The Scientific Board is an academic body of the University which discusses important documents predominantly on scientific, research, and other creative activities. Its operation and scope are set out in § 11 and 12 of the Higher Education Act, and its operation is regulated by the Rules of Procedure of the Scientific Board of VSB - Technical University Ostrava. The Chairman of the Scientific Board is the Rector, who also appoints and dismisses its members. These members are the foremost representatives of the fields in which VSB-TUO undertakes education, scientific research, development, and innovation, artistic or other creative activities.

The Scientific Board shall, amongst other things:

discuss the draft strategic plan for the education, and scientific research, development and innovation, artistic or other creative activities of VSB-TUO, and annually the Implementation of the Strategic Plan of VSB-TUO,
approve, on the Rector’s proposal, the intention to apply for institutional accreditation for an area of education and for the extension of institutional accreditation for other areas of education,
approve, on the Rector's proposal, the intention to relinquish institutional accreditation, the intention to cancel a study programme and the intention to rescind accreditation of associate professorship or professorship appointments,
discuss, on the Rector's proposal, the draft rules of the system of quality assurance of educational, creative and related activities and the internal evaluation of the quality of educational, creative and related activities before submitting the proposal to the Academic Senate of VSB-TUO,
discuss the Rector's intention to appoint (and dismiss) members of the Internal Evaluation Board,
discuss the draft report on the internal evaluation of the quality of the educational, creative, and related activities of VSB-TUO presented by the Chairman of the Internal Evaluation Board before submitting the proposal to the Academic Senate of VSB-TUO,
discuss the draft Annual Report on the activities of VSB-TUO before presenting it to the Academic Senate of VSB-TUO,
exercise competence in the professorship appointment procedure,
on the Rector's proposal, award the honorary academic title of doctor honoris causa for merit in the development of science to eminent figures not related to VSB-Technical University of Ostrava,
propose awarding the Medal of Georgius Agricola for significant contributions to teaching and scientific activities.

Members of the Scientific Board of VSB-TUO

Internal Members of the Scientific Board of VSB-TUO
Person	Function
prof. Ing. Igor IVAN, Ph.D.	Rector
doc. Ing. Lenka KAUEROVÁ, CSc.	Vice-Rector for Study Affairs
doc. Ing. Marek PAGÁČ, Ph.D.	Vice-Rector for Cooperation and International Relations
prof. Ing. Jan PLATOŠ, Ph.D.	Vice-Rector for Science, Research and Doctoral Studies
prof. Ing. Jiří POKORNÝ, Ph.D., MPA	Vice-Rector for Strategy and Legislation
doc. Mgr. Petr KOVÁŘ, Ph.D.
prof. Ing. Jiří BROŽOVSKÝ, Ph.D.	Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering
prof. Ing. Robert ČEP, Ph.D., dr.h.c., FEng.	Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
prof. Ing. Kamila JANOVSKÁ, Ph.D.	Dean of the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology
prof. Ing. Radek MARTINEK, Ph.D.	Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
doc. Ing. Vojtěch SPÁČIL, CSc.	Dean of the Faculty of Economics
prof. Ing. Hana STAŇKOVÁ, Ph.D.	Dean of the Faculty of Mining and Geology
prof. Ing. Stanislav MIŠÁK, Ph.D.	Director of the CEET
doc. Mgr. Vít VONDRÁK, Ph.D.	Director of IT4Innovations
prof. Dr. Ing. Aleš BERNATÍK	Vice-Dean for External Affairs, Faculty of Safety Engineering
doc. Ing. Petr KONEČNÝ, Ph.D.	Vice-Dean for External Relations, Faculty of Civil Engineering
doc. Ing. Aleš MELECKÝ, Ph.D.	Vice-Dean for Science, Research and Doctoral Studies, Faculty of Economics
doc. Ing. Lenka SKANDEROVÁ, Ph.D.	Vice-Dean for Science, Research and Doctoral Studies, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
prof. Ing Aleš SLÍVA, Ph.D.	Vice-Dean for Faculty Development, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
prof. RNDr. Václav SNÁŠEL, CSc.	Vice-Dean for International Relations and Project Management, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
prof. Ing. Bohumír STRNADEL, DrSc.	Vice-Dean for Science and Research, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology
prof. Ing. Tomáš KOZUBEK, Ph.D.	Scientific Director of IT4Innovations
prof. Ing. Lucie OBALOVÁ, Ph.D.	Director of Science and Research of CEET
prof. RNDr. Radek ZBOŘIL, Ph.D.	Director of Materials-Envi lab, CEET
prof. Ing. Vladimír SLIVKA, CSc., dr.h.c.	Institute of Clean Technologies for Mining and Utilization of Energy Resources, HGF
genpor. Ing. Vladimír VLČEK, Ph.D., MBA	Department of Fire Protection, Faculty of Fire Safety Engineering, Director General of Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic
prof. Ing. Ondřej ŽIVOTSKÝ, Ph.D.	Department of Physics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

External members of the Scientific Board of VSB-TUO
Person	Function
prof. Ing. Libor ČAPEK, Ph.D.	Rector of the University of Pardubice
doc. Ing. Petr DVOŘÁK, Ph.D.	Rector of the Prague University of Economics and Business
prof. Ing. Pavel NOVÁK, Ph.D.	Vice-Rector for Science and Research, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague
doc. RNDr. Martin ŠTĚPNIČKA, Ph.D.	Vice-Rector for Research and Artistic Activities, University of Ostrava
prof. Ing. Martin WEITER, Ph.D.	Vice-Rector for Creative Activities, Brno University of Technology
Ing. Martin ŠTEMBERKA, Ph.D.	The President of the Czech Mining Office
doc. RNDr. Tomáš HUDEČEK, Ph.D.	Senior Director of the Planning, Construction and Public Investment Section, Ministry of Regional Development of the Czech Republic
prof. Ing. Vladimír MAŘÍK, DrSc., dr.h.c.	Scientific Director of the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC), Czech Technical University in Prague
prof. Ing. Bohuslav PŘIKRYL, Ph.D.	Vice President for Research, Development and Innovation, CSG AEROSPACE, a.s.
Ing. Jiří HOLOUBEK, FEng.	President of the Electrotechnical Association of the Czech Republic
prof. Dr. Ing. Milan SÁGA	Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Žilina
Ing. Jiří LINHART	Head of Location Ostrava, Head of Common Engineering CZ Global leader of Schaeffler Validation Laboratories within Powertrain division
prof. Dr. Ing. Jan ČERNOCKÝ	Faculty of Information Technology, Brno University of Technology
prof. RNDr. Ivo FRÉBORT, CSc., PhD.	Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacký University Olomouc
prof. Ing. Jozef MARTINKA, PhD.	Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
doc. Ing. Karel KOUŘIL, Ph.D., MBA, FEng.	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology

VSB-TUO Scientific Board Secretary
Person	Function
Mgr. Lucie Průšová	Scientific Board Secretary

Meetings of the Scientific Board of VSB-TUO

28. 2. 2025
16. 5. 2025
10. 10. 2025
5. 12. 2025

Ceremonial meetings of the Scientific Board of VSB-TUO

26. 3. 2025
20. 11. 2025

Appointed Professors

On the proposal of the Scientific Board of VSB - Technical University of Ostrava the following were appointed:

2022

Person	Expertise	Faculty/Centre
prof. Ing. Vladimír ČABLÍK, Ph.D.	Processing	Faculty of Mining and Geology
prof. Ing. Stanislav HONUS, Ph.D.	Energy Engineering	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
prof. Ing. Petra HORVÁTHOVÁ, Ph.D., MBA	Business Economics and Management	Faculty of Economics
prof. Ing. Igor IVAN, Ph.D.	Geoinformatics	Faculty of Mining and Geology
prof. Ing. Petr MOHYLA, Ph.D.	Engineering Technology	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
prof. Dr. Lidia Dominika OGIELA	Computer Science	Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
prof. Ing. Petr PALACKÝ, Ph.D.	Mechanical Engineering Technology	Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
prof. Ing. Gražyna SIMHA MARTYNKOVÁ, Ph.D.	Materials Science and Engineering	Faculty of Materials Science and Technology
prof. Ing. Roman ŠENKEŘÍK, Ph.D.	Computer Science	Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

2021

Person	Expertise	Faculty/Centre
prof. Ing. Jiří HORÁK, Dr.	Geoinformatics	Faculty of Mining and Geology
prof. Ing. Petr BILÍK, Ph.D.	Cybernetics	Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
prof. Ing. David ŘEHÁK, Ph.D.	Safety and Fire Protection	Faculty of Safety Engineering
prof. Ing. Markéta TKADLEČKOVÁ, Ph.D.	Metallurgical Technology	Faculty of Materials Science and Technology
prof. Ing. Ondřej ŽIVOTSKÝ, Ph.D.	Applied Physics	Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
prof. RNDr. Marek LAMPART, Ph.D.	Computational and Applied Mathematics	Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
prof. Dr. Ing. Jan LIBICH	Economics	Faculty of Economics
prof. Ing. Radek MARTINEK, Ph.D.	Cybernetics	Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
prof. Ing. Jan PLATOŠ, Ph.D.	Computer Science	Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
prof. Ing. Hana STAŇKOVÁ, Ph.D.	Mine Surveying and Geodesy	Faculty of Mining and Geology
prof. Ing. Jozef VLČEK, Ph.D.	Thermal Engineering in Industry	Faculty of Materials Science and Technology

2020

Person	Expertise	Faculty/Centre
prof. Ing. Jiří BROŽOVSKÝ, Ph.D.	Theory and Construction of Buildings	Faculty of Civil Engineering
prof. RNDr. Richard DVORSKÝ, Ph.D.	Materials Science and Engineering	Faculty of Materials Science and Technology
prof. Ing. Karel FRYDRÝŠEK, Ph.D.	Applied Mechanics	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
prof. Ing. Radim HALAMA, Ph.D.	Applied Mechanics	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
prof. Ing. Jiří KOZIOREK, Ph.D.	Cybernetics	Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
prof. Ing. Michal KRÁTKÝ, Ph.D.	Computer Science	Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
prof. Dr. Ing. Martin MELECKÝ, Ph.D.	Economics	Faculty of Economics
prof. Ing. et Ing. Mgr. Jana PETRŮ, Ph.D.	Engineering Technology	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
prof. Ing. Daniela PLACHÁ, Ph.D.	Environmental Protection	Nanotechnology Centre
prof. Mgr. Marzena PÓŁKA, Ph.D.	Safety and Fire Protection	Faculty of Safety Engineering
prof. Ing. Marek SADÍLEK, Ph.D.	Engineering technology	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
prof. Ing. Bedřich SMETANA, Ph.D.	Chemical Metallurgy	Faculty of Materials Science and Technology

2019

Person	Expertise	Faculty/Centre
prof. Ing. Petr BESTA, Ph.D.	Management of Industrial Systems	Faculty of Materials Science and Technology
prof. Ing. Radomír GOŇO, Ph.D.	Electrical Power Engineering	Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
prof. Ing. Martin KREJSA, Ph.D.	Theory and Construction of Buildings	Faculty of Civil Engineering
prof. Ing. Kamila JANOVSKÁ, Ph.D.	Management of Industrial Systems	Faculty of Materials Science and Technology
prof. Ing. Antonín LOKAJ, Ph.D.	Theory and Construction of Buildings	Faculty of Civil Engineering
prof. Ing. Aleš SLÍVA, Ph.D.	Design and Process Engineering	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering