Reports

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.

On October 22, Prof. Petr Konvalinka, head of the Faculty's Experimental Center, chairman of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic, and former rector of the Czech Technical University in Prague, was elected by the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague as the nominee for dean of the faculty. After his appointment, he will replace the current dean of the faculty, Prof. Jiří Máca, whose second term ends on January 31, 2026.

At the gala evening in Brno organized by the producers of the Gaudeamus Higher Education Exhibition, awards for the best exhibition are traditionally announced. This year, CTU won!

The Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) will be led by Prof. Michal Pěchouček from February 1, 2026, to January 31, 2030. He was elected by the CTU Academic Senate at its meeting today, winning in the first round of voting with 28 votes. Pěchouček defeated two other candidates in the election, Vice-Rector Radek Holý and Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering Petr Páta.

At the end of 2022, LEGO approached the ELSA Center at CTU with a request for assistance in localizing LEGO® Braille Bricks into the Czech language and, consequently, Czech Braille. The ELSA Center had previously employed a co-author of the Czech Braille standard. Building on this history, ELSA staff created a frequency analysis of Czech language characters and prepared a corresponding proposal for the number of LEGO Braille Bricks. They also approved the graphic design of the bricks, particularly with regard to the Czech Braille standard. Based on this information, a prototype of Czech Braille bricks was then created, laying the foundation for the introduction of LEGO bricks with Braille in our country.

On October 14, the Faculty of Architecture was transformed into a place full of travel inspiration. As part of Erasmus Day, students who had already traveled abroad to study shared their experiences and practical tips.

Expensive lithium-ion batteries from electric cars often end up in the trash before they need to. PhD student Kateřina Nováková from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague has developed a diagnostic method that can more accurately estimate their actual condition and extend their service life by up to 10%. Together with the company Kolibrik, she received a grant of CZK 16 million to implement the solution in practice.