Ondrej Slach

Ondřej teaches urban and economic geography and city planning in the Department of Human Geography and Regional Development at the University of Ostrava in Czechia. He also works at the Centre of City and Regional Management. His research interests are cultural/creative industries, regional and urban governance (planning), and restructuring of old industrial (cities) regions.

Skills and Expertise

• Urban Development
• Urban Planning
• Spatial Planning
• Urbanism
• Land Use Planning
• Human Geography
• Urban Sustainability
• Spatial Analysis
• Housing
• Governance

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Charles University in Prague (2006 — 2014)
• Master’s Degree University of Ostrava (1999 — 2005)
• Technical University Munich (2001 — 2002)

Companies

• Vice-Rector for Strategy and Development University of Ostrava (2023)
• External Consultant The Ministry of Regional Development of the Czech Republic (2019)
• External Reviewer/Member (Head/Vice-Head) of expert panel, Social Sciences and Humanities Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (2018)
• Assistant professor University of Ostrava (2007)
• Senion Expert Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (2021 — 2021)
• Project leader: City of Ostrava Cultural Strategy University of Ostrava (2019 — 2020)
• Project leader: Monitoring and evaluation of cultural policy of the city of Ostrava between 2009 and University of Ostrava (2019 — 2019)
• Project leader University of Ostrava (2013 — 2014)
• Lecturer Regional Development Agency (2010 — 2013)