Tomas Bata University in Zlín

Summer School

Programme

Online session:

Date: July 28, 2025
Meeting in MS Teams.
Programme: Organization of summer school, introducing the participants, introduction to the topic, and information about the university and Zlín.

Programme in Zlín:

Date: 3. 8. 2025 – 8. 8. 2025
Lectures, workshops, excursions.
Welcome party, social evening, guided tour of Zlín.
Coffee breaks with snacks included during lectures and workshops.

Participation in both the online and in-person programs is mandatory!

Detailed programme (this program is tentative, subject to changes):

Sunday 3rd August 2025
6:00 pm U7/roof bar Welcome party
 
Monday 4th August 2025
9:00-9:45 am U15/114 Roman Čermák – History of polymers
10:00-10:45 am U15/114 Jana Navrátilová – Life cycle of polymers
11:00-11:45 am U15/114 Marek Koutný – Sustainability of polymers
Lunch break
2:002:45 pm

3:003:45 pm

U15/221 Workshop – Polášková/Gajzlerová – Polymer fibres*
U15/303 Workshop – Mrkvičková – Polymer networks*
Break
5:00 pm Voluntary – excursion to the Rudolf Jelínek company in Vizovice
Tuesday 5th August 2025
9:00-9:45 am U15/114 Hynek Beneš – Sustainable Thermosets – Science Fiction or Future of Science
10:00-10:45 am U15/114 Jana Machotová – Utilization of vegetable oil-based monomers in emulsion polymerization
11:00-11:45 am U15/114 Petr Chytil – Polymers in medical applications
Lunch break
2:002:45 pm

3:003:45 pm

U11/116 Workshop – Zádrapa – From latex to tyres*
U15/305 Workshop – Bystricky-Berezvai – Natural polymers*
Break
4:30 pm Guided tour of Zlín
Wednesday 6th August 2025
Morning Excursion Greiner Packaging Slušovice
Afternoon Excursion Centre of Polymer Systems Zlin (U17)
7:00 pm U15 terrace Social evening
Thursday 7th August 2025
9:00-9:45 am U15/114 Pavel Mokrejš – Sustainable utilisation of collagen sources and by-products
10:00-10:45 am U15/114 Pavol Alexy – Biopolymers versus petrol polymers – technical and ecological aspects
11:00-11:45 am U15/114 Jaroslav Mosnáček – Advanced Controlled Photopolymerizations
Lunch break
2:002:45 pm

3:003:45 pm

U15/303 Workshop – Hřibová – Polymer history: Alchemy*
U15/304 Workshop – Kalendová – Polymer characterization*
Friday 8th August 2025
9:00-9:45 am U15/114 Radek Holubář – Sustainability approach in rigid food packaging
10:00-10:45 am U15/114 Martin Obadal – Sustainability in automotive
11:00-11:45 am U15/114 Jiří Samsonek – Polymer aging vs. requirements of circular economy
Lunch break
2:00-2:45 pm U15/114 Radek Stoček – Tires and the environment
3:00-3:45 pm U15/114 Karolína Kocourková – The sustainable side of silk
4:00 pm U15/221 Closing ceremony

*Workshops: two groups of ten participants, alternating

U15: Faculty of Technology, Vavrečkova 5669, Zlín

U7: University Hall of Residence, Štefánikova 150, Zlín, Student club on the roof

U11: University Institute, Nad Ovčírnou 3685, Zlín

U17: Centre of Polymer Systems, třída Tomáše Bati 5678, Zlín

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