The project’s ambition is to increase international competitiveness and strengthen the position of the FZÚ as a leading European centre in the field of solids physics active in the fields of nanoelectronics, photonics, magnetism, functional and bioactive materials and plasma technologies, closely cooperating with universities and top foreign institutions. The project will expand the research base, acquisition of state-of-the-art physical instruments and the active involvement of students in research. a.