Research activity

Last modified: 14. November 2022

The research activities of our institute are closely linked to the priorities of international organisations, the current government programme and the MATE strategy, but also meet the needs of farmers' organisations. An important objective is to ensure that education and research are as closely linked as possible and that all teachers have a well-defined research profile. To this end, our departments are actively engaged in research. We consider it an important objective that education and research should be as closely linked as possible and that all teachers should have a well-defined research profile. To this end, active research activities are carried out in all departments. We are proud that the Institute's various departments bring together widely recognised experts in their fields, both internationally and nationally, and form an intellectual base that is linked to the international and national mainstream of research in a particular field.

Our main research areas are, but are not limited to:
​​​​​​​developing global food security networks, improving global food security, and contributing to addressing international challenges and putting the UN Sustainable Development Goals into practice by strengthening our country's international role. Establishing the foundations for sustainable circular bioeconomy and its organisational and managerial context. Sustainable rural development and sustainable management of SMEs. The impact of the digitalisation of socio-economic processes on work and services. Application of Big Data systems, data mining, artificial intelligence in the analysis and optimisation of socio-economic systems.
​​​​​​​The transformation of higher education in the era of digitalisation, changing student values and attitudes. In addition, our research areas include agro-economics, agribusiness and agricultural policy, economic development, food chain, efficiency and sustainability, education, career guidance, labour market, human resource development, and the development of human resources.

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