Newsletter FFWS 03/2020 ENG

NEWSLETTER No. 3/2020 FACULTY OF FORESTRY AND WOOD SCIENCES CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN PRAGUE

Content 1 2 INTRODUCTORY WORD 6 PAST EVENTS 8 WHO YOU MAY NOT KNOW… 10 INTERVIEW WITH AN EMPLOYEE 14 NEWS FROM FACULTY MANAGEMENT 16 EVALUATION OF STATE FINAL EXAMINATIONS 18 RELATED MASTER’S FIELDS 22 RECTOR’S AWARD FOR PHD STUDENTS 24 WHAT IS AWAITING US? DID YOU KNOW…?

Introductory word Dear colleagues, friends, I had hoped that the introduction of our Towards the end of the year we have been third issue of the Faculty newsletter wou‑ used to a Christmas concert and Christmas ld not be affected again by the unpleasant gathering. This year, the current situation does situation around Covid. Unfortunately, after not allow us to organize these social events. partial improvement of the situation, life at However, we will find another way to thank the Faculty is again significantly affected by you all for your work for the Faculty in this this pandemic. We had to start the winter year’s non‑­ standard conditions. semester in the online environment from day I hope you all can spend this year’s Christmas, one. Thanks to lessons learned from the first which will be a bit untraditional, with the ones wave of distance teaching, we have now been you love. Lots of health and positive thinking. able to ensure it in greater quality. This fact was also shown in a survey among students, With good health wishes from which we also learned about certain problems and room for improvement. Thank Róbert Marušák you to everyone who participates in teaching in these non­‑standard conditions in any way, and thus contributes to improving the quality of education at our Faculty. I am happy that, although with some restrictions, we were still able to organize at least some of the planned events. One of them was the first Faculty Fa‑ mily Day, which I believe you enjoyed. A very successful event was also the first Woodwor‑ king Day at FFWS, which was highly positively evaluated by participants from professional practice. It showed us how we can and must present ourselves more in practice. We already know that when the situation allows, we will organize a similar Woodworking Day at FFWS. In order to inform more about not only our publications but also our application outputs, we published the first Newsletter for Practice, which was a supplement to the Les‑ nická práce magazine. In this way, we want to support the application of your scientific work results in practice in the future. NEWSLETTER –1– INTRODUCTORY WORD

Past events FFWS Family Day On 1 September 2020, the first event of this year took place on the premises of the Faculty of Fores‑ try and Wood Sciences. Throughout the afternoon, a busy programme was prepared not only for adults but also for children. 235 people attended the Family Day. Children went to a puppet theatre, face‑­painting, forest pedagogy path, and finally tasted excellent rolled ice­‑cream. The staff and their loved ones could listen to live music and enjoy a beautiful autumn afternoon. We hope to meet again in such large numbers next year. Woodworking Day at FFWS sentatives arrived. The whole discussion was very beneficial, and we will repeat the event next year. In mid‑­September, we organized a Woodworking Day at the Faculty. Representatives of DWPB, in cooperation with the Dean’s Office, prepared an interesting programme for representatives of companies from the wood processing indust‑ ry, the field of wooden construction, and other related fields. During the day, several professional workshops were held on current research issues, as well as discussions on the level of wood scien‑ ce study programme graduates. Despite the fact that coronavirus measures were already being strengthened at that time, more than 40 repre‑ NEWSLETTER –2– PAST EVENTS

YPEF regional Vobruba, Matouš Blažek, and Štěpán Vavřina, won and national round first place. Due to the state of emergency and the government measures, the national round of Despite the unfavourable epidemiological situati‑ the competition was held completely online on on, we successfully managed to complete this ye‑ 27 November. As some regional rounds of the ar’s jubilee 10th year of the YPEF (Young People in competition in the Czech Republic did not take European Forests) forestry competition. The Pra‑ place at all due to coronavirus infection, only six gue regional round of the competition took place three‑­member teams participated in the national outdoors in front of the FFWS High­‑Tech Pavilion round. These teams had to deal with a presenta‑ and in compliance with strict hygienic conditions tion in English on the topic „What should forests from 21-22 September. 18 three­‑member teams look like after the bark beetle calamity?“, a written from Prague and the Central Bohemian Region test focused on Czech and European forestry, competed for promotion to the national round. and a practical part consisting of identifying The team from Gymnázium Nad Alejí, composed botanical, dendrological, zoological, woodworking, of Zuzana Kojecká, Christine Cianci and Vítězslava and other items. We believe that next year the Šmídová, won in the category of younger pupils. individual rounds of the competition will be able In the category of older pupils, the team from to take place in the classic contact form. Gymnázium Budějovická, consisting of Adam NEWSLETTER –3– PAST EVENTS

We participated in Science and Technology Week online This largest science festival in the Czech Repub‑ lic this year took place online due to epidemio‑ logical measures. The Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences took part in a lecture on the topic: Modern trends in forestry in the 21st centu‑ ry in connection with climate change, which was given by the Deputy Head of the Department of Wood Processing and Biomaterials, Ing. Přemysl Šedivka, Ph.D. The lecture was intended for the general public; we know from the feedback that it was a great success. Vltava Run The current situation in the Czech Republic and in the world associated with the spread of COVID-19 has influenced, among other things, the traditional participation of our Fa‑ culty in the Vltava Run relay race. The 360 km run had to be moved from the beginning of May to 19-20 September. The change also affected the time schedules of many of our colleagues, who could not support the Faculty during the race. Although one team eventua‑ lly had to change categories and move from a 12-member to a 9-member category, the Faculty had huge success. Again, both teams managed to move up the ladder and impro‑ ve absolute times. The team Kluci z pražské lesárny with a time of 26:49:46 took overall seventh place and second place in its catego‑ ry, less than 5 minutes behind the winner. The second team representing our Faculty/ Běžci z pražské lesárny/ took overall 57th place with the time of 30:58:06. NEWSLETTER –4– PAST EVENTS

We joined Night cal situation in the Czech Republic, FFWS decided of Scientists online to participate online. Four departments joined the event: Department of Wood Processing and Bio‑ Night of Scientists has been held in the Czech materials, Department of Silviculture, Department Republic since 2005 and is represented by Czech of Forestry Technologies and Construction, universities, scientific institutes, observatories, and Department of Forest Management. Each and other institutions. The event is currently department prepared an interesting video on under the national coordination of the University the topic. You can see everything at: https:// of Ostrava and VŠB – Technical University in Ost‑ www.nocvedcu.cz/misto/398-fakulta‑­ lesnicka‑­ a­ rava. This year it was focused on the topic of Man ‑drevarska. We believe that next year we will meet and Robot. Unfortunately, due to the epidemiologi‑ in the laboratories and lecture rooms at FFWS. NEWSLETTER –5– PAST EVENTS

Who you may not know… Lucie Jitka Dinterová Zavoralová What brought you to FFWS? What brought you to FFWS? In my previous job, I had been thinking that After maternity leave, I was looking for a job a change was needed for some time. A favou‑ that would be stable as well as close to my rite job became an everyday stereotype and subject. I found both here at the Faculty. it was time to look for something new. The I appreciate the various graphic tasks that power of social networks took effect and my I get here and the team of great people, boyfriend found an advertisement on Insta‑ thanks to which I enjoy my work. gram. So here I am. After two months, more professionally satisfied than ever. Tell us something about yourself. I have loved to draw since I was a child. Tell us something about yourself. I graduated from a secondary art school, I have always had to create something since majoring in graphic design, and then Art at I was a child. I have been drawing and pain‑ Pedagogical Faculty, Charles University. I am ting for several years. At secondary school, interested in art, philosophy, and nature, in I added graphics to my collection of creative which I try to spend as much time as possi‑ activities, and that has remained so until now, ble with my family and friends. My favorite although I can’t do anything for very long. sports are yoga, skiing and cycling. I love travelling and mysterious thrillers. NEWSLETTER –6– WHO YOU MAY NOT KNOW…

Jiří Hájek What brought you to FFWS? student of the International Development I believe that we must immediately face the Studies. From previous work in non-profit challenge of climate change. In this matter organizations and the academic sector I the EVA4.0 project at FFWS implements a enjoy a working environment in which it is number of unique activities, which expand natural that work has the added value for the our knowledge even behind the Central community. My experience in the cooperati‑ European perspective. Thus I am pleased to on with Czech schools and the Scouting and be able to contribute to the achievement Guiding Movement as well as with the com‑ of goals that correspond to values that are munities in Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe important to me. Besides that I was won shows that, fortunately, such environments over by a team whose professionalism and can still be found. willingness to help the smooth running of FFWS is exemplary. Tell us something about yourself. Like my predecessor in the EVA4.0 project, I also have a close relationship with Palacký University in Olomouc, where I am a PhD NEWSLETTER –7– WHO YOU MAY NOT KNOW…

Interview with an employee forests, but rather as a data specialist. I worked mainly with climate data, climate change scena‑ rios; we started with the first „naive“ forecasts of changes in tree composition and production. Later, various European projects emerged, stra‑ tegic documents started to be created regarding forest adaptation – my experience with working with spatial data and a somewhat unconventio‑ nal landscape‑­ecological view of the forest pro‑ ved to be very useful here, and continue dealing with this topic till now. Tomáš Hlásny What do you like to remember most about your studies? Newly inaugurated professor University study was interesting because we were the first experimental class of geoinforma‑ Tell us something about yourself. tics in Slovakia and, as students, we were invol‑ I  am 46 years old, married and trying to raise ved in this creative process. The study program two teenagers. I  live in Zvolen, Slovakia, which was created within the framework of the then Eu‑ is also known as the capital of Slovak forestry – ropean scheme TEMPUS and the whole process there is the Faculty of Forestry, the Institute of was guided by the University of Wageningen. Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Scien‑ During my studies, special computers, scanners, ces, and my former workplace, the Forestry Re‑ a lot of programs, data were coming – even a CD search Institute. burner. Nothing impressive from today’s point of view, but in that time it was like something from How did you get into forestry? Star Trek! There was a certain enthusiasm, a fee‑ I  originally studied geoinformatics and have ling that we were part of the action, which I like a  PhD in landscape ecology. In 2004, I  started to remember. It was also my first contact with working at the Forest Research Institute in Zvolen international projects and cooperation. on the issue of the impacts of climate change on What is your position at FFWS? I  spend most of my time researching within the FFWS strategic project EVA4.0, where I  lead a  team of several postdocs and PhD students. We deal – as expected – with the issue of climate change impacts on forests as well as ecosystem modelling. We invest a  lot of energy in the pre‑ NEWSLETTER –8– INTERVIEW WITH AN EMPLOYEE

paration of new projects and the development of own work team, to formulate new research to‑ international cooperation. At the same time, I am pics – in short, to do what one enjoys. the guarantor of the doctoral programme Applied Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing in Forestry. What are your hobbies? What can’t you be without in your free time? What brought you to FFWS? Definitely outdoor activities  – mountain bike, I think it was around 2008. FFWS acquired seve‑ Nordic walking, hiking, and, in the summer, the ral projects focused on bark beetle management sea and a  kayak. And in recent years, my wife under climate change, future changes in forest and I have fallen for yoga. Because I’m not a field production, and the formulation of adaptation type of forester and I sit at a computer most of measures. These were some of the first activities the day, I  try to take these activities seriously, in this area – no systematic research on this topic more as part of my daily routine than a hobby. had taken place in the faculty at that time. Howe‑ ver, these were socially important topics and the‑ What symbolizes you in forestry and why? se activities developed rapidly. My colleagues at An interesting question  – perhaps an impartial FFWS and I  quickly found common ground and person should answer that. My colleague Martin our cooperation continues to this day. Jankovský said in the last issue that he is sym‑ bolized by a harvester, as a useful and versatile What do you consider the biggest advantage of tool. I can’t think of anything so apt, but I would working at FFWS? say that it is an effort for a comprehensive inter‑ Flexibility, high level of international contacts disciplinary conception of the forest, an effort to and cooperation, good administrative support intersect biological and social disciplines. I wou‑ for scientific and pedagogical work. Perhaps ld like my students to be able to perceive the I most appreciate the opportunity to create my forest as a great socio‑­ecological system. NEWSLETTER –9– INTERVIEW WITH AN EMPLOYEE

News from Faculty management Economic and operati- of construction can be expected at the end of onal management December or the beginning of January 2021. of the Faculty The tender for a warehouse contractor was an‑ nounced twice, and this turned out to be the right Economic management in the 3rd solution, as the savings compared to the budget and 4th quarters of 2020 was marked by lower supplied by the designer is approximately CZK drawing of funds for special­‑purpose activities 1.3 million (without VAT). Given the fact that this due to the limitations of contact teaching. The project is being carried out by FFWS with its own saved funds for teaching will be transferred to resources, it is no small amount. 2021, when, in contrast, we assume increased The tender for reconstruction and completion of costs for teaching, field exercises, and other the FFWS building is still ongoing. Given the scope practical activities of students which could not of the project, the need to carry it out during be implemented in connection with measures partial operation, and the unsatisfactory technical against Covid. condition of the FFWS building, there are inquiries During October, funds were allocated for the about this tender. With regard to the questions of participation of all projects implemented at potential candidates, the deadline for submitting FFWS. In the case of two large OP RDE projects, offers is now set for 28 December 2020. EXTEMIT­‑K and EVA4.0, there is an increase in As part of the repairs and maintenance of FFWS co‑­participation funds for two reasons: firstly, property, an improvement in the performance of due to prepayment of co­‑participation and air conditioners for electron microscopes in the secondly, due to the prevention of fluctuations HT pavilion and the modification of air conditio‑ in cash flow in 2022. ning in the rough sample preparation room for During October, the purchase of IT equipment cooling boxes in the HT pavilion are now being for new PhD students and employees was also implemented. carried out, under the same conditions as last Regarding the plan for FFWS investment actions year. The total volume of IT equipment acquisiti‑ in 2021-2022, with a significant decline in the on was CZK 1.5 million. performance of the country’s economy and Investment activities focused on completing resulting possible restrictions in the state budget, documentation for the FFWS Bioeconomics and FFWS’s own budget is being managed so that in Biomaterials Pavilion, which was submitted in 2020 it ends in a significant surplus that will crea‑ November, and securing two tenders for con‑ te a sufficient reserve for the future. This reserve struction work, namely selecting a contractor for will be used in 2021-2022 not only to co­‑finance the FFWS School Warehouse and a contractor construction investment projects, but also to for reconstruction and completion of the old finance repairs and maintenance of equipment, FFWS building. The tender for the warehouse and, last but not least, to maintain the current contractor has already ended, with a contract incentive components of wages. to be concluded during December and the start NEWSLETTER – 10 – N EWS F R O M FAC U LT Y M A N AG E M E N T

Quality is the World Wide Fund for Nature, specifica‑ lly WWF Slovakia. The aim of the project is to In recent weeks and months, the improve forest management in Central and most important thing for the Eastern Europe by supporting the transition to Quality Assurance and Process Evaluation climate­‑intelligent forestry. Department was the preparation of applica‑ Regarding technology and knowledge transfer, tions for accreditation for the last two study the implementation of the Proof of concept pro‑ programmes, which still had to be subjected ject was successfully completed as of 31 August to the institutional accreditation process 2020. The Department for Development is now according to new rules and legal require‑ working in cooperation with the researchers ments. These programmes are the traditional on the commercialization of individual outputs. master’s programme Forest Engineering and However, new activities are also being launched; the bachelor’s programme Operation and during October, five project applications were Management of Game Environment, which submitted to TA CR Gama on behalf of FFWS, builds on the original field of Operation and which is focused on verifying the results of Game Management. In addition to changing research and development for practical applica‑ the name of one of them, both study program‑ tion and commercial use. mes underwent other significant innovations in response to current trends in teaching, the International requirements of practice, and the findings of science and research. We believe that the new During November, monitoring of inter‑ study programmes will be attractive enough nationalization (MICHE) took place at for applicants to whom they will offer quality the CZU level, which was attended not only by re‑ education with high applicability in practice. presentatives of the Czech National Agency for In‑ Both programmes were successfully accredi‑ ternational Education but also by foreign experts. ted on 23 November 2020, and in the spring of The result of this external evaluation will help the 2021 an admission procedure will be underway. Faculty to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the level of international cooperation in the Autumn marked by new field of pedagogy and science and research. projects Science and research At the beginning of September, the implementation of several new projects Due to the fact that the maximum started at FFWS. One of them is the internati‑ numbers of admitted students onal project HUNTOUR, from the ERASMUS+ were not met during the admission procedure programme, in which FFWS acts as the main for doctoral study programmes, the deadline coordinator. The researcher on behalf of CZU for submitting applications was extended is Vice­‑Dean Kalábová; together with partners and the next round took place in September. from Finland, Serbia, and Hungary, over the next A total of 44 students out of 62 applicants three years she will focus on creating educati‑ were admitted to the academic year 2020/21. onal materials for students and experts in the Enrolment in doctoral programmes has been field of hunting tourism. Associate Professor taking place since October. Bílek joined the international project CLIMAFOR‑ At the Faculty, we strive to apply the results CEELIFE, which is co­‑financed by the European of science and research in practice. We Life programme. The coordinator of this project are aware that there is no communication NEWSLETTER – 11 – N EWS F R O M FAC U LT Y M A N AG E M E N T

channel through which our outputs can been determined, and these are planned to be presented. Therefore, we have created be organized during the examination period a Newsletter for Practice, where we gradu‑ or in the summer semester. ally present selected project results to the professional public, which we believe will Marketing find application in the entire breadth of the forestry and timber sector. The first issue As with many other departments, of the Newsletter was part of the Novem‑ the operation of the marketing de‑ ber issue of Lesnická práce magazine. The partment was disrupted by the re­‑closure of newsletter can be downloaded here and our schools. The problems were caused mainly applied outputs can be seen on our website: by closed secondary schools, where we or‑ www.fld.czu.cz/aplikovanevystupy. ganize trips from the beginning of November and promote studies at our Faculty. The‑ Study department refore, we participate in most events in an online variant, such as Science and Techno‑ On 29 September 2020, a new logy Week, Scientists‘ Night, Open Day, YPEF academic year started and Competition, and many others. The Open teaching began. Due to the unfavourable Day was the biggest challenge for us and, epidemiological situation, the Regulation of based on the level of participation, it turned the Hygiene Station of the Capital City of out very well and above expectations. More Prague was issued which, with effect from than 100 people interested in studying took 21 September to 31 October 2020, prohibi‑ part in the online variant. For applicants, we ted the personal presence of students in prepared videos about the possibilities of teaching while studying at a university and studying with us, videos of individual study so teaching in the new academic year began programmes, student associations, a com‑ in non­‑contact form. In the first week of petition, and a virtual tour of the High­‑Tech teaching, there were a number of problems pavilion, created by the Department of Forest with the use of the MS Teams platform Management. Before the schools closed, the for teaching; however, the process quickly regional round of the YPEF competition took adapted to the new situation. In cooperation place at our Faculty, in the outdoor areas. with DICT, students also had remote access The national round of this competition had to classrooms on a PC so that they could to be organized completely online at the end use the necessary software. Due to the of November. Unfortunately, preparations for exceptions allowed by the Hygiene Station the Christmas concert and party have had to Regulation, subjects were identified in which be cancelled due to the Covid situation. full‑­time teaching was organized in blocks at the end of the semester; however, due to de‑ velopment the epidemiological situation, this was ultimately not possible. On 2 November, Rector’s Decision No. 27/2020 was issued, which stipulated that teaching until the end of the semester would take place only in non­‑contact form. Therefore, the subjects for which full‑­time teaching is necessary have NEWSLETTER – 12 – N EWS F R O M FAC U LT Y M A N AG E M E N T

NEWSLETTER – 13 – N OV I N KY Z   V E D E N Í FA KU LT Y

Evaluation of state final examinations in the academic year 2019/20 at FFWS CZU in Prague The state final examinations in the bache‑ Two students from Czech study programmes lor’s fields took place at FFWS on 10 – 14 August participated in online state final examinations 2020. A total of 159 students took part in them, due to the ordered quarantine and symptoms of which 111 were full‑­time and 48 were part­ of infectious disease. ‑time. Of these, 91.8% of students passed the SFE, while 8.2% failed. The SFE took place in front of eight committees. Evaluation of success in bachelor’s fields: Field of study SFE final result Total excellent 54 4 passed excellent very good good failed 22 with dis‑ 29 tinction 29 14 2 23 40 0 24 Lesnictví 3 6 13 4 2 13 9 3 3 Forestry 0 0 10 9 2 159 96 4 Hospodářská 3 a správní služba 0 02 0 v LH 78 44 13 Provoz a řízení 2 2 myslivosti 0 Dřevařství 2 4 Podnikání ve dřevozpracujícím 1 a nábytkářském průmyslu Konzervace 1 0 přírodnin a taxidermie Total 9 15 NEWSLETTER – 14 – EVALUATION SFE

Graduate awards: Rector’s award for excellent results Dean’s award for an excellent throughout the study: 2 graduates bachelor’s thesis: 4 graduates Commendation from the Dean for excellent results throughout the study: 7 graduates NEWSLETTER – 15 – EVALUATION SFE

Related master’s fields in the academic year 2019/20 at FFWS CZU in Prague The state final examinations in the following mas‑ One student from Ukraine took part in the online ter’s fields took place at FFWS on 3 – 7 August state final examinations, as he could not attend 2020 for Czech fields of study, and 11 August 2020 in person due to a ban on the possibility of tra‑ for English fields of study. A total of 137 students velling from Ukraine to the EU. took part, of which 72 were full­‑time and 65 com‑ bined form of study. Of these, 86.9 % of students The SFE took place in front of six committees. passed the SFE, while 13.1 % failed. Evaluation of success in related master‘s fields: Field of study SFE final result Total excellent 88 44 passed excellent very good good failed 2 with dis‑ tinction 11 2 7 1 Lesní inženýrství 8 13 34 22 0 137 Dřevařské inženýrství 1 6 20 10 0 0 Forestry, Water and 1 001 18 Landscape Management Tropical Forestry and 1 01 0 Agroforestry Forest Engineering 0 0 0 1 Total 11 19 55 34 NEWSLETTER – 16 – RELATED MASTER’S FIELDS

Graduate awards: Josef Hlávka Award for an excellent diploma thesis: 1 graduate nominated Rector’s award for excellent results throughout the study: 3 graduates Rector’s award for an excellent diploma thesis: 2 graduates Award of the Minister of Agriculture for an excellent diploma thesis: 1 graduate Commendation from the Dean for excellent results throughout their studies: 8 graduates Dean’s award for an excellent diploma thesis: 3 graduates NEWSLETTER – 17 – RELATED MASTER’S FIELDS

Rector‘s Award for the best publication outputs of research work of doctoral students Location Faculty Author’s name Journal Publication title 1 FLD Jessika Global Change Margaretha Pettit Biology Spruce beetle outbreak was 2 FŽP evidence from a tree­‑ring is 3 FŽP Ing. Kateřina Remote Sensing indicate temperatures were Gdulová of Environment 4 FLD MSc. Xuejing Journal Accuracy assessment of the 5 FŽP Kang, Msc. of Hazardous elevation model in a mount 6 FLD Materials Ing. Kateřina eLife Assessing the ecotoxicity of 7 FLD Benediktová using electrostatic potentia 7 FLD Ing. Lukáš Ecography Gábor, Ph.D. Magnetic alignment enhanc 7 FLD Ing. Krešimir Agricultural hunting dogs Begovič and Forest 7 FLD Meteorology The effect of positional erro Ing. Soňa Zimová Forest Ecology distribution models increas and Management Ing. Michal Synek Forest Ecology Climate­‑growth relationship and Management fir in primary forests of the Ing. Hana Vanická Forest Ecology Reducing rotation age to ad and Management in Central Europe: Potential Ing. Michal Frankovič Forest Ecology Contrasting patterns of nat and Management forests of the Carpathian Mountain Interventions have limited e dynamics of Ips typographu the Western Carpathians (C Natural dynamics of tempe ‑dominated primary forests NEWSLETTER – 18 – RECTOR’S AWARD FOR PHD STUDENTS

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Location Faculty Author’s name Journal Publication title 11 FAPPZ Ing. Tereza Science Hřebečková of the Total Change in agrochemical an 11 FŽP Environment during the laboratory vermi 11 FŽP Manuel Teodoro mushroom substrate after c 11 FŽP Tenango Science ostreatus 11 FŽP of the Total 11 FŽP Shanshan Hu Environment Seasonal fluctuations of Zn 17 FLD in the biomass of selected g 18 FŽP Shanshan Hu Science on contaminated soils: Imp 19 FŽP of the Total phytostabilization 20 FŽP Ing. Johanna Environment 20 FŽP Ruth Blöcher Science Effects of loading rates and of the Total characteristics in earthworm Ing. Jaroslav Environment wetlands Vacula Science of the Total Arbuscular mycorrhizal fung Mgr. Petra Environment physiological functions tow Hýsková Science different water regimes of the Total MSc. Xuejing Environment Multiple stressors and strea Kang, Msc. community dynamics: Inter Industrial Crops grain size and flow velocity Mgr. Martin and Products Janovský Uptake of133Cs and134Cs by C Environmental under field and greenhouse Ing. Aikaterini Research Mitzia Utilization of agricultural res Catena panels made from enzymat Manuel Teodoro rapeseed straw Tenango Chemosphere Prediction of ammonia abso Chemosphere on extreme learning machin and a novel molecular desc Historical land­‑use in an ab the Czech Republic is reflec Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Zr, an soils Assessment of biochar and the stabilisation of Zn and C phase geochemistry under Application of co‑­composted plant­‑growth relevant physic a metal contaminated soil NEWSLETTER – 20 – RECTOR’S AWARD FOR PHD STUDENTS

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What is awaiting us? Submission of applications the European Research Area III, the so­‑called Inter­‑Inform III. for study programmes for the academic year 2021/22 from 20/11/ 2020 to 31/3/2021. Did you know that FFWS is planning to build a warehouse, where it will Credit week 14 – 18 December 2020 be possible to store and maintain equipment, devices, and resources for field lessons and Adoption of an animal from research? Warehouse space is what FFWS is the Prague Zoo missing in Prague. Faculty management decided to adopt one The new warehouse will be built behind the of the animals in the Prague Zoo for a year. Wood Pavilion and, like the HT Pavilion, will The Faculty will thus help the zoo which, due contribute to the sustainable development of to government measures, lacks income from the CZU campus: it will have a green roof that entrance fees which is used for animal care. will connect to Libosad and the rainwater will Faculty supporters decided on which animal return to the ground by infiltration. will be adopted in a FFWS Facebook poll. The Department for De- The work will also include the construction velopment is preparing a workshop for those interested in of a new transformer station to Horizon Europe, or planned topics within strengthen the electricity supply to the north­ cluster 4, 5, and 6, i.e. areas of support that will focus on the digital sphere, industry and ‑western part of the CZU campus. space; climate, energy and mobility and food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and the environment. The workshop will be implemented within the new university‑­wide project Office for the Support of Internatio‑ nal Projects Focused on Life Sciences within NEWSLETTER – 22 – WHAT IS AWAITING US?

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Did you know…? 1 FFWS students participated in the Summer Adjunct programme organized by Forests of the Czech Republic. A total of 66 students from our Faculty participated in the programme, of which 35 were men and 31 women. A total of three stages were opened for the submission 2 of applications for studies, in which 1785 applicants for studies applied. 723 students enrolled in bachelor’s degree programmes and 182 in master’s degree programmes. 3 In November, Dean’s Regulations for the admission procedure in the academic year 2021/22 were issued. The study programme Wood Processing in combined form was newly opened. In contrast, acceptance of applications for the study programme Tropical Forestry and Agroforestry will not be announced. It will be possible to register on the FTZ website. As of 31 October, a total of 2112 students were studying at FFWS, 4 and this information was sent to the student registry. 5 A disciplinary committee was established to deal with student disciplinary offences with the following composition: doc. Ing. Vlastimil Hart, Ph.D., doc. Ing. Aleš Zeidler, Ph.D., Ing. Jan Kašpar, Ph.D., Bc. František Čepický, Bc. Kristýna Římanová, Ing. Kristýna Šimůnková. NEWSLETTER – 24 – DID YOU KNOW…?

6 From October, it is necessary to use central insurance for abroad for business trips abroad. The Foreign Department of the Faculty will help you with the necessary administrative steps. The Erasmus+ programme supported the FRAME project, following 7 on from our cooperation with Laotian universities in the FORHEAL project. The portfolio of cooperating universities will be expanded by one Thai university. 8 FFWS has joined the already approved Erasmus+ project, the essence of which is cooperation with partners from Iran. Currently, suitable partners for cooperation are being identified. The Faculty CT can also examine woody plants to see their 9 structure and pathology, but also the root system of plants. To highlight it, a rare experiment with the application of iodine contrast agent has already taken place. NEWSLETTER – 25 – DID YOU KNOW…?

Published by Marketing Department FFWS CZU December 2020, Prague