NEWSLEETER FLD April 2022 EN

NEWSLETTER No. 1/2022 OF THE FACULTY OF FORESTRY AND WOOD SCIENCES CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN PRAGUE

Contents INTRODUCTORY WORD 1 2 WHAT HAPPENED AT OUR FACULTY 10 SUMMARY OF ALL FLD EVENTS FROM 12/21 TO 04/22 12 WHO YOU MAY NOT KNOW AT OUR FACULTY 14 INTERVIEW WITH A NEW PROFESSOR 16 NEWS FROM FACULTY MANAGEMENT 22 NEWS FROM THE DEPARTMENTS 24 WHAT IS AWAITING US? 26 DID YOU KNOW THAT… 28 INFORMATION ON GUARANTORS OF STUDY 30 PROGRAMMES AND THEIR COMPETENCIES LISTY Z LESA – A NEW FLD MAGAZINE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Introductory word Dear colleagues, dear friends, It has been two years since we started pub- pment and facilities. Every Faculty employee lishing the Faculty Newsletter to raise aware- needs to join in, and I hereby ask you for this, ness of the Faculty staff. In the Newsletter, dear colleagues. In conclusion, I would like to we inform about what has happened at the thank you in particular for your expressions Faculty and what is being prepared, intro- of solidarity and understanding with the pe- duce new colleagues, associate professors/ ople suffering in association with the war in professors, and write about various interes- Ukraine. ting things. This is also the case in this first issue of the year. You will learn, for example, Sincerely that 2021 was historically the best in terms of publishing activities at the Faculty, not only Róbert Marušák in the total number of scientific publications, but in particular in the fact that 80% of them are in journals of the first and second WOS quartiles. This will allow us to use motivatio- nal elements even more, such as the support of excellent publication outputs, new postdo- cs, and excellent researchers. Less positive, however, are the large, long-standing inter- departmental differences in scientific rese- arch results. We also notice large differences between employees within departments. This year, more than ever, the departments have to critically evaluate the performance and workload of all employees in pedagogical and scientific activities, as well as the workload of departmental technical staff. Another persis- tent problem, which is reflected in the lower publishing activity of some employees or de- partments, is insufficient use of equipment. This year, the Faculty will have roughly the same budget as last year. However, we will have to earn for increasing operating costs (prices of energy, materials and services) with our performance, projects, contract re- search, and efficient use of the Faculty equi- NEWSLETTER –1– INTRODUCTORY WORD

What happened at our Faculty? FLD Christmas Concert home, we decided to broadcast this concert online on our Faculty YouTube channel. It has Pre-Christmas time was again associated already become our tradition to hand over a with the FLD Christmas Concert, which was painting purchased from the DUHA society prepared by Faculty staff and students. In- cooperating with adults with mental disabili- vited guests listened to organ music, choir ties, which was used for the Faculty New Ye- singing, and French horns. In order to enable ar‘s cards within the “New Year‘s cards that everyone to experience the beautiful atmo- help” project. sphere of the approaching Christmas, while staying in maximum safety and comfort of NEWSLETTER –2– W H AT H A P P E N E D AT O U R FAC U LT Y

FLD hunt in Kostelec nad slow down for a while and gain new energy and Černými lesy strength. Because the hunters were successful, at the end of the day there were eleven wild boars NAt the end of 2021, a joint wild boar hunting lined up on the castle courtyard. The ceremonial event for FLD employees and partners took place end of the hunt took place to the sound of horn in the forest stands of the CZU School Forest En- fanfares. terprise in Kostelec nad Černými lesy. A few hours spent in the beautiful snowy forests made us Open days In 2022, FLD organized open days on two da- tes. The first took place in January (two-day: Friday, Saturday) and the second in March (one-day: Friday). Applicants could walk throu- gh Faculty facilities, get study information, see the displays of individual departments, and listen to the tones of hunting music. They tried out the harvester simulator, visi- ted drone demonstrations and a laser shoo- ting range, looked at anatomical specimens of plants, and much more. Applicants were also introduced to the individual activities of Faculty student associations. Lectures about studying were always followed by a tour of the entire complex. 103 applicants visited our Fa- culty in January and 93 applicants in March. NEWSLETTER –3– W H AT H A P P E N E D AT O U R FAC U LT Y

New book description of the issue of hunting firearms The Art of Hunt Shooting and ammunition, the principles of their use and ballistic laws of shooting, to a descripti- Almost two years of work has its end result. on of their effects on a living target (game), At the end of 2021, the bilingual professional based on both theoretical foundations and publication Lovecké střelectví/The Art of Hunt practical experience. At the end of the book, Shooting was published. It is intended for readers will also find a unique dictionary of both new hunters and experts in the field. The technical terms. The book is available at the book launch took place with the participation FLD Copy Centre, the CZU e-shop, and at the of our Dean Professor Marušák, representa- Druckvo publishing house. tives of the University management, and the Book citation: Hart, V.; Hanzal, V.; Helebrant, co-authors of the book on 15 December 2021, M.; Hlavačka, Z.; Jirkovský, R.; Kukla, M.; Ma- in the FLD Wood Pavilion. tějka, O.; Petržela, M.; Snížek, T.; Vosátka, J. The new professional Czech-English monogra- Lovecké střelectví/The Art of Hunt Shooting, ph was published in a limited edition in coo- Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, 2021, peration with the FLD, CZU in Prague, with the 224 pp., ISBN 978-80-213-3135-8 DRUCKVO, s.r.o. publishing house. In the pub- lication, the authors proceed from a general NEWSLETTER –4– W H AT H A P P E N E D AT O U R FAC U LT Y

Film screening with and Wildlife Biology. Its content was not only a discussion classic lectures, but also various practical de- monstrations. The students became acquain- On Wednesday 19 January, a screening of ted with, for example, an inductor, the breeding the film „Lesy zdravé i výnosné/Healthy and of invertebrates, and samples in the collection Profitable Forests“ took place at FLD for the room. They also tried shooting on the laser general public. There was also a discussion in shooting range. The participants evaluated the which representatives of academia and fore- workshop very positively so we are looking for- stry practice spoke: prof. Ing. Marek Turčáni, ward to new students. PhD. (Dean Emeritus, FLD CZU; Vice-Rector for Strategy, CZU), Mgr. Jiří Hulcr, Ph.D. and Ph.D. (University of Florida, USA), doc. Dr. Ing. Tomáš Vrška (Director of Křtiny School Forest Enterprise, Mendel University in Brno), Con- stantin Kinský (Kinský Ždár, a.s.), and Ing. Ro- man Modlinger, Ph.D. (EXTEMIT-K project, FLD CZU in Prague). The film presented the cu- rrent issues of forestry in the Czech Republic at a time of climate change and bark beetle outbreaks. The event was attended by more than 40 people in person and several dozen were online. You can watch the whole event on the Faculty YouTube channel. Game management workshop for secondary school students In February, a game management workshop took place at FLD, which was attended by stu- dents from various types of secondary schools (fishermen, foresters, general secondary school students, but also school of graphic arts stu- dents). The whole workshop was organized by the Department of Game Management NEWSLETTER –5– W H AT H A P P E N E D AT O U R FAC U LT Y

FOR WOOD Trade Fair who were interested in studying at our Facul- ty. Our colleagues from DWPB (Department of The FOR WOOD Trade Fair took place on 3-5 Wood Processing and Biomaterials) were also March 2022. The FLD trade fair stand was fo- helpful in answering questions about modern cused mainly on the presentation of wood sci- technologies used in wood science and current ence study programmes and specializations. research opportunities. There were also several The stand also included an exhibition of various visitors who were interested in using the servi- wood samples and a microscope demonstrati- ces of our carpentry workshop and a workshop on of the structure of some woody plants. Many with a laser for burning on wood. visitors to the fair passed through the stand Events of student associations In the past three months, several FLD student association events have taken place. For exam- ple, a week-long Interim international meeting co-organized with the IFSA (International Fo- restry Students’ Association, ifsa.net), which brings together forestry students from all over the world. There was also a student hunt, a fo- rester’s ball, a traditional freshers ceremony, and professional lectures focused on shooting, ballistics, optics, etc. At the end of March, a student competition in hunting horns and deer luring took place at the chateau in Kostelec nad Černými lesy. NEWSLETTER –6– W H AT H A P P E N E D AT O U R FAC U LT Y

Silva Regina Trade Fair The Central European Forestry and Hunting Fair – Silva Regina – took place in Brno from 3 to 6 April. Of course, a wooden Faculty stand with interactive elements was there. Visitors were introduced to individual study programmes, student association activities, and could also see live cockroaches and giant African snails. Children could try out games on touchscreen TV, especially learning about tracks, beetles, game, and birds. The Faculty also participated in the programme within forest pedagogy on the topic of Landscape function of the forest. In the forestry part of the fair, visitors found everything for forest management, maintenan- ce of vegetation in cities, and there were also practical demonstrations of machinery use. The hunting part of the fair focused on selling equipment for hunting and outdoor activities. NEWSLETTER –7– W H AT H A P P E N E D AT O U R FAC U LT Y

Earth Days (Kolín, Prague) After the covid break, FLD took part in Earth Days for the general public again, which took place in Kolín and Prague. Forest pedagogy was prepared at the stand, as well as demonstrations popularizing the results of science and research which are used in practice. In the morning, the stand was visited mainly by kindergartens and primary and seconda- ry school pupils. In the afternoon, the general pu- blic came. The TREEZ App for the identification of pests on woody plants was particularly successful. Site of Remembrance at ver be forgotten for future generations. Motol Hospital – tree of life The site of remembrance thus reminds us that, even after death, a generous deed can be done and The Institute of Anatomy of the 2nd Medical Faculty help by donating the body for scientific and educa- of Charles University opened a site of remembran- tion purposes. Relatives of donors can come to this ce entitled „Tree of Life“ on its premises. In coope- place to remember, and students can come to pay ration with the FLD CZU, a lime tree was chosen, tribute to those who helped them in the study of as this tree symbolically connects the world of the the human body. The donor programme current- living and the dead at cemeteries. The Tree of Life ly includes almost 500 donors, most of whom are will carry small wooden leaves on the branches women. with the first names of donors so that they will ne- NEWSLETTER –8– W H AT H A P P E N E D AT O U R FAC U LT Y

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Summary of all FLD events from 12/21 to 04/22 December Lecture Molecular tools in basic and applied 2021 insect research 11 Mar Event for employees and students Christmas concert 6 Dec Lecture Hunterra 16 Mar Event for FLD employees event of the Hunters‘ Association at FLD Hunt 9 Dec Open Day 18 Mar Event for FLD employees and partners event for FLD applicants Ball with a fresher ceremony 22 Mar January event of the FLD Student Association Student competition in hunting horns and 2022 deer luring 25- 27 Mar student competition Kostelec nad Černými lesy Screening of the film Healthy and April Profitable Forests, with discussion 19 Jan Event for general public 2022 Open Days 21-22 Jan Silva Regina 3-6 Apr Event for FLD applicants trade fair Brno February Lecture Night Pearl 13. 4. event of the Hunters‘ Association at FLD 2022 Earth Day 20 Apr IFSA Interim Meeting 2-11 Feb Kolín Event of the FLD Student Association Student hunt 3 Feb Earth Day 22 Apr Újezd nad Lesy Event of the Association of Hunters at FLD March 2022 FOR WOOD 3-5 Mar trade fair Prague Letňany Hunting ball 9 Mar Event of the Hunters‘ Association at FLD Lecture Science with insects @UGent 10 Mar Event for employees and students NEWSLETTER – 10 – SUMMARY OF ALL FLD EVENTS

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Who you may not know at our Faculty Ing. Bc. Eva Májová (Department of Developmentj) What brought you to FLD? learn something new and, at the same time, In fact, this whole thing started very unex- see a deeper social meaning in my work pectedly over coffee with a friend from compared to the corporate environment. CZU. She mentioned that in the project de- partment at the FLD they were looking for Tell us something about yourself. a colleague for international projects, if I I‘m an active person. I love nature, animals, would be interested, and if I would consider hiking, but also driving fast cars. I am inte- changing jobs. FLD, as a dynamically develo- rested in architecture and art; for example, ping faculty, appealed to me very much, as my favourite artist is Philippe Geluck and his well as the friendly environment of the Uni- Le chat déambule. In my free time I learn versity as a whole, so I eventually decided French, read Nordic detective stories, and as to apply. I have been working in an interna- part of healthy lifestyle I go running or play tional environment all my professional life, tennis so international projects at the University represent an interesting challenge for me to NEWSLETTER – 12 – WHO YOU MAY NOT KNOW

Maryna Sherstiuk, Ph.D. (Department of Forest Management) What brought you to FLD? se I grew up in a family of botanists. When My cooperation with CZU began a few years I was a child, my parents often took me to ago, when fate brought me together with an the forest for their research and fieldwork. So FLD employee on a joint Ukrainian-Czech in- when the time came to choose a profession, ternational project. It turned out that we were I knew exactly what I wanted to do in my life. working on similar scientific topics, with the I sincerely admire the wildlife and countrysi- main focus on the current issue of the use de of the Czech Republic, and I am very glad of non-wood forest products and their imple- to have the opportunity to get acquainted mentation in forestry. After an interesting and with the specialities of the local forest phy- informative discussion, we decided to try to tocoenosis and forestry. I would also like to collaborate and combine the extensive expe- take this opportunity to express my sincere rience of our countries in future research. We thanks, in particular to the FLD and the entire worked together remotely for a while. In au- CZU, for their incredible support and assis- tumn 2021, I finally moved to Prague and got tance to me, my compatriots, and my country a postdoc position at FLD. in these difficult times. Your support is very important for Ukraine and helps us to believe Tell us something about yourself. that peace will come in the near future. I have loved forests since I was a child becau- NEWSLETTER – 13 – WHO YOU MAY NOT KNOW

Interview with a new professor – a region of forests, ponds, and meadows. Na- ture surrounded me from childhood; until I was 10 I lived on the edge of a small village, later in a smaller town, but still close to the coun- tryside. In addition, from an early age, I helped on my uncle‘s small farm, which was based on the symbiosis of man and nature. So all this to- gether probably influenced my choice to study forestry. prof. Ing. Jiří What do you like to remember from your Remeš, Ph.D. studies? I started my first year right after the Faculty Department of Silviculture opened, so I didn‘t have any older classmates. At that time, the facilities for teaching forestry Tell us something about yourself. were only gradually being built in Prague; we mo- I was born in Hlinsko in Bohemia and, after pri- ved to the Faculty of Forestry new building only mary school, I went to the Secondary Forestry in the last year of study. Nevertheless, I like to School in Trutnov, where I spent four challen- remember the studies, my classmates, and also ging but beautiful years. The study was a com- the teachers, among whom there were strong bination of theoretical and practical disciplines, personalities. Personally, I was most influenced while the scope of the study was wide enough by Professor Poleno and his concept and enthu- to allow graduates to work in practice or su- siasm about the beautiful field of Silviculture. ccessfully study at university. Therefore, my next steps naturally led to the study of forest What is your job position at FLD? engineering at the Faculty of Forestry in Prague. I am an associate professor at the Department After graduation, I joined the School Forest En- of Silviculture, where I guarantee subjects focu- terprise in Kostelec nad Černými lesy, and after sed on silviculture at the Master and PhD level. I two years I went back to the Faculty as an assi- also participate in the implementation of several stant professor, completing my PhD studies. I research projects. In addition to my activities at still live in Kostelec nad Černými lesy with my FLD, I am the Vice-rector for Education, so my big family; my wife and I have four children. job description is very diverse. How did you get into forestry? What brought you to FLD? I come from the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands Thanks to Professor Poleno, whom I have already mentioned, I have spent my whole professional life with the Faculty of Forestry, today‘s FLD. He provided me with the opportunity to work at the NEWSLETTER – 14 – INTERVIEW WITH A NEW PROFESSOR

School Forest Enterprise and also to join the Fa- culty as his assistant. What do you see as the biggest advantage of What symbolizes you in forestry, and why? working at FLD? It is certainly nature friendly silviculture, which That I can pursue my professional interest, as has become my lifelong topic for research and well as a combination of scientific and pedago- teaching. Its aim is to leave as much space as gical activities. This allows you to make full use possible for the creative forces of nature, while of your creative potential and at the same time using forests economically as well. It should be meet and collaborate with a number of very mutual dialogue, respect, and cooperation. We interesting and inspiring people. cannot ignore humans and their needs; we live Is there anything that surprised you when you in a predominantly cultural landscape and wood started working here? is an absolutely exceptional renewable raw ma- I cannot think of anything important. I have terial. However, forests also provide many other been working at the Faculty for more than 30 functions. years, and when I add my student years to it, I got to know the environment very well. What are your hobbies? What can’t you be without in your free time? Of course, my family comes first, and then culture, especially theatre and singing, which I do as an amateur. NEWSLETTER – 15 – INTERVIEW WITH A NEW PROFESSOR

News from Faculty Management International a centre of excellence and its 3 adjacent eco- relations and Faculty systems to support cross-border cooperation development and knowledge transfer, where a public institu- tion, a business institution, the general public Since the beginning of this year, we have sub- and a science and research institution will be mitted 7 project proposals under the Horizon represented in each ecosystem. Given the ef- Europe programme, 3 project proposals under forts made, we firmly believe that this proposal the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE programme and will be a success at the Commission and we will 1 project proposal under the Erasmus+ pro- be able to congratulate ourselves on successfu- gramme. The application submitted in the Eras- lly defending this proposal. mus+ programme to the Cooperation Partner- At the beginning of the year, we made 2 perso- ship in Higher Education call aims to support nnel changes at the development department. international cooperation between universities Instead of our colleague Zuzana Hůlová, Vít and business in the field of forestry and wood Štengl joined the team, who is now in charge sciences. New applications in Horizon Europe of national projects (NAZVA, TACR, GACR etc.). focus mainly on research and innovation and Due to the number of submitted and implemen- 2 applications focus on coordination and sup- ted international projects, it was necessary to port actions. Thematically, most of the propo- strengthen this area in terms of personnel as sals focus on climate change, rewilding, carbon well. Since February 2022, our colleague Eva sequestration, ecosystem restoration, pest con- Májová has been working on these projects. trol, bioeconomy, and the transformation of the An important news in the field of projects is the food system. extension of both OP RDE projects – EVA4.0 and Probably the biggest challenge was applying Extemit-K. Both projects will be funded by mid- for the Horizon Europe call for excellent hubs, 2023, which is the maximum period provided by which we were preparing as the consortium the Ministry of Education. coordinator with a total of 26 partners. Dr. Pa- It seems that in 2022, we might be returning látová from DFWE (Department of Forestry and to normal activities in the field of international Wood Economics) was in charge of the deman- relations. For example, in March, we had the op- ding preparation of the project, with the sup- portunity to show our Faculty to the represen- port of colleagues from the European Forest In- tatives of Thai Prince of Songkla University. The stitute in Finland and a team of colleagues from Dean of the Faculty, Professor Marušák, also the FLD Department of Development. The aim visited EFI President Marc Palahí in Joensuu, of this proposal is to assess research and stra- Finland. The reason was the confirmation of co- tegic needs and funding opportunities in the operation and discussion on the preparation of private forestry and other forestry sectors, thus other projects. helping to create „Forest Advisory Services“, the equivalent of agricultural advisory services, co- nnecting Central and Eastern European regions, EU candidate and associated countries and old member states. The project basis is to establish NEWSLETTER – 16 – N EWS F R O M FAC U LT Y M A N AG E M E N T

Study Department gue. The documents focused on changes and and Education legislative anchoring of distance elements in teaching and the possibility to continue using An examination period took place at the begi- them. The CZU Study and Examination Regula- nning of the year. Students took the exams in tions have also been opened, and discussions person, although the summer semester began are taking place between the faculties about in a hybrid form. The lectures therefore took possible modifications and changes. A new CZU place in classrooms, but were also broadcast schedule has been agreed, which brings a fun- via MS TEAMS online. Before the beginning of damental change in combined study from the the semester, a meeting with teachers took new academic year. At FLD, theoretical lessons place in order to clarify the procedure within will take place from 17 to 25 September 2022 the summer semester. For students, workshops and practical exercises will then take place at were organized by a study counsellor on the to- weekends according to the planned dates in the pic of bachelor thesis (BT) preparation, where schedule. students learned how to choose the right to- At the beginning of the year, the chairmen and pic for BT and how to properly address their examiners of the state final examinations for supervisor. For PhD students, a workshop on SFE 2022 were appointed and approved by the “How to burn but not burn out” was organized, FLD Scientific Council. Since the beginning of and a workshop entitled Problematic situations the year, meetings of the Commission on Ge- in communication with students was held for nder Equality have been held at regular 14-day teachers. In mid-February, a selection proce- intervals. dure for Erasmus+ study stays and internships At the end of February and in March, negotia- took place. 25 students were selected for the tions took place on access and assistance to trip. Three new subjects in English have been Ukrainian students. Financial assistance and prepared for students, which will be offered as the opportunity to adjust and adapt their stu- optional for the next academic year not only for dies were offered to all existing Ukrainian stu- our students, but also for Erasmus+ students. dents. The conditions were adjusted and adap- As part of the improvement of student intern- ted to the new study applicants. ships, an Agreement was created on the provisi- on of internships for FLD students at the School Department of Quality Forest Enterprise in the field of organization, services and practical activities that students From the point of view of accreditations, the of the study program Forestry, Hunting and beginning of this year was again focused on Game Environment Care and System Arboricul- the regular evaluation of the quality assuran- ture will perform. There is also a system of eva- ce of educational and creative activities at the luation of performed practices, which will help Faculty, but also for individual study program- in the annual improvement of quality. mes. While the Faculty evaluation as a whole At the CZU level in the field of education, two cannot capture some details, in the evaluati- documents were discussed and subsequently on reports of individual study programmes, issued: Concept of the Development of Distan- their guarantors have detailed data on the ce Education at CZU and Special Rules of Study past year from the point of view of education at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Pra- and scientific activities and thus have a rela- NEWSLETTER – 17 – N EWS F R O M FAC U LT Y M A N AG E M E N T

tively accurate idea of the study programme i.e. in the better half of scientific journals on development. The results and conclusions of WoS (50% of articles were published in the these reports are then reflected by Faculty Ma- 1st quartile). The great result is that the Fa- nagement together with the guarantors when culty has published 12 articles in prestigious setting the strategy of the Faculty‘s focus for journals registered in the Nature index da- the following year. tabase. FLD has never published such a large The beginning of this year was specific due number of articles in this database, and it to the commencement of quality assurance was the most successful Faculty at the CZU evaluation at the CZU by an international eva- in this respect. luation panel from the Institutional Evaluation Programme. The result of this evaluation will Last year was also the most successful in eva- hopefully be the award of an international cer- luating our outputs for society and practice, the tificate on the quality of established processes so-called Collection of Quality Outputs accor- in science, research and educational activities. ding to the M17+ Methodology. In this collecti- In addition to increasing the CZU international on, each institution selects its best outputs and prestige, this certificate should also bring us submits them for evaluation. In 2021, FLD re- an increase in prestige at the national level ceived the best evaluation of results since 2017, and verification for the National Accreditation i.e. since this selection must be submitted. FLD Office that our internal processes are set up submitted 7 outputs. For the first time, the Fa- correctly on an international scale as well. At culty‘s performance was evaluated with grade the beginning of March, our Faculty was visited „1“, 4x with grade „2“ and 2x with grade „3“. By by a committee from the Institutional Evaluati- the average value of marks, we were the best on Programme, which met with the University evaluated Faculty at CZU. Management, the team that prepared the se- The IGA Commission set conclusions on inte- lf-evaluation report, Faculty Management, sta- rim and final reports on projects implemented ff and students. The committee will come for in 2021. Some projects were evaluated as not another visit in mid-May. fulfilled and some of the currently implemented ones were terminated. This report was handed Science and Research over to the Dean and the heads of the relevant departments. In addition, a call for IGA projects The year 2021 was the most successful in the implemented from 2022 was announced. This history of the Faculty in terms of publishing year, the IGA Commission evaluated a total of activities. Last year, FLD published 250 artic- 32 newly submitted projects, of which 24 were les in journals registered in the Web of Sci- recommended for funding. ence (WoS) database. However, only a large number of these articles was not the main objective of the Faculty. The aim was to incre- ase the number of articles in the most presti- gious journals. We consider it a very good result that more than 80% of FLD outputs were published in journals in the 1st or 2nd quartile according to AIS in individual FORDs, NEWSLETTER – 18 – N EWS F R O M FAC U LT Y M A N AG E M E N T

Marketing sale of Christmas decorations, reflective ele- ments for joint hunting, newly published book Between the beginning of December and the Hunting Shooting, or new promotional items end of April, a large number of Faculty events of the Faculty. The research activities of our took place. The most important of them are lis- Faculty were also promoted in the form of ted in this Newsletter. These were both events new contributions from the Popularization of for building the reputation of the Faculty with Science Association and through new parts of the general public, as well as events focused the podcast. Our Faculty also organized ma- on attracting new students and events for em- terial assistance for a partner forestry school ployees and partners of the Faculty. For exam- in the Ukrainian city of Khust. Thanks to eve- ple, the Faculty participated in the FOR WOOD ryone who participated in the collection. The and Silva Regina trade fairs. Faculty bought what it did not obtain in the Communication with students and applicants form of a collection (such as a generator) and took place constantly through social networks subsequently also took care of delivery to the and the website. The Faculty‘s Instagram has border with Ukraine. been strengthened by cooperation with new There was also a personnel change at the de- students, who, as ambassadors, ensure the partment. Our colleague Mgr. Jitka Zavoralová promotion of individual study programmes left, who will be replaced by a new colleague at FLD. Open days took place in January and Martin Kotek in May. March. From January to March, there was also an intensive advertising campaign on Google, Economic and Seznam and YouTube. We also visited seconda- operational ry forestry schools in Trutnov, Písek, Šluknov management of the and Žlutice, and in Slovakia schools in Liptov- Faculty ský Hrádok and Prešov. The promotion of FLD in the media also took place on an ongoing The turn of 2021 and 2022 was, as every year, basis. Outputs in the media are regularly mo- devoted to financial statements. FLD had a nitored, promoted and recorded in the Faculty surplus in 2021 for operating activities, which database of outputs. Several press releases will be invested in funds. It can already be said have also been issued. A new Newsletter for that FLD has complied with all the budget rules practice has also been prepared and will be and adhered to the planned budget for 2021. At published in the June issue of Lesnická prá- present, the budget for 2022 is being created, ce journal. A big news was the publication of according to the new methodology. From the the first issue of the Faculty magazine Listy z point of view of the entire FLD, it will be possible lesa, which is intended for the general public. to draw up a balanced budget again, enabling the The local rounds of the YPEF (Young People in creation of funds for the development of the FLD European Forests) competition and the prepa- in the longer term. ration of the Prague regional round also took With regard to the international situation, inflation place. development and other external adverse factors, Both students and staff actively used the FLD, together with other faculties, transferred services of the FLD Copy Centre (Wood Pa- part of the reserve (approximately 18% of the vilion, DP213), whose events focused on the total amount) in the operating funds fund from Czech crowns to US dollars. The completion NEWSLETTER – 19 – N EWS F R O M FAC U LT Y M A N AG E M E N T

and reconstruction of the original FLD building Czech Republic) to send students and staff to si- is proceeding according to schedule. An above- milar institutions outside the EU. On the contrary, limit public contract for the supply of active the Iranian side will send students and staff to the elements is currently underway and a contract FLD for some time. for interior equipment will be announced. The As part of the ongoing Erasmus+ Credit Mobili- project for new interior equipment was updated ty project, the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sci- according to changes in the layout of the office ences supports PhD students and staff trips to space, which led to an increase in places for Iran and the arrival of Iranian professors and PHD PhD students and postdocs. Furthermore, students at the Faculty. The partner university in the share of natural wood and wood-based this project is the University of Tehran, Faculty of materials in interiors was increased, especially in Natural Resources (University of Tehran (ut.ac.ir)). classrooms. A complication in the construction All mobilities are funded by Erasmus + pro- was discovery of unsatisfactory condition of the gramme. building cladding, based on two independent The project lasts a total of 36 months, i.e. from 1 expert opinions. Therefore, it is being revitalized. August 2019 to 31 July 2022. All mobilities must However, a significant complication is the rise in be completed by the end of July 2022. prices of building materials and their availability. Between 7 April and 6 May, the mobility of three Based on the opinions of the Ministry of Iranian professors from the University of Tehran Education, Youth and Sports and the CZU legal was carried out. analysis, an amendment was concluded with the Dr. Davood Efhamisisi is an assistant professor contractor, which addresses the newly created at the Institute of Wood and Paper Science and market situation. Technology with expertise in wood protection. Dr. A new framework contract for the supply of Efhamisisi will carry out his monthly internship at consumables and chemicals to laboratories is the Department of Wood and Biomaterials Pro- being prepared within the entire CZU. The whole cessing, his supervisor is doc. Ing. Miloš Pánek, process of purchasing research commodities Ph.D. should therefore be harmonized across the Associate Professor Reza Oladi is from the De- university under the Public Procurement Act and partment of Science and Technology of Wood should allow for lower prices than for regular and Paper. Associate Professor Oladi is an expert purchases. in the field of biology and protection of wood. Dr. As of 15 March 2022, the long-time assistant of the Oladi will cooperate with the Department of Wood Department of Forest Protection and Entomology Processing and Biomaterials within his internship, transferred to the Faculty of Tropical Agriculture. his supervisor is doc. Ing. Aleš Zeidler, Ph.D. We would like to thank her for her work at FLD Dr. Parviz Fatehi is an assistant professor at the and wish her success in her new position. Department of Forestry and Forest Economics. He deals with the area of GIS and methods of Erasmus+ Credit Mobility – Earth remote sensing. Dr. Fatehi‘s supervisor is cooperation with Iran doc. Ing. Peter Surový, Ph.D. from the Department of Forest Management. After a break of several years, our Faculty has jo- The Iranian guests got acquainted with the Facul- ined the so-called credit mobility KA 107, which ty ongoing projects, visited the Faculty‘s labora- is part of the Erasmus+ programme. Thanks to tories, met with teachers and students, and pre- the obtained project, it is possible for educational sented new experiments on wood treatment and institutions from the programme country (i.e. the NEWSLETTER – 20 – N EWS F R O M FAC U LT Y M A N AG E M E N T

new laboratory techniques. it will be the coordinator of the whole consortium. The programme also included a lecture on Earth Specifically, these are the following: remote sensing for structural and functional attri- REFOREST Agroforestry at the forefront of far- butes of the forest, training on new remote sen- ming sustainability in multifunctional landscapes sing equipment and techniques, and an introdu- in Europe (coordinator: FLD CZU in Prague, CR; ction to academic, social and industrial aspects main researcher for FLD: Ing. Martin Lukáč) of forestry and wood science/technology in the CLIMB-FOREST CLImate Mitigation and Bioecono- Czech Republic to Iranian partners and vice versa. my pathways for sustainable FORESTry (coordina- The project will continue with a follow-up visit by tor: Lund University, Sweden, main researcher for one PhD student and several FLD staff to Iran. FLD: prof. Ing. Miroslav Svoboda, Ph.D.) CEE2ACT Empowering the Central and Eastern Newly acquired HORIZON European Countries to Develop Circular Bioeco- projects nomy Strategies and Action Plans (coordinator: GEO, Hungary; main researcher for FLD: doc. Ing. The acquisition of three Horizon Europe projects Miroslav Hájek, Ph.D.) can be considered a great success for FLD. These The projects will be implemented between 2022- are proposals that competed in the first calls of 2027. cluster 6 (Food, Bioeconomics, Natural Resources, Congratulations to the project researchers! Agriculture and the Environment). In two cases, the Faculty will be a co-researcher. In one project, NEWSLETTER – 21 – N EWS F R O M FAC U LT Y M A N AG E M E N T

News from the departments 1 Members of the DFM (Department of Forest Management) have developed the IScanForest application. It is a phone app that allows you to measure trees, their thickness, height, and even position. For more information, visit iscanforest.FLD.czu.cz 2 DFE (Department of Forest Ecology) researchers participated in a study that found that there are approximately 73,000 tree species in the world, more than 9,000 of which have not yet been scientifically documented. It is the result of a new global estimate, in which researchers from all over the world, including scientists from our Faculty, collaborated. British decryption techniques from World War II were used for the estimation. 3 DFE researchers within an international team have explained the effects of extreme heat waves on tree growth and identified which trees may be more susceptible to climatic extremes. Coniferous trees were found to have a more pronounced water deficit than deciduous trees, indicating generally less resistance of conifers to drought and high temperatures. Norway spruce and Scots pine have undergone much more extensive and permanent drain- age of the trunk than beech and oak, which clearly shows that these deciduo- us trees are more resistant to drought and high temperatures. 4 Our researchers from the international EVA project were part of a team that discovered and subsequently examined a 24,000-year-old living multi- cellular organism living in the soil. A major study has also provided evidence that organisms from the Bdelloidea class can survive frozen almost indefinite- ly. The key is that Bdelloidea are a multicellular organism that has a nervous, digestive, and excretory system. From this point of view, it is unique that such an old organism has been found and further multiplied. 5 In order to distinguish individual groups of termites of the same species, to experiment with their behaviour and also to prove their food intake with additives, scientists from the international EVA project colour their food with food dyes, so the termites change colour according to diet. They do not seem to mind it! 6 DGMWB (Department of Game Management and Wildlife Biology) resear- chers found that wild boars sleep an average of 11 hours and 20 minutes a day. They got the answer thanks to a collar. It consists of GPS, accelerometer, and magnetometer. This technology is able to provide just this type of informa- tion. NEWSLETTER – 22 – NEWS FROM THE DEPARTMENTS

NEWSLETTER – 23 – NEWS FROM THE DEPARTMENTS

What is awaiting us? April / May • YPEF Regional Round, FLD 28-29 April • Student shooting competition for the FLD Dean‘s Cup, 2022 Vlašim 6 May June • Forest Week in cooperation with Lesy hl. m. Prahy, Pra- 2022 gue 9-13 May • Bioeconomics Conference, CZU Assembly Hall ČZU 17 May • Křivoklát Forest Enterprise Day, Emilovna cottage 21 May • Natura Viva Exhibition, Lysá nad Labem 26-29 May • State final examinations for master‘s degree programmes, FLD 23-27 May • State final examinations for bachelor study fields and programmes, FLD 30 May – 3 June • Science Fair, Dejvice 2-4 June • Summer school, FLD 6-17 June • FRAME project meeting, FLD 13-17 June • COST project meeting, FLD 14-17 June • Garden party, CZU campus 11 June • Honitba roku Conference in cooperation with Czech-Moravian Hunting Unit, FLD 15 June • Dean‘s shooting competition for CZU partners and employees, Vráž 16 June • YPEF National Round, Kostelec nad Č. l. 20-21 June • Graduation Ceremony, CZU Assembly Hall 24 June NEWSLETTER – 24 – WHAT IS AWAITING US?

NEWSLETTER – 25 – WHAT IS AWAITING US?

Did you know that… 1 ... our Faculty organized a collection for a 3 partner forestry school from the Ukrainian town of Khust, with which our Faculty has been ... as of 31 March 2022, 473 cooperating for a long time. This school actively applicants from the Russian asked our Faculty for material support. Thanks Federation applied to us for study to the support of our employees and students, in the next academic year, but we have provided them with the required items they will probably not get a visa and took them to the border. Many thanks to and will not start their studies. everyone involved for cooperation. 2 ... we are planning to organize a summer school for international students again in June 2022? The content guarantors will be doc. Aleš Zeidler and doc. Lukáš Bílek. NEWSLETTER – 26 – DID YOU KNOW THAT…

4 ... the Annual Implementation 5 Plan of the FLD Strategic Plan for 2022 was approved in March. ... currently there are 10 Ukrainian students studying You can find it on the FLD website. with us? 6 ... a total of 2107 study 7 applications were submitted as of 31 March, which is 273 ... on Sunday 3 April, at the Silva more than in the first stage Regina Fair, the FLD Dean and last year. other representatives of forestry institutions signed an Action Plan for the Unified Procedure for the Implementation of Forest Pedagogy in Forestry Entities in the Czech Republic for the period 2022-2026, and the Unified Procedure for the Implementation of Forest Pedagogy in Forestry Entities in the Czech Republic. NEWSLETTER – 27 – DID YOU KNOW THAT…

Information on guarantors of study programmes and their competencies Although each study programme, or field of dy programme is provided in terms of project and study, had its guarantor before the new Higher publication activities of individual teachers, which Education Act and the granting of CZU institutio- are content-related to a study programme. nal accreditation, their tasks and responsibilities Although the guarantor is responsible for the con- were not clearly defined anywhere. With the new tent of the study programme and the quality of accreditation system, which is largely based on its educational activities, he/she does not have the self-assessment and responsibilities of in- direct tools to address all aspects. These tools, dividual universities, the guarantor of the study especially in the area of personnel management, programme comes to the fore and his/her role are with the individual heads of departments or becomes more important, not only formally, but, the Faculty Dean. It is therefore necessary, and in above all, factually. fact the basis for the success of the whole sys- The guarantor of a study programme is primarily tem of institutional accreditation, that the com- responsible for the declared profile of the gradua- munication channels between teachers, study te of a study programme. This determines his/her programme guarantors, heads of departments, responsibility for the structure of the study plan, and Faculty Management are set up correctly. The the subjects that the student must complete, and flow of information must be reciprocal and based also the staffing of these subjects in terms of the on respect for the views and perspectives of all necessary qualifications and experience of indivi- parties involved. dual guarantors of study subjects and teachers. One of the strategic goals of Faculty Management However, ensuring the functioning of a study for the next period is to set up this communica- programme is also related to the development of tion and support it. However, it is necessary for individual academic staff who participate in the each individual academic to become acquainted programme from the point of view of their sci- with the new role of guarantors of study program- entific qualifications. The guarantor of the study mes and their position in the processes of ensu- programme should therefore ensure that the stu- ring the quality of educational activities. NEWSLETTER – 28 – INFORMATION ON GUARANTORS

NEWSLETTER – 29 – INFORMATION ON GUARANTORS

Listy z lesa – a new FLD magazine for the general public Our Faculty has decided to start publishing a new We believe that every reader, across all age ca- information magazine called Listy z lesa (Leaves tegories, and with different professional orienta- from the forest). The aim of this magazine is to tions, will find a part of this magazine that will present to the general public how modern and interest them, broaden their horizons or, at least, attractive the field of forestry and wood sciences entertain them. The first issue of Listy z lesa pre- is. As a public university, we consider it necessary sents interesting scientific findings in a popular to consistently fulfil our mission, which also in- science form and presents the facilities of our cludes, in addition to educational and scientific students and employees, including the Faculty ar- research activities, the transfer of knowledge into boretum. It also includes interviews with our stu- practice, communication with the public, and so- dents and graduates, several pages for children, cial responsibility. as well as venison recipes. You can have a look at the magazine on our website. NEWSLETTER – 30 – LISTY Z LESA

NEWSLETTER – 31 – LISTY Z LESA

New FLD pictogram Published by FLD CZU Marketing Department Prague, April 2022