Reports

AI-driven autonomous robots achieved unprecedented insights into the heart of the bee colony through 24/7 close-ups of the queen and her retinue.

During the Future Forces Forum exhibition, a mobile prototype of the PYRO Explorer autonomous vehicle, whose control system is being developed by the Department of Military Robotics of the University of Defence under the leadership of Colonel Jan Mazal, was presented in the presence of Defence Minister Jana Černochová. The development of the vehicle is being carried out at the Military Repair Plant (VOP) and the Czech Technical University in Prague is also participating in it together with the University of Defence. The ceremony was also attended by the Rector-Commander of the DU, Col. Jan Farlík, Director of VOP Vlastimil Navrátil, Ing. Alexander Ilkström Kravtsov from CTU and Director of the Rapid Deployment Unit Brigadier General Libor Lochman.

On Tuesday 15 October 2024, the 4th annual National Smoke-Free Day conference was held at CTU in Prague. The conference was opened by the Rector of CTU in Prague Vojtěch Petráček and the Editor-in-Chief of iDNES.cz Matyáš Kaiser.

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr. VU ANH DUC, and the Director of the Centre for European Cooperation, Dr. PHAN DAO, from Ton Duc Thang University, discussed with the CTU management about future cooperation that would allow Vietnamese students to complete part of their studies in the Czech Republic. Currently, accreditation does not allow this, but this is also being addressed.

At the 65th annual International Industrial Fair in Brno (MSV), the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague presented solutions to current engineering topics. The exhibits demonstrated examples from Machine and Instrument Design, Production Technology and Management, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics and Industry 4.0, Transport Technology, Drives, Information and Automation Technology and Mathematical Modelling.

Representatives of the faculties of civil engineering, electrical engineering, nuclear sciences and physical engineering, transportation sciences, biomedical engineering, information technology and the Masaryk Institute of Advanced Studies travelled abroad this week to the 27th annual Gaudeamus Slovakia fair in Bratislava to provide Slovak secondary school students with comprehensive information, advice and maximum support in their choice of university studies.

Masaryk Institute of Advanced Studies at CTU in Prague once again welcomed a group of students from foreign universities as part of the project - International Project Workshop (IPW), this year with the motto "Experience the World of Business". This is the third year of the successful project, which allows students to look into the environment of large companies, test the knowledge gained from lectures in practice and at the same time teaches them to work in a team and understand different cultures.

Czech Technical University in Prague is ranked 4th among Czech universities in the latest edition of the World University Rankings for 2025, published by the British company Times Higher Education. In total, 17 Czech universities appeared in the rankings.

In her master thesis Automated video editing of beach volleyball matches, Ing. Justýna Frommová, a student of Faculty of Information Technology of Czech Technical University in Prague (FIT CTU), focused on the automation of data and video processing for the preparation of match tactics of elite teams in beach volleyball. She thus combined her studies with her passion for the sport she herself plays competitively. In collaboration with Beach Data, she created a system that automatically analyzes match videos.

With funding of €4 million from the European "MSCA Doctoral Networks" programme and additional funding of €600,000 through the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), the European research project "UPright Radiotherapy, Learning, Innovation, and Training" (UPLIFT) is being launched to develop innovative solutions for radiation therapy with the patient upright - a change that could significantly improve global access to advanced cancer treatments. The project brings together Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of CTU in Prague (FJFI) with 14 leading scientific institutions and industrial partners from across Europe.