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On 4-6 September, 2024, UCT Prague will host 20th international students’ conference Network Young Membrains Meeting 2024. The event is a traditional meet-up of students and all young researchers studying membrane processes.
Students may present their work through an oral lecture or on a poster format and compete for prize money for the best presentation/poster. Participants may look forward to interesting plenary lectures about state-of-the-art, use of artificial intelligence to solve complex industrial problems or how to build a technological start-up company based on their ideas. The conference program also include excursion to Membrane Innovation Centre (MemBrain) and a social event to boost the networking.
All students, postdocs and young researchers interested in membranes and membrane processes are invited. Let’s meet up, inspire, and get inspired!
Abstract submission deadline: 17 June, 2024
UCT Prague ranks well among Czech universities and 556th overall in the QS World University Rankings
A small ratio of students to an instructor traditionally count most in terms of solid QS World University Rankings. Individual educational support and the involvement of students in research earned UCT Prague 35th place in the world—and first in Czechia—for this criterion in this year’s ranking.
After the QS methodology was expanded this year to evaluate nine different parameters, UCT Prague placed fourth among Czech universities, dropping two places compared to last year. UCT Prague monitors its position in several ranking systems, all of which have different methodologies and resultant rankings. UCT Prague is rather unique in Europe due to its small size and chemistry focus, and this also impacts rankings.
“My comments are similar every year. University rankings are good for holding up a mirror to ourselves, spurring us to think about what others are doing differently and what we could improve. But they have a downside, because trying to improve rankings at all costs can lead to the pursuit of numbers that correspond to a certain ranking methodology at the expense of quality. We Czechs have experience with this because of our research evaluation system. Let’s try to make the right decisions, even if sometimes they can be politically bold and unpleasant for some. I believe that, in the long term, making the right decisions will have a positive impact in terms of rankings as well,” says Pavel Matějka, UCT Prague Rector.
UCT Prague’s international environment, with a high (by Czech standards) percentage of international students, contributed to this year’s good placement. In recent years, UCT Prague has also attracted international researchers, both of which contributed to UCT Prague ranking 201st in the international criterion.
Other Czech universities (16 in total) were also ranked. The largest, Charles University, placed 248th in the world. Masaryk University ranked 400th; and CTU Prague, 454th.
More detailed information about the QS World University Rankings, including methodology, are on the 2024 website.