TOPAZ is a
think-tank
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of the
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
* Czech, ...
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
TOP 09
TOP 09 (name derived from cs, Tradice Odpovědnost Prosperita, lit=Tradition Responsibility Prosperity) is a liberal-conservative political party in the Czech Republic, led by Markéta Pekarová Adamová. TOP 09 holds 14 seats in the Chamber ...
, which is its founder. It was established in April 2012 as a civic group, today it operates as an association.
Mission of TOPAZ is to transmit
conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
ideas to wider partisan and non partisan public and to continue in educational activities that were coordinated by TOP 09 Internal Commission for Education in last years. Content of association's activity is discussion about society-wide topics along with independent experts, cooperation with expert committees of
TOP 09
TOP 09 (name derived from cs, Tradice Odpovědnost Prosperita, lit=Tradition Responsibility Prosperity) is a liberal-conservative political party in the Czech Republic, led by Markéta Pekarová Adamová. TOP 09 holds 14 seats in the Chamber ...
, fundraising, creation of body alternatives to
public administration
Public Administration (a form of governance) or Public Policy and Administration (an academic discipline) is the implementation of public policy, administration of government establishment (public governance), management of non-profit est ...
outcomes and creation of analytical and conceptual materials that deal with individual issues and suggest possibilities of solving.
Establishment of TOPAZ as an educational platform of
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
was inspired by similar projects abroad, for instance
Political Academy of the Austrian People's Party
The Political Academy of the Austrian People's Party is the educational institution of the Austrian People's Party (Österreichische Volkspartei).
The “Political Academy” supports civic, political and cultural education by means of seminars, ...
or
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
The Konrad Adenauer Foundation (german: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, KAS) is a German political party foundation associated with but independent of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The foundation's headquarters are located in Sank ...
with a bond to the
Christian Democratic Union of Germany.
Association Leadership
List of TOPAZ leading organs and its members:
Association Director
*
Karel Schwarzenberg
Prince Karel of Schwarzenberg (, born 10 December 1937) is a Czech politician, former leader of the TOP 09 party and was its candidate for president of the Czech Republic in the 2013 election. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies ( ...
Executive Council
*
Reda Ifrah – Executive Council Chairman
*
Helena Langšádlová
Helena Langšádlová (born 14 October 1963) is a Czech politician, who has served as the Czech Minister for Science and Research in Petr Fiala's Cabinet since December 2021. She has been a member of the Czech parliament since 2010, representing ...
*
Jan Husák
*
Jan Vitula
*
Marek Ženíšek
Academic Council
*
Miroslav Zámečník
*
Zdeněk Tůma
Zdeněk Tůma (born 19 October 1960) is a Czech economist, who was the Governor of the Czech National Bank from 1 December 2000 to 30 June 2010. He had previously served as Vice Governor of the Bank from 13 February 1999 to 30 November 2000.
Care ...
*
Hynek Jeřábek
Educational Events and Discussions
TOPAZ organizes
conferences
A conference is a meeting of two or more experts to discuss and exchange opinions or new information about a particular topic.
Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, are the main ...
and
seminar
A seminar is a form of academic instruction, either at an academic institution or offered by a commercial or professional organization. It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some parti ...
s focusing on education of
TOP 09
TOP 09 (name derived from cs, Tradice Odpovědnost Prosperita, lit=Tradition Responsibility Prosperity) is a liberal-conservative political party in the Czech Republic, led by Markéta Pekarová Adamová. TOP 09 holds 14 seats in the Chamber ...
members and non partisan public.
Task of this activity is to bring significant personalities and experts to discussion, local civic initiatives and regular civilians including youth. Point of this discussion is to familiarize public with contributions of
democracy
Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which people, the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation ("direct democracy"), or to choo ...
and membership in the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...
and to present
conservative
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policy
Policy is a deliberate system of guidelines to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. A policy is a statement of intent and is implemented as a procedure or protocol. Policies are generally adopted by a governance body within an orga ...
values in general. The main point is to search and create new opinions that can be used by
TOP 09
TOP 09 (name derived from cs, Tradice Odpovědnost Prosperita, lit=Tradition Responsibility Prosperity) is a liberal-conservative political party in the Czech Republic, led by Markéta Pekarová Adamová. TOP 09 holds 14 seats in the Chamber ...
in real
politics
Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that stud ...
.
Publication Activity
Outcomes from educational events of TOPAZ create collections that contain contributions of
conference and
seminar
A seminar is a form of academic instruction, either at an academic institution or offered by a commercial or professional organization. It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some parti ...
guests.
List of collections (date of publication in brackets):
* Electromobility: future development of power engineering and transportation (5. 11. 2015)
* Social living (28. 5. 2015)
* Economy development of Visegrad group (16. 3. 2015)
* Power engineering: threats and chances (10. 11. 2014)
* Smart Cities Memorandum (9. 9. 2014)
* Opinions about Europe (7. 5. 2014)
* Do not be afraid of reforms (20. 9. 2012)
* Election manual of TOP 09 and Mayors (23. 8. 2012)
Internship Project
Through TOPAZ university students have a chance to participate in an
internship
An internship is a period of work experience offered by an organization for a limited period of time. Once confined to medical graduates, internship is used practice for a wide range of placements in businesses, non-profit organizations and gover ...
in statewide office, parliamentary club and regional offices of
TOP 09
TOP 09 (name derived from cs, Tradice Odpovědnost Prosperita, lit=Tradition Responsibility Prosperity) is a liberal-conservative political party in the Czech Republic, led by Markéta Pekarová Adamová. TOP 09 holds 14 seats in the Chamber ...
. This project works under association since 2014. TOPAZ cooperates in this project along with Faculty of Social Studies at
Masaryk University
Masaryk University (MU) ( cs, Masarykova univerzita; la, Universitas Masarykiana Brunensis) is the second largest university in the Czech Republic, a member of the Compostela Group and the Utrecht Network. Founded in 1919 in Brno as the se ...
and Philosophical Faculty of
Palacký University, Olomouc, (through programme YoungPower). Trainees come also from Faculty of Social Science at
Charles University in Prague
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, type = Public, Ancient
, budget = 8.9 billion CZK
, rector = Milena Králíčková
, faculty = 4,057
, administrative_staff = 4,026
, students = 51,438
, undergr ...
or
Metropolitan University Prague
Metropolitan University Prague () is a private university in the Czech Republic founded in 2001 as the University of Public Administration and International Relations. It provides Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. studies as full-time or part-time study ...
.
Partners
Partners of TOPAZ are:
*
Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
The Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, also known as the Martens Centre and previously as the ''Centre for European Studies'', is a think tank and political foundation of the European People's Party (EPP). As the central link of a l ...
*
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
The Konrad Adenauer Foundation (german: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, KAS) is a German political party foundation associated with but independent of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The foundation's headquarters are located in Sank ...
*
TOP 09
TOP 09 (name derived from cs, Tradice Odpovědnost Prosperita, lit=Tradition Responsibility Prosperity) is a liberal-conservative political party in the Czech Republic, led by Markéta Pekarová Adamová. TOP 09 holds 14 seats in the Chamber ...
See also
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TOP 09
TOP 09 (name derived from cs, Tradice Odpovědnost Prosperita, lit=Tradition Responsibility Prosperity) is a liberal-conservative political party in the Czech Republic, led by Markéta Pekarová Adamová. TOP 09 holds 14 seats in the Chamber ...
*
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
The Konrad Adenauer Foundation (german: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, KAS) is a German political party foundation associated with but independent of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The foundation's headquarters are located in Sank ...
*
Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
The Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, also known as the Martens Centre and previously as the ''Centre for European Studies'', is a think tank and political foundation of the European People's Party (EPP). As the central link of a l ...
*
Political Academy of the Austrian People's Party
The Political Academy of the Austrian People's Party is the educational institution of the Austrian People's Party (Österreichische Volkspartei).
The “Political Academy” supports civic, political and cultural education by means of seminars, ...
References
External links
TOPAZ Home Page
TOPAZ: Public Register Statement
Documents of TOPAZ (Statutes)
TOP 09
YoungPower - UPOL
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TOP 09
Think tanks based in the Czech Republic
2012 establishments in the Czech Republic