Our newly launched online MSc degree programme offers students from all over the world the opportunity to specialise in Tropical Agroecology!
In September 2025, Mohan Krishna Chowdry Avilineni successfully defended his thesis with Excellence and Honours at the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, becoming the very first graduate of the Erasmus Mundus Global Forestry (GLOFOR) programme at CZU Prague. During his studies, he completed company internships, was a research member of the EU Horizon Invest4Nature project and presented his Nepal field school research at the Tropentag 2025 conference in Bonn, gaining valuable international experience across several European universities. Today, he has already started his professional journey as a Carbon Project Manager in Prague. In this interview, he shares his study experience, career path, and advice for future GLOFOR students.
The Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences (FTZ), Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU), recently had the honor of welcoming three colleagues from Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Thailand, within the framework of the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project coordinated by Ing. Petra Chaloupková, Ph.D., dr. h.c., Vice-Dean for International Relations.
The Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences (FTZ), Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, warmly invites prospective students, parents and the general public to its Open Day, held on Friday, 21 November 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
In June, the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences (FTZ), Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, launched the summer photo challenge “On the Road to Knowledge”, aiming to showcase the diverse range of activities carried out under the FTZ banner.
On 22 October 2025, a ceremony at the National Assembly of Senegal in Dakar marked 25 years of cooperation between Senegal and the Czech Republic in nature conservation and biodiversity protection. The event, organized by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Dakar, celebrated long-term achievements in protecting the Western Derby eland (Tragelaphus derbianus derbianus) – the world’s largest antelope and a symbol of the Senegalese savannah.
At the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, we have our very own running club – Jungle Runners – bringing together students, academics, and staff who share a passion for running. We meet every Wednesday at 12:00 for joint training sessions and take part in selected running competitions.
The BOOST4BIOEAST project, supporting the BIOEAST Initiative, launches the BIOEAST Open Innovation Challenge (OIC) – a collaborative platform designed to connect innovators, research teams, start-ups, and companies developing solutions for a sustainable and circular bioeconomy.
On September 23rd, 2025, Assoc. Prof. Ing. Hynek Roubík, Ph.D., Dean of the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences (FTZ) at CZU Prague and Director of the BRT Research Team, was invited to the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic to deliver a keynote presentation on the role of bioeconomy as a strategic tool in addressing climate change.
University Lecturer and Scientist, Angola
Head of the Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment of Cyprus
Senior HR Manager at innogy/RWE
Co-founder of Qazaqseeds s.r.o. and Economist and Specialist in the PR
University research associate, CZU
Associate Professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, University of Montpellier
Laboratory Research Specialist, Gorilla Conservation
Dean of Graduate School at Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) in Cambodia
Coordinator of PlantLink, Sweden
Research Fellow, Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI), University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Assistant Professor of Environmental and Applied Botany, University of Gastronomic Sciences, Pollenzo – Bra, Italy
A researcher and consultant in Carboneg
Head of the Bohemian Switzerland National Park
Current Secretary General of Agrinatura
Researcher at the division of Plant Physiology and Cryobiology
Founder of True Shiitake
Spokeperson, public relations issues, education - Safari Park Dvůr králové
Manager for regional technical support, Behn Meyer Gmbh and Intracare BV
Operations manager, Odzala-Kokoua NP, African Parks
Research Associate, Myanmar Development Institute (MDI)
Curator of mammals, ZOO Brno
Manager in WORLD VISION PERÚ
former Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural resource, Ethiopia
Former Secretary General of Agrinatura
Project Manager, The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Deputy minister of the Section of Common Agricultural and Piscatorial Politics of the EU, MA CR
Product Manager, Farmet, a.s.
Project Coordinator, Diaconia of the ECHCB
Content Development Supervisor, University of California
Postdoctoral fellow, The Czech Academy of Sciences
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