Research Training and Internship

The main aim of the course is to increase the research competencies and the professional experience of the students of the program. The course emphasizes the development of their methodological research (especially focus on data analysis and evaluation), scientific writing and results presentation.  It also includes laboratory practice (lab analysis) focused on the research of tropical bioresources at scientific, educational or even private (withing the scope of the study programme) institutions in the Czech Republic or abroad. Special attention is also devoted to the acquisition of practical experience with the preparation of proposals for research or development projects, the presentation of research results and the formulation of recommendations for practice.

Calculation of the hour load (maximum):

Within the course students can choose a variety of different educational activities, such as:

• Active participation in meetings of individual research teams of the faculty (presentation of methodological part of diploma thesis research)…50 hours/semester,
• Active participation in the seminars related to the methodological prepartion of the diploma thesis…. 50 hours/semester,
• Research internship at a foreign or external institution in the Czech Republic (including ERASMUS studies)… 100 hours,
• Preparation and presentation of the student project.. 50 hours/semester,
• Participation in thematic seminars or workshops suitable for completing the graduate profile…70 hours/semester,
• Active participation in conferences (presentations in the form of a poster or oral presentation)….50 hours,
• Submitting a manuscript of the research paper to the peer-reviewed scientific journal (main author or co-author)…100 hours.