Masaryk University
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| Established | 1919 |
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| Type | University |
| Rector | Prof. Petr Fiala |
| Students | 37,000 |
| Location | Brno, Czech Republic (EU) |
| Affiliations | EUA |
| Website | http://www.muni.cz/ |
Masaryk University in Brno is the second largest university in the Czech Republic. Founded 1919 in Brno as the second Czech university, it has now nine faculties and 40700 students. It is named after Tomáš Masaryk, the president of Czechoslovakia at the time of its founding.
In 1960 the university was renamed as Jan Evangelista Purkyně University after Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Czech biologist. It regained its original name in 1990.
[edit] Faculties
Established in 1919:
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Arts
Established after 1945:
- Faculty of Education (1946)
- Faculty of Economics and Administration (1990)
- Faculty of Informatics (1994)
- Faculty of Social Studies (1997)
- Faculty of Sports Studies (2002)
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