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Visiting Internship Insights – Kshitij Agrawal
BRT offers internship opportunities for visiting students and early-career professionals who wish to expand their scientific networks, gain international and cultural experience, and contribute to a collaborative research environment. These internships support professional growth, encourage the exchange of ideas, and help build meaningful connections across disciplines and backgrounds.
Recently, we hosted Kshitij Agrawal, a student from India. Read his introductory blog HERE.
Enjoy reading about his experience with BRT!
As my internship at BRT concludes, I'm grateful for an immersive work environment and the invaluable experience I've gained over the duration of my internship. I'd like to take this opportunity to detail my involvement in a range of work across design, communication and content writing, the value they bring to young professionals, and finally the gratitude of receiving the opportunity to join the robust learning environment that Dr. Hynek Roubik and the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU) provide.
New Paper Published! The effect of pretreatment on VFA production from tofu and tempeh wastewater through anaerobic digestion batch
Researchers from the Faculty of Tropical Agrisciences (FTZ) at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU), including BRT Postdctoral Researcher Dr. Lydia Mawar Ningsih and Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hynek Roubík, recently published an article in Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining (Biofpr).
The growing popularity of tofu and tempeh around the world has increased the demand for soybean-based food production. However, behind these nutritious foods lies a major environmental challenge: the generation of large amounts of nutrient-rich wastewater. Instead of viewing this wastewater as a disposal problem, this study explored its potential as a valuable resource for producing volatile fatty acids (VFAs) through anaerobic digestion. Tofu and tempeh production generates substantial volumes of was
COMUNIDAD Project Successfully Completed and Recognised Among Horizon Europe Success Stories
The COMUNIDAD project has reached an important milestone, successfully completing its final review and closing its activities with strong recognition at European level. As a Horizon Europe project dedicated to strengthening the use of Copernicus and European satellite-based services in Latin America, COMUNIDAD brought together partners from Europe, Chile, and Colombia to support the development of digital tools, capacity-building activities, and applied solutions for agriculture, forestry, and rural development.
Throughout its implementation, COMUNIDAD focused on making Earth Observation data more accessible, practical, and useful for end users in Chile and Colombia. By combining Copernicus data, geospatial tools, training activities, stakeholder engagement, and platform development, the project contributed to improving how satellite-based information can support decision-making in sectors that are directly affected by environmental, productive, and territorial challenges.
Visiting Internship Insights – Katie Jacobs
To broaden and develop our teams’ collaborative skills while offering visiting students the chance to expand their scientific networks and gain cultural experiences, BRT encourages students to join our team for internship opportunities. These internships aim to facilitate idea exchange, foster professional growth, and create opportunities for collaboration.
Recently, we hosted Katie Jacobs, a student from the United States. Read her introductory blog HERE.
Enjoy reading about her experience with BRT!
deSalSea Project Continues Building International Cooperation in Sustainable Desalination Research
The Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU), represented by BRT Director Assoc Prof Dr. Hynek Roubík and Dr. Viktoriia Chubur from the BRT, is a partner in the deSalSea Project, an international research initiative focused on advancing sustainable seawater desalination technologies through forward osmosis (FO). The project brings together leading research institutions from Spain, France, and the Czech Republic to develop innovative, energy-efficient water treatment solutions.
Within the project, BRT contributes to the evaluation of the environmental, energy, economic, and social dimensions of the developed FO technology. This includes analysing energy consumption and efficiency throughout the desalination process, assessing the economic feasibility and competitiveness of the system compared to conventional desalination technologies, and evaluating the potential social impacts and acceptance of the technology. BRT is also responsible for conducting life cycle assessment (LCA) analyses using SimaPro Expert software to assess environmental impacts across the technology life cycle and identify opportunities to improve sustainability and resource efficiency.
Meet our new intern - Chin Hui Ween
To broaden and develop our teams’ collaborative skills while offering visiting students the chance to expand their scientific networks and gain cultural experiences, BRT encourages students to join our team for internship opportunities. These internships aim to facilitate idea exchange, foster professional growth, and create opportunities for collaboration. Meet the new intern joining our team from Malaysia, Chin Hui Ween (Vivian)!
