INTENSIVE SAFETY WEEK 2025: BRINGING INTERNATIONAL SAFETY EXPERTS TO OSTRAVA
From 22 to 25 September 2025, the Faculty of Safety Engineering at VSB – Technical University of Ostrava hosted Intensive Safety Week 2025, bringing together experts from universities and institutions across Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East.
A distinctive feature of Intensive Safety Week 2025 was its broad interdisciplinary focus, connecting emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and industrial automation with practical challenges in explosion prevention, fire safety, environmental protection, and ergonomics. The programme combined international expertise with hands-on experiences, including laboratory tours and a visit to the Integrated Safety Centre in Ostrava. Beyond the academic programme, the event also focused on developing new international partnerships and opportunities for joint projects and student mobility.
STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
The event provided a platform for knowledge sharing, networking, and strengthening partnerships with international institutions, including Texas A&M University, the University of Sharjah, the University of Bologna, and Poznan University of Technology. Discussions focused on future collaboration in wildfire management, crisis management, ergonomics, safety culture, joint publications, and student mobility.
“Our aim was to bring together researchers, professionals, and students from around the world and create a space for discussion on current safety challenges. We also wanted to demonstrate that Ostrava and our faculty are places where new ideas and collaborations take shape,” said Prof. Aleš Bernatík, Vice-Dean for International Relations.
Intensive Safety Week 2025 highlighted the importance of international cooperation in addressing current safety challenges and creating a safer future for industry and society.