BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

BASIC INFORMATION:

BUT was established in 1899
Over 18 100 students are enrolled at 8 faculties and 3 university institutes
The motto is Sapere aude which means Have the courage to be wise
It was only the second university in the country to receive the prestigious ECTS Label and Diploma Supplement certificate

BUT initially offered a single course in civil engineering with only four professors as staff, but soonly opened courses in mechanical, cultural or electrical engineering
The school originally carried the name Imperial and Royal Franz Joseph Czech Technical University in Brno as the emperor of that time founded it
After the year 1989, the university was reorganised and in addition to the technical fields focused on chemistry, economy and arts

As at many Czech universities, study programmes in Czech are not paid, while programmes in English are
BUT offers courses in English on all eight faculties
Some of the most interesting ones are Electrical engineering, International business, Aerospace technology, Geography of global environmental change, Bioinformatics and Biocomputing

1 189 publications in Web of Science database (in 2023)
Awards from China High Tech Fair, Eastern European Business Elite Awards, Frost and Sullivan Technology Innovation Award and more
12 research groups from BUT are at CEITEC (Central European Institute of Technology) with the possibilty of Doctoral studies

Student associations like Erasmus Student Network, International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience are available at BUT
The central campus is called Pod Palackého vrchem, where four faculties are situated amongst cafés, student clubs, sports grounds and the largest dormitory
All BUT students can sign up for two sports classes per week for free – and additionally, the university has its boathouse
Eight libraries all across Brno