Reports

Handling hazardous materials, building specific structures, diagnosing structures, locating people during unexpected events, automation, increasing productivity, higher levels of work safety, reducing errors, connection to modern BIM technologies and in the future to artificial intelligence and much more. All this was addressed by leaders of the Czech construction industry and representatives of academia at the Josef Underground Laboratory at the "Robotics in Underground" event, which focused on the possible future challenges that robotics opens up in this environment. The event was jointly organised by the Centre for Experimental Geotechnics of Faculty of Civil Engineering, the Experimental Centre of Faculty of Civil Engineering, the National Centre for Construction 4.0 and representatives of partner companies.

The first International Quantum Hackathon at FIT CTU attracted 44 young talents from all over the world. Nine student teams worked for two days on solving problems using quantum technologies. The topics ranged from mine detection in the seas, to technologies in medicine, security in the energy sector and space technologies. The winning team consisted of students from Faculty of Information Technology of Czech Technical University in Prague and a high school student from the Secondary School of Economics in Pilsen (SPŠE Plzeň). Results were announced at the follow-up conference Quantum Day on 26 June 2024. Faculty of Information Technology (CTU FIT) and Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering (CTU FJFI) were the CTU organizers of both events together with the CzechInvest agency and partners IBM and Tensor Ventures.

The new autonomous electroformula developed by the eForce Prague Formula student team has several major differences from last year's model. For example, the technological innovations improve the aerodynamics of the car. Today, the team members presented the Formula at a ceremony in the Škoda Museum in Mladá Boleslav. In July, the first of a series of four races awaits the pilots of the team, consisting mainly of students of Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

Digitisation represents a major opportunity for the Czech Republic, which could help it to become one of the most developed countries in the world. Traditionally, the international conference Digital Czechia helps to achieve this goal. This year for the ninth time.

Pupils, teachers, parents and friends of the University Primary School Lvíčata (Lion cubs) celebrated the end of the school year together at the CTU Kotlářka sports ground.

The kick-off meeting of the Interreg Europe Repower Industries project took place in Prague under the auspices of CTU UCEEB as the lead partner of the project, which aims to improve conditions for promoting energy independence, efficiency and sustainability in industry over a four-year period. The meeting was attended by experts and industry representatives from different countries to discuss the project plans and strategies. The opening day was dedicated to presentations by each partner who presented their organisations and programmes to promote energy efficiency in the regions. This was followed by an in-depth discussion on the project's planned outputs and work plan for the coming years.

Today, the CTU Rector Vojtěch Petráček, the Director of the Administration of Special Purpose Facilities Michal Vodička and other CTU representatives opened the reconstructed block 4 of Strahov dormitories. There are 228 double bed rooms in a new design for students of the university.

As part of the project Strengthening Capacity and Knowledge Transfer at Higher Education Institutions for the Development of Affected Areas of Ukraine, a course on Transfer of Experience in Development and Reconstruction Planning for Cities in Ukraine was held at the Masaryk Institute of Advanced Studies, CTU in Prague on 12 and 13 June.

The 12th annual ScienceFest on the theme "Science Educates" took place yesterday in Dejvice. The open-air festival is a showcase of everything interesting and useful that science brings to life.

The Czech branch of the European Space Education Resource Office (ESERO) has been opened with great splendour in the presence of CTU Rector Vojtěch Petráček. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala and Minister of Transportation Martin Kupka also attended the press conference on the "Czech journey to space".