Reports

Industry 4.0 - The Basis of the Czech Republic's Economic Transformation is the title of a new book that appeared on bookstore shelves in mid-September. It is written by 76 authors - experts from industrial companies, academia and other organisations. The extensive project is headed by Prof. Vladimír Mařík from the CIIRC CTU and Robert Keil from the National Centre for Industry 4.0. This book is the only publication on the Czech market that offers a comprehensive view of Industry 4.0 - from strategies and technologies to legal issues, education and the labour market. Its pragmatic approach is essential - the authors look at the topic from the perspective of leaders who are striving for a successful transformation of Czech industry through innovation.

Eight stands with different focuses were prepared by the CTU Sustainability Office in the area in front of CTU Faculty of Civil Engineering. Interested visitors could learn about recycling mobile phones, efficient energy use, sharing clothes, etc.

Production of nuclear technologies and training of new specialists - this was the spirit of the visit of South Korean President Jun Sok-jool and Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala to Pilsen on Friday. They visited Doosan Škoda Power and Škoda JS company

Fly4Future, the official spinout of CTU, has won the SPRIND Funke Fully Autonomous Flight competition in cooperation with the Multirobotic Systems Group from Faculty of Electrical Engineering of CTU (hereinafter referred to as MRS FEL CTU). In the final, which took place from 16 to 20 September 2024 at the Erding Air Base in Germany, the Czech team defeated 8 other teams from all over the world. The competition task was to develop a drone that would be able to fly fully autonomously and without the use of GPS to a given location, pick up an object and carry it to safety in challenging conditions.

Three Czech universities, the Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU), Brno University of Technology (BUT) and the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen (ZČU) have signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of semiconductors. They will focus on training new specialists and supporting technology development.

Zuzana Labudová has become the first ombudsperson of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, CTU. The ombudsperson guarding the rights of students and employees succeeded in the selection procedure announced by FEE CTU in June 2024. She took up her position in September.

The visit of the Korean delegation headed by South Korean President Jun Sok-jool to the Czech Republic was directly related to Czech Technical University in Prague. Its representatives signed several memorandums of cooperation with the Koreans today; they will focus mainly on joint research and exchange of know-how in the fields of energy, robotics and mechanical engineering.

On Tuesday, 17 September, almost one hundred international students attended the first day of OW at the premises of the MIAS. The students were welcomed by the Vice-Rector for Foreign Relations of CTU, Prof. Oldřich Starý. This was followed by a series of presentations by representatives of the Prague Integration Centre, ESN, the CTU's Institute of Physical Education and Sports, ELSA, CIPS and the Student Union.

Faculty of Transportation Sciences of CTU in Prague together with the Secondary Industrial School of Transport in Motol and the eFDrive student club prepared a unique form of acquaintance with the environment of the faculty for first-year students - a ride on a special tram line "Tour de FD".

Almost sixty graduates of Czech Technical University, members of ALUMNI, gathered in the Bethlehem Chapel on Tuesday 17 September.