MTF STU in the media

The President of the Slovak Republic welcomed the representatives of Autocluster - West Slovakia. www.prezident.sk,

8th February 2012

President Ivan Gasparovic received representatives from Autocluster- western Slovakia and the Slovak University of Technology that were cooperating in the project of implementing scientific research results in the car production industry  in Slovakia. "We're trying to get into partnerships so that we can do the research and development," said Stefan Chudoba, director of Autocluster - Western Slovakia. He said the aim is bring research and development into industrial companies and universities in the region. According to him, this opens the way for cooperation and networking, education and applied development. "The time has come for us, after a careful analysis we are more open to new challenges in the environment, materials, electric and hybrid drives, and have paved the way for cooperation with European and world centre for innovation, where we have room to succeed!", Said Stefan Chudoba.

The president expressed his pleasure that Autocluster chose the right partner, the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava, which has professional potential. The location of the activities of the association in the region of Trnava is considered a very good president. Slovakia by the Head of State can dare to more than just assembly plants and therefore "the idea of ​​building Autoklastra Western Slovakia can be very effective and beneficial."

Imrich Chlamtac, Slovak native and owner of the Italian company Creat Net, through joint research whilst bringing together the best researchers in key areas of information and communication technologies in the world, supports the original scientific ideas, innovative experimentation and bridges to industries that serve as resources for successful technology transfer, he told of his concern, which is to "use the internet to bring more people closer towards research and development."

The project, according to Imrich Chlamtac could significantly help boost international cooperation in applied research and development together with the involved collaboration of our technical universities. It is important to establish cooperation between the Alliance for Innovation, the Create Net company with which it has conducted a successful cooperation and of course our Slovak university of  Technology, that has also collaborated on the project. Chlamtac has also noted that the project could assist in the joining of Slovak science involved in international cooperation.

Ivan Gasparovic believes that the cooperation on this project should involve the education sector and also the economy with which its realization would be more effective.

Robert Redhammer, Rector of the STU in Bratislava informed that "in terms of Trnava University, we give a high priority to the development of the automotive, engineering and chemical industries." He added that the STU wants to concentrate on this project, because the nature of the orientation of research and development is very close to the university.

The president said officials he gave officials of Autocluter his full support and offered them his position as an intermediary with government and parliament.
The Automotive Cluster - West Slovakia, was established in 2007 as a concentrated group of independent, regional interconnected companies and associated institutions with a potential to increase their competitiveness. Clusters based on the value chain are generally defined by a network of supply links. For example, the automotive cluster is typically built around a skeleton of the value chain linking the car manufacturer with its suppliers, educational institutions, schools, etc., which can be further combined with the manufacturers of specialized industrial equipment, electronics, plastics, rubber and textiles. It is a gradual process of integration and a value of the finished product (car).