University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague | University Info

Top reasons to study here

UCT Prague cooperates with more than 100 universities and institutions worldwide.
UCT Prague researchers were very successful within the European Community framework programme.
UCT Prague was the first Czech university authorised to provide the Eurobachelor degree.

PhD Programmes

Natural Sciences & Mathematics (8)

Ph.D. Analytical and Physical Chemistry
Ph.D. Biochemistry and Bioorganic Chemistry
Ph.D. Bioinformatics
Ph.D. Biotechnology
Ph.D. Chemistry
Ph.D. Chemistry and Chemical Technologies
Ph.D. Chemistry and Technology of Materials
Ph.D. Environmental Chemistry and Technology

Engineering & Technology (5)

Ph.D. Analytical and Physical Chemistry
Ph.D. Chemical and Process Engineering
Ph.D. Chemistry and Chemical Technologies
Ph.D. Chemistry and Technology of Materials
Ph.D. Environmental Chemistry and Technology

Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences (1)

Ph.D. Environmental Chemistry and Technology

About

History

UCT Prague was founded in 1952 but its origins date back to 1807 when the first course in chemistry was delivered at Prague Polytechnic. Reorganization of the polytechnic in 1920 resulted in the transformation of the chemistry department into the School of Chemical Technology, one of the seven sections of the Czech Technical University.

Education

UCT Prague (in addition to departments accomodating the needs of the entire university) has four faculties:

Faculty of Chemical Technology
Faculty of Environmental Technology
Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology
Faculty of Chemical Engineering

Research

Currently UCT Prague boasts a number of excellent experts such as Jana Hajšlová, member of the EU Advisory Group “Food Quality and Safety”; František Štěpánek, who has been awarded an ERC grant; Martin Pumera, head of the excellent team for advanced functional nanorobots.

Notable prior efforts include:

RECOBA, Assoc. Prof. Juraj Kosek, Cross-sectorial real-time sensing, advanced control and optimisation of batch processes saving energy and raw materials
PARTIAL-PGMs, Assoc. Prof. Petr Kočí, Development of novel, high Performance hybrid TWV/GPF Automotive afteR treatment systems by raTIonAL design: substitution of PGMs and Rare earth materials

University Ranking

QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities

2024

556 -198

2023

358 15

2022

373

QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.

World University Rankings by Times Higher Education

2024

1001 200

2023

1201

2022

1201

World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.

Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report

2024

-

2023

1344 -90

2022

1254

Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.

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Services

Housing services

UCT Prague provides international students accommodation in dormitories located in the southern part of Prague, in the district of Chodov.
There are two buildings, Sázava and Volha, which offer either double or triple rooms. Two neighboring rooms share a bathroom, a toilet, and a small corridor with a fridge. They are equipped with basic furniture.

Library services

UCT Prague operates the superbly equipped library, ChemTK, situated in the modern National Library of Technology (NTK) building. The ChemTK collection includes more than 100,000 books, handbooks, encyclopaedias, periodicals, and other publications. ChemTK subscribes to 300 professional periodicals and provides electronic access to scientific journals. Over 2,500 journals.

Medical services

All international students entering the Czech Republic for more than two months must undergo a health entrance examination which certifies one's state of good health for studying.

Student Life

Campus life

UCT Prague has three buildings in Prague 6. The whole area together with the Theological Faculty of Charles University and the Czech Technical University form the Campus Dejvice.

Central Laboratories at the UCT Prague consist of 8 laboratories:

Laboratory of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy
Laboratory of Infra-Red (IR) and Raman Spectroscopy
Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry (MS)
Laboratory of Organic Elemental Analysis
Laboratory of X-RAY Difractometry
Laboratory of Thermal-Gravimetric Analysis (TGA)
Laboratory of Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) and Laboratory of Surface Analysis

The laboratories are equipped with a modern and top-level instrumentation.

Sports facilities

Sport club UCT Prague

aerobic
florbal
frisbee
ice-hockey
beach volleyball
squash
tennis

Student clubs

ESN UCT Prague – Erasmus Student Network
IAESTE UCT Prague
UCT Prague Orchestra

ChemChór (choir)

Chempro (improv group)

DI(v)OCH (theatre group)

Business Club

Sustainable Society
UNIQURN (students & researches)

4students (cooperation between Prague universities)
UNI-ART

UCT Chess Club

Department of Board and Card Games
UCT Gaming

Magical Gathering

Balling's Homebrewers

Accreditation

UCT Prague cooperates with more than 100 universities and institutions worldwide. The university is the most active Czech university participant in the Erasmus+ student exchange programme and has also participated in other programmes such as the 5th and 6th framework programme, COST, EUREKA, and Leonardo da Vinci.

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