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Mathematical-Biological Seminar (MAT-BIO)

Modelling nature and its processes

The Mathematical-Biological Seminar was founded at the Institute of Mathematics of the Czech Academy of Sciences more than ten years ago. Since then, the seminar has been running continuously and has hosted several dozen speakers from both the Czech Republic and abroad. In 2023, the seminar moved to the Faculty of Science at Charles University and was soon expanded to a hybrid 4EU+ course. Since then, lecturers across the Alliance participate in person and online and discuss various topics at the intersection of mathematics and biology. Participants come from all career stages, from Bachelor’s level to tenured professors. In 2025, the seminar had its first in-person workshop after successfully applying to a Charles University minigrant call. Staying true to its interdisciplinary focus, the “MAT-BIO Exchange: Workshop on Modelling Biological Processes” did not stick to the classroom, but included outdoor activities near Prague, observing its object of study up close.


MAT-BIO Exchange 2025 near Prague


“The magic of 4EU+ Alliance? It’s being at Prague airport past 22:30, waiting for a delayed flight. It’s carrying my 4EU+ bag, then sitting in front of two young Italians while charging my phone. They talk, then pause for a second, they’ve spotted the bag. We start chatting. It turns out they are 4EU+ students! They’re on their way back after attending the 4-day MAT-BIO Exchange, a workshop on ‘Modelling Biological Processes’. They are ecstatic. They tell me how much they learned, how inspiring it was to exchange with the master’s and PhD students from across Europe, and how grateful they are for this opportunity. At that point, I literally get goosebumps. This is what it’s all about. This is the magic of 4EU!”
– Elena del Giorgio, 4EU+ Secretary General


Key facts

Universities: Charles University, Heidelberg University, Sorbonne University, University of Milan, University of Warsaw

Lead university: Charles University


Target audience

  • Bachelor’s students

  • Master’s students

  • PhD students

  • Postdocs & early-career researchers

  • Professors

Previous editions


Contact: Jindřich Brejcha, Charles University, brejcha@natur.cuni.cz; Karolína Korvasová, Charles University, korvasova@ksvi.mff.cuni.cz