Virtual reality and the spa industry: a new research project

We took part in the prestigious international Thermal Tourism Congress, which took place this year in Budapest on 4-6 June 2025. Director Ing. Alina Huseynli, MBA presented the Institute's activities, key projects and future visions. We have seen a great interest in cooperation from European, American and Japanese partners, which makes us very [...]

In the past week, we carried out field measurements in Karlovy Vary and Kynžvart Spa, which are part of the activities of the Spa Research Centre project. The research team collected data in the real environment of the spa sites as a basis for the creation of the Methodology for the definition and protection of therapeutic spa landscapes. We focused on measuring radiation levels, noise, the amount of negatively charged ions in the air, [...]

We have successfully completed the second year of the course “Physiotherapy in Spa Medicine,” designed for students in the bachelor’s and master’s programs in Physiotherapy at the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague. The course was held in two sessions—on February 20 and 27—in Karlovy Vary.  The first block was opened by MUDr. Ladislav Špišák, CSc., who gave the students an introduction to balneology and physical therapy, […]