The celebration of the 105th anniversary of university forestry education in Czechia that will take place on April 15-17th, 2024 at the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, the Czech Republic.
Register by April 1st HERE.
Participation fee: free of charge
Everyone pays for the accommodation themselves.
Topics of laboratory visits:
- Remote sensing and drones in forestry
- Dendrochronology laboratory
- Laboratories for genetic and physiological research of forest trees
- Chemical analysis of plant samples using liquid chromatography
- Phytopathological laboratory
- Durability of wood against biotic and abiotic agents
- CT scanning of logs
- Involvement of Seed Management techniques in the practical training of students at the Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences (Prague)
- Development of new wood-based structural materials and elements as a starting point for solving climate changes in Forestry and Timber sector
- and much more.
Travel information
Parking in the CZU campus is free.
How to get from the main train station to CZU
- at main train station take the metro – red line C (direction Háje) and go just one stop to Muzeum
- at the Muzeum change to green line A (direction Nemocnice Motol) and go to stop Dejvická
- at the stop Dejvická change to the bus line 107 or 147 to stop Zemědělská univerzita
How to get from the airport to CZU
- at the airport take the bus 119 to Nádraží Veleslavín
- at the stop Nádraží Veleslavín change to metro – green line A (direction Depo Hostivař) and go to stop Dejvická
- at the stop Dejvická change to the bus line 107 or 147 to stop Zemědělská univerzita
How to get from the bus stop Zemědělská univerzita to the High-tech pavilion
How to get tickets
- for public transport you can buy tickets at bus, tram or metro stations in vending machines (possible to pay with card, also some trams has option to buy ticket even inside the tram but I do not recommend to rely on it)
- the third option is mobile app Litacka https://app.pidlitacka.cz/ (you can buy tickets there and activate them 2 minutes before getting into the bus/metro/tram)
- 30 min ticket is for 30 Kč, 90 min ticket is for 40 Kč (you will need this one to get from the airport or train station), also if you plan to travel by public transport more often you can buy 1-day ticket for 120 Kč or 3-day ticket for 330 Kč
Accommodation tips
When reserving a room, please write note:105thAnniversary
1) Dormitory JIH
Address: Kamýcká 1280
165 00 Prague – Suchdol
GPS: 50.130493, 14.376970
Contact:
Email: recepce-jih@kam.czu.cz
Mob.: +420 224 383 538
Web:https://www.kam.czu.cz/cs/r-8586-ubytovani/r-8612-kolej-jih#i-1db9d897d180110cb04679e84a1eef53
The accommodation is located directly on the campus of the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague.
2) Elio Garni
Address: Prague-Lysolaje
Sídlištní 136/24
165 00 Prague-Suchdol
Contact:
Email: recepce.svua@svscr.cz
Mob.: +420 220 923 128
Web: https://www.svupraha.cz/skolici-stredisko/skolici-stredisko-pro-statni-veterinarni-spravu
The accommodation is located 3 minutes from the campus of the Czech University of Life Sciences.
3) Grand Hotel International Prague
Address: Koulova 1501/15
160 45 Praha 6
Contact:
Email: hotel@internationalprague.cz
Mob.: +420 296 537 111
Web: https://www.hotelint.cz/onas/#
The accommodation is located 7 minutes by car from the campus of the Czech University of Life Sciences.
There is a bus stop (Čínská) right next to the hotel, where buses No. 107 and No. 147 go, which will take you directly to the campus of the Czech University of Life Sciences (stop Zemědělská univerzita); bus journey time is 10 minutes.
