VSB – Technical University of Ostrava
VSB – Technical University of Ostrava (abbreviated VSB–TUO; Czech: Vysoká škola báňská – Technická univerzita Ostrava) is a university in Ostrava in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It is a polytechnic university with a long history of high-quality engineering education and research. The first Fraunhofer Innovation Platform for Applied Artificial Intelligence for Materials and Manufacturing in the Czech Republic was located at VSB - Technical University of Ostrava.
Vysoká škola báňská | |
Former names | University of Mining in Ostrava |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1849 / 1904 |
| Rector | Václav Snášel |
Administrative staff | 1,150 |
| Students | 22,512 |
| 1,740 | |
| Location | , 49°50′0.86″N 18°9′50.44″E |
| Website | www |
| University rankings | |
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| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia | 84 (2022) |
As of 2018, VSB–TUO was one of the leading Czech and European universities offering education in technology, natural sciences, and economics, producing applied and basic research and providing the necessary professional advisory, consultancy, and expert services to industry, banking, and business sectors, including lifelong learning. The graduates of the University often find jobs during their studies, with an average of 3,117 students successfully graduating each year. The University supports student activities – running their own business, studying abroad or student organisations. VSB – Technical University of Ostrava cooperates with a number of Czech and foreign universities and companies.