Masaryk University

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University Centre in Svalbard

The proposed project aimed to organize common fieldwork in various fields of Polar geosciences. This proposal by Masaryk University (MU) and the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) was focused on geology, geomorphology, glaciology, meteorology, climatology, hydrology and limnology. A separate proposal connecting geosciences and life sciences was simultaneously being presented by the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. Both these parts were common components of polar ecology and geosciences education and students shared the theoretical part of the course. The project was intended to start intensive university education collaboration using the field logistics capacities of MU and the laboratory equipment of UNIS, while joining the scientific teams from both institutions. The most important benefit was the possibility for common work to be shared among Czech and Norwegian students and this enhanced their chances for further continuous collaboration in their scientific careers.

1 226 111 CZK