On Friday 9th May we attended the Heritage Forum in Mariánské Lázně, which took place on the occasion of the General Assembly of the Great Spa Towns of Europe network. The theme of the event was the protection of cultural and natural heritage in the context of spa towns - with an emphasis on the use of modern technologies and interdisciplinary cooperation. Our director Ing. Alina Huseynli, MBA spoke in [...]
At the beginning of May, we sent out a new issue of our quarterly newsletter with an overview of the most important things that happened at the Institute of Spa and Balneology. Among other things, we focus on the move to the new premises in Elizabeth Spa, which now houses not only our offices but also part of our professional facilities. We also introduce our colleague, researcher Ing. Jana Walterová, Ph.D., with whom we [...]
On Monday 28 April we welcomed a group of ten students from the Bachelor's programme International Tourism Management / Health & Medical Tourism from the University of Applied Sciences in Deggendorf, Bavaria. The program is designed for international students, and because of this we had people from eight different countries visit us. The visit to Karlovy Vary was part of the practical part of their [...]
On 29 April 2025 we participated in the cross-border meeting of tourist information centres of the EUREGIO EGRENSIS region, which took place in the Chopin House in Mariánské Lázně. The Institute of Spa and Balneology was represented by RNDr. Patricia Hloušková, Ph.D., who gave an expert lecture on "The future of spa medicine: research, objectification and innovation in ILaB". In her presentation, we presented the interconnection [...]
On Saturday, 26 April 2025, we took part in the Regional Open Day "For a Healthier Region" organized by the Karlovy Vary Region. At our stand we focused on one of the natural healing resources that we have been working on for a long time in ILaB - mineral springs. We prepared a presentation for visitors about the effects of mineral waters and the results of a study [...]
On 25 April 2025, we attended the 24th International Conference History of Buildings 2025, organised by the National Technical Museum. The event took place in the premises of the Centre of Building Heritage of the National Museum of Technical Museum in Plasy. The Institute of Spa and Balneology was represented by Mgr. Karel Kůt and Mgr. Lubomír Zeman, who presented a joint paper entitled "The transformation of the architecture of Kynžvart Spa as a result of repeated [...]
On Tuesday, 15 April 2025, we held the third edition of the Modern Technologies in Spa Industry conference at the Imperial Spa. The conference attracted over two hundred experts from research institutions, universities and spa facilities from the Czech Republic and abroad. The conference programme focused on modern technologies that can make diagnostics more effective, support the personalization of spa care [...]
On Wednesday, 16 April 2024, we hosted a round table with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and the Regional Chamber of Commerce of the Karlovy Vary Region. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Jiří Kozák and together we discussed the possibilities of how scientific diplomacy can contribute to the development of the spa industry and the region. Our director Alina Huseynli presented the activities of [...]
On Monday 14 April 2025, we welcomed a foreign delegation from several European institutions in the field of spa, health and tourism at the Institute of Spa and Balneology. Among the guests were Csilla Mezösi, Secretary General of the European Spa Association (ESPA), Professor Todorka Kostadinova from the Medical University of Varna and Ivana Kolar, expert in strategic management and [...]
This week, colleagues from the Environmental Section went into the field to carry out reference measurements as part of the Spa Research Centre project. They focused on various environmental elements that affect the quality of the spa therapeutic landscape. Specifically, noise levels, air ion concentrations, radiation levels, light intensity and other factors were measured. The aim of the measurements is to obtain the most accurate baseline [...]
In the second week of April, we welcomed a delegation from the Institut du Thermalisme - Université de Bordeaux to the Institute of Spa and Balneology. This French institute has been operating since 2000 and through a personal meeting we discovered how close our research topics and approaches are. During the visit we presented our institution and key activities, including the Spa Research Centre project, [...]
In the current issue of the Mariánské Lázně town newsletter there is an interview with the director of our institute, Ing. Alina Huseynli, MBA, which gives an insight not only on the current activities of ILaB, but also on the future of balneological research in the region. The interview focuses on, among other things: the return of balneological research to Mariánské Lázně, the importance of cooperation with the city and spa care providers, specific [...]
