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4 reasons why you should study in Prague

“I don’t want to follow in anyone’s footstep. I want to follow my own path and do something unique.” said Kris Wu, a Chinese-Canadian actor. These words of wisdom seem appropriate if you are someone who has been entertaining the thought of studying abroad. Immersing yourself in a new culture, a different language, people and …

Mendel University in Brno

Mendel University in Brno is the oldest independent specialized university in the Czech Republic. It was established as the University of Agriculture in Brno in 1919, and since 2010 it has been using the name Mendel University in Brno (MENDELU). The university proudly bears the name of J. G. Mendel, the founder of modern genetics, who …

EuroTech Summer School and Innovation Day

EuroTech Summer School is an event which takes place 5-9 July 2021 and is open to Master and PhD students from EuroTech schools like Czech Technical University in Prague. It is organized by Energy4Climate Center of Institut Polytechnique de Paris and you can participate online. The topic of this EuroTech summer school is “From Smart …

Student Ambassadors: Haidar Al-Anbagi from Iraq

My name is Haidar Al-Anbagi, a PhD student from Iraq and here is my story. I have a BSc degree with honors from a university in my hometown and ranked 1st among my classmates, and that was my motivation to start my graduate studies abroad. I attended an American university and graduated with a Masters …

Open Call: Postgraduate programme Alternative models for living

CANactions School, Brno University of Technology – Faculty of Architecture, the City of Warsaw, the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, and the Romanian Order of Architects Bucharest, are introducing a new educational postgraduate programme in Alternative models for living. The programme is exposed to the context of four countries — Czech Republic, Poland, Romania …

MUNI, CVUT and BUT established an institute focused on cybersecurity

Masaryk University together with the Czech Technical University in Prague and the Brno University of Technology have established the CyberSecurity Hub to strengthen their cooperation on cybersecurity. In addition to deepening joint professional activities, the new institute’s goal is also to support industry and companies and European certification of cutting-edge technologies in the field of …

Freshmen welcome ceremonies

The first-year student welcome ceremony, the first-bell ringing or a so-called “freshmen baptism.” All these terms refer to the same event that takes place at almost every university in the Czech Republic. You shouldn’t miss it. In many Czech cities, this event became a tradition accompanied with a spectacular celebration during which university freshmen are …

Studying at small universities is fun as well

Silesian University in Opava is a school that might not be so internationally known but it certainly offers some very interesting study programmes such as archaeology or astrophysics. I asked Alena S., a Master graduate student, to share her experience. She currently teaches English at a secondary school in Opava. You studied English philology and …

Quality education and safety in Czechia draw in foreign students

Quantity of foreign students in the Czech Republic has grown seven times over the last 15 years. How many of them are currently studying here and which study programmes and cities do they usually choose? Around 300 000 students attend state and private universities, more than 43 000 of them are foreigners. The vast majority …

Czech Technical University to Co-Organize CyberSec&AI Connected 2020

Czech Technical University in Prague and Avast bring together the best minds in AI, machine learning, and cybersecurity for the second CyberSec&AI conference. This year’s conference CyberSec&AI Connected 2020 will take place in four major cities around the world on October 8, as well as being streamed live online. Attendees can join a full program …