On Saturday, 10th June 2023, starting at 1 p.m., the Czech University of Life Sciences campus will come alive with the sixth annual Garden Fest. Graduates, employees, students, supporters of the university, and the general public from friendly neighboring municipalities will meet there.
At its meeting on the 9th of May 2023, the FES Academic Senate elected a new Dean of the Faculty. Prof. Komárek received 11 votes from all the senate members present. He will subsequently be appointed by the Rector and will take office in December of this year.
Let us kindly invite you to the 11th year of the CZU BALL, which will take place on Saturday, March 11, 2023, from 7 p.m. in the premises of the National House Vinohrady.
With the new year also come new challenges. One such challenge can be a study stay abroad - a semester exchange in another country. All CZU students (both full-time and combined studies) can spend an entire semester at one of more than 300 partner universities in 32 European countries.
This year, CZU ranked 45th in the UI GreenMetric ranking worldwide and repeatedly ranked 1st among participating universities from the Czech Republic.
Dear Colleagues, Dear Students,
The end of the year is approaching, and so is Christmas. For some, it is a time to look back; for others, it is a time to make resolutions.
A discussion of students and employees with experts from practice took place at the Czech University of Life Sciences Auditorium in the framework of the Panel of Education Areas 2022. In this way, university management allows students to gain experience as inspiration for the further development needed to successfully start or enrich their current careers.
This year's Advent is in full swing, and the third Advent Sunday is fast approaching. This signals that it is high time for most of us to start preparations for the most beautiful holidays of the year.
The academic community of the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague met on Monday, 28th November 2022, in the auditorium for the ceremonial assembly of the CZU Scientific Board.
Two of the ten most cited scientists in the Czech Republic are from the Czech University of Life Sciences. They are Prof. Jan Vymazal from the Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Dr. Roman Pavela, who, in addition to CRI, also works at the Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources.
The latest QS World University Rankings provide a significant comparison of 700 universities in terms of fulfilling the environmental dimension of sustainability. The Czech University of Life Sciences Prague is ranked 158th and is the best among the Czech universities.
The Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources organized the kick-off meeting of the important European project AgroServ (Integrated SERvices supporting a sustainable AGROecological transition) in the premises of the CZU Auditorium and the FAFNR Food Pavilion on 17th - 18th October.
In the current version of the world database of 2% of the most cited scientists (Stanford University Scientist Rankings), 23 colleagues are from CZU. Among them, prof. Vymazal ranked the best. A total of 22 research areas are monitored. Congratulations.
The prestigious international Time Higher Education (THE) university ranking published a new ranking of universities in October. This is based on the evaluation of 13 performance indicators that cover the entire spectrum of key areas of operation of top universities: education, research, knowledge transfer, and the international environment at the evaluated universities. In addition, in the so-called university reputation survey, more than 22,000 top academics provided their views on quality (separately for education and research).
The international institutional evaluation (Institutional Evaluation Programme – IEP) took place from November 2021.
Fascinating stories from the world of nature and original narrative forms will be offered by the Prague Science Film Fest (PSFF), which takes place from 10th to 13 th October 2022 on the campus of the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU) and is accessible free of charge. The films will introduce viewers to teams of top scientists and documentarians from around the world. Not only students and staff but also school groups and the general public are invited.
A meeting of the International Scientific Council of CZU took place last week. The members of the Council are internationally recognized experts with high scientific and moral credit.
The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), the prestigious and one of the oldest rankings evaluating universities' research activity (also known as the Shanghai Ranking), has published new data for 2022. According to them, CZU ranked in joint 4th place in the Czech Republic (together with CTU). Worldwide, CZU ranked 801st - 900th out of approximately 2,500 evaluated universities (there are over 30,000 universities in the world).
The organization and course of the admission procedure, including the conditions for admission to study, are determined at individual CZU faculties in the form of a Dean's Order. In accordance with the Act on Higher Education Institutions, these conditions were announced before the end of 2021, i.e., before the war in Ukraine. Due to the military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, there was a fundamental violation of international law, which resulted in the adoption of sanction measures by the European Union (EU) authorities.
An event connected with the lives of all those who have any connection to the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague is returning to the Suchdol campus. Whether as students, educators or alumni, or its supporters. The fifth year of the Garden Party will be the event of the year and, at the same time, a celebration of the university's seventy-year independence.
In the week from 9th to 13th May 2022, the second visit of the international evaluation team IEP (Institutional Evaluation Programme) took place at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. This independent agency is listed in the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR). It is a full member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA).
Although we are gradually helping Ukrainian refugees to acclimatize, cope with the culture shock and stand on their own two feet, food aid is still an important part of our aid.
The ceremonial assembly of the Scientific Board of the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague on Monday, 25th April 25, 2022, provided an opportunity to begin the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the university's independent existence. In front of the vice-rectors, deans of individual faculties, and other high-level academic officials forming the honorary college, new associate professors and doctors received their diplomas in the auditorium. Three newly appointed deans were inaugurated, and academic emeritus officials and important CZU partners received the Rector's Award.
The conflict in Ukraine continues, and our stocks of food and cleaning products in our warehouse have decreased significantly. Thanks to your help, we still support more than 250 refugees, especially mothers with their children and teenagers. Despite the financial support refugees receive from the Czech government, food aid is still essential and meaningful for them.
