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Government Scholarships for Students from Developing Countries
The Government of the Czech Republic offers scholarships within the framework of its Foreign Development Cooperation to support the study of foreign nationals from selected developing countries at public higher education institutions in the Czech Republic. The deadline for submitting applications for the academic year 2026/2027 is 30 September 2025.
Agricultural Cooperatives as Engines of Change: Czech Project Supports Sustainability in Cambodia
Cambodia is a country full of young people, energy and rapid growth. Yet with this development come new challenges: how to keep agriculture competitive, how to increase the added value of local products, how to make use of modern technologies – and all the while ensuring sustainability? These are the very questions addressed by the SmartAgriCambodia project, funded by CzechAid.
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.