New Rector of Tomas Bata University Was Officially Inaugurated
29. March 2023The fourth Rector of Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Prof. Mgr. Milan Adámek, Ph.D., took the Rector’s oath in front of the academic community on Tuesday, 28 March 2023, and was thus formally inaugurated into his office. The inauguration ceremony, which has been held at universities for centuries, encouraging the spirit of fellowship in the academic community and solidarity among all universities, was attended by more than 440 guests from all over the Czech Republic and abroad. Tomáš Baťa’s great-grandson, Mr. Tomas Archer Bata, and the world-famous architect Professor Eva Jiřičná also attended the event.
During the ceremony, Professor Milan Adámek received academic symbols – the Rector’s mace and chain – from his predecessor, Prof. Vladimír Sedlařík, Ph.D. Subsequently, he took the oath. New Vice-Rectors were also presented during the ceremony. The event was interspersed with live performances by the well-known opera singer, soprano Kateřina Kněžíková, and pianist Vojtěch Červenka.
Prof. Milan Adámek was elected to the office of Rector by the Academic Senate of Tomas Bata University on 20 September 2022, and appointed by the former President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman with effect from 15 December 2022. Professor Milan Adámek has been associated with the University for 25 years. Professionally, he focuses on the fields of security technology and measurement. He completed the doctoral programme in Technical Cybernetics at the Faculty of Technology of Tomas Bata University in Zlín. In 2008, he was appointed Associate Professor, and last year he was appointed Professor for the field of Machine and Process Control. After the establishment of the Faculty of Applied Informatics in 2006, he became its Vice-Dean, and from 2014 to 2022 he served as the Dean of the Faculty. In this way, he significantly contributed to its development and to the construction of the ICT Technology Park and the CEBIA-Tech Research Centre.