Václav Hampl

Václav Hampl (born 1 July 1962) is a Czech physiologist and politician who was a Senator from Prague 1 since 2014 till 2020. From 2006 to 2014, Hampl served as Rector of the Charles University.

Václav Hampl
Senator from Prague 1
In office
18 October 2014 – 18 October 2020
Preceded byZdeněk Schwarz
Succeeded byMiroslava Němcová
507th Rector of the Charles University
In office
1 February 2006 – 31 January 2014
Preceded byIvan Wilhelm
Succeeded byTomáš Zima
Personal details
Born (1962-07-01) 1 July 1962
Prague, Czechoslovakia
(now Czech Republic)
NationalityCzech
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Alice
Alma materCharles University

Research

Hampl was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1962. He received his PhD from the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences in 1990.[1] He did postgraduate work at the University of Minnesota Medical School and, since 2002, has been a professor of physiology at Charles University in Prague.[1] His research has focused on the pulmonary circulation and its use of nitric oxide as a signaling agent.[1] His research publications have been cited more than 3,300 times, his H-index is 26.

In February 2006, Hampl became the 507th rector of Charles University. After serving two four-years terms stipulated by law, he stepped down on 31 January 2014,[1] leaving the university in the hands of his elected successor Tomáš Zima.

Professional Membership

In 2006-2011 Hampl served in the association of rectors of public, state and private higher education institutions in the Czech Republic, the Czech Rectors Conference, as its Vice-President for public relations and foreign affairs, and Vice-President for creative activities, respectively; in 2011-2014 he served as its President.[1][2]

In 2009 he was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Europaeum.[3]

In 2010-2011 he served as the Chair of the Bioethical Committee of the Czech Republic.[1]

In 2011-2015 he was a Board member of the European University Association,[1][4] where he also serves in the Research policy working group (since 2009) and the Steering Committee of Council for Doctoral Education (since 2013).[1]

Politics

He became publicly known mostly for successfully opposing the proposals of Minister of Health Tomáš Julínek to privatize public university hospitals in 2008, the proposals for considerably reduce academic decision-making in public universities by Minister of Education Josef Dobeš in 2012, and the successful conflict with the president of the country Miloš Zeman about the president's legal duty to nominate new university professors by following the rigorous procedures at individual school.

During his rectorship three large infrastructural project were prepared and mostly completed utilizing the European structural funds - the biomedical centers in Plzeň and Hradec Králové and a biotechnology center common with six institutions of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic - BIOCEV in Vestec near Prague. Charles University also acquired a large building complex "Crystal" near the location of Faculty of sports, making expansion in the direction of "mini campuses" possible. The same is true for the acquisition of a double object in Opletalova street in the centre of Prague, where still significant adjustments have to be done.

In September 2014 he was elected Senator in the district of central Prague (he run as independent with a joint support from the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-ČSL) and Green party). He served as the chair of the Senate's Committee on European Union Affairs.

In 2018 KDU-ČSL nominated him for the President of the Senate. The election was held on 14 November 2018. Hampl advanced to the second round but was defeated by Jaroslav Kubera.

Hampl decided to seek re-election for his Senate seat in the 2020 Senate election. He was once again nominated by KDU-ČSL and received support from the Green party.[5] He also sought support of TOP 09 and Mayors and Independents but these parties endorsed the nominee of the Civic Democratic Party Miroslava Němcová instead.[6] In the second round of the elections on October 10, Hampl was defeated by Němcová.

References
  1. http://hampl.cuni.cz/doc/VH_CV.pdf
  2. University, Masaryk. "CRC History". Česká konference rektorů.
  3. "Europaeum Newsletters – europaeum.org".
  4. http://www.eua.be/News/15-04-09/EUA_General_Assembly_Election_of_President_and_EUA_Board.aspx
  5. Prokeš, Jan (11 June 2020). "Souboj známých jmen. Kdo usiluje v Praze o post senátora?". Pražský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. v podporu topky a STAN, podpořily proti němu Němcovou. Hampl neskrývá zklamání | Aktuálně.cz0f11eab115ac1f6b220ee8/ "Doufal v podporu topky a STAN, podpořily proti němu Němcovou. Hampl neskrývá zklamání" Check |url= value (help). Aktuálně.cz - Víte, co se právě děje (in Czech). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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