2017 Charles University Rector election

The Charles University Rector election, 2017 was held on 20 October 2017. The incumbent Rector Tomáš Zima defeated Jan Černý and was elected for his second term.[1]

2017 Charles University Rector election

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Candidate Tomáš Zima Jan Černý
Electoral vote 51 17
Percentage 75% 25%

Rector before election

Tomáš Zimal

Elected Rector

Tomáš Zima

Candidates edit

  • Jan Černý, Biologist at Faculty of Natural Sciences.[2]
  • Tomáš Zima, the incumbent Rector.

Voting edit

Tomáš Zima Jan Černý
51 17

68 members of academic senate voted. Zima received 51 votes to Černý's 17 votes and thus was reelected.[3]

Czech President Miloš Zeman confirmed the election on 21 January 2018 and reappointed Zima the Rector.[4] He will remain in the position until 2022 when is second term expires. He won't be eligible to run for another term.[1]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b "Zima obhájil post rektora, Univerzitu Karlovu povede další čtyři roky". Info.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Kandidát na rektora UK Černý: Univerzita je ekosystém, který má na víc". Lidovky.cz (in Czech). 11 October 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Karlovu univerzitu povede i nadále rektor Zima". ČT24 (in Czech). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Zeman jmenoval 12 rektorů bez ceremoniálu na Hradě". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 3 July 2020.