Matej Bel University

Matej Bel University
Univerzita Mateja Bela

Latin: Universitas Matthiae Belii
Motto	Eruditio mores futurum
Established	1992
Type	Public
Rector	Prof. PhDr. Beáta Kosová, CSc.
Students	15,000
Location	Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Nickname	UMB
Affiliations	ERASMUS
Website	www.umb.sk

Matej Bel University (Slovak: Univerzita Mateja Bela) is a university in the central Slovak town of Banská Bystrica. The University was established on July 1st 1992 and inaugurated on October 23th 1992. It is named after Matej Bel, an outstanding Slovak-Hungarian scholar in the 18th century.

Faculties

Matej Bel University currently has six faculties:

Faculty of Economics
- with former Faculty of Finances
Faculty of Humanities
- with former Faculty of Philology
Faculty of Political Science and International Affairs
Faculty of Natural Sciences
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Law

External links

Official site (Slovak) (English)

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