Our consortium partner, the South Moravian Centre for International Mobility (JCMM), organized its traditional competition for PhD students whose research projects align with GlaCerHub’s thematic priorities. The 2025 cohort included three men and two women. Their proposals were evaluated by a committee of three distinguished senior researchers.

The assessment was based on three key criteria:

1. ‍Applicant Profile – Academic qualifications, professional experience, prior scientific projects, and academic awards.
2. ‍Project Excellence – Motivation, innovative aspects of the proposal, and the appropriateness of the proposed methods and techniques.
3. ‍Research Environment – Quality of supervision, expertise of consultants, and institutional resources and capacities.
   
   

The evaluation was conducted jointly by representatives from FunGlass Trenčín and CEITEC BUT:

• Assoc. Prof. Amirhossein Pakseresht, PhD.
• Assoc. Prof. Róbert Klement, PhD.
• Assoc. Prof. Daniel Drdlík, PhD.
  
  

Following a rigorous review process, the results were as follows:

1^st place – Ing. Daniel Valášek (CEITEC BUT).
2^nd place – Ing. Eliška Šiška Virágová (CEITEC BUT).

Both awardees will receive an eight-month part-time contract with JCMM (0.4 FTE) to support their research activities, advance their doctoral studies, and achieve the objectives of their projects.

Just below the award threshold—by a very narrow margin—were:

• Mohammed Boujida, MSc (FunGlass Centre).
• Ing. Jan Pišťák (CEITEC BUT).
• Terézia Sabadková (FunGlass Centre).
  

We extend our sincere appreciation to all participants for their dedication, time, and commitment to the competition, and we wish them continued success in their research and academic careers.