Reports

The visit of the Korean delegation headed by South Korean President Jun Sok-jool to the Czech Republic was directly related to Czech Technical University in Prague. Its representatives signed several memorandums of cooperation with the Koreans today; they will focus mainly on joint research and exchange of know-how in the fields of energy, robotics and mechanical engineering.

On Tuesday, 17 September, almost one hundred international students attended the first day of OW at the premises of the MIAS. The students were welcomed by the Vice-Rector for Foreign Relations of CTU, Prof. Oldřich Starý. This was followed by a series of presentations by representatives of the Prague Integration Centre, ESN, the CTU's Institute of Physical Education and Sports, ELSA, CIPS and the Student Union.

Faculty of Transportation Sciences of CTU in Prague together with the Secondary Industrial School of Transport in Motol and the eFDrive student club prepared a unique form of acquaintance with the environment of the faculty for first-year students - a ride on a special tram line "Tour de FD".

Almost sixty graduates of Czech Technical University, members of ALUMNI, gathered in the Bethlehem Chapel on Tuesday 17 September.

Embarking on an Erasmus+ study abroad journey involves several adjustments. Studying in a different language, concerns about finances, discovering a new culture, or being away from family are only some of them. The COSTABEX project, co-funded by Erasmus+, developed an educational program to help students prepare for the challenges of studying abroad, particularly focusing on mental health.

Creating a pan-European digital platform and enabling SMEs to raise capital for their development is the main objective of the project supported by the National Recovery Plan (NRP). This is done on the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI), a technology that ensures the tracking of transactions in the digital world. Five universities, led by the Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU), 10 partner companies are working on the development and testing of the platform, and more than 210 SMEs across the European Union (EU) have already expressed interest. The platform will help SMEs to simplify access to finance, particularly for their digital and green transition, and offer investors the opportunity to invest securely in these businesses. The project completely avoids cryptocurrencies and focuses exclusively on decentralised ledger technology (DLT).

Fly4Future, the official spin out of CTU, in cooperation with the Multirobotic Systems Group from CTU Faculty of Electrical Engineering (hereafter referred to as MRS FEL CTU) has advanced to the final of the SPRIND Funke Fully Autonomous Flight competition. From 16 to 20 September 2024 at the Erding Air Base in Germany, the Czech team will compete against eight other teams from all over the world. The challenge is to develop a drone that is 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.

CTU Faculty of Mechanical Engineering graduate, a systems engineer, became the first Federal Minister of the Environment. As an avid lover of nature, he dedicated himself to ecology and sustainability, which he emphasized as one of the first politicians and thinkers in our country. He was also valued as a university educator. In 1995, an avalanche in the Western Tatras ended his life.

The course "Transfer of experience in development and reconstruction planning for cities of Ukraine" was held at the National University of Polis in Zhytomyr in August. The trip was organized by experts from the Masaryk Institute of Advanced Studies of the Czech Technical University in Prague, who have long been involved in assisting with the planning of the country's post-war reconstruction.

The CEDMO 2.0 NPO project, funded by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic from the National Recovery Plan, brings together leading Czech universities and selected partners to increase the resilience of Czech society against disinformation. The amount of CZK 175 million will support the development and use of artificial intelligence tools to detect manipulative claims in public space or to increase digital and media literacy. The principal reserarch is Czech Technical University in Prague, and AI experts from the Departments of Cybernetics and Computers at Faculty of Electrical Engineering and the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC) will participate in the project.