FIT in the flow of time

The story of FIT begins

An idea is born at the Department of Computers at FEL to establish a faculty that will focus solely on informatics.

FIT begins to materialize

Prof. Pavel Tvrdík, advisor to the CTU’s Rector in the field of informatics, presents the primary goals and plans for the new faculty at a press conference.

Accredited

The Czech Accreditation Bureau approves the bachelor study program in Informatics and the establishment of a new faculty. The new program has 6 Czech specializations.

New IT faculty at CTU

The Faculty of Information Technology is officially established as CTU in Prague’s eighth faculty.

The university magazine Pražská technika (Prague Polytechnic) publishes an issue entitled “ČVUT má FIT” (CTU has FIT).

First students

The first 500 students at FIT begin their studies at the Balling Hall of the National Library of Technology.

First dean

The FIT Academic Senate elects Prof. Pavel Tvrdík as dean. Prof. Václav Havlíček, Rector of CTU, signs and presents Prof. Tvrdík with a letter of appointment for dean of FIT.

New computer lab

The SunRay computer lab is inaugurated by FIT at the National Library of Technology. The lab was donated by sponsor Sun Microsystems Czech, s.r.o.

We can now award the “Ing.” master degree

We open a master program in Informatics, both in the Czech and the English language. The bachelor program now also includes a Czech part-time form and English form.

Department of mathematics established

The FIT Academic Senate greenlights the establishment of the Department of Applied Mathematics. The faculty is now able to teach all maths courses.

First laboratory

We are inaugurating the 3D Print Laboratory. The faculty’s first ever laboratory came to existence thanks to the students’ passion for this new open source technology.

First graduates

The first 189 FIT students, of which 101 had completed their bachelor studies and 88 their master studies, attended a graduation ceremony at the Bethlehem Chapel.

We connect law and IT

The first edition of the LAW FIT conference is held. This brand new project at FIT connects law and information technology.

Rollout of cooperation with industry

We establish the Cooperation with Industry Portal (SSP) aimed to help students gain practical working experience.

Unique laboratory

We open the Network Visualization Laboratory, a joint workplace with CESNET and FEL CTU and a one of its kind laboratory in the Czech Republic. The laboratory has large-format visualization equipment with high resolution and high-speed Internet access.

Soutěž pro středoškoláky

Začíná první soustředění nejlepších řešitelů nové soutěže FIKS, určené pro středoškoláky se zájmem o informatiku, matematiku a programování.

First jobs fair at FIT

The first edition of the COFIT jobs fair takes place, the aim of which is to connect students and partner companies.

ELIXIR pro data

FIT ČVUT vstoupila do konsorcia ELIXIR CZ. Tato česká národní infrastruktura se zaměřuje na zpracování, uchovávání, sdílení a analýzu dat v oblasti věd o živé přírodě.

Research Summer at FIT

The program of support for student summer research – Research Summer at FIT (VýLeT) – is starting. Students are involved in scientific research activities at the faculty and can receive an extraordinary scholarship for their research.

FIT students club

The students at the faculty have established the FIT++ students club, a branch of the CTU Student Union.

Programming Research Laboratory

The Programming Research Laboratory was established to develop a deeper understanding and use of programming languages.

More laboratories

A new Image Processing Laboratory opens at FIT. It is dedicated to teaching in the field of visual data processing and creating an environment for the application of theoretical knowledge in practice.

New dean

The FIT Academic Senate elects doc. Marcel Jiřina, former vice-dean for science and research, as dean of FIT.

Laboratoř etického hackování

Ve spolupráci se společností NN Group otevíráme HackingLab. Laboratoř nabízí studentům skvělou příležitost vyzkoušet si teoreticky nabyté zkušenosti v praxi.

Výzkumné centrum informatiky

Startuje pětiletý projekt Research Center for Informatics zaměřený na výzkum umělé inteligence, robotiky a informatiky na kterém spolupracuje FIT, FEL a FJFI ČVUT.

Unique Department of Information Security

A sixth department is established at the faculty. The Department of Information Security is a first of its kind in the Czech Republic. In this way, the faculty responds to the lack of experts in this field.

Cooperation with Stanford University

In cooperation with Stanford University, we hold a two-week course for high school students called Introduction to Computer Science, a first of its kind in Europe.

Using robots in teaching

Humanoid robots Pepper are used in teaching at the Laboratory of Intelligent Embedded Systems at FIT, another first in the Czech Republic.

Network Traffic Monitoring Laboratory

The NETMON lab was established to conduct research and development in monitoring the operation of high-speed computer networks and infrastructures, IoT, network traffic analysis and anomaly detection.

New Open Data Laboratory (OpenDataLab)

OpenDataLab is founded in cooperation with Profinit EU. In the laboratory, not only students are involved in research in open and linked data.

Robots handing out diplomas

Fresh graduates receive diplomas from humanoid robots Pepper. A historic first in the Czech Republic.

Two PhD degrees at the same time

Thanks to the Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Antwerp, it is possible to graduate from both universities simultaneously in the Double Degree Program.

The first decade of our existence comes to a close

We are celebrating our 10th anniversary! As part of the celebration, people who have played an important role in the establishment and development of FIT receive medals at a ceremony at the Bethlehem Chapel.

Golden partnership with ŠKODA AUTO

We have concluded a gold partnership whose vision is to connect IT theory with practice to make the automotive industry more efficient and educate future IT experts.

ONLINE Open Day

Due to covid restrictions, we organized the traditional Open Day event online, which took place in a web browser window.

Accredited

We have modernized the bachelor and master study program in Informatics. New specializations go hand in hand with the latest trends in IT.

Ph.D.O.D

All for our PhD students! For the first time, the faculty offers a special open day for those interested in doctoral studies with the name Ph.D.O.D.

Award for promoting the Czech Republic abroad

The faculty received the prestigious award for promoting the Czech Republic in the world through student theses for the Czech-American TV project.

Re-elected Dean of FIT

Doc. RNDr. Ing. Marcel Jiřina, Ph.D., was elected the new Dean of FIT for the term of office 2021–2025 by all 10 senatorial votes.

We have our “Jedničky Nuly” podcast

We are launching a technology podcast called “Jedničky a Nuly” (Ones and Zeros), in which faculty experts introduce the latest information technologies to the general public. 

New Virtual Reality Classroom

Our students have a new state-of-the-art VR classroom fully equipped with 25 virtual reality headsets.

Medals for FIT for actions during the coronavirus pandemic

FIT was awarded medals for exceptional performance during the coronavirus crisis and helped solve the coronavirus pandemic in the Czech Republic and abroad.

New Robotic Agents Laboratory (RoboAgeLab)

We opened the RoboAgeLab, where students learn to program robotic agents and autonomous flying drones.

We have our recording and streaming studio

We have responded to the arising need for online teaching during the coronavirus pandemic and built a streaming and recording studio on the faculty premises not only for online teaching.

We support Ukraine’s recovery

Representatives of the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics of CTU, FIT CTU and CzechTrade signed a memorandum of cooperation in the “Poptávky a nabídky Ukrajina 2022” (Supply and Demand Ukraine 2022) project.

We contributed to the implementation of the RCI project supported by more than half a billion CZK

Scientists from FIT, FEE and FNSPE presented the results of the five-year Research Center for Informatics (RCI) project focused on research in artificial intelligence, robotics and informatics.

Projekt výzkumu a vývoje robotiky

Výzkumníci FIT ČVUT se zapojují do projektu ROBOPROX, který má za cíl výzkum robotiky, průmyslové informatiky a optimalizačních algoritmů pro transformaci českého průmyslu a mezinárodní konkurenceschopnost.

Doktorská Double Degree program má prvního absolventa

Ing. Marek Suchánek, Ph.D. et PhD., se stal prvním absolventem dvojitého doktorského studijního programu (Double Degree program).

Magisterská specializace Digital Business Engineering

Dva tituly současně (Double Degree) nabízíme v magisterské specilizaci zaměřené na propojení znalostí informačních technologií, podnikání a ekonomie.

Memorandum s House of Lobkowicz

FIT navazuje spolupráci s House of Lobkowicz. Hlavním cílem jsou zejména projekty zaměřené na digitalizaci Lobkowiczkých sbírek a jejich zpřístupnění široké veřejnosti.

Technologický a znalostní transfer

FIT ČVUT se stává vedoucím partnerem nového projektu CapTTict, jehož cílem je podpora rozvoje technologického a znalostního transferu v 9 zemích v Podunajském regionu.

10 let inovací v laboratoři SAGElab

Síťová multimediální laboratoř (SAGElab), která je jednou z prvních laboratoří FIT ČVUT, oslavila deset let od svého vzniku.

Mezinárodní projekt pro udržitelný rozvoj regionů

Fakulta získává prestižní evropský grant PoliRuralPlus v hodnotě téměř šesti milionů eur, jehož cílem je zlepšení a podpora udržitelnosti regionálního rozvoje s využitím AI a prostorových dat.

Aliance pro elektrotechniku a informatiku

Stali jsme se sočástí nové Aliance pro elektrotechniku a informatiku českých a slovenských fakult. Cílem je zvýšit zájem o elektroinženýrské a IT obory a vzájemně koordinovat strategické výzkumné projekty.

Laboratoř normalizovaných systémů (NSLab)

Ve spolupráci s belgickou Univerzitou v Antverpách jsme založili NSLab. Cílem je zlepšit evolvabilitu a udržitelnost v neustále měnícím se prostředí vývoje softwaru.

Již 15 let nabízíme možnost studovat všechny oblasti IT na jednom místě

Přes 400 studijních předmětů, výběr z 20 bakalářských a magisterských specializací, více než 20 laboratoří a 13 výzkumných skupin, přes přes 4500 absolventů,... To vše stihla FIT ČVUT, která oslavila 15. výročí od svého založení dne 1. července 2009.