Members of the department actively participate in the outreach of the Faculty of Materials Technology and the entire VŠB-TUO University through events such as Open Days, Researchers’ Night, Art & Science, Chemistry at the Castle, Earth Day, and more. These activities are aimed at primary school pupils, high school and grammar school students, university students, as well as the general public.

Department members are involved in the following projects and activities:

  • “Improve Your Technique”, OP VK – Human Resources in Research and Development; responsible persons: Ing. Jiří Pavlovský, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. Jiřina Vontorová, Ph.D.
  • Ambassadors of Science and Engineering, visits to high schools and grammar schools in the Moravian-Silesian Region, promoting science and chemistry; responsible persons: Ing. Jiří Pavlovský, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. Jiřina Vontorová, Ph.D.
  • Project CZ.1.07/2.3.00/45.0021 (2012–present), student mentoring; responsible persons: Ing. Jiří Pavlovský, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. Jiřina Vontorová, Ph.D.
  • Project “Technology for the Future 2.0”, CZ.02.2.69/0.0/0.0/18_058/0010212 (2019–present), project mentors; responsible persons: Ing. Jiří Pavlovský, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. Jiřina Vontorová, Ph.D.
  • World of Science (2013–2014); responsible person: Ing. Jiří Pavlovský, Ph.D.
  • Junior University, outreach in chemistry (programs such as Chemistry in the Kitchen, Lumishow, etc., 2021–present), project mentors; responsible persons: Ing. Jiří Pavlovský, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. Jiřina Vontorová, Ph.D.
  • Members of the organizing committee of the 56th and 66th Congress of the Czech Chemical Societies, Ostrava, 2004 and 2014
  • Co-organizers of the Student Scientific Conference (SVOČ) from 2007 to present; responsible person: Ing. Jiří Pavlovský, Ph.D.
  • Project Days for high school and grammar school students in the laboratories of the Department of Chemistry and Physico-Chemical Processes, as part of the TALENTMANAGEMENT project; responsible person: Assoc. Prof. Jiřina Vontorová, Ph.D.
  • Four-week professional internships for students of SPŠCH Ostrava, as part of the TALENTMANAGEMENT project; responsible person: Prof. Ing. Bedřich Smetana, Ph.D.

Events in which the department participates:

  • Art & Science
  • University of the Third Age (participants: Ing. et Ing. Jan Pavelka, PAED. IGIP, Ing. Jiří Pavlovský, Ph.D.)
  • Researchers’ Night
  • Earth Day
  • Water Day
  • Chemistry and Other Natural Sciences at Silesian-Ostrava Castle (since 2006), including competitions and games for children, pupils, and students from kindergarten to high school, promoting the faculty, department, and scientific fields
  • Open Days
  • And others