Research and Development is the core activity of CEET, primarily focused on materials research, the utilization of secondary raw materials and alternative energy sources, as well as energy storage, conversion, and management, and environmental technologies and aspects. In these areas, CEET actively contributes to the advancement of sustainable energy and the circular economy.

CEET maintains long-term and intensive cooperation with the public sector and industrial partners across various industries, primarily through contract research and joint research projects. Its infrastructure and instrumentation provide its staff with the facilities and capacity to conduct research across a wide range of fields.

CEET staff are involved in teaching students across study programmes at almost all faculties of VSB–Technical University of Ostrava, covering all three levels of higher education. They also supervise and provide consultations for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral theses. Students have access to modern instrumentation in CEET laboratories, and practical training effectively complements theoretical knowledge across a wide range of courses.