The Research Centre of Progressive Technologies (Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava) is primarily focused on Materials Engineering in the field of ion and plasma Technologies, Automation and ICT implementation in industrial processes and research field e.g. nanotechnology and nanostructures, sensorics, specific hardware & software development, bioengineering and health, vision and processing, big data, humanoids, simulation and modelling. The area of Materials research will include theoretical modelling using ab-initio methods, either at a very accurate level treating small systems at the molecular scale, or DFT methods concerning bulk materials and surfaces. The area of Automation and ICT implementation will also provide space for research and development in a wide range of hardware, communication and management of automated software tools, knowledge based systems, archiving and distribution of knowledge of higher-level systems. The Research centre comprises of two new buildings for the purposes of research, located on the campus. Research centres: 1/ Scientific Centre of Materials Research with laboratories focused on: ion beam technologies, plasmatic modification and deposition, analytical methods, computational modelling. 2/ Scientific Centre of Automation and ICT Implementation in Production Processes and related laboratories, comprised of the: control systems, ICIM, information integration and control systems, artificial intelligence, bioengineering, medicine/health, chemistry etc. The further activities of the centre are: 3/Applied research in the above-mentioned research centres and the research fields, 4/Support to transfer the advanced technologies into practice, transfer of know-how, innovations and knowledge from the academic environment into practice and providing support for start-up and spin-off activities.