Czech Technical University in Prague

Czech Technical University in Prague, known as CTU (Czech: Ceske vysoke uceni technicke v Praze), is a public technical university in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 1707 by Emperor Joseph I and counted among the oldest non-military technical universities in Europe.布拉格捷克理工大学（Czech Technical University in Prague，简称 CTU）是一所位于捷克共和国首都布拉格的公立理工大学，1707 年由约瑟夫一世皇帝创办，是欧洲最古老的非军事技术大学之一。

The university comprises eight faculties and six university institutes, among them the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC) and the University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings (UCEEB), and it teaches degree programmes in both Czech and English.该校设有 8 个学院与 6 个大学研究所，其中包括捷克信息学、机器人与控制论研究所（CIIRC）与大学节能建筑中心（UCEEB），并以捷克语和英语两种语言开设学位项目。

In the 2027 QS World University Rankings CTU is placed 432nd, and the university presents itself as the leading technical university in Central and Eastern Europe, drawing more than 3,500 international students from 117 countries.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列第 432；校方将自身定位为中欧与东欧地区领先的理工大学，目前有来自 117 个国家的 3,500 多名国际学生。

History

• In 1705 Christian Josef Willenberg, an expert on fortifications, asked Emperor Leopold I for permission to teach the art of engineering to six nobles, four knights and two burghers.1705 年，防御工事专家克里斯蒂安·约瑟夫·维伦贝格（Christian Josef Willenberg）向利奥波德一世皇帝请愿，请求允许向 6 名贵族、4 名骑士与 2 名市民传授工程技艺。

• On 18 January 1707 Emperor Joseph I issued a rescript consenting to Willenberg's proposal and instructing the Czech Estates to provide for engineering education, an event regarded as the founding of the institution.1707 年 1 月 18 日，约瑟夫一世皇帝颁布敕令，批准维伦贝格的提议并指令捷克等级议会筹办工程教育，这一事件被视为该校的创立。

• By a decree of the Czech Estates of 9 November 1717 a professorship in engineering was created in Central Europe for the first time and Willenberg was appointed to it, beginning teaching on 7 January 1718 to about a dozen students in his own apartment.1717 年 11 月 9 日，捷克等级议会颁布法令，在中欧首次设立工程学教授职位，维伦贝格获任命，并于 1718 年 1 月 7 日开始在自己的公寓中向十余名学生授课。

• Jan Frantisek Schor, who succeeded Willenberg, added optics, perspective, drawing and geography to the syllabus, while the third professor, Antonin Linhart Herget, focused on structural engineering after Maria Theresa allowed the school to use the Clementinum building in 1776.继任维伦贝格的扬·弗兰蒂谢克·肖尔（Jan Frantisek Schor）把光学、透视、制图与地理纳入课程；1776 年玛丽亚·特蕾西娅准许学校使用克莱门蒂努姆大楼，第三任教授安东宁·林哈特·赫尔格特（Antonin Linhart Herget）则专注于结构工程。

• In 1798 Frantisek Josef Gerstner, a professor of mathematics, proposed creating a technical university in which engineering sciences would be closely linked with mathematics and the exact sciences on the model of the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris.1798 年，数学教授弗朗蒂谢克·约瑟夫·格斯特纳（Frantisek Josef Gerstner）提议创建一所技术大学，仿照巴黎综合理工学院（Ecole Polytechnique）的模式，把工程科学与数学及精密科学紧密结合。

• In March 1803 Emperor Frantisek I signed a decree establishing the Polytechnic Institute of the Czech Estates, classes began on 10 November 1806, and Gerstner was appointed its first director.1803 年 3 月，弗朗蒂谢克一世皇帝签署敕令，设立捷克等级理工学院；1806 年 11 月 10 日正式开课，格斯特纳出任首任院长。

• From 8 September 1815 the Polytechnic Institute became part of the university while retaining the status of an independent school, an arrangement that shaped its later autonomy.1815 年 9 月 8 日起，该理工学院并入大学，同时保留独立学校地位，这一安排为其此后的自治奠定了基础。

• The Organic Statute approved by Emperor Frantisek Josef I on 23 November 1863 created the short-lived bilingual Prague Polytechnic, which on 18 April 1869 was split into separate Czech and German polytechnic institutes amid rising national tensions.弗朗蒂谢克·约瑟夫一世皇帝于 1863 年 11 月 23 日批准的《组织章程》催生了短暂的双语布拉格理工学院；1869 年 4 月 18 日，在民族矛盾加剧的背景下，该院分为捷克与德意志两所理工学院。

• In 1875 the two polytechnics were taken under state administration, and in 1879 they were renamed the Imperial and Royal Czech Technical High School in Prague and the Imperial and Royal German Technical High School in Prague.1875 年两所理工学院归国家管理；1879 年分别更名为布拉格皇家捷克高等技术学校与布拉格皇家德意志高等技术学校。

• By an imperial act of 14 April 1901 the technical high schools gained the right to award the title of Doctor of Technical Sciences together with honorary doctorates in that field.依据 1901 年 4 月 14 日的帝国法令，高等技术学校获得授予技术科学博士学位与技术科学荣誉博士学位的资格。

• In 1902 the teaching staff of the Czech technical school proposed to the Ministry of Culture and Education that women should also be admitted as full-time students.1902 年，捷克高等技术学校的教职员向文化与教育部提议，也应录取女性为全日制学生。

• By a decree of 1 September 1920 the Czechoslovak Ministry of Education created the Czech Technical University in Prague as a union of seven technical schools covering civil, cultural, architectural, mechanical, chemical, agricultural and specialised engineering.1920 年 9 月 1 日，捷克斯洛伐克教育部颁布法令，把七所技术学校合并组建为布拉格捷克理工大学，涵盖土木、文化、建筑、机械、化学、农业与专门工程等领域。

• The High School of Cultural Engineering closed as a separate institution in 1921 and merged with the High School of Civil Engineering, and from 1929 the High School of Business became an equal part of CTU.文化工程高等学校的独立建制于 1921 年撤销并并入土木工程高等学校；1929 年起，商学院成为该校的平等组成部分。

• On the basis of a decision issued by Konstantin von Neurath, the Imperial Protector, the Czech universities including CTU were closed down on 17 November 1939 during the Nazi occupation.在纳粹占领期间，依据帝国保护者康斯坦丁·冯·诺伊拉特（Konstantin von Neurath）的决定，包括该校在内的捷克各大学于 1939 年 11 月 17 日被关闭。

• Classes at CTU were fully restarted on 4 June 1945, less than a month after the end of the war, and on 16 October the German Technical High School in Prague was closed by a decree of President Benes.1945 年 6 月 4 日，该校全面复课，距战争结束不到一个月；同年 10 月 16 日，布拉格德意志高等技术学校被贝奈斯总统的法令关闭。

• After organisational changes between 1950 and 1960 CTU retained four faculties, namely Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Technical and Nuclear Physics, the last renamed the Faculty of Nuclear and Physical Engineering in 1967.经过 1950 至 1960 年间的机构调整，该校保留四个学院，即机械工程、土木工程、电气工程，以及技术与核物理学院（后者于 1967 年更名为核物理与工程学院）。

• CTU acquired a Faculty of Architecture in 1976, broadening its portfolio beyond the core engineering disciplines.1976 年，该校增设建筑学院，把学科布局从核心工程领域进一步扩展。

• From 1989 so-called structured studies were gradually introduced, with separate programmes at bachelor, master's and doctoral level.自 1989 年起，该校逐步推行分阶段培养体系，分别设置学士、硕士与博士三个层次的课程。

• Extensive reconstruction of the Bethlehem Chapel, which serves as CTU's Great Hall, was completed in 1992, classes began at the newly established Faculty of Transportation Sciences in 1993, and the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering was added in 2005.作为该校大礼堂的伯利恒礼拜堂的全面修缮于 1992 年完成；1993 年新设的交通科学学院开始授课；2005 年又增设生物医学工程学院。

• In January 2007 CTU marked the 300th anniversary of its foundation with a Week of Technology that included a concert by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and honorary doctorates for figures such as President Vaclav Klaus.2007 年 1 月，该校举办技术周庆祝建校 300 周年，活动包括捷克爱乐乐团音乐会，并向瓦茨拉夫·克劳斯总统等人士授予荣誉博士学位。

• On 1 June 2009 the Faculty of Information Technologies became CTU's eighth faculty, the University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings gained university institute status in 2012, the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics was founded in 2013, and its building in Bustehrad opened in 2014.2009 年 6 月 1 日，信息技术学院成为该校第八个学院；大学节能建筑中心于 2012 年获得大学研究所地位；捷克信息学、机器人与控制论研究所于 2013 年成立，其位于布施捷赫拉德的大楼于 2014 年启用。

Academics

• CTU's eight faculties are Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Architecture, Transportation Sciences, Biomedical Engineering and Information Technology.该校的 8 个学院分别为土木工程、机械工程、电气工程、核科学与物理工程、建筑、交通科学、生物医学工程与信息技术学院。

• The six university institutes are the Klokner Institute, the Masaryk Institute of Advanced Studies, the Institute of Physical Education and Sport, the University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings, the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics, and the Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics.该校的 6 个大学研究所分别为克洛克纳研究所、马萨里克高级研究所、体育与运动研究所、大学节能建筑中心、捷克信息学、机器人与控制论研究所，以及实验与应用物理研究所。

• The Faculty of Civil Engineering, the largest and oldest of the eight faculties, enrolled 3,198 bachelor's students, 903 master's students and 278 doctoral students, and its 455 academic staff include 63 professors and 115 docents.土木工程学院是八大学院中规模最大、历史最悠久者，在读学生包括 3,198 名本科生、903 名硕士生与 278 名博士生；其 455 名学术人员中含 63 名教授与 115 名副教授。

• The Faculty of Civil Engineering traces its origin to the imperial rescript of 18 January 1707 and was the first public engineering school in Central Europe, and it operates 23 departments together with three experimental research centres.土木工程学院可追溯至 1707 年 1 月 18 日的帝国敕令，是中欧第一所公立工程学校，现设 23 个系与 3 个实验研究中心。

• The Faculty of Civil Engineering operates the Josef Underground Laboratory through its Centre of Experimental Geotechnics, a facility used for large-scale experiments, doctoral training and research into the deep geological disposal of radioactive waste.土木工程学院通过其实验岩土工程中心运营约瑟夫地下实验室，该设施用于大型实验、博士培养以及高放废物深地质处置研究。

• The Laboratory of Special Microscopy, established in 2024 as a shared facility of the faculties of Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Transportation Sciences, operates the Amber X high-resolution scanning electron microscope with a xenon-plasma focused ion beam, the first commercial installation of its kind in the Czech Republic.特色显微镜实验室于 2024 年成立，是土木工程、电气工程与交通科学三所学院的共享设施，配备带氙等离子聚焦离子束的 Amber X 高分辨率扫描电子显微镜，为该类设备在捷克的首套商业装置。

• The ROBOPROX project on robotics and advanced manufacturing, funded with a total budget of 467.9 million Czech koruna running until mid-2028, brings together up to 180 researchers from four Czech universities across CTU's faculties and institutes.机器人技术与先进制造领域的 ROBOPROX 项目总预算达 4.679 亿捷克克朗，实施至 2028 年年中，汇集来自四所捷克高校的最多 180 名研究人员，涉及该校多个学院与研究所。

• In the 2020/21 academic year CTU offered 130 degree programmes taught in Czech and 84 taught in English, covering the full range of its engineering and science fields.在 2020/21 学年，该校开设 130 个捷克语授课学位项目与 84 个英语授课学位项目，覆盖其工程与科学各领域。

• CTU holds international agreements with 484 foreign universities, among them the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Purdue University, the Technical University of Munich and Delft University of Technology.该校与 484 所外国大学签订国际合作协议，其中包括新加坡国立大学、南洋理工大学、普渡大学、慕尼黑工业大学与代尔夫特理工大学等。

• The university maintains 21 dual-diploma agreements with partner institutions such as the Technical University of Munich, RWTH Aachen and Trinity College Dublin.该校与慕尼黑工业大学、亚琛工业大学与都柏林圣三一学院等伙伴院校签订 21 项双学位协议。

• Each faculty sets its own admissions requirements, and acceptance rates range from 52.32 per cent at the Faculty of Information Technology to 81.51 per cent at the Faculty of Transportation Sciences.各学院自行设定招生要求，录取率从信息技术学院的 52.32% 到交通科学学院的 81.51% 不等。

• Because of the pace and difficulty of its coursework, first-year failure rates range from 23 per cent in Civil Engineering to 47 per cent in Information Technology, and overall about 48 per cent of enrolled undergraduates go on to graduate.由于课业进度与难度较大，第一年不及格率从土木工程学院的 23% 到信息技术学院的 47% 不等，总体上约 48% 的在读本科生最终能够毕业。

• The share of international students grew from 2.5 per cent in 2000 to 16.4 per cent in 2017, and the student body is spread across the university's Prague faculties.国际学生的比例从 2000 年的 2.5% 增长到 2017 年的 16.4%，学生分布于该校位于布拉格的各学院。

• CTU's constituent parts include the Computing and Information Centre, the Central Library, the Technology and Innovation Centre, the Research Centre for Industrial Heritage and Ceska technika, the university publishing house.该校的组成单位包括计算与信息中心、中央图书馆、技术创新中心、工业遗产研究中心，以及校办出版社（Ceska technika）。

• The Masaryk Institute of Advanced Studies and the Institute of Physical Education and Sport are among the institutes that support teaching and lifelong learning across the university.马萨里克高级研究所与体育与运动研究所是为全校教学与终身学习提供支持的机构。

• The Klokner Institute conducts scientific research in civil engineering, while the Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics carries out work in particle and nuclear physics.克洛克纳研究所从事土木工程领域的科学研究，实验与应用物理研究所则开展粒子物理与核物理方面的工作。

Campus

• CTU's main campus is in the Dejvice district of Prague 6, where the Rectorate and several faculties are based alongside the National Library of Technology.该校主校区位于布拉格 6 区的德伊维采（Dejvice），校长办公楼与多个学院以及捷克国家技术图书馆均坐落于此。

• A second campus at Karlovo namesti in the city centre hosts the Faculty of Civil Engineering, whose address is Thakurova 7 in Prague 6.位于市中心的查理广场（Karlovo namesti）校区容纳土木工程学院，其地址为布拉格 6 区的 Thakurova 7。

• The Bethlehem Chapel in Prague's Old Town, whose extensive reconstruction was completed in 1992, serves as CTU's ceremonial Great Hall for graduations and the conferment of honorary doctorates.位于布拉格老城的伯利恒礼拜堂的全面修缮于 1992 年完成，现作为该校的大礼堂，用于毕业典礼与荣誉博士授予等仪式。

• The National Library of Technology, which opened in 2009, stands on the Dejvice campus and is shared with the wider academic community.捷克国家技术图书馆于 2009 年启用，坐落在德伊维采校区，面向该校及更广泛的学术社群开放。

• The Josef Underground Laboratory is a specialised underground facility of the Faculty of Civil Engineering whose surface area also houses the URC Josef science and technology park for commercial and research partners.约瑟夫地下实验室是土木工程学院的专业地下设施，其地表区域还设有面向企业与研究伙伴的 URC Josef 科技园。

• The University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings in Bustehrad, completed and opened in 2014, is designed to demonstrate the latest energy-saving technologies and also serves experimental purposes.位于布施捷赫拉德（Bustehrad）的大学节能建筑中心于 2014 年建成启用，其设计用于展示最新的节能技术，同时也承担实验用途。

• The CTU Central Library provides collections and services to all faculties and institutes, complementing the specialised libraries maintained by individual faculties.该校中央图书馆为所有学院与研究所提供馆藏与服务，与各学院自设的专业图书馆互为补充。

• The university's faculties and institutes are distributed across several sites in Prague, including Dejvice, Karlovo namesti and the area around the Bethlehem Chapel, all connected by the city's metro and tram network.该校的学院与研究所分布于布拉格多处，包括德伊维采、查理广场与伯利恒礼拜堂一带，各处均通过布拉格地铁与电车网络相连。

Reputation

• In the 2027 QS World University Rankings CTU is placed 432nd, and in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings it falls in the 1001-1200 band.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列第 432；在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中处于 1001 至 1200 区间。

• It is placed 842nd in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities and stands in the 801-900 band of the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities.在 2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中位列第 842，在 2026 年世界大学学术排名中处于 801 至 900 区间。

• The university describes itself as the top technical university in the Central and Eastern European region and in the Czech Republic, and it belongs among the world's top 500 universities according to QS.校方将自身定位为中欧与东欧地区以及捷克国内最好的理工大学，并按 QS 的评估位居全球前 500 之列。

• In the 2010 world rating of THES-QS universities CTU took 121st place in the category of technical sciences and 246th place in the natural sciences.在 2010 年 THE-QS 世界大学技术科学类排名中，该校位列第 121，在自然科学类中位列第 246。

• In the 2018 QS World University Rankings by subject CTU was ranked 220th in Engineering and Technology, reflecting its strength in applied technical fields.在 2018 年 QS 世界大学学科排名中，该校在工程与技术领域位列第 220，体现其在应用技术领域的实力。

• In the Czech Research Organisations Assessment carried out by the RVVI, the international evaluation panel awarded the Faculty of Civil Engineering its highest possible rating of Excellent.在捷克研究组织委员会（RVVI）开展的研究机构评估中，国际评审小组向土木工程学院授予其最高等级优秀。

• The RECONMATIC project on construction and demolition waste, funded under the European Union's Horizon Europe programme, is led by a CTU Faculty of Civil Engineering researcher and involves 23 partners from six countries.聚焦建筑拆除废弃物循环利用的 RECONMATIC 项目由欧盟地平线欧洲计划资助，由该校土木工程学院一名研究人员牵头，联合六个国家的 23 家伙伴单位。

• The Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics was founded in 2013 with the aim of becoming an internationally recognised scientific workplace and developing education for doctoral and post-doctoral students.捷克信息学、机器人与控制论研究所成立于 2013 年，目标是成为具有国际水平的科研机构，并发展博士与博士后教育。

• CTU's graduates are particularly sought after in the Czech construction and information technology sectors, and the Faculty of Civil Engineering collaborates with leading Czech construction companies, giving students contact with industry experts during their studies.该校毕业生在捷克建筑与信息技术行业尤其受到青睐；土木工程学院与捷克主要建筑企业合作，使学生在求学期间即可接触业界专家。

Student life

• CTU's student clubs are integrated in the CTU Student Union, which has 27 member clubs and organises social events for students throughout the year.该校的学生社团统一纳入捷克理工大学学生会，共有 27 个成员社团，并全年为学生组织社交活动。

• The largest student club is Silicon Hill, a student-run organisation of the Faculty of Information Technology that provides computing services and social activities on the Dejvice campus.最大的学生社团是 Silicon Hill，这是信息技术学院学生自办的组织，在德伊维采校区提供计算服务与社交活动。

• The Erasmus Student Network at CTU runs a Buddy Programme and extra-curricular activities to help international exchange students settle into university life in Prague.该校的伊拉斯谟学生网络（Erasmus Student Network）开展伙伴计划与课外活动，帮助国际交换生融入布拉格的大学生活。

• Student teams such as eForce Formula, based at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, design and build a fully electric formula racing car to compete in international competitions.电气工程学院的学生车队 eForce Formula 自主设计并制造一辆纯电动方程式赛车，参加国际赛事。

• CTU Robotics, formed by students of mechanical engineering, builds a fully autonomous space rover and drones and aims for the European Rover Challenge held annually in Poland.由机械工程专业学生组成的 CTU Robotics 团队建造全自主火星车与无人机，目标指向每年在波兰举办的欧洲火星车挑战赛。

• CTU Space Research designs and launches experimental rockets and stratospheric balloons, competing in the European Rocketry Challenge in Portugal.CTU Space Research 团队设计并发射实验火箭与平流层气球，参加在葡萄牙举行的欧洲探空火箭挑战赛。

• Student life at CTU is closely tied to Prague, with technical weeks, lectures and competitions such as the international Hall of the Year structure challenge held on and around the Dejvice campus.该校的学生生活与布拉格紧密相连，在德伊维采校区及其周边举办技术周、讲座，以及国际性的年度结构挑战赛等竞赛。

Notable people

• Christian Josef Willenberg, an expert on fortifications, petitioned for the teaching of engineering and became the first professor of the institution in 1717, effectively founding it.防御工事专家克里斯蒂安·约瑟夫·维伦贝格（Christian Josef Willenberg）请愿开设工程教育，并于 1717 年成为该校首位教授，实际上缔造了这所学校。

• Frantisek Josef Gerstner, a mathematician and engineer, proposed the technical university and was appointed its first director in 1803, and the Gerstner family is remembered in the history of Prague engineering.数学家与工程师弗朗蒂谢克·约瑟夫·格斯特纳（Frantisek Josef Gerstner）提议创办这所技术大学，并于 1803 年出任首任院长；格斯特纳家族在布拉格工程史上留名。

• Christian Doppler, the physicist and mathematician who described the Doppler effect, studied at the Prague Polytechnic and later taught there.提出多普勒效应的物理学家与数学家克里斯蒂安·多普勒（Christian Doppler）曾就读于布拉格理工学院，此后又在此任教。

• Vladimir Prelog, a graduate of CTU, shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the stereochemistry of organic molecules and reactions.该校毕业生弗拉迪米尔·普雷洛格（Vladimir Prelog）因在有机分子与反应立体化学方面的研究，于 1975 年共同获得诺贝尔化学奖。

• Vaclav Havel, the playwright and dissident who became the last President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech Republic, studied briefly at the Faculty of Civil Engineering.剧作家、异议人士瓦茨拉夫·哈维尔（Vaclav Havel）曾短期就读于该校土木工程学院，后来成为捷克斯洛伐克末任总统与捷克共和国首任总统。

• Frantisek Krizik, an inventor and electrical engineer, is associated with the Prague technical school and known for improvements in arc lighting and electric tramways.发明家与电气工程师弗兰蒂谢克·克日日克（Frantisek Krizik）与布拉格技术学校渊源颇深，以在弧光灯与有轨电车方面的改进闻名。

• Ivo Lukacovic, founder and chairman of the Czech internet company Seznam.cz, is a graduate of CTU.捷克互联网公司 Seznam.cz 的创始人兼董事长伊沃·卢卡乔维奇（Ivo Lukacovic）毕业于该校。

• Josef Hlavka, an architect and patron who founded the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts, studied and later taught at the Prague Polytechnic.建筑师与赞助人约瑟夫·赫拉夫卡（Josef Hlavka）创办了捷克科学与艺术学院，曾就读并在布拉格理工学院任教。

• Eva Jiricna, a Czech-born architect based in London and known for interior projects such as the Victoria and Albert Museum, is a graduate of CTU.出生于捷克的建筑师伊娃·吉日奇娜（Eva Jiricna）常驻伦敦，以维多利亚与艾尔伯特博物馆等室内项目闻名，毕业于该校。