Dagmar and Václav Havel awarded the “Recognition for the Philosophy of Education and for the Renewal of University Ideas”
On July 24th 2009, at the domicile of the Foundation VIZE 97, Mrs. Dagmar Havlová and Mr. President Václav Havel awarded the “Recognition for the Philosophy of Education and for the Renewal of University Ideas” to Prof. MUDr. Zdeňek Mařatka, DrSc. At the age of ninety-five, Professor Mařatka, a significant gastroenterologist, has become the fifth laureate of the “Recognition,” which comprises of an honorary diploma by the artist Jiří Plieštika and a financial award of 97 000 Czech korunas, which symbolises the year in which The Dagmar and Václav Havel Foundation VIZE 97 was established. “Recognition” is awarded annually within the scope of the project “Supporting Education” through which the Foundation supports the education of gifted Czech students at foreign universities, while also giving consideration to the other side of the intelligible “institute,” that is to say, significant professors.
Laureates of the “Recognition for the Philosophy of Education and for the Renewal of University Ideas” are: