ČVUT in brief

ČVUT in Prague is the oldest Technical University in Europe and has currently more than 17800 students.

ČVUT provides high-quality education through an extensive portfolio of primarily engineering branches of study, conduct basic and applied research and numerous scientific projects with great emphasis on industrial use and applications.

Research is carried out at all the eight faculties (Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Science and Physical Engineering, Architecture, Transportation Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Information Technology) and also at the University Institutes: the Klokner Institute, the Masaryk Institute of Advanced Studies and the Institute of Technical and Experimental Physics.

ČVUT cooperates closely with both domestic and foreign institutions and is engaged in international educational cooperation in many spheres; supports the mobility of students and the academic staff, concerning in particular scientific, research and educational activities including participation to scientific and technical seminars and conferences, namely in the EU.

ČVUT participates strongly in research at both national and international level, working on projects together with leading firms and Universities in the Czech Republic under the TAČR Centre of Competence Programme. At international level, ČVUT participated successfully in many projects under the Horizon 2020 programme as well as under the RFCS programme, cooperating with both EU and outside Europe Countries.

Involved Departments

The Department of Concrete and Masonry Structures supervises tuition in the area of concrete and masonry structures of residential and commercial and industrial buildings as well as road and railway bridges in Bachelor and Master degree programmes. The department puts special emphasis on instruction in doctoral degree study programmes and prepares courses within lifelong learning programmes.

The experienced team of researchers is engaged in theoretical, experimental and numerical research in the field of the investigation of the behaviour of concrete and masonry structures, fiber-based and composite materials, fibre concrete, reinforced masonry, fire safety design and applications of research achievements in practical design projects. The department laboratory covers the needs for education and research and is also used for solving problems for practical applications.

The Department of Mechanics provides tuition in subjects constituting the theoretical basis of most of the study branches of the Faculty of Civil Engineering (Eng. Mechanics, Structural Mechanics, Statics and Dynamics of Building Structures, Theory of Elasticity and Plasticity of Materials, Experimental Analysis) for the Bachelor and Master degree study programmes of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Building Engineering and Civil Engineering (in English).

The Department supervises instruction in the Master degree branch of study “Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions” within the “Erasmus mundus” programme. Furthermore, participates in the instruction in doctoral degree study programmes in the branch of Building and Transportation Engineering, Physical and Material Engineering, Building Engineering and Water Engineering and offers courses in lifelong learning modules organized by other departments. Research and development are focused on the analysis of structures based on modern computational methods in different fields (e.g. engineering materials, biomechanics).

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