The ECOpole Conference is one of Central Europe’s longest-running scientific events dedicated to environmental protection, sustainable development, and green technologies. Established over 30 years ago, ECOpole has hosted leading researchers, industry professionals, and policymakers, including five Nobel Prize laureates.
Its mission is to foster international collaboration and present innovative solutions to pressing ecological challenges in fields such as water management, energy sustainability, and food security. The conference provides a dynamic platform for keynote lectures, young researcher forums, interactive workshops, and poster sessions. The upcoming 34th edition, ECOpole’25, will be held from October 22–24, 2025 at the Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic.
For the first time, ECOpole crosses national borders with its 2025 edition in Liberec, Czech Republic.
This milestone begins a new international chapter in the conference’s legacy.
Ada Yonath (Nobel 2009) and Arieh Warshel (Nobel 2013) joined ECOpole during its Kraków editions.
Their lectures reinforced the event’s focus on cutting-edge topics in chemistry and molecular science.
In 2014 and 2015, ECOpole welcomed Gerhard Ertl (Nobel 2007) and Sir Harold W. Kroto (Nobel 1996).
These back-to-back editions highlighted the conference’s growing prestige in the global scientific community.
Paul Jozef Crutzen, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (1995), was a keynote speaker at ECOpole 2011.
His presence marked a turning point, raising the profile of the conference internationally.
VII. CEC ECOpole '98 – Kędzierzyn KoźleVII. CEC ECOpole ’98 in Kędzierzyn Koźle marked a pivotal moment as the conference evolved from EKO-Opole into ECOpole, reflecting its growing Central European scope and international ambition. This name change symbolized the shift from a regional gathering to a broader scientific platform focused on environmental chemistry and ecotechnology.
I. Monitoring ’92 in Opole marked the inaugural event in the ECOpole series, bringing together scientists and practitioners to discuss environmental monitoring in Central Europe. It laid the foundation for what would become a long-standing tradition of interdisciplinary collaboration.
