Czech Technical University in Prague
Overview
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
) is one of the largest universities
University
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in the Czech Republic, and the oldest institute of technology in Central Europe
Central Europe
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It was established in 1707 by the Emperor Joseph I
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
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. According to the THES-QS World University Rankings for the year 2010, the CTU is the world's 121st best university in technology, was the 171st in 2009 and 228th in 2008 and is the 1st in the Czech Republic.
- 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
- 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
Student clubs within the CTU are integrated in the Student Union.
