Hala roku Advanced - STRUCTURE CHALLENGE
An international competition open to all doctoral students of any university in the world.
Make a team of 2 – 3 students and take part in the competition!
The contestants task is to design and build a model from the materials provided by the organizer on the day of the competition. The model must meet the specified geometric and structural requirements.
Please refer to the rules for the exact assignment.
The competition is announced in the category of models assembled at the competition venue. The evaluation criterion in the competition is the model´s effectiveness, i.e. the ratio between the model’s load-bearing capacity and weight.
The competition days will take place at the Faculty of Civil Engineering CTU in Prague on 16. 4. 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. The models will be exposed to a load tests there.
The Hall of the Year Academic competition is held under the patronage of the Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering CTU in Prague, prof. Ing. Jiří Máca, CSc., and The Czech Chamber of Chartered Engineers and Technicians
The professional guarantor of the competition in the Department of Architectural Engineering.
This year’s task is the production of a model of a conveyor belt support structure. The assignment is specified in detail in the competition rules.
The registration of competing teams is open until 31st March 2023 at 12:00
The competition day finals will take place at the Faculty of Civil Engineering CTU in Prague on 19. 4. 2023. The models will be exposed to a load test there.
This year’s task will be the production of a model of a conveyor belt support structure. The assignment will be specified in detail in the competition rules. We will publish the rules on 1st February 2023. The registration will open on the same day.
The competition day finals will take place at the Faculty of Civil Engineering CTU in Prague on 19. 4. 2023. The models will be exposed to a load test there.
IMPORTANT DATES
Any time throughout the year – team formation
20. 1. 2026 – publication of general rules
20. 1. – 22. 3. 2026 (12:00) – competition registration
20. 1. – 31. 3. 2026 (12:00) – questions regarding the rules
16. 4. 2026 – competition day (model building and load tests)
History
The Hala roku competition was established in 1986. It was originally created for students of the Faculty of Civil Engineering at CTU, and was later opened to students from other technical universities. Since 2007, secondary school students have also been able to participate through the special Junior category.
In 2023, the competition was expanded with the introduction of the Advanced category, intended for doctoral students.
