Reports

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.

During September 2025, three important international events took place at CTU FBME, which are closely related to the fact that the faculty has been preparing biomedical technicians and biomedical engineers for a long time, as well as to the experience that the faculty already has abroad with the introduction of biomedical engineering studies, e.g. in Cambodia.

From October 7 to 10, 2025, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering's stand at the Brno Exhibition Center attracted an unusually large number of visitors. Among the notable visitors was a delegation from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, led by Minister Lukáš Vlček. Many prominent figures from the industrial and scientific spheres also visited, as well as university and high school students from all over the Czech Republic.

The Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) is pleased to welcome Dr. Arturo Pacheco-Vega, Full Professor of Mechanical Engineering at California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), as a Fulbright U.S. Committee for the 2025–2026 academic year.

The results of the latest round of calls for European artificial intelligence factories, or AI Factories, were announced in Luxembourg. Among the successful applicants is the Czech Republic, specifically a consortium of six partners led by VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava. As part of the Czech AI Factory (CZAI), a high-performance supercomputer for AI calculations will be purchased and a package of services provided by consortium experts will be created. Both will serve small and medium-sized enterprises, industry, and public and research sector institutions. The Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC ČVUT) is significantly involved in the project on behalf of the Czech Technical University in Prague.

EuroTeQ Engineering University, an alliance of leading European technical and business universities recently celebrated its 5th anniversary with a special and intensive meeting in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, from October 1 to October 3, 2025. The event brought together colleagues from all partner institutions—fostering better relationships, driving a renewed sense of energy, and setting concrete steps toward making EuroTeQ a benchmark for European University alliances.

The goal of the Steel Hall 4.0 project for sustainable development of industrial construction, a collaboration between the University Center for Energy Efficient Buildings at the Czech Technical University in Prague and the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague with the companies PROMSTAL Engineering and Industrial Design & Service a.s., is to develop a design methodology and software that will take into account the contribution of cladding behavior to the stabilization of steel structures in the event of a fire, as well as aspects of the building's impact on the environment.