I focus my research on various aspects of global development, with a special attention to international trade and development. My territorial interest has long been Africa, which is why, in addition to my position as an associate professor of international economic relations at the Department of International Trade at the Metropolitan University Prague and partially at the Department of Political Science at the University of Hradec Králové, I also serve as the head of the research centre called the African Studies Centre at the Metropolitan University Prague. My latest research focuses on examining the dynamic changes in the geopolitics and trade of African natural resources, particularly renewable energy sources and so-called critical minerals that are important for the global green economic transformation.

I am an Africanist who specialises in the political issues of sub-Saharan Africa. Specifically, I focus on the relationship between climate change and conflicts, migration, and the life experiences of Africans in the Czech Republic, as well as the issue of democratisation and protests in sub-Saharan Africa.

I studied biology at the Faculty of Science and neuroscience at the 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University. I have been long-term involved in the development project “Sun School in the Himalayas” and the educational project “Takuara” focused on traditional crafts. Currently, I coordinate educational and development activities at the International Center for Development Projects at the Czech Technical University in Prague.

I work at the Department of Development Studies at the Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc. I focus on sustainability and development issues, specifically measuring and evaluating various aspects of sustainable development. I am a program director of the master’s study program in Global Sustainable Development.

I work as a research fellow at the Department of Socio-Ecological Analysis of the Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. In my research, I focus on sustainable livelihoods and socio-ecological transformation in the context of the climate crisis, combining approaches from development studies and sustainability science. At the core of my work is participatory qualitative research based on connecting actors for mutual learning and bridging different types of knowledge. I have extensive research experience in the Southern African region (Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, and South Africa), as well as in the Czech Republic. In 2021-2023, I led the Coop4Wellbeing project (funded by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic), which aimed to connect socio-ecological research and the practice of Czech development cooperation using the example of Zambia. Within the FoSTA-Health project (Horizon Europe), I am examining transformations in the food system in Tanzania and Malawi. In the TRANSPATH project (Horizon Europe), I am creating transformation pathways to sustainability at the intersection of energy, land use, and food production in the Czech Republic.

For over 15 years, I have been working at the Department of Development and Environmental Studies at Palacký University in Olomouc. My areas of expertise include international development and development assistance (with a focus on post-communist countries and new donors) as well as the actors involved in international development. I conduct research on subnational allocations of development assistance and am also interested in the environmental aspects of development (e.g., climate finance). Given my background in natural sciences, I strive to integrate environmental and socioeconomic topics in my teaching and provide students of development studies with new perspectives, such as political ecology or environmental history. I represent the Czech Republic on the Executive Committee of EADI (European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes) and am the head of the department.

I work as a research assistant at the Department of International Studies and Diplomacy at the University of Economics in Prague (VŠE). In February 2018, I defended my doctoral thesis titled “Failed States as a Factor in International Relations”. I teach courses in English, such as “Asia in International Relations” and “Global South in International Relations,” and in Czech, “Political Problems of Developing Countries.” Since 2020, I have been a member of the Academic Senate of the Faculty of International Relations at VŠE, and since 2021, I have represented the faculty in the Agency of the Council of Higher Schools, where I also participate in the Commission for Educational Activities.

I work as a researcher at the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague, and I am a member of the research team at the Center for Climate Law and Sustainability. I obtained my doctorate from Charles University in Prague and an LL.M. degree in International Dispute Resolution from the Graduate Institute and the University of Geneva. I am registered with the Czech Bar Association. My long-term professional and practical focus includes issues related to multinational corporations, supply chains, foreign investments, international dispute resolution, and sustainability and climate change. I have participated in several study stays abroad and have experience with arbitration courts. Additionally, I am a member of the field council for private international law at Charles University in Prague and an executive member of the Czech Society of International Law. Furthermore, I am involved in teaching the LL.M. program at the Faculty of Law, Charles University, and contribute to the preparation of the subject ‘Sustainability and Business.

I am engaged in research and teaching in the field of migration, development, and environmental studies, with a specific focus on sub-Saharan Africa.

I focus on the issues of agroforestry and forestry in tropical and subtropical regions, with a focus on supporting sustainable practices in the management of developing countries. I have extensive experience in implementing projects in various parts of the world, including Cambodia, Ethiopia, Yemen, Peru, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Chile, and Costa Rica.

A dreamer and visionary, photographer, architect, educator, and carpenter. His architectural practice spans ten countries across all five continents. In 2008, he built a school from natural materials in Kashmir in the Indian Himalayas, which he still operates today. He founded the Center for International Development Projects (ICWD) at the Czech Technical University in Prague, which serves as a platform for collaboration between technical and humanitarian fields. Here, he teaches the next generation of students how to work in areas with different climates, economies, and cultures. The buildings designed by his students can be found all over the world.

Rita Simon has been working as a research fellow at the Center for Climate Law and Sustainability Studies (CLASS) at the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences since 2017. Her expertise includes European and Czech consumer law and sustainability from the perspective of climate law, including consumer models, law enforcement, and responsible consumption and production. She was nominated to the Scientific Advisory Board of the European Academy for the working group on sustainable energy safety and is a member of the advisory committee for third-party litigation funding at the European Law Institute. She served as a national reporter for four European Fitness Checks in the field of consumer law for the European Commission and was an expert on four Twinning projects. She has completed two international and one Czech project as the principal investigator and is a member of several other international projects. She has received scholarships for her research from the Ernst Mosing Foundation, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the Danube Institute, and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. In addition to her research activities, she has been teaching consumer law at Charles University since 2017.

For approximately 20 years, I have been working in the field of supporting regional development abroad and in the Czech Republic, focusing on the transfer of knowledge and experience, particularly in the area of sustainable development.

I focus my research on various aspects of global development, with a special attention to international trade and development. My territorial interest has long been Africa, which is why, in addition to my position as an associate professor of international economic relations at the Department of International Trade at the Metropolitan University Prague and partially at the Department of Political Science at the University of Hradec Králové, I also serve as the head of the research centre called the African Studies Centre at the Metropolitan University Prague. My latest research focuses on examining the dynamic changes in the geopolitics and trade of African natural resources, particularly renewable energy sources and so-called critical minerals that are important for the global green economic transformation.

I am an Africanist who specialises in the political issues of sub-Saharan Africa. Specifically, I focus on the relationship between climate change and conflicts, migration, and the life experiences of Africans in the Czech Republic, as well as the issue of democratisation and protests in sub-Saharan Africa.

I studied biology at the Faculty of Science and neuroscience at the 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University. I have been long-term involved in the development project “Sun School in the Himalayas” and the educational project “Takuara” focused on traditional crafts. Currently, I coordinate educational and development activities at the International Center for Development Projects at the Czech Technical University in Prague.

I work at the Department of Development Studies at the Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc. I focus on sustainability and development issues, specifically measuring and evaluating various aspects of sustainable development. I am a program director of the master’s study program in Global Sustainable Development.

I work as a research fellow at the Department of Socio-Ecological Analysis of the Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. In my research, I focus on sustainable livelihoods and socio-ecological transformation in the context of the climate crisis, combining approaches from development studies and sustainability science. At the core of my work is participatory qualitative research based on connecting actors for mutual learning and bridging different types of knowledge. I have extensive research experience in the Southern African region (Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, and South Africa), as well as in the Czech Republic. In 2021-2023, I led the Coop4Wellbeing project (funded by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic), which aimed to connect socio-ecological research and the practice of Czech development cooperation using the example of Zambia. Within the FoSTA-Health project (Horizon Europe), I am examining transformations in the food system in Tanzania and Malawi. In the TRANSPATH project (Horizon Europe), I am creating transformation pathways to sustainability at the intersection of energy, land use, and food production in the Czech Republic.

For over 15 years, I have been working at the Department of Development and Environmental Studies at Palacký University in Olomouc. My areas of expertise include international development and development assistance (with a focus on post-communist countries and new donors) as well as the actors involved in international development. I conduct research on subnational allocations of development assistance and am also interested in the environmental aspects of development (e.g., climate finance). Given my background in natural sciences, I strive to integrate environmental and socioeconomic topics in my teaching and provide students of development studies with new perspectives, such as political ecology or environmental history. I represent the Czech Republic on the Executive Committee of EADI (European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes) and am the head of the department.

I work as a research assistant at the Department of International Studies and Diplomacy at the University of Economics in Prague (VŠE). In February 2018, I defended my doctoral thesis titled “Failed States as a Factor in International Relations”. I teach courses in English, such as “Asia in International Relations” and “Global South in International Relations,” and in Czech, “Political Problems of Developing Countries.” Since 2020, I have been a member of the Academic Senate of the Faculty of International Relations at VŠE, and since 2021, I have represented the faculty in the Agency of the Council of Higher Schools, where I also participate in the Commission for Educational Activities.

I work as a researcher at the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague, and I am a member of the research team at the Center for Climate Law and Sustainability. I obtained my doctorate from Charles University in Prague and an LL.M. degree in International Dispute Resolution from the Graduate Institute and the University of Geneva. I am registered with the Czech Bar Association. My long-term professional and practical focus includes issues related to multinational corporations, supply chains, foreign investments, international dispute resolution, and sustainability and climate change. I have participated in several study stays abroad and have experience with arbitration courts. Additionally, I am a member of the field council for private international law at Charles University in Prague and an executive member of the Czech Society of International Law. Furthermore, I am involved in teaching the LL.M. program at the Faculty of Law, Charles University, and contribute to the preparation of the subject ‘Sustainability and Business.

I am engaged in research and teaching in the field of migration, development, and environmental studies, with a specific focus on sub-Saharan Africa.

I focus on the issues of agroforestry and forestry in tropical and subtropical regions, with a focus on supporting sustainable practices in the management of developing countries. I have extensive experience in implementing projects in various parts of the world, including Cambodia, Ethiopia, Yemen, Peru, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Chile, and Costa Rica.

A dreamer and visionary, photographer, architect, educator, and carpenter. His architectural practice spans ten countries across all five continents. In 2008, he built a school from natural materials in Kashmir in the Indian Himalayas, which he still operates today. He founded the Center for International Development Projects (ICWD) at the Czech Technical University in Prague, which serves as a platform for collaboration between technical and humanitarian fields. Here, he teaches the next generation of students how to work in areas with different climates, economies, and cultures. The buildings designed by his students can be found all over the world.

Rita Simon has been working as a research fellow at the Center for Climate Law and Sustainability Studies (CLASS) at the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences since 2017. Her expertise includes European and Czech consumer law and sustainability from the perspective of climate law, including consumer models, law enforcement, and responsible consumption and production. She was nominated to the Scientific Advisory Board of the European Academy for the working group on sustainable energy safety and is a member of the advisory committee for third-party litigation funding at the European Law Institute. She served as a national reporter for four European Fitness Checks in the field of consumer law for the European Commission and was an expert on four Twinning projects. She has completed two international and one Czech project as the principal investigator and is a member of several other international projects. She has received scholarships for her research from the Ernst Mosing Foundation, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the Danube Institute, and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. In addition to her research activities, she has been teaching consumer law at Charles University since 2017.

For approximately 20 years, I have been working in the field of supporting regional development abroad and in the Czech Republic, focusing on the transfer of knowledge and experience, particularly in the area of sustainable development.