Faculty of Agriculture and Technology at USB

The Faculty of Agriculture and Technology of the University of South Bohemia (FAT USB) in České Budějovice is a faculty with a long tradition dating to 1960. In 1991 it was one of the founding faculties and was at the birth of the newly established University of South Bohemia. The faculty buildings are located in the university campus's pleasant environment on the city's western outskirts.

The FAT USB provides higher education at all levels of study (bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes).

The Faculty's research activities focus on agriculture, natural sciences, agroecology, engineering and development of new technologies, biotechnology, chemistry, quality and processing of agricultural products or landscape management. The Faculty also cooperates intensively with the business sector in the field of consultancy and contract research. Therefore, the majority of the research activities of the FAT USB are strongly oriented towards applied research with benefits for society.