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4. 3. 2025, 17:00 - 24. 6. 2025, 17:00 | Planetárium Ostrava, které je součástí Hornicko-geologické fakulty, v tomto roce oslaví 45 let od svého založení. Jako dárek pro všechny zaměstnance VŠB-TUO připravilo speciální hudební pořad SPACE TOUR.

21. 5. 2025 - 22. 5. 2025 | Save the date! The 2024 U!REKA Connects networking event will be organised by Metropolia in Helsinki metropolitan area from 21-22 May 2025.

09 January | Ondřej Sakreida, a first-year PhD student at the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology at VŠB-TUO, has joined the EBEAM project team. Despite needing to balance his research for the project with his studies, he was pleased to accept the offer to collaborate with ERA Chair project holder Mark Rümmeli. In this interview, Ondřej shares his expectations and tasks within the project.

21 December | Monika Michalská from the Department of Chemistry and Physico-Chemical Processes received a prestigious award for her contribution in innovative research.

13 December | The new collaboration with Politecnico di Milano will not only bring joint projects but also the involvement of Italian experts in teaching.

06 December | A visit to sustainable steel leader Danieli in Buttrio, Italy.

05 November | Research results from Prof. Jana Kukutschová’s team (VSB – Technical University of Ostrava) were presented for the first time at the world's leading platform TEDxUNYP. Are nanoparticles an invisible miracle or a hidden threat?

04 November | New opportunities for international cooperation in the field of material design are opening up for the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology.

30 October | Scientists from VSB - Technical University of Ostrava and Fraunhofer ICT in Pfinztal recently came together for a workshop entitled Thermal Energy Storage and Energetic Materials. The event allowed researchers to share their latest work and explore collaborative research opportunities that could lead to joint publications and projects.

21 October | The delegation from LAB University of Applied Science in Lahti, Finland, met with the management of our faculty and followed up on the May meeting in Finland.

09 October | A group of experts from the VSB-TUO CEET Nanotechnology Centre, led by prof. Gražyna Simha Martynková, has been working for several decades in the field of natural and synthetic carbonaceous and clay layered materials. From this research, the topics of modern ceramic types of layered nanomaterials gradually emerge and are being discovered by the team of scientists.

02 September | The PhD Academy at VŠB-TUO brings many innovations in the coming academic year. New courses and workshops will be added, but now not only students but also current or aspiring supervisors can take advantage of the offer. The rules for awarding credits have also been modified. Registration for courses and workshops is already open.

08 July | Delegation of the management of the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology worked on university relations in Finland.

20 February | A collaboration between the University of Oxford and the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology at VŠB-TUO has resulted in an innovative article published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

20 February | Representatives of the management of the faculties visited renowned universities in India and also the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Delhi.

04 January | At the end of last year, the first meeting of the International Science Advisory Board (ISAB) for the MATUR - Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Development project took place.

04 October | Professors B. Strnadel, H. Fukotomi, O. Umezawa and E. Kobayasi have been awarded the Japan Institute of Metals and Materials (JIM) Best Research Achievement Award for 2021.

07 September | The first meeting of the representatives of the MATUR project research teams, which received support from the Jan Amos Komenský Operational Programme in the Top Research Challenge, was hosted by VSB-TUO on Wednesday. Thanks to the support of 464 million crowns, almost 200 scientists will be dedicated to the development of new materials and technologies for sustainable development over the next five years.

10 August | VSB - Technical University of Ostrava has succeeded in the prestigious Johannes Amos Comenius Programme (P JAC). With a grant of CZK 464 million, scientists led by the the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, in collaboration with other partners, will develop new materials and technologies for sustainable development over the next five years within the MATUR project.

16 May | With the subtitle "Energy and the Environment," the eighth edition of the NanoOstrava Conference began on Tuesday. The Conference is traditionally organised by the Nanotechnology Centre CEET VSB - Technical University of Ostrava.

19. 5. 2023, 9:00 - 12:00 | We cordially invite you to a lecture by an expert in chemical engineering from Universidade do Porto, Portugal.

20 April | A lecture by Osamu Umezawa, an expert in materials science, will be held on May 4. During the lecture, he will discuss how materials behave at extremely low temperatures, share insights into the role PhD students and young researchers play in research, studies at Yokohama National University, and its significant achievements. The lecture, organized by PhD Academy, is open to PhD students and researchers.

20 April | A lecture by Osamu Umezawa, an expert in materials science, will be held on May 4. During the lecture, he will discuss how materials behave at extremely low temperatures, share insights into the role PhD students and young researchers play in research, studies at Yokohama National University, and its significant achievements. The lecture, organized by PhD Academy, is open to PhD students and researchers.

01 September | Japanese Ambassador Suzuki presented the Order of the Rising Sun to Professor Strnadel on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor. The conferment of this decoration is an expression of high appreciation of Professor Bohumir Strnadel's contribution. Congratulations!