Břetislav Dančák

Date of Birth:         May 9, 1973

Place of Birth:        Krnov, Czech Republic                               

Marital Status:       Married, three children

Languages:             Czech (native), Polish, English, Russian (passive)

Education:

12/2008                              Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies, Associate Professor                          

9/1996 – 10/2002            Masaryk University, Department of Political Science, PhD.

9/1991 – 5/1996                Masaryk University, Department of Political Science, MA

Professional career:                               

7. 12. 2023                          Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech

                                              Republic to Poland (Presented the Credentials to the President of

                                              Poland)

8/2023                                Joined Czech diplomatic service   

9/2019 – 8/2023              Vice-Rector for Internationalization, Masaryk University

9/2019 – 7/2023              Member of the J. W. Fulbright Commission Board in the Czech

                                             Republic

3/2018 – 8/2023             Chairman of the Czech – Polish Forum under auspices of the

                                             Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

9/2011 – 8/2019              Dean, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University

9/2009 – 8/2014             Vice-Chairman of the Czech – Polish Forum under auspices of the

                                             Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

3/2008 – 8/2011              Vice-Dean for International Relations, Faculty of Social Studies,

                                             Masaryk University

11/2008 - recently            Associate Professor, Department of International Relations and

                                             European Studies, Faculty of Social Studies, MU

11/2004 – 3/2009           Director, International Institute of Political Science, MU

9/2003 – 6/2004            Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Columbia University in the City of New York

7/2002 – 7/2004             Executive Director of the East European Summer School Club

5/2002                               Lecturer, Department of Eastern Studies, Warsaw University

4/2000                               Lecturer, Department of Eastern Studies, Warsaw University

7/1998                                East Summer School, Warsaw University, Vilnius University

8/1997 – 9/1997               Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw

6/1996 – 8/2003             Deputy Director for Research, International Institute of Political Science, MU

9/1995 – 11/1995             Visiting Scholar, Polish Institute of International Relations, Warsaw

Hobbies:                         Literature, modern architecture, cycling, hiking