Business trip report, Kazakhstan, Policar et al.

Between November 14^th to 20^th, I, together with my colleagues Tomáš Policar, Jan Kouřil, and Oleksandr Malinovskyi, conducted a business trip to Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.
The purpose of the trip was to participate in a professional and educational meeting at S. Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical University and the emerging Kazakh-Czech Aquaculture Research Center. During this visit, we prepared plans for international cooperation for 2025 and 2026 at the university leadership level, including discussions with Rector Prof. Kanat Tireuov and the center’s leadership, represented by its director and our colleague, MSc. Zhaxygalim B. Kuanchaleyev. The main focus of discussions and professional work revolved around the development of scientific (preparation and implementation of projects and experiments related to the intensive farming of pikeperch, reproduction, and controlled rearing of Siberian taimen) and pedagogical collaboration (exchange programs and internships for Master's and Ph.D. students).
During our stay, staff from FROV JU delivered special lectures to Master's students in the field of Fisheries. Additionally, the Czech delegation from the FFPW USB visited aquaculture facilities for pikeperch and sturgeon farming in Astana and Karaganda. We also met with the Czech ambassador, Ing. Pavel Šepeľák. This meeting facilitated discussions to clarify the most suitable procedure for granting study visas to Kazakh students interested in studying at our faculty. I believe that our visit to the center, the lectures for university students, and our renewed meetings with its representatives, as well as with fish producers in Kazakhstan, will contribute to the accelerated development of intensive collaboration between the two institutions. Furthermore, I hope this visit will enable our faculty to offer both its students and Kazakh students exciting international study opportunities, thereby expanding their global professional experience.