Division of International Cooperation

Ms Julie Smilnická
Director
Secretary of the CAS International Affairs Council (RZS)
E-mail: smilnicka@kav.cas.cz; Phone: (+420) 221 403 421

Secretariat

Ms Pavla Barchánková
E-mail: barchankova@kav.cas.cz; Phone: (+420) 221 403 267

Ms Renáta Štursová
E-mail: stursova@kav.cas.cz; Phone: (+420) 221 403 517

ERA Section (European Research Area)

Mr Filip Zrno
Head of Section
Secretary of the CAS European Research Integration Council (REI)
ERA-NET Cofund (NORFACE, HERA, CHANSE), EIG CONCERT Japan, EU-KOR Community, SEA-Europe JFS
E-mail: zrno@kav.cas.cz; Phone: (+420) 221 403 369

Ms Barbora Čapinská
Secretary of the Equal Opportunities Council
programme Horizont 2020, Horizont Europe
E-mail: capinska@kav.cas.cz, Phone: (+420) 221 403 461

Ms Jana Zimová
ERA-NET Cofund (NORFACE, HERA, CHANSE), EIG CONCERT Japan, SEA-Europe JFS
E-mail: zimova@kav.cas.cz, Phone: (+420) 221 403 417

Bilateral Relations Section

Ms Michala Drahovzalová
Head of Section
Argentina, Chile, Italy, Spain; Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Portugal*
E-mail: drahovzalova@kav.cas.cz; Phone: (+420) 221 403 467

Mr Zdeněk Kresl
Deputy Director 
China, India, Japan, Mongolia, Taiwan, Vietnam; Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand*
E-mail: kresl@kav.cas.cz; Phone: (+420) 221 403 299

Ms Petra Bezecná
Egypt, Germany, Israel, Turkey; Austria, Denmark, Finland, Iran, Jordan, Sweden, Switzerland*
E-mail: bezecna@kav.cas.cz; Phone: (+420) 221 403 566

Ms Julie Řičářová
Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine; Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Montenegro, Moldova, North Macedonia, Russia, Serbia* 
Researchers at Risk Fellowship
Visegrad 4 Academies
E-mail: ricarova@kav.cas.cz; Phone: (+420) 221 403 287

Ms Jana Whalen
Benelux, France
Platform CEFRES
Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, USA; Australia, Canada, Great Britain, South Africa*
E-mail: whalen@kav.cas.cz, Phone: (+420) 221 403 354

* countries listed in italics – currently no active cooperation 

International Organizations

Ms Klára Šámalová
ALLEA, ICSU, EASAC, IAP, IHRNASS, VVAM, Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 
E-mail: samalova@kav.cas.cz; Phone: (+420) 221 403 310