Czech Technical University in Prague

Czech Technical University in Prague
České vysoké učení technické v Praze
Motto	Scientia est potentia (Latin)
Motto in English	Knowledge is power
Established	1707
Type	Public
Rector	Professor Václav Havlíček
Admin. staff	3,954 (2008) (3,370 FTE)
Students	23,363 (2008)
Location	Prague, Czech Republic (main campus), additional 4 smaller campuses
Website	www.cvut.cz

Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU, České vysoké učení technické v Praze – ČVUT in Czech) is one of the largest universities in the Czech Republic, and the oldest institute of technology in Central Europe.

It was established in 1707 by the Emperor Joseph I.^[1] According to the THES-QS World University Rankings for the year 2010, the CTU is the world's 121st best university in technology,^[2] was the 171st in 2009 ^[3] and 228th in 2008 ^[4] and is the 1st in the Czech Republic.

Constituent parts

Faculties

• Faculty of Civil Engineering
• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• Faculty of Electrical Engineering
• Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering
• Faculty of Architecture
• Faculty of Transportation Sciences
• Faculty of Biomedical Engineering
• Faculty of Information Technology

Higher education institutes

• Klokner Institute
• Masaryk Institute of Advanced Studies

Other institutes

• Computing and Information Centre
• Technology and Innovation Centre
• The Research Centre for Industrial Heritage
• Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics
• Centre for Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry
• Division of Construction and Investment

Service facilities

• CTU Rector's Office
• Service Facilities
• Publishing House

Student clubs, CTU Student Union

Student clubs within the CTU are integrated in the Student Union. It has 27 members and covers wide range of free time activities. The Student Union also organizes social events for students through the year.

Research

Along with other research centres of the university, a high quality research is held at the Center for Machine Perception and the Gerstner Laboratory, both of which constitute the MIRACLE – Centre of Excellence. The centres participate in many EU and US funded projects^[5][6] with focus predominantly on computer vision and agent technologies.

Notable alumni

Simon Wiesenthal

• Christian Doppler, mathematician and physicist
• Josef Gerstner, physicist and engineer
• František Křižík, inventor, electrical engineer and entrepreneur
• Vladimir Prelog, chemist and Nobel Prize winner
• Emil Weyr, mathematician
• George Klir, computer and systems scientist
• Simon Wiesenthal, Nazi hunter

Photos

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  The founding decree

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  The CTU Rectorate

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  Dejvice campus

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  Karlovo namesti campus

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  Bethlehem Chapel – The CTU's ceremonial hall

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  Dejvice campus - Library, FCE, FA

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  Interior of National Technical Library

References

1. ^ "Rescript of the Emperor Joseph I". http://www.cvut.cz/en/history/rescript. 
2. ^ "The THES-QS World University Rankings 2010". http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2010/subject-rankings/technology. 
3. ^ "The THES-QS World University Rankings 2009". http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2009/subject-rankings/technology. 
4. ^ "The THES-QS World University Rankings 2008". http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2008/subject-rankings/technology. 
5. ^ "The Center for Machine Perception Research Projects". The Center for Machine Perception. http://cmp.felk.cvut.cz/projects/. Retrieved 6 December 2009. 
6. ^ "The Gerstner Laboratory Research Projects". The Gerstner Laboratory. http://gerstner.felk.cvut.cz/gerstner/website/html/research-projects-founding.html. Retrieved 6 December 2009. 

External links

• Official website
• Top Industrial Managers for Europe (TIME) network for student mobility.
• School of Applied and Engineering Physics
• Tereza Centre (Czech)

Coordinates: 50°6′7.8″N 14°23′18.5″E / 50.102167°N 14.388472°E / 50.102167; 14.388472