Aerospace

The Brno region, The South Moravian Region (SMR) (Czech Republic, European Union) has emerged as one of the leading European innovation hubs, with its Regional Innovation Index (RII) jumping from 87.3 to 101% of EU average between 2016 and 2023, an improvement of 22.3%. A global leader in electron microscopy, with one-third of the world's electron microscopes coming from Brno, Brno region excels also in the semiconductor, space, cybersecurity, and game development sectors. Leading the Czech Republic in knowledge intensity and high-tech employment, Brno region matches Europe's top regions. Brno's high quality of life and ranking as a leading student city highlight its role as a center of innovation and growth. It stems from the data report on research, innovation, and business in South Moravia, published by the innovation agency JIC.

The Brno region has a growing number of space industry companies. Scientists and engineers are increasingly participating in European Space Agency (ESA) projects. As a result, the demand for systems engineers with industry knowledge is increasing. So in 2022 the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication of Brno University of Technology has created the first Master's degree programme in Space Applications in Czechia. The applications are now open until the end of March 2024.

The European Space Agency's business incubator ESA BIC has been supporting Czech startups working with space technologies since 2016. Two years later, this opportunity was offered to emerging companies from the #brnoregion, thanks to the opening of a ESA BIC Brno branch by the innovation agency JIC. In Brno, it has already helped 16 projects develop their first prototype or show the way to market entry. Not surprisingly, this is one the examples of the implementation of a successful strategy to promote entrepreneurship, for which the South Moravian Region and the City of Brno have been awarded the title of European Entrepreneurial Region 2024.