1. Palacký University www.geology.upol.cz The city of Olomouc
5th biggest city in Czech Republic, ~ 100 thousand inhabitants
valuable historical town centre, listed in UNESCO
a typical university town
Palacký University of Olomouc
founded 1573, second oldest university in the Czech Republic
8 faculties, ~ 22 thousand students
One of top five universities in the Czech Republic
Department of Geology
founded 1946, but mineralogical education dates back to 1747
affiliated at the Faculty of Science
a small-scale department, ~ 12 mbrs. of academic staff + PhD students
located in a new building (2009) very close to city centre

2. Studies www.geology.upol.cz Study programmes Theses
Environmental geology Bc., MSc.
Geology and Environmental Management
(high school teacher education) Bc., MSc.
Geological Sciences Ph.D.
Theses
Bachelor´s, Master´s and Doctoral level theses
Instrumental equipment and facilities freely available for students
Co-operation with top Czech geological organizations and private sector
Mapping courses / field work in Czech Republic and abroad
Student and teacher exchange programmes
Partner universities Erasmus+: Barcelona, Tours, Liége, Ljubljana, Graz
Visiting professors from France, Iceland, Austria, Poland, Spain, Egypt,…

3. Research www.geology.upol.cz Research groups Projects Publications
Sedimentary geology, anthropogenic contamination studies
Hydrothermal mineralization, genetic mineralogy
Hydrogeology and hydrogeochemstry, arsenic contamination
Applied petrology, building materials and petroarcheology
Shallow geophysics
Students are enrolled in all research projects
Projects
Czech Science Foundation: national projects of basic research
IGCP: International Geological Correlation Programme (IUGS)
FRVŠ, FRUP, IGA, OP-VK: European Union projects, Czech Government level projects, University level projects
Publications
Papers in high-rank scientific journals: Nature Geoscience, Gondwana Research, Water Research, Quaternary Science Reviews, Journal of Hydrology, Sedimentary Geology, etc.
Co-operation with regional journals
Monographs, textbooks, fieldwork guides, popularization of science

4. Instruments and equipment
Laboratory facilities and instruments
Scanning electron microscopy / microprobe laboratory
Element geochemistry (EDXRF, WDXRF)
Petrophysical instruments (gamma-ray spectrometry, spectral reflectance, magnetic susceptibility, conductivity)
Microscopic methods (optical, fluorescence, cathodo-luminiscence microscopy, microthermometry of fluid inclusions
Sedimentologic laboratory and laser granulometry
Field equipment and instruments
Shallow geophysics (geoelectric, electromagnetic, radiation methods, 24-channel seismics, ground penetrating radar)
Floating drilling platform and underwater drilling equipment
Field probes, navigation, field mapping tablets
Geodetical equipment, differential GPS
Collections and library
Mineralogic, petrographic and paleontologic collections, minimuseum
Library: maps, journals, books, textbooks, electronic databases

5. International geology
We do field work all-over-the-world:
Africa (Namibia, Zambia, Morocco …)
America (Brazil, Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Canada, …)
Asia (China, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Siberia, …)
Europe (Ireland, Pyrenees, Alps, …)
Mapping courses and international students
Students field trips to Island of Rab, Croatia
CEEPUS, Erasmus and Erasmus+ mobilities
Partner institutions in Europe
Visiting professors and students from abroad
International conferences and lecture tours

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