Welcome to the World of Modern Chemistry

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Welcome to the World of Modern Chemistry
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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

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ICT Prague Notable Alumni

• Professor Otto Wichterle (1913-1998)
• macromolecular chemist
• the inventor of soft hydro-gel contact lenses or
  polyamide thread Silon (Nylon)

• Professor Vlado 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)

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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.

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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.

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Organisation of Studies

• 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

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Socrates/Erasmus at ICT Prague

• started at 1998/99

Akademic year Outgoing students Incoming students
1998/1999 18 6
1999/2000 34 9
2000/2001 48 12
2001/2002 80 33
2002/2003 64 33
2003/2004 58 54
2004/2005 74 94
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Socrates/Erasmus at ICT Prague
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Incoming students

• How to increase their number?
• Courses in the English
• Research Projects
• Czech language course
• Accommodation
• Free time activities
• Buddy system
• International community
• Satisfied students

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Incoming students

• Advanteges
• Prague is big international city
• Small lovely country
• Cheap stay
• Disadvantages
• ICT Prague hasn't its own sport facilities
• Rather long distance between university and
  dormitories

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