Four culinary teams will showcase their cooking skills at the International Canteen Championship, which the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague will host for the fifth time on 15–17 June 2026. CZU has two strong contenders in the competition: last year’s champion, Delirest Services, s. r. o., which runs the university canteen, and the team from the Food Pavilion. The other two teams are made up of canteen chefs from VSB – Technical University of Ostrava and the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice.
Community mapping under the title “Prague Is Looking for Glow-worms” is now getting underway in Prague, intending to find out where these glowing beetles thrive best in the capital city. Scientists are inviting the general public to help collect data by sharing their observations via the iNaturalist platform or the project’s Facebook profile. This year, entomologists are focusing on the common glow-worm, a species in which only the flightless females glow. “Without high-quality information on their occurrence, we cannot prevent the decline not only of glow-worms, but of organisms in general,” says project leader Martin Novák from the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at CZU in Prague.
An exhibition of studio projects by students from the Department of Garden and Landscape Architecture of the Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague is currently on display in the MCEV II building. This diverse showcase of student work is open to the public until 16 June.
A new information platform for everyone interested in Czech and global forests and forestry has been launched. The new PROLES portal was created by experts from the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture. It focuses on the latest knowledge about risks facing forests, such as windstorms, pests, fires and invasive species, as well as ways to address them.
On 28–29 May 2026, the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague hosted the international workshop, 24th International Workshop for Young Scientists – BioPhys Spring 2026. This conference is held annually and is co-organized by the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, the Polish Institute of Agrophysics PAS in Lublin, the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and the Institut Teknologi Nasional in Bandung, Indonesia.
The men’s team of the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague repeated last year’s success in the university eights race at the Prague Mayor’s Eights Regatta. Although they did not reach the top spot, they delivered an excellent performance, won a well-deserved second place. This year, the Charles University crews became the kings of the university eights. Rector Michal Lošťák and the Head of the Department of Physical Education, Dušan Vavrla, were also there to support our team.
Every year in mid-June, the CZU campus becomes a place where alumni of several generations recall their student years during ceremonial graduation events. In the afternoon, everyone with a connection to the university comes together to enjoy the Garden Party. This event is a symbolic gateway to summer. This year, it will take place on Saturday, 13 June.
The university campus in Prague-Suchdol has become a hub of environmental innovation. In 2025, CZU confirmed its role as a national leader when it defended first place in the Czech Republic in the prestigious international UI GreenMetric ranking, ranking 68th worldwide among more than 1,700 assessed institutions. In the QS Sustainability Rankings 2025, CZU also defended its leading position in the Environmental Impact category among 15 participating universities in the Czech Republic.
Research.com, a leading academic platform for scientists and researchers, has just published the 2026 edition of its ranking of top scientists in the field of environmental sciences.
The latest issue of Živá univerzita is out now, bringing a wealth of news, personal stories and topics shaping contemporary science and university life. And as CZU in Prague enters a new chapter under new leadership this year, this theme takes centre stage.
On Monday, 1 June 2026, 93 new professors received their appointment decrees from President Petr Pavel at Karolinum. Two representatives of the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague obtained the highest academic title: František Hnilička from the Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, and Lukáš Zagata from the Faculty of Economics and Management.
At the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, the traditional gateway to summer is the Employees’ Sports Games. This year’s edition marked the icy weather brought by Saint Boniface, but the enthusiastic athletes were undeterred. Especially not those who, at the end of the day, claimed the championship trophy of the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague for an entire year and celebrated to the famous anthem of champions by Queen. This time, fortune smiled on the team from the Faculty of Economics and Management, which defeated the Rectorate athletes by a single point. Third place went to the Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources. For everyone involved, Thursday, 14 May, provided a welcome break from the daily work routine and a day full of sporting competition.
One of the largest student open-air festivals in the Czech Republic, Miss Agro, is just around the corner. In addition to its traditional combination of great music, female beauty, and masculine strength, this year the CZU campus in Suchdol will take a significant step towards sustainability. The main organizer is the university newspaper iZUN.eu, which is preparing the event in cooperation with the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, all its faculties, and other university units. This year, together, they are introducing a system of returnable deposit cups, which will eliminate single-use plastics at all sales points.
The four best university basketball teams from across the country – the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Masaryk University, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University, and the University of Ostrava – battled for gold in the North Moravian metropolis.
The growing popularity of the CZU Athlete of the Year poll, which the university announces every year, is also reflected in the incredible number of 55 registered athletes. All of them can boast outstanding performances, so once again the jury did not have an easy decision to make. Given his performances last year and the honour he received from the President of the Czech Republic, sprint canoeist Josef Dostál was the clear favourite. He thus repeated last year’s triumph.
The international QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 confirms that the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU) belongs among the global leaders in fields related to nature and sustainability. In Agriculture & Forestry, it ranked 58th in the world, the best result among all Czech universities in this year’s evaluation. It is also the Czech leader in Environmental Sciences.
Against the backdrop of a ceremonially decorated auditorium at CZU, the inauguration of the university’s new rector, Professor Michal Lošťák, took place on Tuesday, 31 March 2026. Witnessing the occasion were the rectors of nineteen Czech universities, representatives of public and private institutions, members of the university’s academic community, and other distinguished guests. The inaugural act symbolically confirmed the rector´s appointment as head of CZU – a university with growing potential in fields of science connected to the challenges of the future.
A new self-service store, officially opened on the CZU campus on Thursday, March 26, 2026, offers fast and convenient shopping at any time of day or night. The advantages of this innovative concept include ease of use, easy accessibility, and safe operation.
Smart sensors, a private 5G network, and advanced data analytics tools enable the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU) to measure energy consumption in detail and automatically calculate the carbon footprint of the entire campus or selected buildings. The project was created in cooperation with the largest mobile operator, T-Mobile. Its goal is to make data on energy consumption and emissions accessible not only to the university but also to students and the public.
Generate your own video and experience the university! That is the opportunity CZU offers to all prospective students on the website zazij.czu.cz. The virtual personalized story provides a unique experience, but an in-person visit is still an in-person visit. Seeing the university and campus with your own eyes and learning everything important directly from those who know it best is made possible several times a year through Open Days. The last one, traditionally held before the entrance exams, is always very popular. And this year, Friday, March 13, was a lucky day for everyone who gained clarity about their future.
Wildfires, windstorms, and bark beetle outbreaks may affect European forests far more extensively in the coming decades than they do today. A large international study published in the prestigious journal Science, with contributions from researchers at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, shows that by 2100, the area of damaged forests in Europe could double.
Only the perpetual student doesn’t have to worry about where their steps will lead once they finally leave the campus gates for good. And judging by the attendance at this year’s Career Opportunities Fair, there are quite a lot of those more responsible ones. On Thursday, 26 February, CZU students had the chance to gain a clearer idea of their professional future at several locations across the campus.
Bird populations across North America are declining, according to recently published studies based on long-term biological data collected by volunteers over decades. Until now, however, there has been mostly speculation about what is causing this decline and whether it is accelerating or slowing. Yet acceleration can be an essential signal of environmental change. The causes of the accelerating deterioration in birds are examined in a study by Francoise Leroy and Petr Keil from the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at CZU, carried out in collaboration with Marta Jarzyna of The Ohio State University. It is based on 35 years of research across 1,033 survey routes across the USA and Canada, and it was published on February 26, 2026, in the prestigious scientific journal Science.
On Thursday, 12 February 2026, we welcomed a distinguished guest to our campus. CZU Rector Michal Lošťák met with the United Kingdom’s Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Matt Field, to introduce him to the university—Czechia’s leader in sustainability, with an excellent reputation at home and abroad.
