Křesťan a práce, z. s., Czech Republic (KAP)
EZA-European Centre for Workers’ Questions, Königswinter, Germany
Programme of the KAP Seminar in Velehrad, September 12 to 14, 2025
Funded by the European Union as EZA project No. 70-04-25-SE
“The challenge of workforce and skills shortage“
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| Friday | 12. 9. 2025 |
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| 10.00 | Registration of participants at Stojanov Pilgrimage House |
| 12.30 | Lunch at Stojanov House |
| 14.00 | Opening of the seminar, Slavonic Hall of Stojan´s Grammar School KAP Chairman Pavel Žufan and former Chairman Jiří Konečný Seminar guarantor Prof. Lubor Lacina, Department of Finance, Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno (FBE MENDELU), KAP Vice-chairman |
| 14.15 | Panel 1, moderated by Radek Náplava, PhD., Department of Economics, FBE MENDELU, KAP member Michal Mádr, PhD., Departmenet of Economics, FBE MENDELU, KAP board member– The challenge of workforce and skills shortage: What do we see in data? Assoc. Prof. Lidmila Němcová, KAP board member – The challenge of workforce and skills shortage: extension of working life |
| 15.00 | Coffee break |
| 15.30 | Panel 2, moderated by Radek Náplava, PhD. Prof. Richard Pospíšil, Professor of Economics at Palacky University Olomouc, KAP member – The challenge of workforce and skills shortage: unemployment phenomenon on the Phillips curve examples Ondřej Pavelek, PhD., Department of Law, FBE MENDELU, KAP member – Increasing Digital Literacy and Resilience of 50+ Workers |
| 16.30 | Coffee break |
| 17.00 | Prof. Lubomír Mlčoch & Zuzana Siudová, KAP members – Life and work of Dr. Nosek in the context of the Social doctrine of the church |
| 18.30 | Dinner at Stojanov House |
| Saturday | 13. 9. 2025 |
| 8.00 | Breakfast at Stojanov House |
| 8.30 | Departure by bus to Archeologic site Uherské Hradiště-Sady |
| 9.00 | Panel 3, moderated by Prof. Lacina Assoc. Prof. Luděk Galuška, Archaeologist – Historic context of labour force and skills, paradigm changes |
| 11:30 | Return to Velehrad |
| 12.30 | Lunch in the Stojanov house |
| 14.00 | Panel 4 at Archeoskanzen Modrá – Jewelery of the Great Moravia,, moderated by prof. Lacina Discussion: Labour force and skills in the period of “Great Moravia” empire |
| 18.00 | Dinner at Stojan´s Grammar School, Velehrad |
| Sunday | 14. 9. 2025 |
| 8.00 | Breakfast at Stojanov House |
| 9.00 | Panel 5, moderated by Michal Mádr, Ph.D. Opening word summarizing the first two days of the programme by Prof. Lacina |
| 9.20 | Boleslav Vraný, PhD., KAP member – Recent global population and migration trends |
| 10.00 | Coffee break |
| 10.20 | Foreign participants’ panel Miriam Catullo, Board member of Catholic Workers Movement (KAB) Aachen, Germany Assoc. Prof. Ľubica Černá, president of Independent Christian trade unions of Slovakia (NKOS) Mag. Barbara Mayrhofer, member of Catholic Academics Association of Austria (KAVÖ) Fjorda Bregu and Silvana Danaj, members of The Independent Albanian Trade Union of Food, Agriculture, Trade and Turism (SAUATT) Uwe Terhorst, member of Christian Democratic Workers’ Union of Germany, and Catholic Workers Movement (KAB) in the Archdiocese of Freiburg |
| 12.00 | Conclusions of the seminar Lubor Lacina Pavel Žufan Jiří Konečný |
| 12.30 | Lunch at Stojanov House |
| Departure of participants |
Costs: All costs for presenters and members of employee organizations and trade unions (including travel and accommodation) will be covered according to the EZA rules.
Accommodation: arranged by the organizers
- Czech participants at the Stojanov Pilgrimage House
- foreign participants at the Hotel Skanzen
Interpreting: Czech, English and German
Information Centre in Velehrad: https://www.velehradinfo.cz/
