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Welcome to the World of Modern Chemistry. The Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague (ICT) - History. 1803 Emperor Francis II. founded Chemistry Department of the Prague Polytechnic, officially called the Royal Czech Polytechnical Institute
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The Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague (ICT) - History • 1803 Emperor Francis II. founded Chemistry Department of the Prague Polytechnic, officially called the Royal Czech Polytechnical Institute • 1806 began courses in the departments of mathematics and chemistry • Chemistry Department provided instruction in general and practical chemistry with a focus on the major Czech industries, glass, iron and textile. • 1920 transformation into the School of Chemical Technology, one of the seven faculties of the Czech Technical University • 1952 independent Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague www.vscht.cz, zahranici@vscht.cz
Professor Otto Wichterle (1913-1998) • macromolecular chemist • the inventor of soft hydro-gel contact lenses or polyamide thread Silon (Nylon) ICT Prague – Notable Alumni • ProfessorVlado Prelog (1906-1998) • organic chemist • awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1975 as professor at the ETH Zürich (contribution to the stereochemistry of organic molecules and their reactions) www.vscht.cz, zahranici@vscht.cz
ICT Prague - Present • public university providing education and scientific activities • about 3000 students at 4 faculties • bachelor, master and postgraduate(doctoral)degree • education in the Czech or the English language • cooperation with more than 100 universities and institutions in Europe, USA, Canada, Japan, China etc. www.vscht.cz, zahranici@vscht.cz
Research and Development at ICT Prague • 32 active patents and 15 patent applications • 16 license agreements • research cooperation agreement with 34 foreign universities • collaboration in 5th and 6th framework program, COST, EUREKA, Leonardo da Vinci etc. www.vscht.cz, zahranici@vscht.cz
All faculties of the ICT Prague offer the following study programmes • three-year Bachelor's programmes (abbr. Bc) • two-year Master's programmes (abbr. Ing.) following Bachelor's programmes • three-year post-graduate programmes (abbr. Ph.D.) • Five year Master's programmes (abbr. Ing.) running parallel Organisation of Studies www.vscht.cz, zahranici@vscht.cz
Socrates/Erasmus at ICT Prague started at 1998/99 www.vscht.cz, zahranici@vscht.cz
Socrates/Erasmus at ICT Prague www.vscht.cz, zahranici@vscht.cz
How to increase their number? • Courses in the English • Research Projects • Czech language course • Accommodation • Free time activities • Buddy system • International community • Satisfied students Incoming students www.vscht.cz, zahranici@vscht.cz
Advanteges • Prague is big international city • Small lovely country • Cheap stay • Disadvantages • ICT Prague hasn't its own sport facilities • Rather long distance betweenuniversityand dormitories Incoming students www.vscht.cz, zahranici@vscht.cz
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