The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences organized a Royal Technology Mission (RTM) to the Czech Republic on May 8–11, 2012. As the patron of the Academy, His Majesty King Carl XIV Gustaf of Sweden is participating in the delegation together with representatives from Swedish business, government authorities and academia. The purpose of the RTM 2012 to the Czech Republic is to gain insights into strategies, initiatives and opportunities in an EU country that has a strong industrial, technological and academic tradition. Of the newer EU countries the Czech Republic is Sweden’s second largest trading partner and about 200 Swedish companies are currently represented in the Czech Republic.
During the first day of the RTM mission His Majesty also visited the Průhonice Park, where the
Institute of Botany of the ASCR is situated.
Photos: Stanislava Kyselová, Akademická bulletin
The RTM programme included meetings with President Václav Klaus and Prime Minister Petr Nečas in his capacity as Chairman of the Research, Development and Innovation Council and also with the President of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Jiří Drahoš, who welcomed His Majesty King Carl XIV Gustaf of Sweden at the Headquarters of the ASCR on May 9, 2012.
21 May 2012