MASARYK UNIVERSITY

BASIC INFORMATION:

The university known as MUNI can be found in Brno
It was established in 1919 and named after the first president of Czechoslovakia, T.G. Masaryk
Now it consists of ten faculties, with 35 115 students
The student-faculty ratio is 18:1

It was T.G. Masaryk who pointed out the need for a second Czech university to achieve healthy competition
Following the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, the Faculty of Science lost one quarter of its teaching staff
From 1989 onward the university prospers and establishes the possibility of studying new fields
Now it runs its Antarctic research station, Mendel Museum and CEITEC MU, a centre of research excellence

MUNI offers 400 study programmes in over 200 departments
Majority is also taught in English
The best ranked subjects are English Language and Literature, Linguistics, Biological Sciences, Economics, Physics and Astronomy,...

Brno was voted 6th most popular student city in the world - all sport centres, restaurants, cafés, museums, libraries ensure a rich student life
A new university campus located in Brno-Bohunice is directly adjacent to the university hospital which is an advantage for medical students
A key role in research activities plays The Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), which has laboratories for 600 scientists and 1200 students
The International Student Club organises leisure time activities, cultural and social events and also provides tutoring services, where each international student gets a local tutor