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Brno University of Technology (BUT; Czech: ''Vysoké učení technické v Brně'', VUT) is a
university A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...
located in
Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...
,
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. Being founded in 1899 and initially offering a single course in civil engineering, it grew to become a major technical Czech university with over 18,000 students enrolled at 8 faculties and 2 university institutes.


History

The
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dominated university education in
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at the beginning of the 18th century as they controlled the University of Olomouc. The focus on theology and philosophy was not welcomed by the Moravian nobility. The nobility initiated the commencement of law education at the University of Olomouc in 1679. Later in 1725, the Moravian nobility enforced the establishment of the '' Academy of Nobility'' in Olomouc. Law and
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,
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,
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, civil and
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,
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, and
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were lectured there. As it aimed to promote knighthood also foreign languages, dance, swordsmanship, and equitation were taught there. The Academy was in Olomouc until 1847 when it was relocated to
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, where it became the basis for what was later to become the University of Technology. Due to the extinction of the University in
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, no institution would provide an academic
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in Moravia, and only one technical school, besides the German one, could not cover the lack of need, so the students mostly left to
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, or
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. Related to this situation the voices that called for the establishment of a university, but not a regional one in Olomouc but in the
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capital – Brno, grew stronger. The Moravian Germans rejected the second Czech university which led to many quarrels (the settlement occurred after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1919 by the establishment of Masaryk University). In September 1899 the disputes were partially solved by founding the ''Ceská technická vysoká škola Františka Josefa v Brně'' (roughly translated into English: Imperial Czech Technical School of Franz Joseph in Brno). In the beginning, the university was settled in Augustine Street and had to make do with 4 professors and 47 students who could study only Civil Engineering. In the following year (1900) the teaching of the field of machine engineering was started and followed by cultural engineering (
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),
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, and
chemical engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of the operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials ...
. After World War I it was also possible to study architecture. In 1911 the university was moved into a newly built luxurious building in Veveří Street which is still used by the Faculty of Civil Engineering. In the interwar period, it was connected with ''Deutsche Technische Hochschule Brünn'' and was renamed the Brno University of Technology. The school has used the name of the University of Technology of Dr. E. Beneš for a short time. After the German occupation of
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and installing the
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, all Czech universities, including the Czech Technical University, were forced to close ''(see International Students' Day)''. After the end of the war in 1945, the university was restored to its pre-war state, also taking over buildings of Deutsche Technische Hochschule Brünn (the German technical school) which was closed. After the war, the school was reopened under the older name the University of Technology of Dr. E. Beneš. The school was ceased to exist in 1951; some parts were transferred to the newly established Military Technical Academy. The only faculties that provided civilian training remained the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture Faculty, both under the name College of Engineering. Already in 1956, the university activity was gradually restored under the present name Brno University of Technology. Today's appearance was more or less stabilized in 1961. After 1989 there was a reorganization of certain faculties and the emergence of many new ones. There was restored The Faculty of Chemistry (1992) and in addition to the technical fields, BUT focused on the economy (Faculty of Business founded in 1992) and arts (Faculty of Fine Arts, founded in 1993). Another milestone is associated with the year 2000 when the BUT separates two faculties deployed in
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- Faculty of Technology and Faculty of Management and Economics - and thus established the Tomas Bata University. The most recent significant organizational change is the splitting of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication and the Faculty of Information Technology which occurred in 2002. Most of the BUT buildings are now located in the area under Palacký Hill in the city district Královo Pole. There are the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Business, Faculty of Chemistry, and a new building of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication as well as two college campuses. Faculty of Information Technology is located in a former Carthusian monastery in Božetěchova Street and the new complex across the street. The Faculty of Civil Engineering is located in an extensively reconstructed building on Veveří Street. Faculty of Architecture is located on Poříčí Street, Faculty of Fine Arts on Údolní Street. BUT also uses the third college campus in Kounicova Street. Rector's Offices are located in a newly renovated Baroque building in Antonínská Street. In more than 120 years BUT has matured into an internationally recognized institution offering education in a broad spectrum of fields ranging from technical and scientific disciplines through economics to the arts.


Authorities

The head of the university is the rector who is represented by five prorectors in various fields of activity. Financial matters of BUT are in the hands of the bursar, communication and promotion is the business of the public relations officer in cooperation with the Unit of external relations. Important documents and guidelines are discussed and approved by the Academic Senate which consisted of an employee and a student chamber. The scientific direction of BUT determines the Scientific Council, acting as BUT experts, other universities, and industry. Each of the faculty is governed by the dean and his vice-deans. Also, the faculties have their academic senates which deal exclusively with the laws of the faculties. Similarly, the faculties have their scientific council. There are several student organizations in BUT, for historical reasons called the Student Unions. Each Faculty has its student chamber which represents students in the Academic Senate - students have the opportunity to participate in the management of their faculty. * Rectorate — prof. RNDr. Ing. Petr Štěpánek, CSc., dr. h. c. * The Academic Senate — current ''chairman of the senate'' is doc. Dr. Ing. Petr Hanáček. * Bursar — doc. Ing. Ladislav Janíček, Ph.D., MBA, LL.M. is the university '' bursar''.


Faculties

* Faculty of Civil Engineering * Faculty of Mechanical Engineering * Faculty of Chemistry * Faculty of Architecture * Faculty of Business and Management * Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication * Faculty of Fine Arts * Faculty of Information Technology


Faculty of Architecture (FA)

One of the oldest faculties of Brno University of Technology was established in 1919. During its existence the faculty was merged with the Faculty of civil Engineering. Currently provides training in
architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructi ...
and
urban design Urban design is an approach to the design of buildings and the spaces between them that focuses on specific design processes and outcomes based on geographical location. In addition to designing and shaping the physical features of towns, city, ...
and has about three hundred students.


Faculty of Chemistry (FC)

Teaching
Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...
at BUT dates back to 1911 when there was established Department of Chemistry at the Czech Technical University. The development was interrupted in 1951 by converting BUT to the Military Technical Academy. The restoration of the teaching of chemistry was reached in 1992. Faculty realizes bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs in chemistry and
food industry The food industry is a complex, global network of diverse businesses that supplies most of the food consumed by the world's population. The food industry today has become highly diversified, with manufacturing ranging from small, traditional, ...
.


Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication (FEEC)

Studying at the faculty is focused on a wide range of scientific areas: control technology and
robotics Robotics is the interdisciplinary study and practice of the design, construction, operation, and use of robots. Within mechanical engineering, robotics is the design and construction of the physical structures of robots, while in computer s ...
,
biomedical engineering Biomedical engineering (BME) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare applications (e.g., diagnostic or therapeutic purposes). BME also integrates the logica ...
, power electronics and
electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...
, electrotechnology and
electronics Electronics is a scientific and engineering discipline that studies and applies the principles of physics to design, create, and operate devices that manipulate electrons and other Electric charge, electrically charged particles. It is a subfield ...
,
microelectronics Microelectronics is a subfield of electronics. As the name suggests, microelectronics relates to the study and manufacture (or microfabrication) of very small electronic designs and components. Usually, but not always, this means micrometre ...
, radioelectronics and teleinformatics.


Faculty of Information Technology (FIT)

Already in 1964 the department of automatic computers was established in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, lately the institute of informatics detached which was transformed in 2002 into an independent faculty of information technology. FIT campus is located in a former Carthusian monastery and the former estate. The faculty consists of four institutes: * Department of Computer Systems * Department of Information Systems * Department of Intelligent Systems * Department of Computer Graphics and Multimedia The faculty offers two basic levels of study - a three-year bachelor and two-year master's degree program. The third level is the doctoral degree program.


Faculty of Business and Management (FBM)

One of the youngest BUT faculty focuses on the
economy An economy is an area of the Production (economics), production, Distribution (economics), distribution and trade, as well as Consumption (economics), consumption of Goods (economics), goods and Service (economics), services. In general, it is ...
and
business Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or Trade, buying and selling Product (business), products (such as goods and Service (economics), services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for ...
fields of study. In 1992 the faculty was separated from the original Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Besides bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in this field the faculty offers in cooperation with foreign universities postgraduate MBA studies. About 3 000 students study management, accounting, corporate finance, taxation and managerial science.


Faculty of Civil Engineering (FCE)

FCE is the oldest faculty of Brno University of Technology and the biggest one with its number of students – 6 500. In 1899 the
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started its activities with this branch and that faculty was the only one which survived a violent change - transformation BUT into the Military Technical Academy in 1951. Students can study in four programmes in Czech at this faculty: * Civil Engineering * Urban Engineering * Surveying and Cartography * Architecture and one programme in English: * Civil Engineering


Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FME)

The opening of the
engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...
department was in 1900 and herewith it is the second oldest faculty of the BUT. In the past there was taught energy branch from which subsequently became an independent Faculty of
Electrical Engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...
. The faculty offers study of: * Engineering * Applied Sciences in Engineering * Mechanical Engineering * Production Systems * Industrial Design * Industrial Engineering * Machines and Equipment * Applied Natural Sciences * Physical and Materials Engineering * Metrology and Quality Assurance Testing


Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA)

On the contrary, one of the youngest BUT faculties is the Faculty of Fine Arts. In 1993 it was founded from the institute of
fine arts In European academic traditions, fine art (or, fine arts) is made primarily for aesthetics or creativity, creative expression, distinguishing it from popular art, decorative art or applied art, which also either serve some practical function ...
which was based in the faculty of
architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructi ...
a year earlier. As the number of students (3 thousands) it is the smallest faculty of current BUT. Some of the study programs are: * painting * sculpture * graphics * graphic design * industrial design * conceptual tendencies * VMP (multimedia, video-performance).


University institutes


Institute of Forensic Engineering (IFE)

The aim of the institute is teaching
forensic Forensic science combines principles of law and science to investigate criminal activity. Through crime scene investigations and laboratory analysis, forensic scientists are able to link suspects to evidence. An example is determining the time and ...
experts in master's degree programs - Venture engineering and Forensic engineering (expert engineering in transportation and real estate). It is possible to study The Forensic engineering program as a doctoral study. In preparation is the transformation of the institute to the separate department faculty with the temporary name the Faculty of Forensic Engineering.


Centre for Sports Activities (CESA)

In cooperation with the Faculty of Business CESA provides courses of study in
Management Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a Government agency, government bodies through business administration, Nonprofit studies, nonprofit management, or the political s ...
of Physical Culture. Students can choose from more than 70 sports like basketball, swimming, athletics, golf or diving.


CEITEC Brno University of Technology (CEITEC BUT)

CEITEC is a centre for progressive innovative education which encourages scientific creativity in its research groups and a fostering of the principles of engagement. The institute offers a unique inter-institutional graduate programme, which in general is based on the CEITEC research programmes. Currently, one doctoral programme is available – Advanced Materials and Nanosciences. In 2018, CEITEC BUT launched two ERC grants, one aimed at enhancing cancer treatment efficiency, led by Vojtěch Adam, and another focusing on new spectroscopy and microscopy technologies, spearheaded by Petr Neugebauer. A third ERC grant commenced in 2021 under Eric D. Glowacki, exploring innovative wireless nerve stimulation in humans. Additionally, CEITEC BUT inaugurated the Industry 4.0 Testbed in winter 2022, a major component of the international European project RICAIP.


Studies

The school is a holder of the
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ECTS certificates ( European Credit Transfer System) - Label and DS ( Diploma Supplement) Label for the period 2009-2013, reflecting the appreciation of quality of the
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education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...
in keeping with the principles of the Bologna Declaration. ECTS Label supports studying abroad at universities around the world. DS Label Certificate was awarded for the correct free award of the Diploma Supplement to all graduates of the principles of the
European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the primary Executive (government), executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of European Commissioner, members of the Commission (directorial system, informall ...
. Brno University of Technology offers its students: * 295 study programs (of which 89 are accredited in foreign languages) * Participation in major international and scientific projects * Study at foreign and partner universities * More than 70
sports Sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in ...
in 5 own specialized sports centers * Accommodation in halls of residences for the majority of applicants * 9
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Study programs: * Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Forensic engineering *
Information Technology Information technology (IT) is a set of related fields within information and communications technology (ICT), that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages, data processing, data and information processing, and storage. Inf ...
*
Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...
*
Economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...
and
Management Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a Government agency, government bodies through business administration, Nonprofit studies, nonprofit management, or the political s ...
*
Fine arts In European academic traditions, fine art (or, fine arts) is made primarily for aesthetics or creativity, creative expression, distinguishing it from popular art, decorative art or applied art, which also either serve some practical function ...
*
Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructi ...
Cooperation with foreign institutions: * Framework agreements with 90 universities around the world * International educational
research Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to ...
and development programs Participation in EU programs for education: * CEEPUS * LLP / Erasmus * TEMPUS * Joint and double degree programs Lifelong learning: * Is provided by faculties in their courses * MBA education (Master of Business Administration) Lifelong Learning Institute: * provides counseling, information and organizational services * offers
training Training is teaching, or developing in oneself or others, any skills and knowledge or fitness that relate to specific useful competencies. Training has specific goals of improving one's capability, capacity, productivity and performance. I ...
and consultancy * organizes courses and seminars for seniors at the University of the Third Age


Science and research

Research Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to ...
activities at the Brno University of Technology are realized in cooperation with national and international projects, programs, grants and research centers. BUT intensively cooperates with other universities and institutions, with the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and private companies. The efforts of integration of teaching and scientific
research Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to ...
are supported by application sector with which new
curricula In education, a curriculum (; : curriculums or curricula ) is the totality of student experiences that occur in an educational process. The term often refers specifically to a planned sequence of instruction, or to a view of the student's experi ...
is prepared. Students can obtain a range of practical experience during their studies, thereby facilitating the selection of employment and competitiveness of BUT graduates. One of the BUT goals is to become a research university.


Main research areas

* Environmental Technology * IT and communication technology * Aeronautical Engineering *
Materials Engineering Materials science is an Interdisciplinarity, interdisciplinary field of researching and discovering materials. Materials engineering is an engineering field of finding uses for materials in other fields and industries. The intellectual origi ...
*
Microelectronics Microelectronics is a subfield of electronics. As the name suggests, microelectronics relates to the study and manufacture (or microfabrication) of very small electronic designs and components. Usually, but not always, this means micrometre ...
and
Nanotechnology Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter with at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometers (nm). At this scale, commonly known as the nanoscale, surface area and quantum mechanical effects become important in describing propertie ...
* Studies for building and construction machinery * Advanced
polymer A polymer () is a chemical substance, substance or material that consists of very large molecules, or macromolecules, that are constituted by many repeat unit, repeating subunits derived from one or more species of monomers. Due to their br ...
and ceramic materials * Process and Chemical Engineering *
Robotics Robotics is the interdisciplinary study and practice of the design, construction, operation, and use of robots. Within mechanical engineering, robotics is the design and construction of the physical structures of robots, while in computer s ...
and
Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computer, computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making. It is a field of re ...
* Sensing images and computer processing * Manufacturing technology


Research Centers

* AdMaS - advanced building materials, engineering and technologyADMAS.vutbr.cz
* CEITEC - a center of excellence in biological sciences, materials and emerging technologies in cooperation of the Brno University of Technology and Masaryk University, Brno Mendel University, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Institute of Physics of Materials, Academy of Sciences and Veterinary Research Institute. * Centre for information, communication and biomedical technologies * Material Research Center in chemistry * Centre for Research and utilization of renewable energy * NETME Center - New Manufacturing Technology


Cooperation with industry

BUT cooperation with industry includes among others: *
innovation Innovation is the practical implementation of ideas that result in the introduction of new goods or service (economics), services or improvement in offering goods or services. ISO TC 279 in the standard ISO 56000:2020 defines innovation as "a n ...
and the preparation of new degree programs in collaboration with industry * direct cooperation in
research Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to ...
and development companies in
Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
and abroad * personal participation of experts on education process * professional visits and internships * contact point for cooperation between enterprises and the BUT is Technology Transfer Office


Notable faculty and alumni

* Bohuslav Fuchs, Czech modernist architect * Viktor Kaplan, Austrian engineer, inventor of the Kaplan turbine * Jaromír Krejcar, Czech functionalist architect * Vladimír List, Czech electrical engineer * Félix Pollaczek, Austrian-French engineer and mathematician * Armin Delong, Czech physicist, founder of electron microscopy in the former
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* Norbert Troller, Czech and American architect and artist * Otakar Borůvka, Czech mathematician * August Košutić, Croatian politician * Milan A. P. Harminc, Slovak architect and diplomat * Peeter Tarvas, Estonian architect * Otakar Diblík, Czech industrial engineer * Tomáš Mikolov, Czech computer scientist * Mirek Topolánek, Czech politician and business manager, 7th Prime Minister of Czech Republic * Dan Ťok, Czech politician and business manager, former Minister of Transport of the Czech Republic * Luděk Navara, Czech non-fictional author, publicist, scenarist and historian * Jiří Löw, Czech urbanist and architect * Radim Jančura, Czech businessman and entrepreneur, founder and CEO of RegioJet and Student Agency * Michal Smola, former Czech
orienteering Orienteering is a group of sports that involve using a map and compass to navigation, navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specia ...
athlete and Junior World Champion * Zbyněk Stanjura, Czech politician, Minister of Transport of the Czech Republic * Anna Hubáčková, Czech politician, former Czech Minister of the Environment and member of the
Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
* Petr Hlaváček, Czech researcher and university lecturer, expert in shoe technology * Roman Onderka, Czech politician, former Mayor of
Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...
* Zuzana Brzobohatá, Czech politician, former
Member of the European Parliament A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been Election, elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...
* Pavel Konzbul, Czech bishop * Jan Sobotka, Czech politician, member of the
Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
* Martin Říman, Czech politician, former Czech Minister of Transport and Minister of Industry and Trade * Zdeněk Škromach, Czech politician, former Czech Minister of Labour and Social Affairs * Zdeněk Fránek, Czech architect


Notes and references


External links


Official website



Article about a restoration of a former monastery in quarter Královo Pole, turned into a Centre of Application Technology

Central European Institute of Technology, CEITEC

MARABU, experimental aircraft
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