Iceland is not only a country of volcanoes and glaciers. The country is inspiring in many ways, such as employment policy. Young people are not afraid to have children while they study at university. The total fertility rate has been around two…
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Inequalities in the European labour market: in Iceland, people retire satisfied.
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Researchers will study inequalities in the European labour market
6. 6. 2022Researchers from more than 30 European countries will study labour market inequalities among older workers. The project, funded by the European Union, will assess the current situation with the final goal of formulating policy recommendations on how… -
An educational trail is being completed in Masaryk’s forest in Israel.
29. 5. 2022The Masaryk Forest in Israel, planted by Czech settlers in 1930, will soon have an educational museum trail commemorating the work and life of the first Czechoslovak president, T.G. Masaryk and his son Jan. The condition of the forest itself… -
Scientists are developing edible food packaging
12. 5. 2022Scientists from the Faculty of AgriSciences at Mendel University in Brno focused on the packaging that can be eaten together with food. Experts are currently developing edible protein-based packaging that has the character of a flexible kitchen foil… -
Czech Ministry launches a mobile app to help Ukrainians and other foreigners
12. 4. 2022As part of its activities to help refugees from Ukraine, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic is launching a mobile phone application called Smart Migration. The app allows foreigners to easily find answers in Ukrainian,… -
Statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
1. 3. 2022The leadership of Mendel University in Brno strongly condemns Russia’s unprecedented military aggression towards a sovereign state such as Ukraine. This is a serious violation of international law, which is a purely purposeful and well-thought-out… -
An international scientific conference on the occasion of Mendel’s anniversary…
16. 2. 2022This year we celebrate the bicentennial of the birth of the father of genetics, Gregor Johann Mendel. To pay tribute to this pre-eminent scientist, Mendel Genetics Conference will take place between 20–23 July 2022, in Brno, the city where Mendel… -
Robots need to be taxed globally, says the expert
18. 1. 2022The global labor market is beginning to face massive robotics, which raises questions about how to tax these robots. The reason is the simple assumption that the fewer people work in the future, the more state budget revenues will fall. Instead of… -
Thanks to Czech scientists, farmers in Cambodia have mango dryers
4. 1. 2022Researchers from Mendel University in Brno are helping to start sustainable mango production in the Kampong Speu area of Cambodia. Thanks to Czech know-how, local producers have started producing solar fruit dryers. So far, much of the mango crop…