It was our great pleasure to host Andreas Künne, the German Ambassador to the Czech Republic, on Friday, 9 June. We engaged in fruitful discussions regarding our university's activities, with a special focus on the remarkable Czech-German partnership fostered through the Fraunhofer Innovation Platform FIP-AI@VSB-TUO, which is celebrating its second anniversary this week. During his visit, the Ambassador also had the opportunity to meet with representatives from the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, and together they explored the StudentCar automotive design laboratories.