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07 January | A new method for the preparation of catalysts for the removal of nitrous oxide (N₂O) from industrial waste gases has been developed by scientists from the Centre for...

Christmas presents for you

22 December | games

A new book on nanoparticles for scientists, students and technologists is now available

15 December | The world of nanoparticles, their physical and physicochemical properties, their mutual interaction, or their ability to organise themselves into higher units. These are just some...

Information about the commencement of the construction CEET(e) and New Building of the Faculty of Economics

10 December | We would like to inform you about the commencement of the construction of two larger buildings in the locality of the Poruba campus of VSB-TUO.

The Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Award goes to FCE

06 December | Congratulations to Mgr. Dagmar Dlouhá, Ph.D. from Department of Mathematics

Let's take inspiration from abroad!

06 December | New course "Rhyme Your Research"

New course in the field of energy from PhD Academy

06 December | New course in the field of Energy "Gender mainstreaming in Energy Policies"

PhD Academy: Courses with Sean McCarthy

06 December | Let's take inspiration from abroad! New courses led by international lecturers.Coming soon.

A new course will be available for lecturers from Czech universities

03 December | Academic writing does not exist as a separate didactic or scientific field in which future instructors of academic writing courses can be trained within the Czech Republic. Experts...

CEET develops a unique training course tailored on green mobility requirements

30 November | A course specifically designed for the needs of sustainable management and today's fast-growing automotive industry facing the challenges of green mobility is being prepared...

Scientists used computer experiments to model the lipids used in COVID-19 vaccines

28 November | How do the lipids used in current mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 behave? Can they affect the vaccines‘ properties? Why are they stored under different conditions? These questions...

Photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide can be enhanced by a TiO₂ photocatalyst with graphene oxide

24 November | The joint publication resulted from the collaboration of researchers from the Institute of Environmental Technology (IET), part of CEET, at VSB - Technical University of Ostrava...

Our Scientists Are in the List of Top 2% Word Scientists Identified by Stanford University

21 November | We are pleased to share that eight members of our university have been recognized in the Top 2% Scientists Worldwide in a study from Stanford University.

Radek Zbořil, chemist at VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, has been included in the world list of Highly Cited Researchers

18 November | One of the Highly Cited Researcher awards is going to VSB - Technical University of Ostrava (VSB-TUO) again this year. Radek Zbořil from the Centre for Energy and Environmental...

ENREGAT's research infrastructure has a track record of success

11 November | A total of 56 publications in high impact journals, five dozen articles in proceedings, 23 theses, three functional samples, two patents, one prototype and four products launched...

Scientists from IT4Innovations and CATRIN join forces

04 November | Forty scientists from two research institutes met on Thursday, 4th November, at IT4Innovations in Ostrava to present their research activities to each other and discuss the...

Young researchers at the Center for Nanotechnology

22 October | In September, two foreign students completed their research internship at the Center for Nanotechnology.

Foreign visit to the Nanotechnology Centre

22 October | Two scientists from Firat University visited CNT, VŠB-TUO on October 19-21, 2021.

Wanted - new doctoral students at EKF

13 October | Are you interested in the possibility of doctoral studies at EKF? Here are important informations for you...

VSB-TUO has launched a unique system of courses and services for PhD students

17 September | VSB - Technical University of Ostrava has launched the PhD Academy for students of doctoral programmes. This unique system of courses and support services is designed to help PhD...

Scientists have discovered the nature of the reaction between fullerene and piperidine

13 September | Scientists from the Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN) of Palacký University Olomouc, the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech...

The PhD Academy will support the professional growth of PhD students

10 September | Students of doctoral programmes at VSB-TUO can now use the “helping hand” of the PhD Academy. Jana Kukutschová, the Vice-Rector for Science and Research and one of the initiators...

The FSE has become the leader of the international project OSHDIGIT

30 July | OSHDIGIT approach contributes to EU initiatives addressing enhancement of the quality in higher education in the area of Occupational health and safety.

Our university is proud to have received the "HR Excellence in research" award

01 July | On 2021-06-30 in the evening, our university was informed of having received the prestigious "HR Excellence in Research" award.

VSB - Technical University of Ostrava is the first university in the Czech Republic to organise a European Association for the Teaching of Academic Wr

01 July | Academic writing is an essential part of scholarly activities and should be systematically encouraged. The international conference of the European Association for the Teaching of...

VSB-TUO Succeeded in the National Quality Awards of the Czech Republic and Won the Excellent Organisation Award

20 May | VSB – Technical University of Ostrava became the Absolute Winner of the National Quality Award of the Czech Republic in the EXCELLENCE programme on Wednesday, 19 May 2021.

VSB-TUO ranks first among the Czech Universities in the field of affordable and clean energy

27 April | VSB – Technical University of Ostrava (VSB-TUO) has appeared for the third time in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which assess and compare universities against the...

New startup stars will shine in style and online

12 April | Green Light Startup Show online and in a stylish environment. Through the live stream, 11 projects will be presented from 6 pm on Thursday, April 29, the 5 best of which will...

Clay Minerals in Nature - their Characterization, Modification and Application

09 April | Clay Minerals in Nature - their Characterization, Modification and Application

Graphene acid—a new recipe for removing heavy metals and extracting noble metals from water

23 March | A new type of graphene acid-based sorbent, which can remove heavy metals from contaminated waters but can also serve to extract noble metals from aqueous environments, was...

“All my life stages are somehow connected to Ostrava,” says the CEO of the Austrian Hornbach and our graduate Marek Thiemel

09 March | Marek Thiemel is one of the graduates from VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, who currently works as the director of the Austrian hobby-market Hornbach. How he remembers his...

“Be willing to keep learning and educating yourself and look beyond the borders,” says marketing director for Pilsner Urquell

02 March | Roman Trzaskalik works as a marketing director of the most popular beer brand in our country, Pilsner Urquell. Besides this, he is also a graduate of the Faculty of Economics at...

Virtual tour of the Faculty of Civil Engineering

10 February | You can now walk through the Faculty of Civil Engineering in a virtual space using the Google Street View application.

Research supported by the IT4Innovations supercomputers won the Czech Head Award

21 December | Research supported by the IT4Innovations supercomputers won the Czech Head Award

The Rector’s Christmas greeting 2020

18 December | The Rector’s Christmas greeting 2020

Rector´s word

26 October | Rector´s word

Rector's message to students

20 March | Rector's message to students

VSB-TUO has obtained institutional accreditation

22 January | VSB – Technical University of Ostrava has got a beautiful Christmas present – it received institutional accreditation from the National Accreditation Bureau for Higher Education.

VSB-TUO and T-Mobile are concluding a memorandum on long-term cooperation

17 January | On Friday 20 December, VSB - Technical University of Ostrava and the company T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s. are signing a memorandum of long-term cooperation. This concerns the...

The University of the Third Age from organised by the Faculty of Mining and Geology at VSB-TUO has been launched for the 28th time

10 January | Similarly to many other universities, VSB - Technical University of Ostrava offers a lifelong learning by means of the University of the Third Age. The first faculty which has...

The love to traditional crafts must be found within

10 January | In times of high technology, the expected Industry 4.0 and the gradual transformation of working positions, the meaning of traditional crafts successively lags behind. Only in this...

Prohibition of smoking at VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava

30 May | Thank you for respecting the prohibion of smoking at the campus VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava.