Reports

From early morning until late evening, representatives of the Czech Technical University celebrated the Day of the Fight for Freedom and Democracy, commemorating why November 17 is International Students' Day, lighting candles and laying wreaths at memorial sites.

On November 6–7, 2025, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague hosted the finals of the eighth annual Energy Olympics for high school students. The jury was most impressed by the Prachovky team from the Biskupské Gymnasium in Brno with their proposal for an information campaign for the general public on energy sharing and consumption flexibility.

The aim of the three-year bachelor's degree program "Construction, Landscape, and Environment," which will be launched at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague in the 2026/2027 academic year, is to prepare experts who can combine construction and technical disciplines with spatial planning and natural processes. Students will learn to design technical solutions and measures in urbanized environments and landscapes, taking into account climate change and sustainable development. Applications will be accepted from January 1, 2026.

Semiconductors are not only the basis of modern electronics, but also a strategic element of technological self-sufficiency. CTU is building a strong foundation in this area – connecting teaching with research, involving students in real-world projects, and collaborating with leading partners at home and abroad. Radek Holý, Vice-Rector of CTU, explains how the university is responding to global trends, why cooperation with Taiwan is important, and how healthy rivalry with Brno University of Technology is driving the field forward.

On Tuesday, November 4, 2025, the Minister of Education, Youth, and Sports Awards for outstanding students and graduates of study programs and for extraordinary achievements by students in 2025 were presented at the Liechtenstein Palace. Among the award winners is Ing. Matylda Kotyzová, a graduate of the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague. She received the award from the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Mikuláš Bek.

On November 5, 2025, the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Architecture at the Czech Technical University in Prague elected Dalibor Hlaváček as dean. Following his appointment by the rector, he will begin his first term in February 2026. All fifteen members of the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Architecture at the Czech Technical University voted for him.

Professor Olga Štěpánková from the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics at CTU has received the Milada Paulová Award for her lifelong contribution to artificial intelligence. The award is presented by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports in cooperation with the National Contact Centre for Gender and Science of the Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Professor Štěpánková received the Milada Paulová Award from Education Minister Mikuláš Bek at a ceremonial event on November 4, 2025.

The Czech Technical University in Prague (ČVUT) presents a new documentary film entitled "Czech Hearts of Banat." It is a powerful story about the Czech minority in the heart of Romania, produced by the student television station TV9P under the direction of Jiřina Šimková, who wrote the screenplay and directed the film. The film tells the story of the arrival of Czechs in the Romanian Banat more than 200 years ago and captures their current life – everyday reality, celebrations, traditions, and challenges facing the Czech community in the 21st century.

A team of robotics engineers from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague, together with E.ON Group Innovation and the distribution company EG.D, has successfully tested HIVE technology for autonomous inspection of power lines using cooperating drones. During a demonstration test near Horní Cerekev, the team conducted a complete inspection of a five- to six-kilometer-long section of power lines with 100% success and demonstrated up to 150% higher efficiency compared to traditional operations with individual drones.

The President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, has awarded the Medal of Merit to Jan Vítek, Doctor of Science, who has celebrated his 100th birthday this year – a civil engineer, inventor and university professor, pioneer of prestressed concrete technology, and designer of the Nusle Bridge and other prominent bridge structures in the Czech Republic and abroad, for his services to the state in the field of technology.