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Masaryk University
Masaryk University is a public university in Brno, Czech Republic, founded in 1919, with about 33,000 students.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Brno, Czech Republic
- Founded
- 1919
- Students
- 32,963
- Teaching language
- Czech, English
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Masaryk University (Masarykova univerzita) is a public university in Brno, the Czech Republic's second city. Founded in 1919 and named after Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the first president of Czechoslovakia, it is the country's second-largest university.
It has ten faculties: law, medicine, science, arts, education, economics and administration, informatics, social studies, sports studies and pharmacy. The University Campus Bohunice concentrates medical and life science teaching and research, and the university is a partner in the CEITEC research institute. Gregor Mendel's work in Brno is commemorated at the Mendel Museum managed by the university.
Programmes in Czech are tuition-free, while English-taught programmes, including general medicine, charge fees. Dormitories are available for students.
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Courses at Masaryk University are taught in Czech, English.
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Masaryk University was founded in 1919.
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