PREDNASAJUCI / LECTURER : Dr. Jiri Stepan NAZOV / TITLE : Spectropolarimetric modeling of the outer solar atmosphere ABSTRAKT / ABSTRACT : Spectropolarimetry is an invaluable tool for investigation of the solar magnetism. I will review the elementary processes leading to creation and modification of spectral line polarization and their role in diagnostics of the solar magnetic fields. In the second part of the talk, I will show the forward modeling and inversion tools available nowadays, and how can they be used for exploration of the outer solar atmosphere.