Who We Are?
The National Center for Quantum Technologies (QUTE.sk) is an interest association of legal persons that was established in November 2021 for the purpose of supporting and developing research, development, implementation and application of quantum technologies in the Slovak Republic.
The founding members were the Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic and the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic. In 2022, the Association became members of the Institute of Physics SAS, and the National Security Authority of the Slovak Republic.
The Story Behind QUTE.sk
1998
Helsinki pathfinder meeting
2001
IP SAS RCQI - Research Center for Quantum Information
2004
Quantum Applications meeting in Budmerice
First integrated EU project
2005
First international QKD connection Austria-Slovakia
2007-2013
QUTE & metaQUTE - projects from EU structural funds
2009
The QUTE pavilion IP SAS
2016
QUTE platfrom
Quantum Manifesto & Quantum Flagship
2019
EuroQCI - European initiative
2021
QUTE .sk association - National initiative
2023
project skQCI - Slovak Quantum Communication Infrastructure
Members of the association
- Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic (from 24/11/2021)
- The Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic (from 24/11/2021)
- SAS Institute of Physics, v. in. i. (from 24/02/2022)
- National Security Authority Slovakia (from 24/2/ 2022)
General Assembly
The General Assembly is the highest body of the association and consists of all members of the association. It approves fundamental documents of the association, elects and dismisses members of the executive committee and supervisory board, and decides on the admission and expulsion of members of the association.
The executive committee is the statutory body of the association. It decides on all matters of the association, if they are not reserved to the competence of the General Assembly or the Board of Supervisors by legal regulations or statutes. It accepts the partners of the association and appoints the members of the Strategy Advisory Board.
Current members:
- doc. Mgr. Mário Ziman, PhD. – chairman (IP SAS)
- Ing. Juraj Kubica, PhD. (MIRDI SR)
- Mgr. Robert Ševčík, PhD. (MŠVVaM SR)
Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors is the control body of the association. It comments on fundamental issues of the activity and management of the association and submits recommendations related to the association’s activities to the Executive Committee and the General Assembly.
Current members:
- Ing. Anton Jelenčiak – chairman (MIRDI SR)
- Prof. RNDr. Peter Samuely, DrSc. (SAS)
- Mgr. Jana Krchňavá (MŠVVaM SR)
Partners of the association
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Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology STU Bratislava (Local coordinator: Pavol Zajac)
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Faculty of Informatics and Information Technologies STU Bratislava (Local coordinator: Ivan Kotuliak)
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Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava STU Bratislava (Local coordinator: Igor Halenár)
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Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, CU (Local coordinator: Miroslav Grajcar)
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Faculty of Science UPJŠ (Local coordinator: Gabriel Semanišin)
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Institute of Electrical Engineering SAS (Local coordinator: Vladimír Cambel)
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Institute of Experimental Physics SAS (Local coordinator: Peter Skyba)
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Institute of Physics SAS (Local coordinator: Mário Ziman)
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International Laser Center of SCSTI (Local coordinator: Dušan Lorenc)
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Mathematical Institute SAS (Local coordinator: Karol Nemoga)