In accordance with Section 1(d) of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on Higher Education, DAMU takes an active role in public debate on social and ethical issues, in fostering cultural diversity and mutual understanding, in shaping civil society and preparing young people for life in it. The multiplicity of life views and life experiences is seen as a crucial and beneficial quality, especially in an artistic environment. In this section we collect all current information concerning the cultivation and maintenance of ethical culture at DAMU.
The DAMU Ombudsperson is an independent person who creates a space for dialogue and confidential assistance to students, staff and employees of the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (hereinafter referred to as DAMU), especially in matters of ethics, workplace culture and prevention of abuse of power.
Its mission is to contribute to the creation and provision of a safe and fair learning and working environment, as well as to promote its diversity. In accordance with Section 1(d) of Act No. 111/1998 Coll. on Higher Education, DAMU takes an active role in public debate on social and ethical issues, in fostering cultural diversity and mutual understanding, in shaping civil society and in preparing young people for life in it. The multiplicity of life views and life experiences is seen as a crucial and beneficial quality, especially in an artistic environment. That is why the Ombudsperson is also intended to help create tools for reconciling family, study and working life and for the inclusion of any disadvantaged groups.
At the same time, the Ombudsperson's activity is integrally linked to the structure of the DAMU, complementing the activities of other DAMU bodies, and its main mission is to act as an advisory, cultivating and mediating function.
The institute of the Ombudsperson is established by Dean's Decree No. 5/2026.
E-mail: ombudsmanka@damu.cz
Phone: +420 737 389 034
Consultations: By prior appointment, room no. K007, DAMU, ground floor on Karlova 26
Pavlína Junová is a psychologist, psychotherapist and ombudswoman. She studied psychology and special education as single-subject degrees at Masaryk University in Brno and completed psychotherapy training in Gestalt therapy. For more than twelve years, she has been providing psychological and psychotherapeutic support to people facing challenging life, relationship and personal situations. She has gained professional experience in education, healthcare and social services. She volunteers with the organisation Bílý kruh bezpečí (White Circle of Safety, working with particularly vulnerable individuals as well as with victims of crime. Since 2022, she has held the position of Ombudsperson at FAMU. She is the Vice-Chair of the Committee of the School Ombuds Platform, which is dedicated to the advancement of the profession and the systematic support of ombudspersons operating at higher education institutions in the Czech Republic.
Simona Kysilková Šnajperková graduated in theatre studies at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University and in theatre production at the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts. She speaks English, partly German and Russian. Since autumn 2019, she has been working at the DAMU Library, where she deals, among other things, with the issue of plagiarism and proper citation. At the faculty she is involved in project management in addition to library activities. Since January 2023, she has been the secretary of the DAMU Ombudsperson, for whom she mainly provides educational events.
Theatre faculty of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Karlova 26
116 65 Prague 1
Registered number: 61384984, VAT number: CZ61384984
Data box ID: ikwj9fx
Contact for media
BcA. Eliška Drbohlavová
tel.: +420 773 032 005
e-mail: eliska.drbohlavova@damu.cz
