29/04/2026
🌏 Strengthening our collaboration with Taiwan! 🇹🇼
This time, we took the journey in the opposite direction ✈️ — Prof. Ondřej Jiroušek visited Taiwan to further develop our international research partnerships.
A key highlight of the trip was the visit to National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Hsinchu, where our long-term collaboration with Prof. Po-Yu Chen continues to grow. 🤝 Together, we are pushing forward research in bio-inspired and advanced materials, impact engineering, and beyond.
During the trip, three leading technical universities were visited:
🔹 National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), Hsinchu
🔹 National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), Taichung
🔹 National Chung Cheng University (CCU), Chiayi
We shared our latest research on impact testing, additive manufacturing, and machine learning, and explored new opportunities for joint projects, student exchanges, and long-term cooperation.
Exciting news ahead 🚀 — already in 2026, we expect another student exchanges between Taiwan and CTU, strengthening the next generation of researchers. Two MSc students, Angela and Joanne will be joining our
group in June for a small lab project in bio-inspired materials.
We also had the chance to promote the upcoming International Symposium on Impact Engineering (ISIE 2026), which will take place in Prague this September 🇨🇿 — and we’re looking forward to welcoming our Taiwanese colleagues there!