Faculty departments
Holder of the accreditation is the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague (FNSPE, CTU). This interdisciplinary doctoral program is secured by four departments of two CTU faculties: Department of Nuclear Reactors (FNSPE), Department of Dosimetry and Application of Ionizing Radiation (FNSPE), Department of Nuclear Chemistry (FNSPE), Department of Information Security (FIT).
Czech Technical University in Prague
Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) belongs to the biggest and the oldest technical universities in Europe. It was founded on Christian Josef Willenberg's initiative based on the decree issued by Emperor Josef I. on January 18th, 1707. It is the oldest non-military technical university in Europe. a long tradition of excellent research activities and engineering and exceptional technical education result from many historically significant persons such as well-known physicist Ch. Doppler, many remarkable chemists, e.g. Nobel Prize winner V. Prelog or great engineers and inventors, e.g. F. J. Gerstner or J. Božek. Nowadays, CTU consists of eight faculties (Faculty of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Faculty of Architecture, Faculty of Transportation Sciences, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Information Technology) and approximately eighteen thousand students attend this university.
Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering CTU in Prague
Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering (FNSPE) was founded in 1955 as the fourth faculty of CTU in Prague. This faculty was initially established as a part of a Czechoslovak nuclear program in 1955. Later, it gradually expanded its scope to a wide range of branches of study with a focus on mathematics, physics and chemistry. It provides high-quality education with deep mathematical and physical background and an individual approach to students. During the development of pedagogical, scientific and professional orientation, four essential branches of study were established at the faculty: mathematical engineering, which also includes software engineering; nuclear engineering, focusing in particular on the physics and technology of nuclear reactors and dosimetry; physical engineering including the fields of physical electronics, solid-state engineering and materials studies; and nuclear chemical engineering.
Faculty of Information Technology CTU in Prague
Faculty of Information Technology (FIT) was founded in 2009 as the eighth faculty of CTU in Prague. Even though it is the newest faculty of CTU, it is based on a long tradition of education and research in the field of information technologies of the most important Czech technical university. Thus, it provides bachelor, master and also doctoral study programs in this field. the study programs of the faculty are based on more than 40-year experience in education and research in all primary areas of information technologies at the previous workplace (KP FEE). a significant advantage is that the study programs at the faculty do not focus only on software engineering but also on technologies and architectures of computer systems. Thanks to balanced knowledge and skills of both hardware and software engineering, graduates have a perfect competitive position in the labour market.
Department of Nuclear Reactors FNSPE CTU in Prague
Department of Nuclear Reactors provides education in bachelor, master and doctoral study programs Nuclear Engineering, bachelor and master program Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities and doctoral program Safety and Security of Nuclear Installations and Forensics Analyses of Nuclear Materials. Education at the department provides students with theoretical and experimental background on physical phenomena occurring in the nuclear reactor, nuclear fuel cycle, safety of nuclear facilities, advanced nuclear technologies, nuclear devices and neutron applications. Specialised laboratories are used during the education process, including a nuclear reactor and modern computational technologies and procedures used in nuclear engineering. Bachelor's program Nuclear Engineering is based on extensive knowledge of mathematics and physics. Introductory courses are supplemented by courses focused on nuclear and radiation physics, neutron physics, dosimetry, nuclear reactors, the technology of nuclear power plants and the safety of nuclear installations. Master continuation program Nuclear Engineering is focused on obtaining knowledge and skills related to graduates' future professional orientation. Education is based on advanced physics courses, and nuclear engineering focused on applications and metrology of ionising radiation, the safety of nuclear installations, nuclear reactor physics, devices used in nuclear technology and nuclear technologies. Modern computational methods, specialised laboratory courses and individual student projects designed to work on an individually assigned topic are included. Short-term internships in various companies or industrial plants also play a crucial role in the education process at the department. Graduates can perform different professions in various fields of industry, research and development organisations, universities or public administration and apply in a wide range of industry-related areas related to nuclear energy and the use of ionising radiation and radionuclides. Thanks to a comprehensive theoretical and experimental nuclear education, they can work in professional and management positions in nuclear power plants, in operational or development centres of industrial enterprises, scientific/research institutions, public control and supervisory organisations. the scientific activities of the department are focused on problems of theoretical and experimental reactor physics, neutron applications, fuel cycle, thermohydraulics, thermomechanics of nuclear fuel, modelling of operating conditions of nuclear power plants, operation of research reactors, safe and reliable operation of nuclear facilities and computations of spent nuclear fuel parameters. the department cooperates with many foreign institutions such as the UK Defense Academy, University of Manchester, University of Tennessee, STU Bratislava, TU Vienna, TU Budapest, TU Aachen, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), etc.
Department of Dosimetry and Application of Ionizing Radiation FNSPE CTU in Prague
Department of Dosimetry and Application of Ionizing Radiation provides education in the study programs Dosimetry and Applications of Ionizing Radiation (bachelor study program – 3 years, master continuation program – 2 years), Nuclear Engineering (master continuation program – 2 years), Radiological Technology (bachelor study program – 3 years), Radiological Physics (master continuation program – 2 years) and Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities (bachelor study program – 3 years, master continuation program – 2 years) in cooperation with Department of Nuclear Reactors and Department of Nuclear Chemistry. Study programs Dosimetry and Applications of Ionizing Radiation and Nuclear Engineering focus on experimental nuclear physics and technology, personal dosimetry, environmental issues, dosimetry for nuclear power plants, radiation metrology, applications of ionising radiation in science, technology, medicine and other fields which use sources of ionising radiation or radionuclides. Great attention is also paid to the use of computational methods to monitor the interactions of radiation with matter and evaluate the biological effects of radiation based on the determination of relevant dosimetric quantities. According to Act 96/2004 Coll (Act on Non - Medical Health Professions), Radiological Physics is a medical study program. Radiological Physics deals with the application of ionising radiation and radionuclides in radiodiagnostics, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine. the course is designed to have a broad knowledge of mathematics, physics and computer science, nuclear physics, physics of ionising radiation, and detection and dosimetry of ionising radiation, focusing on health care. the graduate is acquainted with ionising radiation for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in health care within the completed theoretical and practical courses. According to Act 96/2004 Coll (Act on Non - Medical Health Professions), Radiological Technology is a medical study program. Radiological Technology is a bachelor's study program that deals with the application of ionising radiation and radionuclides in radiodiagnostics, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine. Graduates of the study program Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities will find employment in the entire chain of decommissioning processes in nuclear facilities related to radioactive waste management and preparing and implementing radioactive waste repository projects, including demanding safety analyses. Sufficient knowledge of nuclear legislation and the competence of the state administration in the peaceful use of nuclear energy will enable graduates to apply in state institutions. the scientific activities of the department focus mainly on: research of methods for the study of monuments, environmental monitoring, development and testing of new scintillation materials and ionising radiation detectors, dosimetry of internal irradiation and application of mathematical methods of radiation transport. a separate group of researchers participates in particle experiments at CERN (ATLAS, COMPASS) and FNAL (neutrino experiments NOvA and DUNE).
Department of Nuclear Chemistry FNSPE CTU in Prague
Department of Nuclear Chemistry, a part of the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering since its foundation, provides education at this faculty in nuclear chemistry. Although the department is significantly involved in education within the bachelor's and continuation master's degree program Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities and the doctoral study program Safety and Security of Safety and Security of Nuclear Installations and Forensics Analyses of Nuclear Materials, its main focus is on bachelor, master and doctoral study program Nuclear Chemistry. the department also organises courses in lifelong learning, even at the international level, within faculty-wide, national or European structures. Within the bachelor study program Nuclear Chemistry, students acquire a broad background in mathematics and physics, theoretical and practical training in all fundamental chemical disciplines extended by the fundamentals of nuclear chemistry, radiation protection and detection of ionising radiation. Thus, graduates have a wide range of possibilities for their application in industry, research, and state offices. Besides that, graduates are prepared for study in the master continuation program Nuclear Chemistry at the FNSPE. in this program, students extend their theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in applied nuclear chemistry, environmental chemistry and radioecology and applications of nuclear chemistry in biological medicine, including radiopharmaceutical chemistry. Graduates gain deep theoretical knowledge and sufficient practical training for work in radiochemical and chemical laboratories. They will use chemical and nuclear chemical methods to solve analytical, ecological, physical-chemical, chemical-biomedical, radiopharmaceutical-chemical and technological problems. They can find employment in research institutes, nuclear power plants, medical institutions, or research and operation management. a significant part of the department's work is organising education in Nuclear Chemistry's doctoral study program, closely connected to scientific and research activities. Scientific and research activities at the department are focused on radioecology, research of radionuclides and trace elements in the environment, separation of radionuclides and heavy metals, radioanalytical chemistry, radiopharmaceutical chemistry, waste disposal, use of radiation chemical methods, modelling of separation and migration processes, use of radionuclides and ionising radiation in research, a study of homologues superheavy elements and forensic analysis of nuclear materials.
Department of Information Security FIT CTU in Prague
The Department of Information Security of the Faculty of Information Technology focuses on cryptology, network and system security, secure hardware design and numerics. the department covers the teaching of subjects related to software and hardware security or numerics for all types of study programs. Within the bachelor's study program Informatics, the department significantly participates in the teaching of Security and Information Technology. the department teaches practical and theoretical foundations of ICT security needed to address the security aspects of software and hardware design. in addition to compulsory subjects in Security and Information Technology, the department guarantees other subjects. These include, for example, the optional subject Ethical Hacking or the compulsory subject of all bachelor students called security. in the master's study program Informatics, the department guarantees the field of Computer Security. Teaching is focused on the research and development of secure information and communication systems. Students will get acquainted with cryptological principles or methods of detecting attacks in computer networks. in addition to the compulsory subjects of the field mentioned above, the department also guarantees other compulsory or optional subjects: Security and Secure Programming, Information Security, Cybernetics, and Risk Management in Computer Science. the department also teaches in the doctoral subjects Applied Numerical Mathematics, Quantum Information and Cryptography, and Built-in Security. the research of the department covers many areas of security from a theoretical and practical point of view. the department is involved in projects within the Research Center of Informatics (RCI). the department has several modern laboratories available for research. Members of the department focused on computer security and cryptology are experienced, and qualified researchers engaged in basic and applied research. KIB operates the research group ANC (Applied Numerics and Cryptology). This first research group dealing with computer security and cryptology at CTU was founded 14 years ago. Computer security study programs were created and accredited based on research in this area.