09 August 2011 | General, BMBS, CMST, ESSEM, FA, FPS, ISCH, ICT, MPNS, TUD, TD
COST country focus: Czech Republic
The Czech Republic has been an independent COST member since 1993 and was already a member of COST as a part of Czechoslovakia since 1991. The Czech Republic hosted the COST Ministerial Council in Prague in 1997.
The national COST Office in the Czech Republic is hosted by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.
The Czech Republic is active in every Domain and has chaired over 300 Actions since joining COST. They are particularly active in the Food and Agriculture Domain including involvement in COST Actions which have improved soil quality and health in agriculture; set up a European network of pig genomes and controlled metals in drinking water throughout Europe.
Other highlights of the Czech Republic's involvement in COST Actions are the contributions made to:
- setting standards for weather classifications in European regions
- improving the welfare of fish in European aquaculture
- Improving sustainable mobility in European urban areas and enhancing public transport networks
- Measuring the impact of climate change on European agriculture
More information on all the COST Actions which the Czech Republic both chairs and participates in can be found on the new COST country page.
This country focus fits in a summer series in which we visit each COST country in alphabetical order to highlight its achievements in the COST Programme.
