PhD students from the Faculty of Chemistry BUT gained valuable experience at a summer school in Kraków and laid the foundations for a new partnership

Hands-on laboratory training, technical visits, and the beginning of a new international collaboration. PhD students from the Faculty of Chemistry at Brno University of Technology took part in a summer school focused on soil and groundwater research in Kraków, Poland. In addition to gaining valuable scientific experience, they also laid the foundations for future cooperation between the Faculty of Chemistry BUT and AGH University.

Author: Jitka Krouská
From 13 to 17 July 2026, PhD students Lenka Krejsová, Kateřina Šťastná and Antonín Vetchý, together with Jitka Krouská, took part in the international summer school From Soil Through Water – Laboratory Methods of Groundwater and Soil Environmental Research, held in Kraków, Poland, with the support of the CEEPUS programme. The summer school brought together eleven students from four countries: the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Author: Jitka Krouská
The week-long programme took place at the Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection of AGH University in Kraków. Participants completed intensive hands-on laboratory training, where they learned modern methods for analysing soil and groundwater samples and gained insight into current approaches to environmental research.

The programme also included technical visits to a geothermal facility in the Podhale region at the foothills of the Tatra Mountains and to a mineral water bottling plant in Kraków. These visits demonstrated the practical application of hydrogeological and environmental protection research.

Author: Jitka Krouská
One of the key outcomes of the summer school was the establishment of cooperation between the Faculty of Chemistry at Brno University of Technology and AGH University. The initial focus will be on student research internships, with future plans to develop joint scientific projects in the fields of soil chemistry and environmental research.

Participation in the summer school confirmed that international cooperation provides students not only with valuable knowledge and practical experience but also with opportunities to build professional networks and develop collaborative research activities across European universities.


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