Reports
Expensive lithium-ion batteries from electric cars often end up in the trash before they need to. PhD student Kateřina Nováková from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague has developed a diagnostic method that can more accurately estimate their actual condition and extend their service life by up to 10%. Together with the company Kolibrik, she received a grant of CZK 16 million to implement the solution in practice.
During September 2025, three important international events took place at CTU FBME, which are closely related to the fact that the faculty has been preparing biomedical technicians and biomedical engineers for a long time, as well as to the experience that the faculty already has abroad with the introduction of biomedical engineering studies, e.g. in Cambodia.
From October 7 to 10, 2025, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering's stand at the Brno Exhibition Center attracted an unusually large number of visitors. Among the notable visitors was a delegation from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, led by Minister Lukáš Vlček. Many prominent figures from the industrial and scientific spheres also visited, as well as university and high school students from all over the Czech Republic.
The Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) is pleased to welcome Dr. Arturo Pacheco-Vega, Full Professor of Mechanical Engineering at California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), as a Fulbright U.S. Committee for the 2025–2026 academic year.
The results of the latest round of calls for European artificial intelligence factories, or AI Factories, were announced in Luxembourg. Among the successful applicants is the Czech Republic, specifically a consortium of six partners led by VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava. As part of the Czech AI Factory (CZAI), a high-performance supercomputer for AI calculations will be purchased and a package of services provided by consortium experts will be created. Both will serve small and medium-sized enterprises, industry, and public and research sector institutions. The Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC ČVUT) is significantly involved in the project on behalf of the Czech Technical University in Prague.
EuroTeQ Engineering University, an alliance of leading European technical and business universities recently celebrated its 5th anniversary with a special and intensive meeting in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, from October 1 to October 3, 2025. The event brought together colleagues from all partner institutions—fostering better relationships, driving a renewed sense of energy, and setting concrete steps toward making EuroTeQ a benchmark for European University alliances.
The goal of the Steel Hall 4.0 project for sustainable development of industrial construction, a collaboration between the University Center for Energy Efficient Buildings at the Czech Technical University in Prague and the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague with the companies PROMSTAL Engineering and Industrial Design & Service a.s., is to develop a design methodology and software that will take into account the contribution of cladding behavior to the stabilization of steel structures in the event of a fire, as well as aspects of the building's impact on the environment.
Employees and students of the Faculty of Information Technology at the Czech Technical University in Prague (FIT CTU) played a key role in organizing the 19th edition of the prestigious ACM Conference on Recommender Systems (RecSys 2025), which took place on September 22–26, 2025, under the auspices of Czech President Petr Pavel. More than 1,000 participants from around the world came to the capital to present the latest research results and industrial applications in this field. The A-rated conference accepted only 19% of submissions, underscoring its quality and prestigious nature.
The Prague Innovation Institute and the City of Prague have launched the Prague Game Accelerator for the first time this year, an intensive three-month educational program focused on supporting young game developers. The Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague has achieved significant success, with its students making up five of the ten teams selected by a panel of experts. As part of the program, student teams will receive not only mentoring from industry professionals, but also financial support and access to a network of experts.
Today, October 8, the CTU Lions team ceremoniously unveiled their new competition motorcycle for the prestigious international MotoStudent competition. The event was attended by sponsors, faculty representatives, the media, and other guests.