Academic Senate
The Academic Senate of AFAD is an academic self-government body of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design. On its regular meetings, it comments on current issues of the Academy, deals with legislative requirements and current needs of the Academy, undertakes the actions required by Act on Universities. It submits an annual report on its activities to the Academic Community of AFAD.
The Academic Senate of AFAD consists of elected representatives of the Academic Community of AFAD. Out of its 21 members, fourteen are employees of the AFAD, whereas seven are AFAD students.
Chairman:
- Macho Pavol, doc. Mgr. art., ArtD.
Vice-Chairman:
- resigning, new one will be elected on April 22, 2026
Vice-Chairman for Student Part:
- Fecko Filip, Bc.
Members:
- Pézman Andrea, Mgr. art. Ing. arch., ArtD.
- Čierny Anton, prof. Mgr. art.
- Halada Vít, doc. Mgr. art., ArtD.
- Jablonská Beata, Mgr. PhD.
- Makar Robert, doc. Mgr. art., ArtD.
- Kralovič Ján, Mgr. PhD.
- Laššák Marián, doc. Ing., Mgr. art., ArtD.
- Nováková Markéta, doc. Mgr. art., ArtD.
- Novotný Matej, doc. Mgr. PhD.
- Piaček Martin, doc. Mgr. art. ArtD.
- Pišteková Danica, Mgr. art. ArtD.
- Šille Erik, Mgr. art.
- Triaška Stefanović Olja, doc. Mgr. art., ArtD.
Student Part:
- Devečka Dominik
- Lupsina Filip Juraj
- Mráz Lukáš Mgr. arch.
- Poliaková Jaroslava
- Samuel Gregor Dzurek
- Várošová Linda
Contact for the student section of the Academic Senate of AFAD: scas@vsvu.sk
Representative of the employee part in the Council of Universities of the Slovak Republic:
- doc. Mgr. art. Robert Makar, ArtD.
Representative of the employee part in the Student Council of Higher Education Institutions of the Slovak Republic:
- Linda Várošová
Committees of the AFAD Academic Senate and Their Members:
*You can find the scope of the committees’ activities in the Rules of Procedure of AS AFAD, Art. 9.
AS AFAD Committee for Research and Artistic Activity and AS AFAD Committee for Grants and Projects:
- Mgr. Ján Kralovič, PhD. / committee chair
- Assoc. Prof. Mgr. art. Olja Triaška Štefanovič, ArtD.
- Mgr. art. Erik Šille
- Assoc. Prof. Mgr. art. Martin Piaček, ArtD.
- Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Matej Novotný, PhD.
- Domninik Devečka / student
- Samuel Gregor Dzurek / student
AS AFAD Committee for Study Affairs and AS AFAD Committee for International Cooperation:
- Mgr. Beáta Jablonská, PhD. / committee chair
- Assoc. Prof. Mgr. art. Marián Laščák, ArtD.
- Mgr. art. Danica Pišteková, ArtD.
- Assoc. Prof. Mgr. art. Vít Halada, ArtD.
- Filip Juraj Lupsina / student
Financial Committee of AS AFAD and Legislative-Legal Committee of AS AFAD:
- Prof. Mgr. art. Anton Čierny / committee chair
- Assoc. Prof. Mgr. art. Robert Makar, ArtD.
- Assoc. Prof. Mgr. art. Markéta Nováková, ArtD.
- Bc. Jaroslava Poliaková / student
- Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Matej Novotný, PhD.
- Mgr. arch. Lukáš Mráz / doctoral student
Election and Mandate Committee of AS AFAD:
- Assoc. Prof. Mgr. art. Robert Makar, ArtD. / committee chair
- Mgr. art. Erik Šille
- Mgr. arch. Lukáš Mráz / doctoral student
- Linda Várošová / student
Accommodation Committee of AS AFAD:
- Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Matej Novotný, PhD.
- Bc. Filip Fecko / student
- Bc. Jaroslava Poliaková / student
- Linda Várošová / student