Our newly launched online MSc degree programme offers students from all over the world the opportunity to specialise in Tropical Agroecology!
The newly launched Horizon EU project AGRIGEP contributes to creating equal opportunities for all through responsive Gender Equality Plans & Inclusive Action at Agriculture and Life Science Universities.
Still thinking about studying? There’s still time! Apply in the additional admission round at FTZ Looking for a study programme with global impact? Interested in international development, tropical agrisciences or biodiversity conservation? The Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences (FTZ) has opened an additional round of applications for the academic year 2025/2026.
Would you like to attend the largest international conference focused on tropical agriculture, natural resource management, and rural development? You now have the opportunity to receive a travel grant from Agrinatura worth 300 EUR!
What’s behind the banana, the flowers, or the chocolate you buy every day? In the new episode of the Podcast Full of Life, we explore the stories behind everyday products and their impact on the lives of people in the Global South. Our guest is Ing. Jiří Hejkrlík, Ph.D., the academic coordinator of the Bachelor’s programme ICARD and one of the main founders of the Fairtrade Czech Republic and Slovakia. He was directly involved in signing a key agreement with Fairtrade International in Bonn, Germany.
The Green Plate Forum 3.0, titled “Future Food for Thought”, was successfully held on 24 June 2025, from 16:00 to 19:30, at BOKU University, TÜWI, Vienna. The event was jointly hosted and organized by students from BOKU University, together with our international guests from the Czech University of Life Sciences (CZU) Prague and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), and was proudly supported by the Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS). This year’s forum focused on exploring the global intersections of food culture and sustainability. Under the theme “Future Food for Thought”, the event celebrated sustainable dishes from around the world, showcasing how diverse cultures contribute to sustainable development through traditional cooking practices, recipes, and localized food systems.
The Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences is pleased to invite you to the Final Conference of the EU project AGRIGEP (Rooting Sustainable Change: Inclusive Gender Equality Plans in Agriculture and Life Sciences Universities in Central and Eastern Europe), which will take place on 25 September 2025 at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague.
In April 2025, a team of researchers from the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences went on an expedition to Laos thanks to the Erasmus+ KA171 programme. Ladislav Kokoška, Markéta Houdková and Mikuláš Středa participated in the research trip. Their aim was not only to collect samples of medicinal plants used in traditional medicine and samples of neglected and underutilized fruits and vegetables used to prepare local dishes, but also to establish cooperation with scientists from Savannakhet University.
In May and June 2025, the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences at CZU held the final state examinations for both bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. The ceremonial graduation marked the official conclusion of our students’ academic journey at the faculty.
The wild camel is one of the rarest large mammals on Earth, with fewer than 1,000 individuals remaining in the wild across Mongolia and China. Despite its extraordinary resilience, it remains critically endangered and largely unknown. Research on its behaviour, habitat use and ecology is still limited.
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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