Georgia Hejduková is a senior law student at the Faculty of Law at Charles University, where she focuses on international law, human rights, Oceania studies, and administrative law. Her intellectual journey has led her to Aotearoa, where she is on a study abroad program at the University of Otago.
In the past, she served as a Research Assistant in the Department of Public International Law at Charles University, where she conducted research, prepared materials for faculty, and assisted with organising seminars, workshops, and conferences. Additionally, she worked with the Frank Bold Expert Group, providing legal advice on administrative, construction, local government, and public procurement law.
Georgia is deeply committed to legal education. She completed the Street Law program, where she taught law in accessible formats at the Street Law University and served as an instructor at Gymnázium Na Zatlance. Her focus has been on educating high school students in civil and constitutional law, thereby extending legal knowledge to a broader audience.
Her professional experience includes internships with the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic and the Office of the Government Agent at the European Court of Human Rights. During these positions, she contributed to case research, judgment drafting, and database development. Additionally, she has worked with Rekonstrukce státu, concentrating on anti-corruption initiatives and democracy projects.
Beyond academia, Georgia has extensive experience in the non-profit and political sectors. She served as Chairwoman of the Young Pirates of the Czech Republic, an Arbitrator in the Czech Pirate Party, and a Coordinator for Adéla Šípová’s successful Senate campaign, later acting as her Communications Specialist in the Czech Senate. She has also been a youth delegate for Amnesty International and co-founded the NGO Zastavme šikanu, dedicated to anti-bullying advocacy.
Georgia has published multiple book chapters on topics ranging from human rights and discrimination to constitutional law and European integration, with further works in preparation. Her research excellence has been recognised with multiple Student Scientific Awards (SVOČ) and Merit Scholarships at Charles University. She has also been featured in Euro magazine’s Top 20 under 20 and was three times among the Top 25 High School Students in the Czech Republic.
Internationally, she has attended summer schools at Leiden University, the University of Milan, and Trnava University, and she will pursue further study abroad at the University of Otago and Leiden University. She also participated in the International Visitor Leadership Programme in the United States.
Her working languages are Czech (native) and English (C1 advanced), with additional knowledge of German, Dutch, Slovak, Latin, and Māori.