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19-738: Studies of agriculture were established at the Czech Technical University (ČVUT) in 1906, and the first agricultural engineers graduated in 1911. In 1920 the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry was established, and in 1952 the faculty became an independent institution, University College of Agriculture in Prague ( Czech : Vysoká škola zemědělská v Praze ; VŠZ). In 1966 it moved to a newly built campus in Prague- Suchdol , where it has been located since. The Faculty of Forestry, established in 1952,

38-556: A Publishing House and service facilities. Student clubs within the CTU are integrated in the Student Union . It has 27 members and covers a wide range of free time activities, with the biggest club being Silicon Hill . The Student Union also organizes social events for students throughout the year. Medieval bourgeoisie Burgher was a rank or title of a privileged citizen of a medieval to early modern European town. Burghers formed

57-605: A burgher was assassinated, the other burghers had the right to bring the alleged murderer to trial by judicial combat . In the Netherlands , burghers were often exempted from corvée or forced labour, a privilege that was later extended to the Dutch East Indies . Effectively, only burghers could join the city guard in Amsterdam because in order to join, guardsmen had to purchase their own expensive equipment. Membership in

76-521: A fully electric formula racing car to compete at international competitions. Robotic team established by students of mechanical engineering designing and building a fully autonomous space rover vehicle and drones. Aiming to prestigious international competition European Rover Challenge which annually takes place in Poland. CTU Space Research is ambitious student team. Their goal is to design and launch space rockets and stratospheric balloons. They compete in

95-619: A school independent of the University of Prague. After the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire , the name of the school was changed in 1920 to the Czech Technical University in Prague. In 1705, Christian Josef Willenberg  [ de ; cs ] asked Emperor Leopold I for permission to teach "the art of engineering". Later, the emperor's only son, who succeeded him on the throne in 1707 as Joseph I , ordered

114-678: Is one of the largest universities in the Czech Republic with 8 faculties, and is one of the oldest institutes of technology in Central Europe . It is also the oldest non-military technical university in Europe. In the academic year 2020/21, Czech Technical University offered 130 degree programs in Czech and 84 in English. It was considered one of the top 10 universities in emerging Europe and Central Asia in

133-1152: The European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC) in Portugal. CTU has international agreements with 484 foreign universities. Many of them are ranked in the first hundred in QS World University Rankings such as National University of Singapore , Nanyang Technological University , Purdue University , Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , Technical University of Munich , Delft University of Technology , KU Leuven or Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile . CTU has many bilateral agreements with universities outside of Europe. The most sought after universities are from Canada, Australia, Singapore, United States and Japan. That said, every year many students choose to study in attractive destinations such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, South Africa, South Korea, Costa Rica, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Russia or Taiwan. CTU also participates in

152-771: The Czech state of Prague to provide engineering education. For various reasons, the request was not implemented for some time. However, in October 1716, Willenberg repeated the request. Finally, on 9 November 1717, a decree by the Czech state granted Willenberg the first engineering professorship in Central Europe (formally as part of University of Prague). On 7 January 1718, he began teaching. Initially, Willenberg started teaching only 12 students in his own apartment (six barons , four knights , and two burghers ), but gradually students proliferated (in 1779, there were around 200) and they started studying in more suitable premises. Initially,

171-593: The European programmes Erasmus and Leonardo . CTU has currently over 3500 international students from 117 countries. About 750 of them are an exchange students. One of the organizations that takes care of international students is Erasmus Student Network (ESN) , which organizes Buddy Programme and extra-curricular activities. CTU has currently 21 agreements with universities such as Technical University of Munich , RWTH Aachen or Trinity College Dublin . CTU has 8 faculties. The oldest one (Faculty of Civil Engineering)

190-680: The bachelor level and 25 in the master's level of studies. The Secretary of the Interfaculty Committee Agraria is located at CULS. In 2005 the Czech University of Life Sciences (CULS) became a member of the Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS), and it is also a member of the Biofector project. Czech Technical University Czech Technical University in Prague ( CTU ) ( Czech : České vysoké učení technické v Praze, ČVUT )

209-455: The master's degree offered by the university lasted five years. It then switched to a four-year course from 1980–90, before switching back to five years. Since 1993 three-year bachelor study has also been available. The university offers bachelors' programmes and Master's programmes (based on credit system) and doctoral programmes. The university offer now includes a total of 40 programmes taught in English, approximately 15 of which are in

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228-529: The pace and difficulty of CTU coursework, high percentage of students fail to complete first year of their studies. First year failure rates range from 23% (Faculty of Civil Engineering) to 47% (Faculty of Information Technology). Overall, only 48% of enrolled undergraduate students end up graduating. During their studies, students are encouraged to join one of many student teams within the university to gain real-life experience and work in teams on projects. Team based at Faculty of Electrical Engineering building

247-420: The pool from which city officials could be drawn, and their immediate families that formed the social class of the medieval bourgeoisie . Entry into burgher status varied from country to country and city to city. In Hungary , proof of ownership of property in a town was a condition for acceptance as a burgher. Any crime against a burgher was taken as a crime against the city community. In Switzerland , if

266-474: The same year. It was established as the Institute of Engineering Education in 1707, but as a secondary education (high school) instead of a tertiary university , by Emperor Joseph I as a response to Christian Josef Willenberg's petition addressed to preceding emperor Leopold I . In 1806, the institute of Engineering Education was transformed into Prague Polytechnical Institute (or Prague Polytechnic ), i.e.

285-481: The training focused mainly on the military. Teaching in the first year lasted one hour per day; in the second year, almost two. The successor of Willenberg was Johann Ferdinand Schor , builder of hydraulic structures in the basin of the Vltava and author of textbooks used at the school of mathematics. He began under Willenberg's leadership by teaching optics , perspectivity , technical drawing and geography . The third

304-707: The world rating of THES-QS universities in the category of technical sciences, the CTU took the 121st place, in the category of natural sciences – 246th place. In 2018, Czech Technical University was ranked as 220th in Engineering and Technology in the QS World University Rankings . Students apply to faculty. Each faculty has different admissions requirements. Acceptance rate ranges from 52.32% ( Faculty of Information Technology ) to 81.51% (Faculty of Transportation Sciences). The percentage of international students grew from 2.5% in 2000 to 16.4% in 2017. Due to

323-693: Was founded in 1707, while the youngest and most selective faculty ( Faculty of Information Technology ) was founded in 2009. The university also has 5 university institutes, such as Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics , Klokner Institute, Institute of Physical Education and Sport, University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings and Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics. Other constituent parts include Computing and Information Centre, Technology and Innovation Centre, The Research Centre for Industrial Heritage, Centre for Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry, Division of Construction and Investment and Central Library . The university also has

342-490: Was part of ČVUT until 1959, then a part of the agricultural university until 1964, when it became the independent Institute of Forestry Science ( Czech : Vědecký lesnický ústav ). It has been a part of ČZU since 1990. The university adopted its current name in 1995. During communist rule in Czechoslovakia , the university was lavishly funded as part of state support of collectivised agriculture . From 1952 to 1980

361-525: Was professor František Antonín Herget , who mainly focused on civil engineering , particularly construction. In September 1776, Maria Theresa allowed Herget to use the Clementinum building; in 1786, the school moved to the new and better building. In 1787, the School of Engineering was established at the decree of Emperor Joseph II . The CTU is the best technical university in the Czech Republic. In 2010, in

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