CTU was created in 1705, and is considered an excellent technological university.

The university is involved in a wide range of international activities and in many organisations in the area of engineering research and engineering education. CTU in Prague is very active in the Socrates Erasmus programme, and has bilateral agreements with hundreds of institutions all over the world. The largest number of bilateral agreements are with EU countries, Russia and the USA, and the number of active agreements with institutions in Asia and in South America is also now growing.

Dates are estimated from the 2014-2015 academic calendar:

Winter (Fall) semester:
September 15, 2014 – September 21, 2014 Orientation Week
September 22, 2014 – December 19, 2014 Classes, 13 weeks
December 22, 2014 – January 2, 2014 Winter Holiday
January 5, 2015 – February 13, 2015 Examination period

Spring/Summer semester:
February 9, 2015 - February 15, 2015 Orientation Week
February 16, 2015 – May 15, 2015: Classes, 13 weeks
May 18, 2015 – June 26, 2015: Examination period


Application Deadlines:

Deadline for Summer (Spring) Semester:
October 31 - students from non-EU countries and with non-EU citizenship
November 30 - students from EU and with EU citizenship

Deadline for Winter (Fall) Semester and the whole Academic Year:
March 31 - students from non-EU countries and with non-EU citizenship
April 30 - students from EU and with EU citizenship