The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports has published the results of the LUAKR26 public call for proposals focused on bilateral research projects between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Korea under the INTER-EXCELLENCE II program, INTER-ACTION subprogram, with a project duration from 2026 to 2029. Palacký University was successful with a project led by Dr. Jiří Voller (Faculty of Science, Palacký University), whose research will focus on utilizing the biodiversity of water bears to increase plants’ stress resistance.
Palacký University submitted a total of 5 projects to the competition (4 from the Faculty of Science at Palacký University and 1 from the Faculty of Medicine at Palacký University). The expert advisory board of the INTER-ACTION subprogram recommended all five projects for funding. The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports subsequently approved funding in the amount of 4,997,716 Kč for Dr. Jiří Voller’s project (Faculty of Science, Palacký University), focused on utilizing the biodiversity of springtails to increase plants’ stress resistance.
Detailed information about the results of the competition can be found at HERE.