The Dean's Directive No. 1/2022 (Social Safety) establishes the guidelines for ensuring social safety, which is supervised by the ombudsperson. The ombudsperson is an independent individual who facilitates dialogue and provides confidential support to students and staff, primarily regarding ethics, workplace culture, and prevention of abuse of authority.

The Faculty of Fine Arts has a new recycling and upcycling centre, facilitating sustainable artistic production at the faculty. The centre, called Matter, provides a repository of reusable materials collected from the studios and partner subjects and institutions.

The obligation (by law) to pay the tuition fee arises for a student whose total study period exceeds the standard study period of the current study programme by more than 1 year.

Do you need to adjust your studies due to child care?

The BUT Alfons Counselling Centre is designed for all university students. It serves as support in finding solutions to their adverse or challenging life situations. Students are provided information about their rights and obligations, services from the public and non-profit sectors that can help them effectively secure their legitimate needs. Information on possible scholarships, maintenance, employment contracts, social benefits, including legal advice. All free of charge, impartially, and discreetly.

Have you encountered inappropriate sexual behaviour as a victim or witness and are unsure how to deal with the situation? Read a few recommendations on how you can proceed, including contacts you can turn to. Sexual harassment is a very serious form of inappropriate behaviour and is not tolerated at the faculty.

Students can also get basic information as part of a practical interactive workshop, which the faculty introduced as a mandatory course from the academic year 2021/2022.

Social Clinic: socialniklinika.cz. Crisis intervention here. Non-therapeutic, sharing space: nadoslech.cz.

The website opatruj.se is professionally overseen by the National Mental Health Institute of the Czech Republic in collaboration with other national and international organisations.

In emergency cases, contact the Outpatient Department of the Psychiatric Clinic FN Brno or the Psychiatric Hospital Brno.

Directory for searching experts.
List of therapists.
Overview of online counseling.
List of trust lines and crisis centres.
Contacts on the topic of sexual harassment.

Further options for psychological services in the Czech Republic are combined in the Nevypusť duši project.

Manifestation of care, students for themselves (currently in hibernation).

Disciplinary offenses of students (such as cheating, violating regulations, destroying faculty property, aggressive behaviour towards employees and students, using addictive substances on the faculty premises) and their possible punishment are defined in provisions § 64–67 of the Higher Education Act. The faculty has its own disciplinary rules, which regulate the conditions of the disciplinary process. Proposals are discussed by the faculty's disciplinary committee, composed of academic staff and student representatives from all levels of study.

The BUT Ethics Committee is established by the Rector for the purpose of reviewing complaints regarding compliance with the BUT Code of Conduct and offences against it. A member of this advisory body may be appointed by an academic or other employee of the BUT who is generally trusted in the academic community for his/her moral qualities and relationship to colleagues and the BUT as a whole.

In March 2021, the faculty management entered into communication with the Konsent organisation to help the faculty set up mechanisms that would prevent problematic phenomena specific to artistic education. A 12-member group was established for collaboration, consisting of faculty management representatives, the senate, and students. Further information can be found, for example, in the meeting minutes of the academic senate or from the group's coordinator. Educational activities are also carried out in collaboration with the Gender Information Centre Nora.

As part of the mental health care programme, you can get a contribution of up to 5,000 CZK from VZP (the Czech General Health Insurance Company) to increase the availability of psychosocial support with a selected therapist. To receive the contribution, you need to choose a therapist from their provided list.

Record of a lecture for the FFA academic community titled Discrimination in the Academic Environment and How to Prevent It by Anna Katerina Vintrová from the Czech Public Defender of Rights Office, including accompanying materials.

The issue of age discrimination and intergenerational relations was addressed by a lecture by Lucie Vidovićová from the MUNI Faculty of Social Studies.

Clear information on the topic of copyright, employee work, school work, definition of artistic performance, etc.

Overview of the six basic Creative Commons licenses and the terms they contain.
Copyright Act (Act No. 121/2000 Coll.).
A broader interpretation of copyright from sites dedicated to intellectual property.

Series of seminars on the legal aspects of a freelance artist.

Overview of scholarship programmes in support of students.

This recommendation promotes respect and openness towards the diversity of the academic community and suggests principles for gender-sensitive language.

The Faculty of Fine Arts strives to create an inclusive and respectful environment for all students and staff. By filling out this form, you will help us ensure that you are addressed in a manner that suits you. Your preferred name or pronoun will be used exclusively in the faculty's internal communication and transferred to the BUT Information System twice per semester, where it will be available to the faculty’s teaching staff.