Rector of Charles University Met the Students of the Gymnázium Cheb Secondary Sch












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            Rector of Charles University Professor Václav Hampl accepted the invitation of the student

            Gymnázium Cheb secondary school and met them on April 20 in the conference foyer of the Ja
            answer their questions about his private life, his duties as a Rector and the state of ter
            both home and abroad.

            Gymnázium Cheb has been organizing meetings with notable personalities for many years, thi
            already the 128th. “The idea behind these meetings with people who have achieved something
            for the society is to motivate our students”, explains the school’s manager and history te

            Stulák, who has been running these events since 1986. “The students who come to Prague for
            are those who show interest and have good grades.”

            The meeting took a form of a discussion. Rector Hampl was under fire of questions for almo
            it was obvious that the students had done their homework and knew what Rector’s research f
            had been voted a member of the board of the European University Association or how many ch

            And what were the students most interested in? For example, what made him choose which uni
            to, what activities he must take part in as a Rector of the university, and what his feeli
            he became a member of the EUA board and whether he made friends with other members of the 

            group of questions quite naturally focused on higher education as such. Young people wante
            to recognize a good university and asked the Rector about his opinion about state graduati
            and the introduction of tuition fees. “I was pleasantly surprised by the students’ wealth 

            their readiness for discussion. For me, it was an afternoon well spent”, said Rector Hampl
            the meeting.
            (Lucie Kettnerová)