Heritage Forum: new technologies and the future of spa towns

On January 16, we were delighted to welcome a delegation from the Japanese city of Beppu to our institute. The city is located in an active volcanic region and boasts the second-largest volume of thermal water output in the world. As a result, it is a major center of Japanese onsen (thermal) culture. Today, the local spas focus primarily on short-term treatments lasting 1–2 days. However, they plan to expand in the future […]

We participated in the first Annual Conference of the Operational Programme Just Transformation entitled "Simply TRANSFORM!", which took place at the Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem. The aim of the conference was to assess the progress in the transformation of coal regions two years after the launch of the programme and to share experiences between experts from public administration, the European Commission and representatives of coal [...]

We participated in the autumn general assembly of the European Historic Thermal Towns Association (EHTTA), this time held in Montegrotto Terme. We represented the Karlovy Vary Region, which is the only region in the Czech Republic to be a member of this prestigious European network of more than 50 spa towns from 18 European countries. The first day of the [...]