1. Introduction

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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 Studies Study porgrammes at ITS

5. Main research activities Crop protection and utilization (indigenous knowledge) 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