Reports

The INFC Speed Dating meeting was held at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Czech Technical University, attracting dozens of researchers interested in the new grant program Interdisciplinary Near Future Challenge (INFC). The program supports the creation of interdisciplinary projects across the university and requires cooperation between two main investigators from two different parts of the Czech Technical University.

On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, a ceremonial public meeting of the CTU Scientific Council took place in the Bethlehem Chapel, led by the Rector, Prof. Michal Pěchouček, with the participation of members of the university management.

The new strategy of the Czech Technical University in Prague, approved by the Academic Senate at the end of June, captures the priorities of the university's management, which took office in February of this year. These include, first and foremost, high-quality education and an open university built on people, which is aware that its results also affect the state of the entire Czech society.

The Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) and Cisco have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore new approaches to agent-based artificial intelligence. The collaboration combines global technological know-how with cutting-edge research in the development of advanced AI systems.

The third annual professional event Robotics in the Underground, organized by the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague and the National Center for Construction 4.0, attracted two hundred experts, company representatives, students and researchers to the unique environment of the Center for Experimental Geotechnics - Underground Laboratory Josef. The event confirmed the growing importance of robotization and automation in the construction industry and offered a unique platform for the meeting of academia, industry and the future generation of engineers.

Doctoral students of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague, Miroslav Purkrábek and Jan Škvrna, won the international competition Structured Semantic 3D Reconstruction (S23DR), which took place as part of the Urban Scene Modeling workshop at the CVPR 2026 conference in Denver, USA. CVPR is considered one of the most prestigious world conferences in the field of computer vision and, according to Google Scholar Metrics, it is the most cited conference in the world. The victory in the competition of approximately thirty participants from all over the world also brought the team from the Department of Cybernetics a financial reward of $5,000. This is a significant achievement for the Visual Recognition Research Group (VRG) - the group members have won all three years of this international competition so far.

What will energy systems for future space missions look like? And can Europe keep up with the development of technologies that could be key to the future of the space industry? These are the questions that will be addressed at the Advanced Nuclear Technologies in Space (ANTS) 2026 conference, the first European event dedicated exclusively to nuclear technologies for space use. The conference, hosted by the Czech Technical University (CTU) in Prague in November 2026 together with the European Nuclear Society, will bring experts from the fields of space research, nuclear energy and the technology industry to the Czech Republic.

The Green Gliders student team from the Faculty of Transport Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague will participate for the second time in the prestigious international Shell Eco-marathon Poland 2026, an energy-efficient driving competition that will take place from June 24 to 28, 2026 on the Silesia Ring in Poland. In the Prototypes category this year, the students will present a completely new electric car that is lighter, more aerodynamic and more technologically advanced than the previous car. They are heading to the competition with the aim of building on the experience gained during their first participation and getting closer to double the efficiency compared to their previous result.

The Czech Republic and the Republic of Korea have reaffirmed and significantly advanced their cooperation in robotics and advanced industrial technologies during a high-level meeting held on June 18, 2026 at the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC) CTU in Prague. The meeting builds on the Memorandum of Understanding on Korea–Czech Technical Cooperation in Robotics and the Letter of Agreement on the Joint Establishment and Operation of the “Advanced Industrial Robot Center”.

Working at CERN’s unique laboratory is probably every scientist’s dream. However, the selection criteria for the thousands of applicants from around the world are very strict. Martin Dvořák, a student at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague, was successful and is now contributing to research projects there. He has now shared his experiences and acknowledges that the faculty gave him a solid theoretical foundation. He also encourages those classmates who are hesitant to venture out into the world.