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Pavel Flegontov Receives the GACR President′s Award

Pavel Flegontov, a researcher at the Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, has received the Czech Science Foundation President′s Award. He was recognised for a project that helps improve the reliability of research into ancient human DNA and admixture between human populations.

University of Ostrava opens new LERCO Research Centre. Bringing cutting-edge research and international scientists to the region

A new research centre has opened on the campus of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ostrava, bringing together researchers from the University of Ostrava, University Hospital Ostrava, and VSB – Technical University of Ostrava. The project comprises nine research programmes covering a broad range of fields, from molecular biology and genomics to cancer research, neurosurgery, environmental epidemiology, and biomedical engineering.

Scholarship Information for Ukrainian Students

The UO will support new and current students in the wake of the situation in Ukraine.

On 7 March, 2022, the management of the University of Ostrava decided to terminate its cooperation with Russian state universities with immediate effect

This is a response to the statement of the Russian Rectors' Union (similar to the Czech Rectors' Conference), which is not in line with European values, particularly humanity and the promotion of democratic principles. Russian students currently studying at the UO will not be affected by this move.

Help for people affected by the war in Ukraine

On this page, you can find an overview of available information and contacts you can turn to if you need help or would like to get involved.

The University of Ostrava expresses its solidarity with Ukraine

The University of Ostrava has already condemned Russia's unprovoked aggression against Ukraine, expressed its solidarity with Ukraine and its people, and joined the statement of the Czech Rectors' Conference on the war in Ukraine.