School on Sustainable Catalysis
Welcome
It is our pleasure to invite undergraduate students, PhD students and early postdocs working in the field of catalysis and sustainable chemistry to attend the School on Sustainable Catalysis, which will be held in Liblice Chateau, on October 21-24, 2025.
The School is aimed to provide a basic information about different aspects of catalysis in relation sustainable chemistry. Different aspects of fundamental and applied catalysis will be presented by leading international experts and will be accompanied by lectures on ethics in science and other soft skills.
We are looking forward to welcome you in Liblice and Czech republic and to enjoy an interesting and fruitful meeting in a friendly atmosphere.
Jiří Čejka
The school is co-organised by two EU projects
The DESIRED project aims to develop an innovative system for converting CO₂ and water into multi-carbon (C₂+) solar fuels using sunlight as the primary energy source. By employing advanced hybrid photoelectrocatalysts supported by bio-inspired and inorganic materials, the project focuses on producing sustainable fuels for sectors like aviation, where batteries or hydrogen are not yet viable alternatives. Supported by a consortium of seven European partners (CIRCC, IC2R, University of Warsaw, AEE, Charles University, IMDEA Energy and eBOS), the project combines interdisciplinary research, process modeling, sustainability assessment, and knowledge dissemination to advance Europe’s climate goals and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
The SAN4Fuel project aims to develop single-atom photocatalysts for sustainable fuel production, focusing on photocatalytic water splitting and CO2 reduction to generate hydrogen and hydrocarbons. It leverages VSB-TUO’s supercomputing capabilities for material design and reaction mechanism studies while promoting knowledge exchange among consortium researchers. The project also seeks to enhance career opportunities for early-stage researchers at partner institutions, strengthen UPOL’s management skills for European R&D programs, and elevate the research profiles of UPOL, VSB-TUO, LKO, and UNITS.
Funded by the European Union, under grant agreement number 101083355. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency. Neither the European Union the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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