This month Microsoft and the Silicon Hill — the biggest student club at Czech Technical University (ČVUT) — will launch the "Microsoft IT Academy" on-campus in Prague 6–Strahov. The Academy will give students access to top technologies and educational programs, officials say.

Radovan Igliar, a representative of Silicon Hill, said the new academy at Strahov should help students get familiar with Microsoft applications not only from users' point of view, but also from the side of the actual software developers.

"A real IT professional can hardly get satisfied with knowing one or two systems — he should have at least a basic grasp of all IT fields. New Microsoft technologies appear to be ideal for further education of our club members," Igliar explained.

The main purpose of the academy is to bridge the gap between the academic field and the business field in which graduates will work in the future, officials say.

Dalibor Kačmář, manager of academic programs at Microsoft Czech Republic and Slovakia, said the academies follow Microsoft's worldwide commitment to supporting education.