Reports

The architectural and urban design of the new Prague East railway terminal presented by students of the Faculty of Architecture Max Petricov, Daria Vlasov, Erik Sovet and Daniiel Solovev, sponsored by architects Radek Lampa and Libor Hrdoušek, won 2nd place in the prestigious competition of the Czech Chamber of Architects. The winner was another teacher from the Faculty of Architecture, Štěpán Valouch and his colleague Jiří Opočenský from the architectural office ov-a. The announcer of this open-project single-phase architectural-urbanistic competition was the Railway Administration.

Jiří Petrželka and Kristýna Klůsová from the Faculty of Civil Engineering won the international competition Multi-Comfort House Saint-Gobain, which is intended for students of architecture and civil engineering. Natálie Pěgřímková, again from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, took second place. In addition to the financial reward, both teams are advancing with their teachers to the international round of the competition, which should take place from 9 to 12 June 2021 in Paris, if the pandemic situation allows. The third place and reward went to Nikola Puchelová and Jan Krsek, also from the Faculty of Civil Engineering. All students are from the same studio of the Department of Architecture at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, where they worked under the leadership of a team of architects of Josef Smola, Ladislav Kalivoda, Aleš Brotánek, Martin Stark and Jiří Tencar. Students of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and the Faculty of Architecture of the Czech Technical University and the Faculty of Arts and Architecture of the Technical University of Liberec took part in the Saint-Gobain competition.

The prestigious ranking of the Forbes 30 under 30 magazine, ie 30 talented, capable and successful people under the age of 30, again this year selected a student of the Faculty of Nuclear and Physical Engineering (FNSPE). This year, it is Petr Hauschwitz from the Department of Physical Electronics, who is completing his doctorate and currently working at the HiLASE Center.

Martin Mazanec, a graduate of the Faculty of Information Technology at the Czech Technical University, and his classmate Matouš Skála founded the company Fitify Workouts, which develops fitness applications. Thanks to his idea, Martin placed 30 under 30 in the prestigious Forbes Česko magazine.

The University Center for Energy Efficient Buildings of the Czech Technical University received an honorable mention for its technological, economic and social contribution in the field of energy management and environmental protection to the expert jury of the Visionaries competition organized by the CzechInno Association to support emergence of innovative products.

In the second half of 2020, the National Industry Center 4.0 welcomed new partners such as Deloitte Advisory, AutoSAP, Atos or Leuze Engineering and others. The black scenarios for reducing costs and savings foreshadowed by the development of 2020 were outweighed by the need to acquire a strong and technology-neutral partner for Industry 4.0 and digitization. Many companies have already understood that innovation and growth in labor productivity is the right way forward. The center offers a full range of services and at the same time creates a unique ecosystem for industry in the Czech Republic.

The creation of EDIH (European Digital Innovation Hub) in the Czech Republic is an important step in supporting the digital skills of small and medium-sized enterprises. The Czech Technical University in Prague is aware of the importance of digitization for the development of the entire economy and is able to offer its services not only to companies but also to the public sector. The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic (MIT) has published the winners of the national call for European digital innovation hubs. These, together with European partners, should support small and medium-sized enterprises and public administrations in the wider involvement of digital technologies in production, trade and public services.

Concept taken from the ETH University of Zurich, but completely original design using commonly available technologies and components-the new experimental robot called SK8O ('Skate-o') is created on the premises of the Department of Control Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, and can balance on two legs with wheels. It will be used to teach dynamic driving, in the final he should be able to jump over obstacles or jump up the stairs while driving. Until recently, the dynamic movement of the robot conceived in this way belonged more to the science fiction realm.

In cooperation with GE Aviation, the team of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering launched an experimental engine for the first time at its flying test facility, preparing for the first flight.

CTU in Prague and the Prague Institute of Innovation (Pii) have agreed on cooperation today. Together they will focus on the promotion of new scientific knowledge, innovative solutions and topics that will contribute to the development of modern metropolitan urban infrastructure and the protection of its environment. The actual collaboration has already begun. Pii is part of a project consortium in an application to the so-called European digital innovation hub (EDIH), which should make artificial intelligence capacities available to support business, optimize urban processes and education.