September 2024

Adaptation weekend for freshmen
August 30 to September 1 – At the turn of August and September, the so-called "freshmen orientation weekend" was traditionally held. The weekend in the Jizera Mountains is intended for students entering their first year. It offers the opportunity to get to know each other by entering the studies. The course also includes sports activities and free entertainment, meetings with the vice-dean for educational activities and other teachers. Our experience shows that 80% of the course participants successfully progress to the second semester of study.

SESIA 2024
September 3 to 5 – Meeting of engineering faculties from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. This year's edition is organized by the Faculty of Production Technologies of the Technical University of Košice.

KOKA 2024
September 5 to 6 – The Department of Vehicles and Engines of FME TUL hosted this year the 55th International Scientific Conference focused on research and teaching methods in the field of vehicles and their drives. During the two days, a number of interesting lectures and expert discussions were held on a wide range of topics in the automotive industry.

XIV. International Conference on the Theory of Machines and Mechanism
September 3 to 5 – The conference, which takes place every four years, continues a long tradition of the conference held since 1973 at TUL. The aim of the organizing committee is to bring together experts who deal with issues of the theory of machines and mechanisms from a general and specific application point of view. This year's edition was organized by the Department of Textile and Purpose Machinery of the FME TUL.

Conference "Glass and Light" – lighting and optical glass
September 5 – On the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the beginning of the production of lighting glass in the North Bohemian region. The conference is organized by the Czech Glass Society together with the Department of Glass Machinery and Robotics of the FME TUL and the Secondary School of Arts and Crafts in Kamenický Šenov. The conference was attended by 38 experts from the field of lighting glass and optics, design, new technologies and education.

Expert lectures by Elmarco s.r.o.
September 23 and 25 – The Faculty organized lectures by Elmarco s.r.o. on the topic of industrial production of nanofibers.

Breakfast with the Vice Dean
September 24 – The first faculty breakfast of the semester, this time with Vice Dean Jan Valtera and Ms. Marcela Válková, introduced the opportunity and conditions of semester study at Conestoga College Kitchener. We are offering 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate students the unique opportunity of a one-semester study abroad experience in Ontario, Canada. Students who completed their stay in the previous academic year and Canadian students who are currently on exchange at our faculty in Liberec also contributed their experiences to the discussion.