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Harvest Festival at CZU Lány 2025: Celebrating the End of the Harvest Season

On Friday, September 5, 2025, the Czech University of Life Sciences (CZU) will host its traditional Harvest Festival at the CZU Estates in Lány. From 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., visitors can look forward to a festive celebration marking the end of the harvest season, with demonstrations of agricultural machinery and farm animals, presentations of university faculties, CZU Forests, and the university’s winery. The event will also feature sales of university products, refreshments, activities for children, and an evening concert with live music. Admission is free.

 

Waste as an Opportunity: Czech Experts Train in Cambodia

How can waste be transformed from a burden into a resource? In August 2025, Assoc. Prof. Tatiana Alexiou Ivanova from the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, CULS Prague, led a training at the National University of Battambang, introducing sustainable waste management technologies inspired by Czech experience.

From Biomass to Biochar: BRT Helps Kickstart Sustainable Solutions in Cambodia

At the turn of May and June 2025, experts from the BioResources & Technology (BRT) Division - PhD student and Project Manager Jan Staš and Postdoctoral Researcher Chama Theodore Ketuama - travelled to Pursat Province, Cambodia, as part of the V-BIOCHAR project. This initiative, a follow-up to the V-SOIL project, aims to introduce sustainable biochar technologies tailored for local rural conditions. 

Additional Erasmus+ Call – Study Abroad in Summer Semester 2025/26!

Do you want to gain international experience, discover new cultures, improve your language skills, and boost your future career? Now is the time!

The Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences announces an additional call for Erasmus+ study stays in the academic year 2025/26 – summer semester.

Applications can be submitted online until September 7, 2025 via this form: online application.

Step-by-step instructions are available here: How to apply.

Don’t miss this opportunity to study abroad – it may open the door to new perspectives and unforgettable experiences!

FTZ at Země živitelka

What can an antler, a blood sample, or the way a calf nurses tell us? Researchers from the Animal Physiology and Behaviour team at the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, study the physiology and behaviour of animals across the globe – from wild asses and antelopes in Africa, to Przewalski’s horses in Mongolia, and moose-like antelopes here in the Czech Republic.

FTZ CZU offers four new postdoctoral positions

The Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, is opening a call for four 2-year postdoctoral positions. We are looking for outstanding researchers eager to join internationally recognized research and contribute to solving challenges in tropical and subtropical regions.

New Book! Sustainable Biotechnology and Environmental Protection

The BioResources and Technology (BRT) team at the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, CZU, is proud to announce the release of a new academic publication! Dr. Yelizaveta Chernysh, postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Viktoriia Chubur, head of the BRT lab, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík, Director of the BRT team, have published a new book in the renowned Green Energy and Technology (GREEN) series by Springer.

The Menza Collective – Advancing Sustainable Food Procurement in University Cafeterias

A new student-led initiative, the Menza Collective, is working to reshape how universities think about food procurement. The project SustainMap focuses on promoting sustainable sourcing practices in university Menzas.

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