Reports

Czech Technical University in Prague awarded its best students with the Stanislav Hanzel Prize on the occasion of the International Student Day on 17 November. The award ceremony took place in the Bethlehem Chapel on 28 November 2023 during the gala concert of the Czech Engineering Academy. The students received the award from the hands of the Rector of Czech Technical University in Prague doc. Vojtěch Petráček, doc. Antonín Pokorný, Chairman of the Board of the CTU Foundation Stanislav Hanzel, Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering doc. Ing. Miroslav Španiel, CSc. and the Rector Emeritus of CTU prof. Ing. Petr Zuna, CSc. D.Eng. h. c.

Faculty of Architecture of Czech Technical University in Prage held a ceremony to announce the winning projects of the third year of the Dean's Award on Thursday, 23 November. The jury awarded the best studio and diploma works of the past academic year. They are on display at faculty of Arts until 15 January 2024.

A meeting between representatives of Taiwan and the management of CTU in Prague was held on Friday afternoon. The result was a real promise of large Taiwanese investment in CTU research and bilateral cooperation, especially in the areas of semiconductors and IC technologies.

For the sixth time this year, the finals of the Energy Olympics, organized by the Energy Literacy Society, took place at Faculty of Electrical Engineering on 9 and 10 November. The competition marked record interest among students as 541 teams, i.e. over 1500 students, registered for the school round. Overally, 74 students from secondary schools and high schools divided into 25 teams made it to the two-day final in Prague.

Fifty-four excellent students and graduates of universities in Prague, the technical university in Brno, and talented young workers at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic have received their awards at the castle of Josef Hlávka at Lužany u Přeštic. The award winners included students of CTU in Prague.

The Department of Aerospace Engineering of CTU Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s. prepared a meeting of academics and representatives of industrial companies with students of secondary and higher education institutions and the professional public. Enthusiastic aircraft and space technology fans of listened to engaging lectures and personal stories.

A delegation of the French Embassy lead by the Ambassador to the Czech Republic Alexis Duterte arrived for a tour of the VR-1 and VR-2 reactors of Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of CTU in Prague (FJFI) on Tuesday, 21 November 2023. In addition to the tour itself, faculty representatives presented the range of activities that FJFI does in the nuclear field - from training professionals in safety to applied research and materials development.

Scientists from leading European institutions are not the only ones that are convinced artificial intelligence (AI) can play a significant role in solving serious problems in society, but also the European Commission, which has decided to support their research with €11 million (about CZK 270 million). The ELIAS project will link the development of trustworthy AI for its further use, especially towards sustainability. The teams of Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics of Czech Technical University in Prague (CIIRC CTU) are the only representatives of Czech science involved in this cutting-edge European research and will thus contribute to the development of algorithms with a direct impact on society and economic development.

The 70th annual running race and the 60th annual Academic Cross Country Championships were held at the Obora Hvězda park on Friday, 17 November, 2023. The race was traditionally organized by the Institute of Physical Education and Sport of CTU, the race was held under the auspices of the Rector of CTU in Prague doc. Vojtěch Petráček.

An intelligent low-maintenance installation filled with plants, designed and built by researchers from the University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings (UCEEB) of the Czech Technical University in Prague, has been erected at Můstek station on the "green" line A. The innovative element of the city's urban furniture is supported by the Prague Public Transit Company. With the support of the Prague City Council, the project will test the viability of projects improving the quality of the indoor environment in problematic areas of the Prague metro.