What was the summer semester like at CZU? What did the academic community and the students do? Which events made their mark on the history of the university?
CZU students did not defend their academic champions' title last year and the year before in the university eight-rower race of the Primátorky on Friday, June 6, 2025. Still, they nevertheless finished in a beautiful second place.
The Science Fair, the largest science festival in the Czech Republic, takes place at the Letňany Exhibition Center from Thursday, June 5, to Saturday, June 7, 2025. Almost all scientific disciplines will be presented in more than a hundred exhibits, often in a very interactive and entertaining way.
The gradual reduction of brown coal mining in Podkrušnohoří represents a unique opportunity for large-scale restoration of severely damaged or destroyed natural ecosystems.
With the upcoming summer, everyone connected to the university as its employees, alumni, or supporters traditionally gathers at the CZU Suchdol campus.
The traditional social and sports event of the year at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague already has its winner this year.
For the first time, the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences at CZU Prague will be part of the architectural festival Open House Prague, celebrating its 11th edition in 2025.
The most prominent European platform for agricultural innovation arrived at CZU in Prague!
With a 69:62 victory over Charles University, the basketball players of the Czech University of Life Sciences moved closer to advancing to the final tournament of the University Basketball League. The first play-off game was held yesterday in the Sports Hall at Folimance.
In connection with the spread of foot-and-mouth disease in Slovakia, Hungary, and parts of Austria, the crisis team of the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague met on Monday, March 31.
Until April 20, 2025, those interested in participating in the international BioPhys Spring conference for PhD students and young scientists, which the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague will host on May 29 and 30, both days from 9:00 am.
Biomass boilers are an ideal solution for wood processing companies, as they can recycle surpluses from production. The university enterprise CZU Forests in Kostelec nad Černými lesy has also adopted this solution.
Fat Thursday marks the end of carnival festivities, and as tradition dictates, people should enjoy feasting and drinking on this day.
The tradition of carnival festivities visited the campus of the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague for the first time this year and, it seems, took root there immediately.
The winning campaign for the products of the university vineyard in Chloumek near Mělník continues. The CZU Winery director received the gold medal of the National Wine Competition of the Czech Republic for Tramín kořenný, Czech regional wine 2023.
Another important step towards the modernization of the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague campus will be rebuilding the canteen founded in the 1980s.
On Thursday, 9 January 2025, the election of the Dean of the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences (FTZ) at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague took place. The Academic Senate of FTZ elected a new dean in the first round of secret voting for the term 2025–2029. The newly elected dean is the current Vice-Dean for Science and Research, doc. Ing. Hynek Roubík, Ph.D.
He will assume the leadership of the faculty on 25 April 2025, succeeding the current dean, prof. dr. ir. Patrick Van Damme, whose term concludes on the same day.
Official Election Results:
Members of the Academic Community of FTZ may submit objections regarding the election process within 8 days of the announcement by addressing them in writing to the Chair of the Academic Senate of FTZ. The Senate will decide on any objections with finality within one week of their submission.
We thank the members of the Election Committee for ensuring a smooth election process. Congratulations to the newly elected dean, and we wish him a successful term of office!
The Czech University of Life Sciences Prague has concluded a new collective agreement with the CZU University Trade Union for 2025.
The Election Committee of the PEF CZU Prague Academic Senate, following the Rules of Procedure of the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Economics and Management CZU Prague, announced the results of the election of the candidate for the position of FEM Dean on 19th December 2024.
Doc. Lukáš Trakal from the Department of Geoenvironmental Sciences of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences CZU Prague received the prestigious Czech Head Award - Minister of the Environment Award on November 24th, 2024, at a ceremony broadcast live on Czech Television. The awards are awarded annually by the Czech Head PROJECT Institute, which helps scientists and researchers build public awareness of their contribution to society and popularize domestic science.
On the eve of the 35th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, on Saturday, 16th November, 2024, the Josef Hlávka Awards were presented at the castle in Lužany near Přeštice. They are awarded annually by the Josef, Marie and Zdeňka Hlávka Endowment, the oldest Czech foundation founded by Dr. Josef Hlávka in 1904. The award is intended for talented students and graduates of Prague public universities and the Brno Technical University who have demonstrated exceptional abilities and creative thinking in their field, and for talented scientists of the Academy of Sciences under the age of 33.
CZU Forests cordially invites you to the traditional Fishing Festival 2024, which will be held on Saturday, 2nd November, at Vyžlovský pond. This event is a unique opportunity to experience the atmosphere of a fishing harvest, watch skilled fishermen in action, purchase fresh fish, and enjoy a fun-filled day for the whole family.
According to the new ranking of universities published by the Times Higher Education (THE) agency for 2025, only three Czech universities are in the first thousand. The Czech University of Life Sciences ranked third among Czech universities, following Masaryk University at the second and Charles University at the first place.
Starting on September 30, 2024, CZU is launching a pilot version of Intranet for CZU Students.
