Short Bio — Dr. Lenka Zouhar Ludvíková
Dr. Lenka Zouhar Ludvíková is Vice-Dean for International Affairs at Mendel University in Brno (MENDELU) and an experienced educator with a Ph.D. in university pedagogy. She teaches English for Academic Purposes, including presentation skills, academic writing and intercultural competence at the faculty of Regional Development and International Studies, as well as English for Specific Purposes tailored to diverse disciplines within the Faculty of Horticulture.
Lenka is passionate about modern, learner-centred education and is known for her engaging approach grounded in personalisation, portfolio assessment and learner autonomy. She works extensively with themes such as generation Z, new teaching methods and contemporary learning cultures, and regularly contributes workshops and keynotes on these topics.
With her strong background in internationalisation and hands-on experience in innovative pedagogy, Lenka brings a practice-oriented perspective to teaching at universities and refreshing approaches to the new generation of students.
Resilient Teachers, Resilient Students, Resilient Universities
In higher education, we often focus on student resilience. What we rarely stop to consider is the resilience of the people who guide those students every day; the teachers. In this keynote, Lenka explores resilience not as a buzzword or an individual superpower, but as something that grows through relationships, supportive environments, and the culture of our institutions.
Lenka draws on Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory to show that resilience is never shaped by a single factor. It emerges from the people around us, the expectations we navigate, and the atmosphere we help create. Seligman’s PERMA model offers a clear, accessible way to think about well-being in academic life, not as an extra task, but as something naturally woven into teaching, student support, and collaboration. Building on Duchek’s research on organizational resilience, Lenka also highlights how universities themselves can become stronger by anticipating challenges, responding constructively, and learning from experience.
Her keynote is designed to be honest, practical, and reflective. Lenka invites participants to think about their own experiences, the daily routines, habits, and relationships that quietly shape resilience. She explores what teachers can realistically do in their classrooms to help students build resilience of their own, and how these individual efforts contribute to stronger, more resilient universities.
Participants won’t leave with a rigid to-do list, but with clarity, encouragement, and a handful of concrete ideas they can put into practice right away.
