ČVUT plans to modernize the Strahov dormitories, the entire project will take at least a decade

Prague - The Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) plans to modernize the dormitories in Strahov, which is a priority for Rector Michal Pěchouček. According to him, the proposal should be prepared so that the dormitories remain suitable for accommodation even in 30 years. He estimates that the entire project will take at least a decade to complete. The rectorate organized a tour of the Strahov dormitories today, the university announced in a press release.

The plan to modernize the Strahov dormitories is among the priorities of CTU's management. During the tour, participants visited a building where students live, which has not yet been renovated. They also visited a building that has undergone the most necessary modifications and block 12, which cannot be renovated due to its critical condition. This place is precisely what CTU's management plans to use as a model project to test how the dormitories might look in the future.

"In considering the future form of the Strahov dormitories, we have a responsibility to think about how people will live there in ten, twenty, thirty years. The realization of the entire project will take at least a decade," stated Pěchouček. According to him, the school management wants it to be more than just accommodation units, but a modern campus that offers spaces for study and leisure activities. "We think of this place as a significant social center that will play an important role within the entire capital city," he said.

According to CTU, the dormitories in Strahov are beyond their lifespan. They have operational deficiencies and do not meet the standards for modern university campuses.

Students have managed to establish facilities for various activities in the dormitory complex, such as workshops with 3D printers, music rooms, and a community garden. According to the university, today's tour will be followed by further events, including professional workshops.

Today's tour of the dormitories was also attended by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) and the Deputy Mayor of Prague for Territorial and Strategic Development, Petr Hlaváček (STAN). "I firmly believe that we will find partners in state representatives and universities with whom we will do our utmost for the necessary transformation of the Strahov complex," Hlaváček said. According to him, university representatives want to explore the potential of the dormitories through an open competition. The city is open to including Strahov's Masaryk Stadium in the conceptual part of the competition so that it can also be used by students in the future if the dormitories lack sports or social facilities, he added.