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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
The establishment of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering was linked to the long history of the Škoda Works in Pilsen, and our activities are still closely connected with traditional and new engineering companies. Throughout our history, we have educated more than 12,500 successful graduates.
How do we influence the city and the region?
- We cooperate closely with industrial companies in the Pilsen, Karlovy Vary and South Bohemia regions in the field of research and development.
- Every year, we prepare more than 700 students for their future careers, and they have a 100% employment rate in the job market.
- We contribute to the long-term development of the region in the field of innovation and development.
- We strengthen the implementation of the objectives of the Regional Innovation Strategy and Integrated Territorial Investments.
- We bring technical education closer to primary and secondary school students through field trips, internships, leisure activities, lectures and competitions.
Where are we heading?
- We want to continue to be a respected and successful educational institution in the region, the Czech Republic and Europe.
- We prepare students for necessary and emerging professions on the labour market.
- We remain a partner in regional and international engineering development.
- We maintain quality standards in education, research and development in the field of engineering, including applications for industrial practice.
- We are committed to developing our laboratories and accredited testing facilities to international standards.
Our graduates
Adam Bajer
Ilona Havelová
Building on tradition and creating the future
Pilsen is closely connected with the production of railway vehicles, which made our city and the Czech Republic famous all over the world. Thanks to our experience and fully equipped laboratories, we were able to assist in their development and production. The emerging concept of autonomous trams also presents us with an interesting challenge for future cooperation.
The faculty holds more than 10 patents and utility models for products, technologies, and processes in the field of additive technologies. Cooperation can also be found in connection with history, where we are able to restore and preserve historical artifacts and help find new paths for museums.
We support long-term sustainable energy and the use of alternative energy sources. Jsme jednou ze tří univerzit, která se dlouhodobě zabývá tématem výzkumu a vývoje v této oblasti. Zaměřujeme se na klasické i jaderné energetické strojírenství.
Did you know that…
The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering has developed a universal cooling system for ECHO cutting tools, which combines the advantages of 3D printing with economically acceptable conventional manufacturing and contributes to increasing tool life by up to 350 percent.
Study and practice go hand in hand with us
- For 10 years, the highest advisory body to the dean has been the Industrial Council, which currently has 25 permanent members. It meets twice a year and discusses, among other things, proposals for adjustments to study programs so that they reflect the current needs of industrial practice.
- We currently offer 13 study programs, which can be studied in full-time or part-time form. Starting in the 2026/27 academic year, we will launch a new bachelor’s program in Environmental Engineering and Technology, which reflects current trends and Generation Z’s ideas about the world and its future.
- Our teaching staff includes experts from the field. Important industrial partners with whom we collaborate in the areas of teaching, final theses, and student internships include Škoda JS, Doosan Škoda Power, KONPLAN, WITTE Automotive, AssaAbloy, and Daikin.
- We support interdisciplinary activities. Twenty years ago, we established the DESING+ program, which promotes interfaculty cooperation among students at our university in the development of new conceptual solutions.
- In 2009, we brought the Formula Student project to our university, which brings together students from four faculties into one team. They can put their knowledge into practice in the design and construction of a racing monopost of the world’s largest engineering competition.
Did you know that…
The Children’s Technical University is running for the ninth year at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and already has 560 young graduates. It is a place where elementary school children develop creativity and teamwork skills and discover the world of technology in a playful way. They can visit her in Pilsen and Klatovy.
Regional Technology Institute (RTI)
- We are a modern research center at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. We conduct both basic and, above all, applied and experimental research in the fields of additive manufacturing, machine and equipment design, advanced materials, road and rail vehicles, machining technology and metrology, nuclear and sustainable energy sources.
- We develop new technologies and materials, look for new solutions and improve existing ones.
- In the field of research, we have participated in more than 130 national and international projects that have brought new technologies, modern approaches, and knowledge.
- We have 120 employees, 7 research programs, and 9 state-of-the-art laboratories and testing facilities.
- We care about the quality of our work, which is why we have a metallography, metrology, and mechanical testing laboratory accredited according to the ČSN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 standard.
