university will be awarded a degree in which he or she has completed a university qualification. The degree awarded shall also appear in the diploma to the graduates referred to in Paragraph 14 (1).

(2) Graduate of a university which has passed a rigorous examination in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 14 (2), a diploma shall be issued by the university at which it was awarded. This diploma will include the relevant degree and science in which the rigorous examination has been carried out.

§ 16

(1) Graduate studies prepare university graduates for closer professional specialisation or familiarise them with new scientific knowledge in relevant fields.

(2) The Government lays down the principles of postgraduate studies and its organisation.

§ 17

(1) Universities allow for extraordinary study of individual subjects in one or more faculties.

(2) Paragraphs 9 and 12 (5) shall apply to extraordinary studies. Paragraph 11 shall apply mutatis mutandis.

§ 18

(1) The higher education courses conducted at foreign universities are valid in the territory of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic only if they have been explicitly recognised (notrified). Study can only be notrified if it has the same level as studying at Czechoslovak universities.

(2) A university of the same or similar field of study shall decide on the notation; The Ministry of Education and Culture decides on the notation of the study by the content or scope of the inadequate study, which can be completed at Czechoslovak universities. The award of a title referred to in Paragraph 14 may also be decided upon in the case of nostallization.

§ 19

(1) The Ministry of Education and Culture sets out the details of the admission of applicants to higher education, the course of study, its termination, disciplinary proceedings and the notation of studies.

(2) The Ministry of Education and Culture, in agreement with the competent central authorities, sets out the length of the full study for each field, details of the care of students, post-graduate studies and provides for the labelling of foreign graduates of Czechoslovak universities. In agreement with the State Commission on Scientific Aspects, it will issue rules for rigorous examinations.

(3) The government or body empowered by it, after consulting the Central Council of Trade Unions, shall determine the work allowances and economic security to be provided to students at work and to post-graduate students.

Oddíl III

Scientific activity and education for scientific work

§ 20

(1) Scientific work, the continuous increase in self-qualification in line with the world's development of science, the application of modern methods of scientific work and their transfer to the education of students is a fundamental duty of university teachers, together with teaching activities. Scientific activity in universities is a prerequisite for a high level of teaching work. Students can also participate in scientific work.

(2) Universities deal with scientific tasks within the framework of the Science and Technology Plan and develop scientific disciplines according to the needs of scientific and technical development of society.

§ 21

(1) Universities raise new scientists in accordance with the needs of society. Their scientific preparation shall be organised in accordance with specific regulations.

(2) Exceptionally gifted students are constantly being prepared for scientific work during their studies at universities.

(3) In the education of new researchers, universities also use their scientific institutes in agreement with the relevant central authorities and organisations.

(4) Universities award scientific degrees according to specific regulations.

§ 22

Universities are part of a scientific research and development base within the scope of their scientific activities.

Oddíl IV

College staff

§ 23

(1) In higher education, teachers are taught by good professors, extraordinary professors, lecturer, lecturer, lecturer, assistant and professional instructors; external teachers may also be present at universities.

(2) In addition, there are scientific, technical and other professional, administrative and assistance staff at universities.

§ 24

(1) The term "Professor of Science," "Professor of Science," "Professor of Science" and "Docent" is a scientific and artistic title.

(2) The term of office of the Scientific, Educational and, where appropriate, Artistic degree is hereby given; he who has been sentenced to the loss of honorary degrees and honours. It may be withdrawn from the person who embezzled civil or scientific honour; the withdrawal of the title in this case shall be decided by the authority which awarded the title, or by the authority empowered by it, on a proposal from the Scientific Council of the College.

§ 25

(1) Exceptional professors, teachers, scientific (artistic) practitioners or practitioners who meet moral policy requirements, have excellent scientific or artistic work, have educational competence and the necessary practice, and, if not for the appointment of proper professors of the arts, they have the scientific rank of a doctor of science. In exceptional and justified cases, proper professors and those who do not have the scientific rank of doctor of science may be appointed.

(2) Proper professors are appointed by the President of the Republic on a proposal from the Government.

§ 26

(1) Exceptional professors for a particular field may be appointed as professors, scientific (artistic) staff or practitioners who meet morally political requirements have created significant scientific or artistic work, have the educational capacity and the necessary experience, and, first, have a scientific rank in appointing extraordinary professors of the arts. In exceptional and justified cases, special professors and those who do not have a scientific rank may be appointed.

(2) Extraordinary professors are appointed by the President of the Republic on a proposal from the Government.

§ 27

(1) Professionals for a particular field may be appointed as assistants, scientific (artistic) staff or practitioners who meet moral policy requirements have demonstrated educational and scientific and, where appropriate, artistic competence in the habilitation proceedings, have the necessary experience and, if not for the appointment of a professor of the arts, have a scientific rank. In exceptional and justified cases, teachers may also be appointed who are not of scientific rank.

(2) The teachers are appointed by the Minister for Education and Culture.

§ 28

(1) The vacancies of professors and teachers are usually filled on the basis of bankruptcy.

(2) The prior agreement of the Minister of Education and Culture is needed to conclude a contract of employment with professors and to terminate the contract of employment of professors from the university or faculty. Otherwise, this legal act is invalid.

(3) In employment relations, the university and, in the cases provided for in the Statutes of the College, the faculty or the special-purpose establishment (§ 50) is acting on its behalf.

§ 28a

The employment of higher education teachers will end at the end of the semester in which they reached 65 years of age if they did not end for another reason earlier. Exemptions are permitted by the Minister for Education.

§ 29

(1) Higher education institutions are entitled to require professors and teachers who are not working towards a university to carry out, to the appropriate extent and as far as possible, scientific and educational tasks.

(2) If, for two years, professors or professors do not carry out the tasks required for such reasons, they may be removed from them by the authority which awarded the degree or by the authority empowered by it.

§ 30

(1) Excellent experts from abroad may be invited to attend universities.

(2) Higher education institutions to which foreign experts are invited may propose that they be awarded a scientific degree or an artistic degree.

(3) Paragraphs 23 to 27 and 28 (3) apply mutatis mutandis.

§ 31

(1) The Ministry of Education and Culture will issue regulations on the habilitation and appointment procedures and on the occupation of vacancies of university teachers and on the working time of university teachers.

(2) The pay ratios of university teachers are governed by specific rules.

Oddíl V

Management and organisation of universities

§ 32

(1) The law establishes, repeals, allocates and divides universities and separate faculties and sets out and amends their registered offices and names.

(2) The Government hereby establishes, abolishes, joins and divides the faculties and establishes and amends their registered offices and names.

§ 33

The government sets out the prospects for the development of higher education and its material and cadre security.

§ 34

Higher education institutions are managed by the Minister for Education and Culture, in particular:

(a) establish the principles and objectives of teaching and scientific and, where appropriate, artistic activities of universities;

(b) lay down the principles for drawing up the curriculum of each field;

(c) establish the concept and principles of foreign relations between universities;

(d) allocate material and financial resources to HEIs in accordance with the tasks and planned performance of HEIs and determine the way in which the funds obtained from the activities referred to in Article 5 (2) are managed;

(e) ensure central supervision of the consistent implementation of laws and other legislation and of the proper management of the resources entrusted to it.

§ 35

(1) The Slovak National Council is taking part in the implementation of this Act, with particular regard to the performance of the tasks of universities in ensuring the economic and cultural development of Slovakia.

(2) The competence of the Slovak National Council and its bodies in relation to higher education institutions in Slovakia and the responsibility of academic university officials in Slovakia to the Slovak National Council and its bodies will be governed by the Law of the Slovak National Council.

§ 36

The Permanent Advisory Body of the Minister of Education and Culture for the Assessment of Fundamental Issues of Higher Education is the State Committee on Higher Education, the members of which are rectors and other experts appointed by the Minister of Education and Culture. Representatives of staff organisations and university students shall be entitled to attend the meetings of the State Committee for Higher Education.

§ 37

(1) Universities are generally divided into faculties.

(2) Where necessary, higher education institutions may be established, which are not divided into faculties, or separate faculties may be set up, having the status of universities.

§ 38

(1) The head of the university is the rector who manages it, represents it externally and is responsible for its activities as Minister of Education and Culture. The Rector shall in particular:

(a) approve and manage the programme and plans of the pedagogical, scientific and, where appropriate, artistic activities of the university;

(b) allocate material and financial resources to the faculties from the budget of the university in accordance with the tasks and planned performance of the faculties;

(c) ensure supervision of the consistent implementation of laws and other legislation and of the proper management of the funds entrusted;

(d) decide on an appeal against the Dean's decision.

(2) The Rector is represented by the Rectors; they are responsible for their activities to the Rector.

§ 39

(1) The President of the Republic shall be appointed by the Rector for a term of three years.

(2) The proposal to appoint a Rector, usually from among ordinary professors, shall be decided by the Scientific Council of the College by secret ballot. The proposal to appoint a Rector shall be submitted by the Government to the President of the Republic.

(3) At a newly established university, the President of the Republic is appointed by the President of the Republic for a term of three years on a proposal from the Government.

(4) The President of the Republic or the institution empowered by him shall dismiss the Rector. The rector may be dismissed at his own request, or if he or she has grossly violated his or her duties or has consistently failed to comply with them, or if a disciplinary measure has been imposed on him or her, on a proposal from the Scientific Council of the College on which a secret vote has been taken. The motion for appeal by the President of the Republic shall be submitted by the Government.

(5) Prorectors shall be elected by the Scientific Council of the College by secret ballot for a period of three years from ordinary or extraordinary professors or lecturees who are staff of the relevant university. The Minister of Education and Culture confirms the election of the Prorectors; If the option is not confirmed, a new option will be made. At a newly established university, the Minister of Education and Culture will appoint prorectors for three years.

(6) The Prorector may be removed from office at his own request, provided that he or she has been grossly in breach of his or her duties or that he or she has been subjected to disciplinary action. The proctor shall be dismissed by secret ballot by the Scientific Council of the College; the appeal is confirmed by the Minister for Education and Culture.

§ 40

(1) The management of the higher education institution is attended by the Scientific Council of the higher education institution, the Art Council of the higher education institution (the "Scientific Council of the higher education institution '). The Scientific Council of the College shall discuss all fundamental issues of the development and activity of the College. The Rector is obliged to refer these questions to the Scientific Council of the College for consideration. The Scientific Council of the College may also submit proposals on its own initiative to the Rector. The Scientific Council of the College may be divided into sections. The Scientific Council of the College shall be convened by the Rector, who shall also chair it.

(2) The resolution of the Scientific Council of the College is valid by the approval of the Rector. If the Rector does not agree with the resolution of the Scientific Council, he shall refer the matter back to him for a reconsideration. If the Scientific Council persists in its initial opinion, the Rector shall decide, but shall inform the Minister of Education and Culture accordingly.

(3) When negotiating the submission of an application for the appointment of a full or extraordinary professor for further proceedings, the questions of appointment and the election of academic officials, and the negotiations on the award of scientific degrees, the Scientific Council shall decide by secret ballot; its decision does not require the approval of the Rector.

(4) The members of the Scientific Council are the Rector, Prorectors, Dean of the Faculty and Directors of the Research Institute of the College. Other members of the Scientific Council of the College are appointed by the Rector from the teachers of the College and from other experts for a period of three years. Kvestor is a member of the Scientific Council with the right to vote in dealing with administrative and economic issues; otherwise he has an advisory vote. The members of the Scientific Council of the College shall also be representatives of the staff and student organisations appointed by the Rector on a proposal from those organisations; However, those members shall not be entitled to vote in the negotiations on proposals for the award of scientific or artistic degrees and degrees.

§ 41

(1) The President's permanent representative in administrative and economic matters is Quaestor. Kvestor shall be responsible to the Rector for the proper management of the university and for the consistent implementation and maintenance of laws and other legislation on the administrative and economic activities. The Questor is appointed and dismissed by the Minister of Education and Culture on a proposal from the Rector.

(2) The executive body for the provision of university tasks shall be the rectory whose work is managed by the Quaestor.

§ 42

(1) At the head of a separate faculty is the dean, represented by the deputies. Paragraphs 38 (1) (a), 44 (1), 48 (3) and 50 apply mutatis mutandis to the Dean's jurisdiction. The management of a separate faculty is involved by its Scientific Council, in which the provisions of Paragraph 46 apply mutatis mutandis. Paragraph 41 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the powers of the Registrar of the Faculty.

(2) The Dean and the Dean of the Separate Faculty are elected by the Scientific Council of the Independent Faculty by secret ballot for three years. The Dean and the Dean of the Separate Faculty may be elected a full professor, an extraordinary professor or a professor who is a member of the faculty. The choice of Dean and Dean of the faculty is confirmed by the Minister of Education and Culture; If the option is not confirmed, a new option will be made.

(3) At the newly established independent faculty, the Dean and the Dean of Education and Culture are appointed for three years.

(4) The Dean or the Dean of the Separate Faculty may be removed from office at his own request, if he has grossly violated his duties or has failed to comply with them or if he has been ordered to take disciplinary action. The Dean and the Dean shall be recalled by the Scientific Council of the independent faculty by secret ballot; the appeal of the Dean and the Dean is confirmed by the Minister of Education and Culture.

§ 43

The Faculty is a basic and comprehensive organization for teaching and scientific or artistic work.

§ 44

(1) The faculty is headed by the Dean, who runs it, represents it externally and is responsible for its activities to the rector of the university. The Dean shall in particular:

(a) approve teaching plans for each field at the faculty;

(b) coordinate and manage the teaching and scientific or artistic activities of the departments and other departments of the faculty;

(c) allocate material and financial resources to the departments of the faculty,

(d) ensure supervision of the consistent implementation of laws and other legislation and of the proper management of the resources entrusted to it.

(2) The Dean is represented by the Dean; they are responsible for their actions to the Dean.

§ 45

(1) The Dean and the Dean are elected by the Scientific Council of the Faculty by secret ballot for three years.

(2) The Dean and the Vice-Dean may be elected by a full professor, an extraordinary professor or professor who is a staff member of the faculty concerned. The Dean's election is confirmed by the Minister of Education and Culture, the Dean's choice by the Rector; If the Minister of Education and Culture does not confirm the choice (Rector), a new choice will be made.

(3) The Dean and the Dean of the newly established Faculty are appointed by the Minister of Education and Culture for three years.

(4) The Dean or the Prodean may be removed from office at his own request if he or she has grossly infringed his or her duties or has failed to comply with them or if he or she has been subjected to disciplinary action. The Dean and the Dean shall be recalled by the Scientific Council of the faculty by secret ballot; The dean's appeal is confirmed by the Minister of Education and Culture, the dean's appeal is confirmed by the president.

§ 46

(1) The Faculty is managed by the Faculty's Scientific Council, the Faculty's Art Council (the Faculty's Scientific Council). The Scientific Council of the Faculty discusses all the fundamental issues of the development and activity of the Faculty. The Dean is obliged to address these questions to the Faculty Scientific Council. The Scientific Council of the Faculty may also submit an own-initiative proposal to the Dean. The Scientific Council of the Faculty can be divided into sections. The Scientific Council of the Faculty is convened by the Dean, who also presiding over it.

(2) The resolution of the Scientific Council of the Faculty is confirmed by the Dean. If the Dean does not agree with the resolution of the Scientific Council, he shall refer the matter back to him for a reconsideration. If the Scientific Council persists in its original opinion, the Dean shall decide, but shall inform the Rector accordingly.

(3) When negotiating the submission of a proposal for the appointment of a full professor, an extraordinary professor or an associate professor for further proceedings, on questions of the election of academic officials, and when acting under the rules on the award of scientific degrees, the Scientific Council shall decide by secret ballot; its decision does not require the approval of the Dean.

(4) Members of the Scientific Council of the Faculty are the Dean and the Dean. Other members of the Faculty Scientific Council are appointed by the Dean from faculty teachers and other experts for three years. The Secretary shall be a member of the Scientific Council with the right to vote when dealing with administrative and economic issues; otherwise he has an advisory vote. The members of the Scientific Council of the Faculty are also representatives of the organizations of staff and students of the Faculty, appointed by the Dean on a proposal from these organisations; However, those members shall not be entitled to vote in the negotiations on proposals for the award of scientific or artistic degrees and degrees.

§ 47

(1) The Permanent Representative of the Dean in Administrative and Economic Matters is the Secretary of the Faculty. The faculty secretary shall be responsible to the Dean for the proper management of the faculty and for the consistent implementation and maintenance of laws and other legislation on the administrative and economic activities. The faculty secretary is appointed and recalled by the Dean's President.

(2) The executive body for the tasks of the faculty is the Dean, whose work is managed by the faculty secretary.

§ 47a

(1) The same university teacher may be appointed or elected in accordance with the provisions of Sections 39, 42 and 45 to the same function in principle for a maximum of two consecutive periods; In exceptional cases, the same university teacher may be appointed or elected to the same post for one further period.

(2) Receptors and prorectors of higher education institutions, as well as the Dean and Dean of faculties, who have been appointed or elected and confirmed until the appointment and, where appropriate, confirmation of new academic officials, are in their current positions.

Citation	Act No. 19 / 1966 Coll., on Higher Education
Regulation Type	-
Author	-
Collection	Code of Laws

Date of Promulgation	30.03.1966
Effective from	01.05.1966
Effective until	-
Status	Valid

Act No. 19 / 1966 Coll.

Law on Higher Education

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