Organizer

Palacký University Olomouc is a university with long-standing tradition. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest university in Moravia and the second oldest university in the Czech Republic. Today it is a modern higher education facility with a wide range of study programmes and copious scientific and research activities. About 23,000 students are enrolled at its 8 faculties. Palacký University Olomouc is one of the very top Czech universities and ranks among the best universities in the world, according to international rankings. [source]


The conference is organized by the Department of Asian Studies at Palacký University Olomouc. The department focuses its teaching and research activities on languages, cultures, and societies of contemporary China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, and Vietnam. It offers degree courses on undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate level.

Address:

Department of Asian Studies
Faculty of Arts, Palacký University Olomouc
tř. Svobody 26
779 00 Olomouc
Czech Republic


ACAS 2025 Organizing Team:

  • Halina Zawiszová (chair)
  • Monika Arnez
  • Valentina Gamberi
  • Petr Janda
  • Martin Lavička
  • Vít Ulman

ACAS Scientific Committee:

  • Martin Blahota
  • Yu-Wen Chen
  • Renata Czekalska
  • Yuan Gao
  • Alfred Gerstl
  • Kamila Hladikova
  • Jiri Holba
  • Jan Hornat
  • Joerg Henning Huesemann
  • Lisa Indraccolo
  • Petr Janda
  • Martina Jemelkova
  • Liang-Ting Juan
  • Petra Karlova
  • Markéta Koklarová
  • Michal Kolmaš
  • Iuliia Koreshkova
  • František Kratochvíl
  • Filip Kraus
  • Zuzana Kubovčáková
  • Ondřej Kučera
  • Martin Lavicka
  • Petra Lee
  • Nicholas Loubere
  • Miriam Lowensteinova
  • Jiří Matela
  • Mukaidaisi Muhetaer
  • Stanislav Myšička
  • Barbora Nováková
  • Jakub Otčenášek
  • Zdenka P. Kyselova
  • Martin Petlach
  • Dominik Proch
  • Andreas Schirmer
  • Eric Schluessel
  • Klara Schwarzova
  • Vilém Semerák
  • Ahmed Sharif
  • Tereza Slaměníková
  • Giorgio Strafella
  • Kateřina Šamajová
  • Zdeněk Štipl
  • Jana Švábová
  • Richard Turcsanyi
  • Vít Ulman
  • Veronika Vaseková
  • Zuzana Veselá
  • Michaela Zahradníková
  • Halina Zawiszová

Any questions regarding the conference can be addressed to acas(at)upol.cz.