Teaching

Bachelor’s programmes

Our collections and herbarium are at your disposal.
We teach in the classroom and in the field.
We teach you how to recognise wood rot and identify the wood-destroying fungi responsible with the naked eye and under a microscope
We involve leading national and international experts in our teaching
We’ll show you the developmental stages of insect pests and their food sources.
We conduct final theses at all levels of study.
We organise lectures by world leading experts outside regular teaching.
We’ll show you the very best way to organise hunting in the hunting grounds of the School Forestry Enterprise

The mycological herbarium and phytopathological collections comprise historical specimens of fruiting bodies of wood-decaying fungi and associated wood rots collected by Professor Alois Černý, together with recent material gathered by the institute’s contemporary phytopathologists. The specimens serve both as comparative reference material and, in part, as practical demonstration material for students during teaching activities, as well as for the presentation of these disciplines at various professional and public events. The collections are continuously renewed and expanded with new and current findings.

Contact: prof. Michal Tomšovský, michal.tomsovsky@mendelu.cz

The collections also include a maintained living culture collection of wood-decaying and phytopathogenic fungi, used primarily for research purposes, often also by other departments within the university and external institutions. At present, the collection comprises approximately 800 isolate strains preserved in the form of mycelia growing on so-called slant agar media.

Contact: Ing. Dagmar Palovčíková, dagmar.palovcikova@mendelu.cz

Entomological Collections – These are unique educational collections of forest-related insects. More than 300 display boxes present both the systematics and diversity of insects, with a particular focus on important insect species associated with woody plants and forest ecosystems. The boxes contain not only adult specimens of these species, but also their developmental stages and, in the case of harmful species, examples of the damage they cause to trees and woody vegetation. The collections are continuously being expanded and provide visitors with a comprehensive overview of the world of forest insects, including their diversity, life manifestations, forest protection against insect pests, and, conversely, the conservation of rare insect species.

Contact: doc. Jiří Foit, jiri.foit@mendelu.cz

The wildlife management collections, whose foundations were established by Professor Josef Hromas, a prominent figure in Czech hunting and wildlife management, represent a unique professional and historical repository focused on hunting, wildlife conservation, and forest zoology. Visitors can explore game trophies, dermoplastic mounts, wildlife field signs, historical and contemporary hunting equipment, and other valuable materials used in teaching, research, and the popularization of hunting and wildlife management. Continuously expanding, the collections offer students and the professional public an engaging insight into wildlife, biodiversity, and the development of game management and forest ecosystem conservation.

Contact: Dr. Jakub Drimaj, jakub.drimaj@mendelu.cz