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Introduction. CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE. A university with a tradition Life – Society – Environment. 24 000 students 1 400 employees 6 Faculties and 1 institute. Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources Faculty of Economics and Management
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CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE A university with a tradition Life – Society – Environment 24 000 students 1 400 employees 6 Faculties and 1 institute • Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources • Faculty of Economics and Management • Faculty of Engineering • Faculty of Environmental Sciences • Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences • Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences • Institute of Education and Communication
FACULTY OF TROPICAL AGRISCIENCES Founded in: 2013 Former Institute of Tropics and subtropics with more than 50 years of history. Students: 600 Staff: 38 Department of Tropical Crop Sciences and Agroforestry Department of Animal Science and Food Processing in Tropics Department of Sustainable Technologies Department of Economy and Development
Studies Study porgrammes at ITS • Bachelor's • Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture • Sustainable development in Tropics and Subtropics • Masters • Sustainable Rural Development in T&S • International Economic Development • Tropical Crop Management and Ecology • Tropical Forestry and Agroforestry • Wildlife Management in Tropics and Subtropics • Animal and Food Science in T&S • Ph.D. • Agriculture in Tropics and Subtropics • Sustainable Rural Development
Main research activities • Crop protection and utilization (indigenousknowledge) • Biodiversity conservation • Improving appropriate, low-cost technologies using renewable energy sources • Sustainable development strategies of rural areas • Post-harvest processing and food safety • Veterinary and diseases • Household economics analysis and development Peer-reviewed scientific journal – open access