VSB – Technical University of Ostrava

VSB – Technical University of Ostrava is the largest technical higher education institution in Moravian-Silesia and one of the leading technical universities in the Czech Republic. Its roots go back to the 1849 mining school, and it has operated as a technical university since 1995. It is organized into faculties of economics, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science, control systems and informatics, metallurgy and materials engineering, occupational safety, and electrical engineering and computer science. Its provision spans mechanical, civil, electrical and industrial engineering, robotics, informatics and artificial intelligence, economics, finance, management and materials. Around 20,000 students benefit from intensive partnerships with regional industry, a strong focus on future technologies and extensive European exchange programmes. Czech-taught studies are free of charge within the standard duration.