The 13th annual international scientific conference ‘Region in Society Development’ will be dedicated to selected aspects of regional development and international studies. The conference aims to share insights from economic, social, political, security, demographic, geographic, and environmental perspectives. It emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach as well as the practical application of knowledge.

26th September 2025

MAIN CONFERENCE TOPICS

Innovation and Competitiveness of Regions
Social Inclusivity and Diversity
Political Trends and Regional Governance
Security Challenges in Relation to Regional Development
Demographic Changes and Regional Planning
Geographic Factors and Economic Development
Sustainability and Environment
International Cooperation and Regional Integration

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Terms

Registration to the conference	1. 9. 2025
Payment of the deposit	17. 9. 2025
Submitting a contribution	1.10. 2025

Fees

Student (PhD)	90 EUR
Participant	120 EUR

The conference fee includes konference attendance, refreshments (coffee breaks) during the konference, an evening gala banquet with live music (music band Wsedě), and the publication of the proceedings in both electronic and printed formats.

Registration

Conference registration is online here:

Address

Fakulta regionálního rozvoje a mezinárodních studií
tř. Generála Píky 7
613 00 Brno
Czech republic

Public transport: from the Main Railway Station – Hlavní nádraží by tram No. 9 (direction Čertova rokle), stop Bieblova. From the Bus Main Station – Autobusové nádraží / Zvonařka take tram No. 12 (direction Technologický park) to the Hlavní nádraží stop and from there take tram No. 9 to the Bieblova stop (direction Čertova rokle).
By car: parking is possible in the guarded parking lot in front of the faculty.

Accommodation

We recommend using the accommodation in the hotel part of the Akademie dormitory. You can book through booking.com or directly through the MENDELU Dormitories and Canteens Administration.

CONTRIBUTIONS

Entries must be submitted via the app at cirkular.cz/respo.

Accepted contributions will be proposed for publication in the Conference Proceedings Citation Index available on Web of Knowledge, where the proceedings from the previous years 2013, 2014 and 2016 are already included.
The inclusion of the proceedings of the 2017 and 2018 editions in this database has been requested and, according to WoS staff, the evaluation is still in progress.

Contribution format and instructions for authors
Submissions in the structure of a scientific article (introduction, aim, methodology, results, discussion, conclusion, references) in Czech, Slovak or English will be accepted.
Each paper must include a title, abstract and keywords in English.
The maximum length of the paper is 5000 words.
Here you can download the template.

Ing. Jiří Schneider, Ph.D.
Ing. Renata Čuhlová, Ph.D. BA (Hons)
doc. Dr. Ing. Štefan Danics, Ph.D.
doc. PhDr. Alena Hricová, Ph.D.
Dr. Ewelina Kancik-Kołtun, Ph.D.
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D.
doc. PhDr. Alexander Onufrák, Ph.D.
doc. PhDr. Josef Smolík, Ph.D., MBA, LL.M., MSc.
doc. PhDr. Radoslav Štefančík, MPol. Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Veronika Večeřová, Ph.D.

Chairman of the Organising Committee: doc. PhDr. Josef Smolík, Ph.D., MBA, LL.M., MSc.
Assistant: Lucie Morávková
Financial Manager: Mgr. Maciej Molak, Ph.D.
PR Manager: Bc. Jan Krist
Technical Support: Bc. Vít Karber,
IT Support: Vladimír Konopáč, MBA, MSc.
Secretary of Committee: PhDr. Jiří Nesiba, Ph.D.

Conference partners: