03 October | This year, despite the competition and an increased number of participating institutions—1904 universities from 108 countries, over 100 more than the previous year, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava (VSB-TUO) has soared from its previous ranking of 1501+ to a shared position in the range of 1201 - 1500.

02 October | The NanoCzech Liberec 2023 conference, the first edition of which took place on 27 September, offered a meeting place for nanotechnology companies and interest organisations, companies demanding high-tech solutions, representatives of public administration, scientific researchers and students. The research of the Nanotechnology Centre, CEET at VŠB-TUO was presented by Radek Zbořil, head of the Materials-Envi Lab, who described the event as a unique celebration of nanotechnology.

25 September | VŠB-TUO is the first university in the country to open a Writing Support Centre (WSC), which will support students at all levels of study and academic staff in academic writing in both English and Czech. Through workshops, seminars, and consultations, it will help students gain competencies related to academic writing and writing for publication. It will also offer a helping hand to tutors who supervise students' bachelor's, diploma, or doctoral theses.