The first four doctoral candidates supported by the prestigious PICTUS program have arrived at the Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU). CTU is implementing this program following its success in the European Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUND competition. CTU is the only institution in the Czech Republic to have secured support from this program this year, which aims to attract top-tier young scientists from around the world.

The Faculty of Civil Engineering at CTU in Prague is restructuring its Civil Engineering study program. Starting in the 2027/2028 academic year, the Bachelor's program will be three years long, and the Master's program two years. This change will facilitate study abroad opportunities while enabling graduates to enter professional practice sooner and more easily.

Autonomous navigation in challenging terrain, night-time operations, and supplying military units without direct human control. Researchers from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU FEE), together with the University of Defence and VOP CZ, successfully tested the autonomous capabilities of the TAROS unmanned ground vehicle during the international military exercise ARTEX 2026 in Portugal. Over two weeks, the platform covered more than 100 kilometres, including several dozen kilometres autonomously. A major achievement was its participation in a resupply mission in which the operator merely supervised the vehicle's operation.

Effective science communication helps bring research beyond university walls, make science accessible to wider audiences, and open up new opportunities for collaboration and career development. This winter semester, CTU is launching SciComm Lab, a series of hands-on workshops designed to help researchers develop their communication skills.

The National Centre for Industry 4.0, part of the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics, received the BVV Trade Fairs Brno Award at the 2026 International Engineering Fair for its long-standing support of the event and the development of the Digital Factory 2.0 project. The award serves as significant recognition of this year’s exhibition and the long-term collaboration between research institutions and industrial partners, who jointly showcase technologies and services for the modernization of Czech industry.