STUDENT AMBASSADORS AND FEEDBACK 

Organizational structure

The DAMU Student Ambassadors consist of 11 members from 7 departments:

• Richard Janča, Soňa Linhartová (KALD),
• Marta Levínská, Rút Charvátová (KATaP),
• Ladislav Pokorný, Petr Vrla (KČD),
• Jakub Kříž (KP),
• Daniel Dudek (KTK),
• Jolana Prášková (KS),
• Bořivoj Putna (KVD),
• Diba Beihaghi (English study programmes)

The secretary of the Student Ambassadors is Tereza Škorpilová (tereza.skorpilova@damu.cz), Faculty Quality Methodologist

What is the aim of the Student Ambassador initiative?  

• to create a functional student panel that actively participates in improving the quality of teaching and the overall functioning of the faculty
• to connect existing initiatives and platforms for collecting student feedback – departmental evaluations, the Student Quality Council (STRK), student representatives in the DAMU Academic Senate (AS DAMU) and the DAMU Internal Evaluation Commission (KVH DAMU)
• to provide a safe space within individual departments for students to share feedback and suggestions

Who is a Student Ambassador and what do they do?  

• 1 or 2 representatives per department, elected by the student body[1]
• acts as a communication intermediary between students and the faculty leadership
• collects and presents feedback on the fulfilment of study programmes, the organization of teaching, and the functioning of the department and faculty[2]; submits this feedback in written form at least once per academic year to the Quality Methodologist and the Vice-Dean for Studies and Quality
• is familiar with the structure of the institution, can direct students to the appropriate bodies, and connects the student community with student representatives in other bodies (AS DAMU, KVH DAMU)
• brings forward suggestions for the Student Quality Council (STRK) and, through coordinators Eliška Přichystalová and Tereza Zlochová, convenes individual meetings

What are the responsibilities of a Student Ambassador?

• to collect student feedback on teaching, departmental and faculty operations once per academic year
• to summarize this feedback in writing and submit it to the Quality Methodologist and the Vice-Dean for Studies and Quality, who may subsequently provide it to the DAMU Internal Evaluation Commission (the academic body responsible for evaluation processes at the faculty)
• to meet at least twice a year with the Quality Methodologist and the Vice-Dean for Studies and Quality (and possibly also with the Internal Evaluation Commission, faculty leadership, or other bodies)
• to recommend topics, areas, and tools for collecting student feedback
• to actively and regularly participate in meetings with other ambassadors, with the Vice-Dean for Studies and Quality, and in convened STRK meetings

Student Ambassadors have the right to:

• fully decide how the collected feedback will be handled
• discuss collected suggestions with department and faculty leadership as a priority
• receive a scholarship for their work (from the Dean’s Office budget)
• resign from their position at any time

What a Student Ambassador does not do, and is not required to do:

• does not actively resolve collected issues, but only passes information on to the relevant persons, bodies etc.
• is not obliged to submit feedback to heads of departments or study programme guarantors
• does not perform administrative tasks belonging to the department secretariat or study office
• does not collect feedback from DAMU teachers or staff
• does not serve as a contact person for prospective students