The Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, has on June 1, 2012 begun implementing the project “OKTAEDR – Partnership and Networking in Civil Engineering”. The project is co-funded by the European Social Fund and the national budget of the Czech Republic, and is focused on establishing and maintaining a partnership network. This network will connect the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, with prominent research and development facilities, partners from the business sector and professional associations. The goal of the network is to enable the growth of cooperation, create new conditions for the transfer of theoretical and practical knowledge and experience between research and applied civil engineering.