Reports

Thank you to all those who came to CTU during the Night of Scientists. This year's subtitle was "Transformation", and there were a lot of transformations to see at CTU.

On Thursday, 26 September 2024, the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation Marek Ženíšek (TOP 09) visited the University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings of Czech Technical University. For the UCEEB, the Minister's visit was primarily an opportunity to present to a member of the Government the cutting-edge results of the research carried out by the Centre. Among the best known to the public is the S.A.W.E.R. system, which can extract water by condensation even from desert air.

Students of Faculty of Information Technology of CTU in Prague (CTU FIT) proposed how to make the House of Lobkowicz's Young Curator (HoL) curriculum globally available online and modernize it. They gave a presentation during the five-day Design Sprint course, which was held place on 16-20 September 2024 at the faculty.

Employees of the International Department of the Rector's Office of CTU in Prague and representatives of Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Faculty of Civil Engineering attended this year's 34th edition of Europe's largest conference and international fair for the internationalization of higher education, EAIE 2024, held in Toulouse, France, from 17 to 20 September 2024.

Industry 4.0 - The Basis of the Czech Republic's Economic Transformation is the title of a new book that appeared on bookstore shelves in mid-September. It is written by 76 authors - experts from industrial companies, academia and other organisations. The extensive project is headed by Prof. Vladimír Mařík from the CIIRC CTU and Robert Keil from the National Centre for Industry 4.0. This book is the only publication on the Czech market that offers a comprehensive view of Industry 4.0 - from strategies and technologies to legal issues, education and the labour market. Its pragmatic approach is essential - the authors look at the topic from the perspective of leaders who are striving for a successful transformation of Czech industry through innovation.

Eight stands with different focuses were prepared by the CTU Sustainability Office in the area in front of CTU Faculty of Civil Engineering. Interested visitors could learn about recycling mobile phones, efficient energy use, sharing clothes, etc.

Production of nuclear technologies and training of new specialists - this was the spirit of the visit of South Korean President Jun Sok-jool and Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala to Pilsen on Friday. They visited Doosan Škoda Power and Škoda JS company

Fly4Future, the official spinout of CTU, has won the SPRIND Funke Fully Autonomous Flight competition in cooperation with the Multirobotic Systems Group from Faculty of Electrical Engineering of CTU (hereinafter referred to as MRS FEL CTU). In the final, which took place from 16 to 20 September 2024 at the Erding Air Base in Germany, the Czech team defeated 8 other teams from all over the world. The competition task was to develop a drone that would be able to fly fully autonomously and without the use of GPS to a given location, pick up an object and carry it to safety in challenging conditions.

Three Czech universities, the Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU), Brno University of Technology (BUT) and the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen (ZČU) have signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of semiconductors. They will focus on training new specialists and supporting technology development.

Zuzana Labudová has become the first ombudsperson of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, CTU. The ombudsperson guarding the rights of students and employees succeeded in the selection procedure announced by FEE CTU in June 2024. She took up her position in September.