Over the next four years, the direction for the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU) will be set by the newly elected rector, Michal Lošťák. The Academic Senate elected him from three candidates in the autumn; t
A bust of one of the most prominent figures in Czech landscape architecture, Professor Jiří Mareček, by the academic sculptor Jaroslav Hylas, was unveiled in Libosad on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Professor Mareček is the creator of the landscape design of the CZU campus, and Libosad is his crowning achievement and the pride of the university.
From February 1, 2026, the future direction of the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague will be in the hands of the current first vice-rector, Michal Lošťák.
Construction of the Forestry House, a teaching wooden building of the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Science of the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, started on Thursday, January 15, 2026, with the ceremonial laying of the foundation beam. The modern two-story building, divided into teaching and multifunctional spaces, will be built on the CZU campus next to the High-tech Pavilion.
Following the successful deployment of the first firefighting robot in Ukraine, the development of which was significantly contributed to by the CZU Faculty of Technology spin-off Prolab Engineering, the next phase of Czech aid is coming.
The year 2026 is starting happily for preschool children whose parents work at the Czech University of Life Sciences. On Wednesday, January 7, the gates of the newly built building for university children´s groups opened on the campus.
Another champion from the CZU Winery in Chloumek near Mělník has made it to the top 100 of the highest-quality wines in the Czech Republic this year. At the nationwide Wine Salon, the local Riesling 2023, batch number 6/23, won a gold medal. It has thus been ranked among the best wines from Bohemia and Moravia, which will be on display at the tasting exhibition in the cellars of the Valtice Chateau throughout the year.
Over the past eight years, he has shaped the direction of CZU in Prague from his position as rector, bringing it to its current state. The university ranks among the top educational institutions in the national and global context.
Excellent alpine skier Jan Zabystřan, a student at the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences of the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, achieved a historic success. In Val Gardena, Italy, he became the first Czech in history to win a men's World Cup race. In the super-G slalom, he defeated the best skier of the moment, Swiss Marc Odermatt.
On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, in Karolinum, President Petr Pavel, in the presence of the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Robert Plaga, presented appointment decrees to 69 new university professors. At the proposal of the Scientific Council of the Czech University of Life Sciences, the first vice-dean of the Faculty of Technology of CZU, Rostislav Chotěborský, was nominated for the highest academic title.
In recent days, without the knowledge of the university's management and responsible bodies, a political party event took place on the CZU campus. Its congress was held in the premises of Club C, which is located on the university campus but is rented to a private company.
An act of kindness marked the beginning of the first Advent week at the Czech University of Life Sciences. Those interested could donate food to the needy and offer hope for life to the seriously ill. The food collection was extended until December 10, and nineteen volunteers signed up for the bone marrow donor registry.
While the CZU auditorium hall came alive with Christmas workshops on Wednesday, December 3, and people interested in donating bone marrow came here, the academic community was meeting inside. The CZU Academic Senate symbolically convened the annual meeting for the first week of Advent, a time of hope and expectation.
The last six months have brought a wealth of news in the field of scientific research and campus life, many of which are recorded in the new issue of the Živá univerzita newsletter.
Christmas decorations, Advent wreaths, candlesticks, mistletoe, and a variety of goodies will be offered at the Christmas markets at CZU again this year. They start tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2nd, in the area in front of the auditorium. In the first week of Advent, there will also be space in the auditorium for those interested in registering as bone marrow donors or for donations to the National Food Collection.
The World Day of Generosity and Good Deeds, also known as Giving Tuesday, which falls on December 2nd this year, will continue at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague with “Giving Wednesday”. On Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025, a recruitment event for bone marrow donors will take place in the auditorium.
The Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague offers a unique way to introduce the benefits of studying to its potential students.
Absolutely yes. This fact confirms the success of four students from the Department of Landscape Architecture at the Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources of the Czech University of Life Sciences, who, together with two other projects, were evaluated as the best in the international exhibition of young art POKOJE 2025.
Just as last year, CZU excels in the latest international Leiden Ranking, where it is the top university in the Czech Republic in two categories, and is ranked third out of ten Czech universities in terms of scientific quality.
Josef Dostál, a student at the Faculty of Economics and Management at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, was among the 48 individuals honored by the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, on the Day of the Establishment of an Independent Czechoslovakia on October 28, 2025, in the Vladislav Hall of Prague Castle. The sporting triumphs of the speed canoeist, who became a multiple world champion in kayaking, and an Olympic champion, and holds four other Olympic titles, are now crowned by a high state award, the Presidential Medal for Merit to the State in Sports.
On Thursday, October 23, 2025, the Academic Senate decided who would succeed the outgoing rector, Petr Sklenička, and lead CZU for the next four years.
On October 14, 2025, per the election schedule, the Election Committee of the Academic Senate of the Czech University of Life Sciences officially announces the candidates for the position of Rector of the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague.
On Wednesday, September 24, 2025, Forbes magazine published a selection of twenty-five Czech women scientists who excel in their research fields.
The fifteen-year existence of the international film festival of popular science films proves that the popularization of science has its supporters across generations.
