Masaryk University
Public university in Brno, Czech Republic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Masaryk University (MU) (Czech: Masarykova univerzita; Latin: Universitas Masarykiana Brunensis) is the second largest university in the Czech Republic, a member of the Compostela Group and the Utrecht Network. Founded in 1919 in Brno as the second Czech university (after Charles University established in 1348 and Palacký University existent in 1573–1860), it now consists of ten faculties and 35,115 students.[1] It is named after Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the first president of an independent Czechoslovakia as well as the leader of the movement for a second Czech university.[2]
Masarykova univerzita | |
Latin: Universitas Masarykiana Brunensis | |
Type | Public |
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Established | 1919 (1919) |
Rector | Prof. Martin Bareš [cs] |
Academic staff | 2,200[1] |
Administrative staff | 3,000 |
Students | 35,115[1] |
Location | , 49°11′55″N 16°36′18″E |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Blue |
Affiliations | EUA Compostela Group Utrecht Network |
Website | muni.cz |
In 1960 the university was renamed Jan Evangelista Purkyně University after Jan Evangelista Purkyně, a Czech biologist. In 1990, following the Velvet Revolution it regained its original name.[3] Since 1922, over 171,000 students have graduated from the university.