Reports

The final presentations within the EuroTeQ Collider project course took place at Faculty of Electrical Engineering of Czech Technical University (CTU) in Prague. The challenges were formulated by CTU's industrial partners and the EuroTeQ alliance and focused on the broad theme of "Enhanced Connections for Sustainable Futures". This was further broken down into three key categories, People, Nature and Economy.

Scientists from CTU have found a way to improve the accuracy of distance measurements in space by up to 100 times A team from the CAPADS laboratory at Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering at CTU in Prague has made a breakthrough measurement in the field of intensity optical interferometry, which is essential for accurate measurement of directions and distances in space. Improvements in accuracy could reach several orders of magnitude and contribute significantly to a deeper understanding of cosmic structures and phenomena.

A new institute dedicated to artificial intelligence, computing, and robotics - the Marik Institute of Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Cybernetics (MICARC), was officially inaugurated at NIMS University in Jaipur, India on April 1, 2025. The institute is named after Professor Vladimir Marik, a leading Czech scientist and the founder of the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics, and Cybernetics (CIIRC) at CTU in Prague. This significant step not only strengthens scientific ties between the Czech Republic and India but also opens new opportunities for collaboration between scientific and industrial partners in the field of technology, especially in the rapidly growing area of artificial intelligence.

Minister of Defence Jana Černochová and Czech Technical University (CTU) Rector Vojtěch Petráček, together with University of Chemistry and Technology (UCT Prague) Rector Milan Pospíšil and Brno University of Technology (VUT) Vice-Rector Martin Weiter, participated as panelists in a discussion titled „Increased Defence Spending as a Challenge for the Involvement of Scientific Research and Innovation of Czech Technical Universities in Strengthening National Defence.“ The audience, composed of CTU students and faculty, engaged in a nearly hour-long Q&A session with the speakers.

The Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of CTU has been talking for years about the fact that its two fission nuclear reactors VR-1 and VR-2 should not be relegated to the outskirts of Prague in Troja on the grounds of the MFF UK. Therefore, the faculty held an internal referendum, and in view of the clear result (100% in favour) decided to make a radical cut. The move to the FJFI headquarters opposite the Government Office is expected to take place later this year.

Greater integration of theoretical teaching with practice, the creation of new teaching programmes, strengthening of scientific research activities and more effective recruitment of laboratory staff. These are the main reasons why the Central Military Hospital - Military University Hospital Prague (ÚVN) and Faculty of Biomedical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague (FBMI) have decided to further develop their long-standing cooperation and to open a new Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Haematology and Transfusiology at CTU FBMI and ÚVN on 1 April 2025.

The second edition of the student Construction Hackathon, held at the Brno Building Fair and as part of the Architecture Festival, expanded its reach beyond the Czech Republic this year. The entire event was organized under the leadership of the National Centre for Construction 4.0. In addition to six Czech technical universities – Czech Technical University in Prague, Brno University of Technology, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Mendel University in Brno, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, and the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen – the Technical University of Košice joined this year, giving the competition an international dimension. Students in mixed teams searched for solutions in modular and serial housing that is affordable, technologically advanced, and sustainable.

The Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) has been selected as one of ten universities from around the world to participate in the prestigious Amazon Nova AI Challenge. This global university competition focuses on the development of safe and reliable artificial intelligence (AI) for assisted software development. The AlquistCoder team from CTU consists of staff and students from the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics and Faculty of Electrical Engineering.

Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) has once again ranked at the top of several academic disciplines according to the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject. CTU achieved significant success in 10 subjects, 3 of which rose in the rankings, while 7 subjects maintained their positions.

Matyáš Boura has won the fourteenth edition of the competition with his project Housing Olšanská, on which he worked in the Kuzemenský studio. The jury appreciated the urban form, material concept and layout. The announcement of the results took place on Thursday 27 February at CTU Faculty of Architecture.