Research Institute of Agricultural Engineering, p. r. i.

(a public research institution established according to Act No. 341/2005 Coll.)

Founder:
Ministry of Agriculture
Těšnov 17
117 05 Prague 1

Headquarters:
Drnovská 507
161 01 Prague 6

Tel.: 233 022 111
e-mail: vuzt@vuzt.cz
name.surname@vuzt.cz

Director
Ing. Josef Šimon, Ph.D.
tel.: 233 022 274

Research activities:

  • technological systems for productive agriculture
  • energy and logistics of technological systems and biomass utilization for non-food purposes
  • agricultural technological systems economy
  • agricultural technological systems ecology
  • gas fuels and energy consumption normative for production of agricultural products and creation of their database

Activities carried out for the Ministry of Agriculture and other state authorities:

  • expert and conceptual activities in the field of agricultural technologies, techniques and construction and in the field of technical and technological patents, as well
  • preparation and review of legislative standards from branch in particular from the point of view of EU standard compatibility
  • extension service and consultancy centers in the frame of agricultural advisory services of the Czech Ministry of Agriculture
  • extension service and consultancy in the field of IPPC (Integrated Pollution Prevention Control)
  • professional report treatment
  • expert review and evaluation

Other activities:

  • transfer of scientific knowledge
  • extension service and consultancy in the field of agricultural technologies, techniques and construction
  • extension service and consultancy center on energy
  • international cooperation in the field of agricultural technology development; contacts with institutions abroad, conference and workshop organization
  • organization of technical courses, training, field days and other educational events incl. lecturing
  • educational and training activity
  • education of professional scientific workers
  • expert opinion treatment
  • preparation and elaboration of individual technical and investment proposals for agricultural enterprises
  • enterprise business plan elaboration
  • standardization activity