Past events

On December 12, 2025, Project Progress Meeting No. 10 was organized at UJEP. The meeting summarized the results of Milestone 4 and focused on the preparation of Project Progress Report #4 and Project Financial Report No. 4. The event was held in a hybrid format: the team from the leading institution, UJEP, participated in person,…

On December 11, 2025, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem (UJEP) held its Annual Rector’s Award Ceremony. The Rector’s Award is a prestigious distinction presented each year in December, on the occasion of the birthday of J. E. Purkyně (18 December), to recognize outstanding achievements by university employees and students. The award honours…

The team from UJEP participated in the Second Summit “Biofuels and Bioenergy”, organized by the C2P Forum, USA, on November 3–4, 2025, in Prague, Czech Republic. Three reports were presented at the event, showcasing the results of the ongoing NATO SPS MYP G6094 and related background projects. Prof. Valentina Pidlisnyuk (NDP) delivered a presentation “Scaling…

Virtual Training 2: “Exchanging Knowledge Gained During the Project Among Young Researchers” The second Virtual Training within the NATO Project G6094 took place on October 9, 2025, hosted by the team from TVHNPU, Trernopil, Ukraine. The event gathered 52 young researchers, PhD candidates, and Master’s students from twelve countries, including Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Canada,…

On October 10, 2025, a working meeting was held at Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University (TVHNPU), dedicated to the establishment of the Miscanthus Phytotechnology HUB in Ukraine within the framework of Project G6094 (Working Package 5). The event brought together scientists (including members of Project G6094), representatives of local communities, and potential end users….

From September 22–26, 2025, Dr. Aigerim Mamirova from KazNU, Kazakhstan, Director of the Linkage Team at KazNU, visited UJEP within the framework of the NATO project G6094. On September 25, she participated in a round-table discussion with NPD Prof. Valentina Pidlisnyuk, researchers Dr. Karim Al Souki and Dr. Josef Trogl, and PhD students Abdulmannan Rouhani…

On September 18, 2025 the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Innovative Aspects of Soil Fertility Conservation and Enhancement during the War and Post-War Periods” was held in the hybrid form in Lviv, Ukraine. UJEP PhD student Ghazwa Basma, supervised by Professor Valentyna Pidlisnyuk and Dr. Karim Al Souki, participated in the event virtually. She introduced…

PhD student Abdulmannan Rouhani, supervised by Prof. Michal Hejcman and Prof. Valentina Pidlisnyuk, participated in the International Scientific Conference Applied Natural Sciences 2025 (ANS 2025), which was held on September 17-19, 2025 in Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia. On behalf of co-authors Andriy Hertz, Oleksandr Kononchuk, Victor Markiv, Oksana Horyn, Volodymyr Khomenchuk, Pavlo Shapoval and Valentina Pidlisnyuk,…

The Project Progress Meeting 10 of G6094 “Mitigation of climate change through advanced phytotechnology for military lands” is scheduled for December 12, 2025, 14.00-16.00 CEST at UJEP in the mixed form: UJEP participants will participate in persons, members of other teams will be connected on-line.  The agenda and connection link will be announced.

On September 5, 2025 the Project Progress meeting #9 within the Milestone 4 of G6094 was organized in a mixed form. Team from the leading institution UJEP was presented in persons, members of other teams (TVHNPU, NULP, NULES, RMC, HC, and KazNU) were presented on-line. Altogether 19 participants attended the meeting (7 individuals were in…

MYP G6094 “Mitigation of climate change through advanced phytotechnology for military lands” Virtual Training 2 “Exchanging knowledge gained during the project among the young researchers” AGENDA Time: October 9, 2025 Place of leadership: TVHNPU, Maxyma Kryvonosa 2, 46027, Ternopil, Ukraine. Form: remote, TVHNPU team in person Registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQTBVOtn-zv8YBtEZ-7Sbm9CneuXv-zHiZJepApQ7mz0e2pw/viewform?usp=preview Time Topic Moderators Additional information 13.50…

On October 10, 2025, a working meeting under NATO SPS MYP G6094 will convene project partners, stakeholders, and experts to launch the Phytotechnology HUB. This event is scheduled in persons at the Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, Ternopil, Ukraine (address: TVHNPU, Maxyma Kryvonosa 2, 46027, Ternopil). The HUB is a collaborative platform aims to…

On June 12–13, 2025, Dr. Vitalii Stadnik, Co-Director from LPNU, participated in the International Conference “Synergy in Terra – 2025”, which was held in Stare Selo, Lviv region, Ukraine. While at the conference, Dr. Vitalii Stadnik presented a report entitled “Soil Texture: Optimal Way for Its Determination” under the authorship of R. Huminilovych, V. Stadnik,…

On July 3-4, 2025 members of G6094, i.e.: NULP teams: Co-Director Dr. Vitalyi Stadnik, Dr. Martyn Sozanslyi, and Prof. Pavlo Shapoval; TVHNPU team: PPD Dr. Andriy Hertz and Dr. Oleksandr Kononchuk; Co-Director Tatyana Stefanovska, NULES and NPD Prof. Valentina Pidlisnyuk, UJEP visited Dolyna, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine. Along with volunteers they maintained M×g plantation which was…

By the decision of the Academic Council of the Lviv Polytechnic National University dated March 25, 2025 (No. 21), Dr. Vitalii Stadnik was awarded the academic title of Associate Professor of the Department of Physical, Analytical and General Chemistry. Associate Professor Diploma AD No. 017269 was issued on the basis of the decision of the…

On June 27, 2025, the Faculty of Environment at Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem (UJEP) held a formal graduation ceremony to celebrate the successful completion of studies by students from Bachelor’s, follow-up Master’s, and Doctoral programs, in both full-time and combined study modes. Among the doctoral graduates honored was Robert Ato Newton,…

PhD students from the NULES team Artem Medkov and Anastasiia Husieva participated in the 5th International Scientific Conference “Chemical Technology and Engineering – 2025”. The event held on May 23 – 26, 2025 and was hosted by the Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine. The conference provided a valuable opportunity for young researchers to present their…

Professor Valentina Pidlisnyuk NPD and PhD student Katrien Booney (both UJEP) participated at the Biochar Summit 2025 held on June 10-11, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The event represented Europe’s platform dedicated to the latest innovation and insights in the field of biochar production, properties and using and is a platform for mutual cross-sectoral collaboration on…

On May 30, 2025 the Progress Project Meeting 8 within the Milestone 4 of G6094 “Mitigation of climate change through advanced phytotechnology for military lands” was held at UJEP in the mixed form: UJEP team members were presented in persons, members of other teams were connected on-line. Altogether 18 individuals participated in the meeting including…

On April 24, 2025 PhD student Robert Ato Newton, Faculty of Environment, UJEP defended the PhD thesis entitled “Assessment of the value chain of Miscanthus phytomanagement: stage of waste processing and biochar utilization”. The supervisor of the PhD study was professor Valentina Pidlisnyuk, NPD. The Reviewers of the PhD thesis were Dr. Bertrand Pourrut, Assoc….

On April 11, 2025 Professor Mykhailo Zagirnyak, Rector of Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradkyi National University, Ukraine attended the Faculty of Environment at UJEP with an introductory visit. He met with NDP G6094 Prof. Valentina Pidlisnyuk, and members of UJEP project’s team: Dr. Josef Trogl, Dr. Karim Al Souki, PhD students Robert Ato Newton and Abdulmannan Rouhani….

The LPNU team (Co-Director Dr. Vitalii Stadnik) purchased a pyrolysis furnace as a supplemented unit to earlier purchased FlashSmart Elemental Analyzer. Current combination of two devices will permit to determine the content of oxygen (O) in the samples of soil, plant tissues, amendments including biochar and ash along with C, H, N, and S. These measuring…

The staff of Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University (TVHNPU) has enhanced its research and teaching capabilities through the acquisition of a Leica DM750 microscope. This modern light microscope is specifically designed for educational use and routine laboratory applications in the life sciences. The Leica DM750 is equipped with high-quality Leica optics, bright and long-lasting…

On March 19-25, 2025, Prof. Pidlisnyuk visited Zagreb, Croatia with NATO SPS MYP G6094 mission. She had a goal to meet with the colleagues from the University of Zagreb and firm Miscanthus d.o.o. While at the University of Zagreb Prof. Pidlisnyuk visited the Agricultural Faculty and had a meeting with professor Zeljka Zgorelec, Head of…

The LPNU research team (Co-Director Dr. Vitalii Stadnik) has acquired a FlashSmart Elemental Analyzer for CHNS determination (Manufacturer: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Hanna-Kunath-Str. 11, 28199 Bremen, Germany; Serial No.: 2024.FLS0129). The instrument is utilized for the precise quantification of organic carbon and other elemental contents—specifically hydrogen (H), nitrogen (N), and sulfur (S)—in a wide range of…

On February 27, 2025 the Progress Project Meeting 7 within the Milestone 3 of G6094 “Mitigation of climate change through advanced phytotechnology for military lands” was held at UJEP in the mixed form: UJEP participants were in persons, members of other teams were connected on-line. Altogether 19 individuals participated in the meeting including representatives of…

On December 5, 2024, a Progress meeting 6 within Milestone 3 of SPS MYP G6094 “Mitigation of climate change through advanced phytotechnology for military lands” held at UJEP in the mixed form: UJEP participants were at the event in persons, members of other teams were connected on-line. Altogether 18 individuals participated in the meeting including…

On November 24-26, 2024 12th Miscanthus International Conference “Miscanthus – From ecosystem services to innovative products” was held in Lohne, Germany. The event was organized by the Miscanthus International Society and gathered together some 120 professionals specialized in production and processing of Miscanthus. On behalf of NATO G6094 team two reports were presented at the…

MYP G6094 “Mitigation of climate change through advanced phytotechnology for military lands” Mil3, Progress Meeting 7 Agenda Time: February 27, 2025, 14.00-16.00 CEST Place: UJEP, Pasteurova 3632/5, CPTO, 400 36, Usti nad Labem, the Czech Republic Form: remote, UJEP team in person (office room minus -1.29, basement) Link to the event was disseminated to the…

On October 22-23, 2024, Dr. Mariya Marinova, RMC, Canada, visited UJEP within the NATO G6094 project. The goals of her visit were to observe the Miscanthus research plantation in Chomutov and to meet with NDP Prof. Pidlisnyuk to discuss the state-the-art valorization research of the pyrolysis products allocated at RMC with respected outputs referring to…

Dr. Mariya Marinova, professor at the Royal Military College of Canada and Co-Director of G6094 (Sub-project 3), participated at the 7th LignoBiotech symposium. The symposium is a major international event dedicated to the lignocellulosic biotechnologies and was held on October 14-17, 2024, in Toulouse, France. Researchers, industry and government representatives from eighteen countries attended the…

A team from UJEP participated virtually at the international conference RemTech Europe which was held on September 18-21, 2024, in Ferrara, Italy in the hybrid format. The conference aimed to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, showcase innovations, and present case studies to advance remediation processes and use sustainable technologies. The event united scientific researchers, industry…

On September 12, 2024, a Progress meeting 5 of Milestone 2 MYP G6094 “Mitigation of climate change through advanced phytotechnology for military lands” held at UJEP in mixed form: participants from UJEP attended the event in persons, members of other project teams were connected on-line. Altogether 19 individuals participated in the meeting including representatives of…

This is a Handheld fluorometer with integrated Light Meter, GPS module and USB/Bluetooth. D version is intended for use with detachable leaf-clips (clips were bought separately). The device is used for monitoring of the plant’s stress by measuring of the following parameters: PAR, Ft, QY, OJIP, NPQ, and LC. The TVHNPU has used a device…

Dr. Tatyana Stefanovska, Co-Director of NULES, Ukraine participated in the Central and Eastern European Conference on Health and the Environment (CEECHE) in Thessaloniki, Greece, July 15–19, 2024. The event brought together scientists, practitioners, educators, and students from seventeen countries to discuss questions on environmental exposures and disease risks and to find a possible solution. CEECHE…

MYP G6094 “Mitigation of climate change through advanced phytotechnology for military lands” Progress meeting 5 within Mil2 is scheduled for September 12, 2024, 14.00-16.00, CEST. Till 9.00 am on September 1, 2024 (CEST) PPD and Co-Directors have to submit their progress and financial reports on Mil2 to the Project Progress Report 2, Mil2. Reports have…

On June 30 – July 2, 2024, Training 1 Part 2 “Using the equipment purchased within the project: theory and practice” was organized by UJEP and TVHNPU in Dobrovlyanu, Ternopil region, Ukraine. It had a goal to increase the knowledge and skills of the young and senior researchers involved in the project on modern methods…

On June 24, 2024 the Progress meeting 4, Milestone 2 was held at UJEP. The event was provided in a hybrid form: 21 participants of the project participated in the event including 14 persons connected virtually and 7 persons attended meeting in person, room #-1.19. The participants represented all teams involved beside WASTen which Co-Director…

Being at the University of Life Sciences and the Environment in Prague, Czech Republic, for the Erasmus Teaching Programme, Dr. Tatyana Stefanovska, Co-Director from NULES, used the occasion to visit the Crop Research Institute in Chomutov on June 19-20. During the visit, she met with the project team from UJEP and reviewed two Miscanthus plantations…

On June 12, 2024, Professor Valentina Pidlisnyuk, UJEP, NPD introduced Miscanthus × giganteus Phytotechnology to the local governmental officials and stale holders in Dolyna, Ivano-Frankivsk oblast, Ukraine. Representatives from Dolyna City Council attended the event, i.e.: Mgr. Iryna Yaremchuk, Head of the Division on International Relations and Local Development, Mgr. Kateryna Prociv, Head of the…

On June 4, 2024, Training 1 “Measuring Carbon in Soil under Miscanthus” (Part 1) was organized and provided at UJEP in the combined form. Altogether 24 individuals (members of the teams and potential end-users) participated in the Training, from those 9 individuals were in person at UJEP and 15 individuals participated remotely. Professor Zeljka Zgorelec,…

On June 30-July 2 Training 1, Part 2 on using the purchased equipment will be organised in Dobrovlyanu, Ternopil region, Ukraine. The event will increase the knowledge and skills of young researchers involved in the project in the modern methods of analysis and related equipment for measuring GHGs, soil health, microbial community, rhizosphere interaction, and…

On May 20, 2024, a Science Public Lecturing devoted to the Day of Science was held at Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, Ternopil, Ukraine. The event had a goal to introduce the results of the young researchers and to increase the interdisciplinary research framework. It was organized by the University Council of Young Scientists…

MYP G6094 “Mitigation of climate change through advanced phytotechnology for military lands” Mil2, Progress Meeting 4 Agenda Time: June 24, 2024, 14.00-16.00 CEST Location: UJEP, Pasteurova 3632/5, CPTO, 400 36, Usti nad Labem, the Czech Republic Form: remote, UJEP team in person (office room minus -1.29, basement) Link: https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/92187637717?pwd=Mi9xcGo4anR4eU4zcGxEWUtoclMyUT09 Meeting ID: 921 8763 7717Passcode: 573755…

On May 2-3, 2024, the international conference “Biochar for the Green Recovering of Ukraine” was organized by the National University of the Life and the Environmental Sciences, Kyiv, Ukraine in cooperation with NGO “MEU – EcoStation Network of Ukraine and Second International. The event was provided in hybrid form and established an interdisciplinary dialogue on…

On April 21–23, 2024, the Baltic University Program (BUP) International Scientific Symposium “The Role of Universities and Science in Sustainable Regional Development” was held at the Bialystok University of Technology, Poland. The symposium had a goal to share the best practices regarding the challenges in sustainable development and universities’ activities focused on the protection of…

Prof. Pidlisnyuk was invited as a Panel speaker to the FAO International Conference on Bio- and Phyto-remediation Technologies for Contaminated Agricultural Soil Towards Green Agriculture. The event was organized by FAO on April 16, 2024, in Almaty, The Republic of Kazakhstan within the FAO-supported Project “Lifecycle Management of Pesticides and Disposal of POPs Pesticides in…

On April 5, 2024, the Progress meeting 3, Mil2 was held at UJEP in hybrid form. NDP Prof. Pidlisnyuk overviewed the Progress report 1 and Financial Report 1 with stress on the main accomplishments in the period September 27, 2023-March 26, 2024, and some re-allocations of the budget lines. Thereafter she presented the tasks of…

On April 3, 2024, the Erasmus students from the Faculty of Environment, UJEP (spring semester, 2023-2024 education year) Batou Hamadi (Lebanon); Kubra Agir, Ceylin Deniz, Humeyra Yesilbudak, Zeynepnur Arici (all Turkey), exchange student Arsen Khomenchuk (Ukraine), PhD students Robert Ato Newton and Mannan Rouhani (UJEP), and Prof. Valentina Pidlisnyuk, NDP visited the Crop Research Institute,…