The ambitious DRIFT-FOOD project, which has been running at the Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources since 1 October 2020 under the European Horizon 2020 ERA Chairs programme, is coming to an end. It aimed to build and strengthen the Faculty’s long-term research capacity in food technology. This goal has been achieved: an interdisciplinary centre of excellence has been established at CZU, the University’s scientific and educational capacities have been strengthened, and modern food technologies have been made more accessible to industry and other stakeholders. The DRIFT-FOOD Research Centre was established at the Faculty. Although the project had to cope with several personnel changes, a stable international team has been formed whose activities will continue well beyond the project´s end.

On September 4, 2026, the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences (FTZ), Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, hosted the first PH-CZ STARR (STrengthening Academic and Research Relations) scientific meeting, bringing together representatives of academia, research, and diplomacy to share experiences and explore new opportunities for cooperation between the Philippines and the Czech Republic.

From the language of plants and animals and the signals hidden within our bodies to communication between robots and a racing car. Science is the language through which the universe speaks to us, and the Night of Science is an opportunity to explore the mysteries of that language and try to understand it. The popular science event will take place on Friday, 25 September 2026, at numerous locations across the Czech Republic, this year under the central theme of COMMUNICATION. The Czech University of Life Sciences Prague will welcome visitors to its campus from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., offering more than forty interactive stations across all six faculties.

A drone surveys a crop, the data are rapidly analyzed, and agricultural machinery can immediately take targeted action based on the results. The AGRIP project combines drones, multispectral cameras, artificial intelligence, and a 5G SA network to enable faster, more precise decision-making in agriculture. The Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU) has also been involved in developing and testing the technology.