In September 2009, CVVM carried out an opinion poll on how Czech citizens evaluate the quality of education on all school levels. Part of the press release is also comparison of current results with findings from previous surveys. Then Czechs should have evaluated, which from the following characteristics - knowledge, independence, self-confidence, orientation in society, discipline, moral values, ability to work in a team, communication skills, creativity - are best evolved by particular types of schools.

In September survey more than a two thirds of respondents expressed their opinion that everybody has a chance to get such education according to his or her abilities. Then respondents had to answer a question, what circumstances and various facts influence educational background. Respondents often suppose human abilities and diligence to be important, when trying to get higher education. In other part of survey respondents had to talk about their own educational background.

In September 2009 CVVM SOÚ AV ČR investigated whether respondents trust to selected top politicians. They were given a list with 28 names of top politicians including president, chairmen of Senate and Chamber of Deputies, members of the government, leaders of political parties in Parliament, ombudsman and chief of Constitutional Court.

In August 2009 CVVM SOÚ AV ČR, v.v.i., replicated some of the questions about the issue of science and research, which were asked in February 2006. This press release maps the public's interest in results of scientific work, attitudes of citizens towards the availability of these results to general public and towards the position of the Czech science in global context. The respondents were also asked what, in their opinion, Czech science misses.

In August 2009 CVVM investigated on the public attitudes towards the change of financing Czech science and scientific research. Majority (61 % of respondents) considered current budget for science as an unsufficient and 53 % thought that state should increase its expenses on science.

Attached survey report offers information about the image of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic among Czech public, especially with regard to its perceived credibility, usefulness and quality of its research activities. Also it addresses attitudes of the public towards the current funding and expectations of the public for the case of prepared decrease of funding thru state budget.

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Science in the Czech Republic has a positive image among Czech public; it is considered to be at high quality and important. On the other hand, people are more critical in case of its funding. The part of the public, which is more familiar with the topic, evaluate science and research in the Czech Republic and also the institution of Academy of Science of the Czech Republic more positively than the others and also in a more urgent manner perceives problems of its current funding and more calls for responsibility of the state for further development.

As a part of September CVVM survey there was a question investigating citizens' trust to Courts, Police, Army, Media, Labour Unions, Churches, Banks and NGOs. The press information covers also a longterm development of trust to these public institutions since 1993.

In September 2009 within the regular survey CVVM SOÚ AV ČR, v.v.i., questioned respondents about their confidence in constitutional institutions. In this month there was a question about their trust to Chambers of Parliament, Government, President, Local and Regional Councils.

As a part of the CVVM surveys there is a question about public satisfaction with current political situation in the Czech Republic.

In September survey CVVM investigated how people trust to political Parties and whether they are willing to take part in elections to Chamber of Deputies. In the press release there are two different types of information : Party preference and a model of voting behaviour.

Party preferences give us information about public sympathy with political Parties in the group of citizens who have voting right and there is also included a part of citizens who will not take part in elections or they do not knot who to vote for.