VŠPJ participates in the European Week for Sustainable Development (ETUR) for the second time

20 Sep 2024 | Car Free Day

On the occasion of the International Car Free Day on Friday, 20 September 2024, the University of Applied Sciences is organising a challenge for staff and students to use a means of transport other than individual car transport to and from school. The aim of the event is to highlight more environmentally friendly transport options and to promote the reduction of car use in urban areas.

23 Sep 2024 | Polytechnicast - Hydrogen is the technology of the future

How do hydrogen technologies work, what are their biggest advantages and what challenges lie ahead in their use? Answers to these questions and more will be provided in the next episode of the Polytechnicast podcast, which will take place during the European Week for Sustainable Development. We will talk about the topic of hydrogen technologies with Ing. Jiří Vybíhal, representative of Jipocar Power, and Dr. Miloslav Vilímek, Vice-Rector of the University of Applied Sciences for Creative and Project Activities.

September 24, 2024 | SWAP of clothes and books | 14.00 - 18.00 | Academic Day, Pivovarská restaurace Jihlava

The University of Applied Sciences is organising a clothing and book swap for students, staff and the general public. It will take place during the Academic Day in the premises of the Brewery Restaurant Jihlava. If you have nice pieces of clothes in your wardrobe that you don't wear but can still be used by someone else, bring them with you to the SWAP! Extend the life cycle of your clothes and save the planet and your wallet.

October 05, 2024 - October 12, 2024 | Exhibition on trees in support of decent work | Park of the University of Applied Sciences behind the Transport Department, Jihlava

Exhibition on Trees is a nationwide exhibition happening in support of decent work. The event takes place every year in October during the Decent Work Week. Individual exhibitions thus reach the parks and squares of hundreds of places in the country every year. This year, the week of 5-12 October 2024 will see the tenth edition, this time focusing on the workings of the Fairtrade system and the lives of growers around the world. The exhibition will take place in the Park of the University of Applied Sciences behind the Department of Transport and is open to the general public.

More information can be found HERE

8 October 2024 | Polyfik 18: Coffee Future | 15.00 - 16.30 | Meeting room next to the Historical Auditorium of the University of Applied Sciences, Jihlava

The POLYFiK Film Club will present the film Coffee Future (Czech Republic, 2024) for students and staff of the VŠPJ and the general public.

This documentary film presents the lives of coffee growers in Latin America who face not only low farmgate prices and rising costs, but also the uncertainty of a good harvest. This is exacerbated by the effects of climate change. Climate change is projected to halve the area suitable for growing Arabica coffee by 2050.

Admission is free. No registration is required for the event.

For more information, visit HERE