ABOUT CZU PRAGUE
The Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU) is a public university with more than 20 000 students, 6 Faculties, and 1 Institute. CZU offers over 117 accredited study programmes at BSc, MSc, and PhD levels (9 BSc, 20 MSc, and 18 PhD programmes are taught in English). The university has 1 700 employees, more than 700 being Professors or Associate Professors. Since 2007, CZU has been a member of the Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS).
The Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences (FFWS) provides a comprehensive forestry education system to encourage and support rational forest management and sustainable utilization of its huge natural resources. FFWS Faculty has become a respected international research centre. Much of the research undertaken by the FacultyFFWS is has been published in academic journals, presented at conferences and, congresses, and as well as in educational programmes in the public media as well. In our classes, students learn both in-depth theory and practice to be well-prepared for future challenges in forestry, the wood processing industry, and research. Our students are achieveing almost 100% employment.
The most significant partners with long-term bilateral agreements include: University of Life Sciences Warsaw,; Swedish University of AgriculturalAgric. Sciences;, Technical University in Zvolen,; University of Joensuu,; Polytechnic University of Madrid,; University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna,; University of Alberta,; University of Vancouver,; and Laval University Quebec. Outside the EU, CZU Prague has cooperation with universities in the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan.
For more info about CZU, visit the University webpage.
FORGENRES INVOLVEMENT
The CZU Prague team will cover the methodological part of the project. In cooperation with NIBIO, the novel breeding strategies will be developed and validated for Norwey spruce and Scots pine in Norway.