Evidence No.: ED2.1.00/03.0071
Project Type: Grant / Subsidy
Project Start Year: 2010
Project End Year: 2015
Grant Provider: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR
Grant Recipient: Unipetrol výzkumně vzdělávací centrum, a.s.
UniCRE Project Leader: Milan Petrák
Project Description:

The strategic goal of the UniCRE (UNIPETROL Centre of Research and Education) is to contribute to the maintaining and strengthening of chemical research and education in the Czech Republic and to enhance its quality to the European level.

UniCRE will focus on the following research areas:

  • technologies of efficient and environmentally-friendly utilization of carbon-containing energy raw materials for production of clean automotive fuels,
  • technologies for preparation of raw materials for production of advanced polymer materials,
  • sustainable utilization of renewable raw materials and harmful emissions abatement.

The following partial objectives were set to achieve the strategic goal of the Centre: to purchase buildings with appropriate parameters and location to be rebuild into a modern research centre, to equip the renovated building with adequate necessary research infrastructure, to renovate the out-of-date experimental facilities, to build new experimental units suitable to study/develop/optimize/demonstrate relevant chemical technologies, to set up competent research teams and administrative/managerial support teams, to increase the quality and experience of the research teams by special training/internships in academia and/or industry, to conduct applied research in the fields of interest with increasing efficiency and quality, to innovate chemical technologies with the aim to improve their safety, to reduce their environmental impact, to increase efficiency of utilization of feedstocks/energies, to improve the economics of technologies by better utilization of by-products and waste streams, to increase knowledge transfer among the research programs and deepening their cooperation, to participate in education of young researchers, in collaboration with educational institutions, to increase involvement in research programs at national and European level, to increase the number of cooperating industrial and academic partners.

 

Mission and Goals

Unipetrol Centre for Research and Education, a.s. is an independent legal entity whose primary mission is to research activities and provide support to the chemical industry in areas which are defined in our research program.

The main goals of UniCRE include:

  • Obtaining grants at the national level for the individual research programs in the priority areas of research UniCRE.
  • Integration into European structures, promotion of science, research and development and win support for priority projects of individual research areas UniCRE.
  • Deepening cooperation with academic institutions such as The University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně in Ústí nad Labem, Pardubice University or The Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Science, v.v..
  • Active involvement in organizations supporting applied research and collaboration with industry, both within the region and at the national and European level.

Offer of Collaboration with Industry

UniCRE company offers quality knowledge and instrumental platform for refinery-petrochemical industry, as well as for implementation of new technologies in area of renewable energy sources and environmental protection, including perfectly equipped experimental centre and highly qualified analytical hinterland.

Offer of Collaboration with Research Institutions

UniCRE centre collaborates and offers collaboration with other research institutes at handling of projects in the framework of national and international grants and contracts.

 

 

Offer of Collaboration with Students

UniCRE company offers bilaterally profitable collaboration with czech and foreign students of master and postgradual degree. Currently it collaborates with universities (for example Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, University of Pardubice) and with prominent workplaces of Academy of Sciences in Czech Republic (UCHP, UFCH JH).

Offer of Renting Conference RoomsOffer of Renting Conference Rooms

UniCRE company offers to rent the conference rooms in Chempark Záluží and Ústí nad Labem locations. All rooms are equipped with the presentation equipment. Arrangement of tables and chairs in the individual rooms can be changed according to customer needs. We will arrange a flipchart or presenter on request.