Tomáš Matějček, Ph.D.

Tomáš Matějček studied master’s and Ph.D. study in the field of physical geography and geoecology (with a focus on biogeography) and also teaching geography at the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague. His dissertation had on the topic The invasive neophytes’ occurrence in the riverbank vegetation. In his research and teaching work, he mainly focuses on environmental and biogeographical topics and the possibilities of their implementation in geographic education. He participated in several research projects, currently he mainly deals with application projects focused on the application of geographical and environmental topics in education. He is the author or co-author of several scripts and textbooks and a number of journal papers. The main research topics include the spread of invasive neophytes, the practical implementation of geographical and environmental education in schools, or the inter-subject links of geography.

• 2001 Mgr. on Charles University in Prague (Physical geography and geoecology, teaching geography)
• 2009 RNDr. on Charles University in Prague (Physical geography and geoecology)
• 2009 Ph.D. on Charles University in Prague (Physical geography and geoecology)

• 2001–2002 Masaryk Classical Gymnasium in Říčany
• 2002 Rychta Krásensko (Center for Ecological Education)
• 2002–2003 Gymnasium in Nymburk
• 2005 – Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague
• 2005 – Department of Geography, Faculty of Science UJEP in Ústí nad Labem

• RUBÁŠ, D., MATĚJČEK, T., MRÁZOVÁ, L. (2023): Interdisciplinary field education within the Geocamp summer school. Biology-Chemistry-Geography, 32(3), 2–16. DOI: 10.14712/25337556.2023.3.1
• RUBÁŠ, D., MATĚJČEK, T., BENDL, T. (2023): The Concept of Sense of Place in Environmental Education. Public Recreation and Landscape Protection – With the Environment Hand in Hand? Proceedings of the 14th Conference, Křtiny, Mendel University in Brno, ISBN: 978-80-7509-904-4, p. 286–289, ISSN: 2336-632X. DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-904-4-0286
• RUBÁŠ, D., MATĚJČEK, T., KROUFEK, R. (2022): The impact of reduced time spent outdoors during the Covid-19 lockdown on the health and well-being of young people in Czechia. AUC Geographica 57(2):107–119 (doi: 10.14712/23361980.2022.9)
• MATĚJČEK, T., BARTOŠ, J., KUČEROVÁ, S. R. (2020): Which subjects contribute to the teaching of cross-curricular topic Environmental Education at elementary schools in Czechia?. AUC Geographica 55(2), 200–209.

• OP VVV CZ.02.3.68/0.0/0.0/19 068/0016093 (2020–2022). Support for undergraduate education of future teachers at the Charles University
• OP VVV CZ.02.3.68/0.0/0.0/16_011/0000665 (2017–2019). Didactics – Man and nature A
• OP VVV CZ.02.3.68/0.0/0.0/16_011/0000663 (2017–2019). Support for pre-literacy in preschool education
• TA ČR, No. TD03000475 (2016–2017). Strategy and objectives of geographic education
• TA ČR, No. TB050MZP001 (2016). Environmental competence of children
• GA ČR, P407/10/0514 (2010–2013). Pupils’ skills in biology, geography and chemistry: research on the intended, implemented and adopted curriculum at the beginning of the implementation of the curriculum reform

• Czech Geographical Society