Fakulta dopravní ČVUT v Praze

What Fakulta dopravní ČVUT v Praze does

Fakulta dopravní ČVUT v Praze (Faculty of Transportation Sciences, Czech Technical University in Prague) is a public university faculty established within Czech Technical University, specializing in transportation education and research across all modes — rail, aviation, road, logistics, and telematics. The faculty operates two physical campuses (Prague and Děčín) and offers Bachelor's, Master's, combined-study, dual-degree, and Doctoral programs, with a faculty team of 108 employees. It is the only Czech university operating a flight training simulator and a universal vehicle training simulator for public transport, giving it distinctive hands-on training capabilities.

The faculty's revenue model is multi-stream: state appropriations for degree programs, EU and Czech national research grants for transportation projects, contract research and consulting for transport companies and government agencies, fee-based continuing education (e.g., the accredited Traffic Telematics and Urban Engineering course), and conferences including the flagship Smart Cities Symposium Prague (SCSP), now in its 12th edition. Customers and partners span Czech industry leaders (Škoda Auto, ČD Cargo, AŽD Praha, SUDOP PRAHA), government (Prague City Hall, Správa železnic), and international academic networks including 70+ Erasmus+ partner universities.

The faculty also runs applied research programs in AI and computer vision for traffic analysis (YOLO-based UAV detection, travel mode prediction, lane-changing ML models), and has commercialized the SmartSupport AI IT-support tool in cooperation with @ Consulting s.r.o. Outreach activities include the Dean's Award competition (since 2008), Children's Traffic Academy summer camps, and the eFDrive student club. The faculty operates within the broader ČVUT governance structure with public-state ownership and no private equity exposure.

Name

Fakulta dopravní ČVUT v Praze

Legal name

České vysoké učení technické v Praze Fakulta dopravní

Website

https://fd.cvut.cz

Company type

Public

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fakulta dopravní ČVUT v Praze is a public Czech university faculty delivering transportation education and applied research across rail, aviation, road, logistics, and telematics, serving students, industry partners, and government agencies through degree programs, the Smart Cities Symposium Prague, and EU-funded research projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education - Transportation Sciences

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Project, Quality & Operations (PMP PDUs, Six Sigma, Quality CE) (EDAAALAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Quality, Process Improvement & Lean/Six Sigma Certifications (EDAAANAC)

Keywords

• Transportation education
• University research
• Engineering programs
• Transportation sciences
• Continuing education

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Degree Programs: Tuition from bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs. Public university with state funding support, with additional tuition fees for non-EU students and specific programs.
2. EU and National Research Projects: Funding from European Union research programs and Czech national research grants for transportation research projects, technology development, and scientific collaboration.
3. Industry Research Cooperation: Contract research and consulting services for transportation companies, government agencies, and municipalities including ministries and railway operators.
4. Continuing Education and Professional Courses: Fee-based professional development courses including the Traffic Telematics and Urban Engineering course with certification.
5. Conference and Event Organization: Registration fees from conferences such as Smart Cities Symposium Prague, with tiered pricing for students, academics, and professional attendees.
6. Conference Sponsorship and Partnerships: Sponsorships and partnerships with companies for conference organization including technical sponsorship and exhibition opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Fakulta dopravní ČVUT v Praze is a public university faculty that delivers transportation-focused higher education (Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral) and applied research covering rail, aviation, road, logistics, and telematics. It operates unique training infrastructure (a flight training simulator and a public transport vehicle simulator), runs the annual international Smart Cities Symposium Prague, and offers accredited professional development courses such as the Traffic Telematics and Urban Engineering Course with EU-recognized micro-certification.

Product overview

Fakulta dopravní ČVUT v Praze operates as an academic faculty within Czech Technical University, offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational and research products. The core offerings include study programs (Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral) covering all transportation domains — railways, aviation, road transport, logistics, and telematics — available in Prague and Děčín locations. The faculty conducts research through specialized teams focusing on autonomous vehicles, sustainable mobility, and transportation optimization. Major product offerings include the annual Smart Cities Symposium Prague (SCSP) international conference now in its 12th edition, professional development courses like the accredited Traffic Telematics and Urban Engineering Course with EU microcertification, the Dean's Award Competition for high school students since 2008, and consulting services for industry and government. Unique facilities include flight training simulators and vehicle training simulators. Research initiatives such as SmartSupport AI demonstrate applied AI capabilities in IT support automation. The portfolio is complemented by educational outreach programs including the Children's Traffic Academy and lifelong learning offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Smart Cities Symposium Prague (SCSP): Annual international conference organized by the faculty focusing on smart cities, sustainable mobility, and climate-neutral cities transformation. The symposium serves as a multidisciplinary forum for exchanging ideas and best practices.
• Green Gliders
• Cena děkana
• Kurz Dopravní telematiky a městského inženýrství
• Dětská dopravní akademie

Products and services

• Study Programs (Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral) Comprehensive academic programs covering all areas of transportation including railways, aviation, road transport, logistics, and telematics. Bachelor's and Master's programs are offered in Prague and Děčín; doctoral programs are research-focused. Targeted at prospective undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students.
• Smart Cities Symposium Prague (SCSP) Annual international multidisciplinary conference organized by the faculty for researchers and practitioners in smart cities, sustainable mobility, cooperative cities, and climate-neutral city transformation. Features paper presentations, networking, IEEE-recognized proceedings, and registration tiers.
• Traffic Telematics and Urban Engineering Course Two-day continuing education course on planning, design, implementation, operation/maintenance, safety, and benefits assessment in traffic telematics. Accredited by the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic (AK/PV-73/2024) with an EU-recognized micro-certificate. Targeted at transportation and urban engineering professionals.
• Consulting and Expert Services Professional consulting and expert services for companies, institutions, and public administration in transportation, logistics, and smart city solutions. Targeted at industry partners, ministries, municipalities, and engineering consultancies.
• Children's Traffic Academy (Dětská dopravní akademie) Annual summer educational program for children aged 13-17, teaching transportation sciences through practical activities and demonstrations at the faculty.
• SmartSupport AI Intelligent AI-based solution for modern L1 and L2 IT support automation, representing the faculty's applied AI research in practical IT support workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

• Shell Eco-marathon Poland 2026: Best result to date achieved by Green Gliders student team
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability11 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics (CIIRC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2026CTU research institute collaborating on smart cities research, autonomous systems, and advanced transportation technologies as conference partner for SCSP 2026.
• Czech Association for Autonomous and Cooperative Mobility (CzeCCAM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2026Professional association focused on autonomous vehicles and connected mobility, conference partner for SCSP 2026 promoting research collaboration.
• Czech SmartCity Cluster (CSCC)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2026Industry cluster promoting smart city solutions and technologies in Czech Republic, conference partner for SCSP 2026.
• National Centre for Mobility 4.0 (NCM 4.0)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2026National center for mobility innovation and digital transformation in transportation, conference partner for SCSP 2026.
• European Platform of Transport Sciences (EPTS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2026European network of transport research institutions, conference partner and offers discounted conference fees to members.
• University of Texas at El PasomajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2026International university partner participating in smart cities research collaboration and conference partnership for SCSP 2026.
• iSMARTimajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2026International smart infrastructure and mobility network, conference partner for SCSP 2026.
• ČEPS (Czech Transmission System Operator)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 May 2026Electricity transmission system operator, sponsor for SCSP 2026 conference.
• Škoda TransportationmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 May 2026Transportation equipment manufacturer, sponsor for SCSP 2026 conference.
• Yunex TrafficminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 May 2026Intelligent transportation systems provider, sponsor for SCSP conferences.
• IEEE Czechoslovakia SectioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 May 2025IEEE technical sponsor for SCSP conferences, providing technical expertise and paper publication through IEEE Xplore.
• MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 May 2025Academic publisher offering prize of 300 CHF for best paper and opportunity for top papers to be published in Smart Cities Journal.
• Pre (Pražská energetika)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 29 May 2025Prague energy company, conference sponsor for smart cities events.
• SUDOP PRAHA a.s.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading Czech transportation planning and consulting company, partner for research projects and professional collaboration in transportation infrastructure planning.
• Hlavní město Praha (Prague City Hall)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCapital city municipality collaborating on urban transportation solutions, smart city initiatives, and city-level transportation planning.
• Správa železnic (Czech Railway Infrastructure Administration)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState railway infrastructure organization, partner for railway research, development projects, and professional education in rail transport.
• Škoda Auto, a.s.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor Czech automotive manufacturer, partner for automotive research, electric mobility, and transportation technology development.
• ČD Cargo, a.s.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCzech railway freight operator, partner for logistics research, freight transportation studies, and rail cargo optimization.
• AŽD Praha, s.r.o.coreTechnology or IntegrationTransportation signaling and safety systems company, partner for railway signaling technology and intelligent transportation systems research.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• University of Texas at El Paso: UTEP is an SCSP 2026 conference partner engaging in smart cities research collaboration with FD ČVUT, signaling overlap on smart-city and cooperative mobility themes but at a much smaller transportation research scale.

Broad incumbents

• Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems (IVI): Fraunhofer IVI is a larger applied research institute covering rail, road, and intermodal transport with deeper commercialization capacity; it competes for the same EU and national transport research budgets.

Direct peers

• Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) - Institute of Transportation: TU Wien's transport institute offers parallel multi-modal research (rail, road, traffic telematics) and pursues the same Austrian/EU applied research funding pool as FD ČVUT, with overlap on cooperative mobility and traffic engineering.
• KTH Royal Institute of Technology - Department of Transport and Real Estate: KTH's transport division offers comparable multi-modal education and research across rail, traffic, and logistics, and competes for the same EU framework grants and Erasmus+ student exchanges.
• Politecnico di Milano - Department of Mechanical Engineering (Transport Section): Polimi's transport section has strong EU-funded smart mobility and autonomous vehicle research and competes with FD ČVUT for Erasmus Mundus exchanges and Horizon Europe consortia.
• Budapest University of Technology and Economics - Faculty of Transportation and Vehicle Engineering: BME's transportation faculty is the closest Central European analog, with similar rail/road/logistics curriculum structure, applied research partnerships with national railway operators, and regional talent pipelines.
• Delft University of Technology - Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences (Transport & Planning): TU Delft houses one of Europe's leading transport planning and civil engineering groups with multi-modal (rail, road, cycling) research, closely mirroring FD ČVUT's full-spectrum transportation remit and Erasmus+ role.
• TU Berlin - Institute of Land and Sea Transport Systems: TU Berlin's transport institute spans rail, road, and intermodal logistics with applied research labs, directly comparable to FD ČVUT's simulation and modeling infrastructure and conference-driven knowledge exchange.
• Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava - Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications: STU Bratislava's transport faculty operates an almost identical mandate within a neighboring EU country, with comparable public funding model, Erasmus+ profile, and industry partnerships with national rail and road operators.

Regional players

• Czech Technical University in Prague - Faculty of Civil Engineering: CTU's Faculty of Civil Engineering co-delivers the Traffic Telematics and Urban Engineering course and overlaps with FD on infrastructure, urban mobility, and telematics research — making it both a partner and a competitive overlap within the same parent university.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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