Vodňany is a town in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,400 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone, The village of Křtětice within Vodňany is protected as a village monument zone.

University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice is a public university located in the city of České Budějovice in the Czech Republic. Established in 1991, it has almost 9,000 students in more than 220 programmes including bachelor´s & master´s degrees as well as doctoral programmes and an academic staff 1,500. 592 students are currently enrolled in the university for their doctoral work.