On Monday, April 15, 2024, 24 students from the University of Utrecht (Netherlands) visited our department. They were students in the third year of bachelor's and master's studies in the field of Chemistry and Molecular Biology at the Institute of Chemistry, who go abroad every year. The study tour aims to inform the participants about chemical research and industry abroad and to open up new possibilities for them. We are glad that we were able to offer these students quality lectures in which we introduced them to the history of our school and our scientific topics (sustainable catalysis, CO2 evaluation and alternative fuel sources), as well as a tour of the institute, where we showed them our technical possibilities and work environment. Finally, we would like to highlight the interest with which the students willingly participated in the discussion.

The year 2024 brings new stories. After many years, the two founding departments of the Faculty of Technology and Environmental Protection, namely the Department of Petroleum Technology and Alternative Fuels and the Department of Gaseous and Solid Fuels and Air Protection, merged into one entity - the Department of Sustainable Fuels and Green Chemistry (228). In addition to the creation of a unique fuel unit, a new direction is being opened in the field of sustainable (green) chemistry.

Assoc.  prof. Tomáš Hlinčík became the new and at the same time the first head of Department 228.  In previous years, the associate professor headed the Department of Gaseous and Solid Fuels and Air Protection. At the same time, he works as the vice dean for science and research at the FTOP faculty. We wish the associate professor much success with the leadership of the new work unit.