Brno University of Technology
Year of foundation: 1899
Approx. number of students: 18,000
MCI partner since: 2024
Brno being the second-largest city in the Czech Republic after the capital, Prague, is the political and cultural hub of the South Moravian Region. With the seats of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and the Supreme Administrative Court it is the center of the Czech judiciary. It is also a vibrant university city with numerous institutions of higher education and students.
Brno is home to many museums, theatres and other cultural institutions and hosts a number of festivals and other cultural events. Brno has hundreds of historical sights including one designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site and eight monuments listed among the national cultural heritage of the Czech Republic. The most visited sights of the city include the Špilberk Castle and fortress and the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul on Petrov hill, two medieval buildings that dominate the cityscape and are often depicted as its traditional symbols.
Brno University of Technology was founded in 1899 and initially offered a single course in civil engineering. Nowadays it is a major technical Czech university with over 18,000 students enrolled at 8 faculties and 2 university institutes. Most of the BUT buildings are located in the area under Palacky Hill in the city district Kralovo Pole hosting the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Business, Faculty of Chemistry as well as a new building of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication.
In more than 130 years Brno University of Technology has become an internationally recognized institution offering education in a broad spectrum of fields ranging from technical and scientific disciplines through economics to the arts.
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Approx. number of students: 18,000
MCI partner since: 2024
The City
Brno being the second-largest city in the Czech Republic after the capital, Prague, is the political and cultural hub of the South Moravian Region. With the seats of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and the Supreme Administrative Court it is the center of the Czech judiciary. It is also a vibrant university city with numerous institutions of higher education and students.
Brno is home to many museums, theatres and other cultural institutions and hosts a number of festivals and other cultural events. Brno has hundreds of historical sights including one designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site and eight monuments listed among the national cultural heritage of the Czech Republic. The most visited sights of the city include the Špilberk Castle and fortress and the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul on Petrov hill, two medieval buildings that dominate the cityscape and are often depicted as its traditional symbols.
The University
Brno University of Technology was founded in 1899 and initially offered a single course in civil engineering. Nowadays it is a major technical Czech university with over 18,000 students enrolled at 8 faculties and 2 university institutes. Most of the BUT buildings are located in the area under Palacky Hill in the city district Kralovo Pole hosting the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Business, Faculty of Chemistry as well as a new building of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication.
In more than 130 years Brno University of Technology has become an internationally recognized institution offering education in a broad spectrum of fields ranging from technical and scientific disciplines through economics to the arts.
www.vut.cz/en/
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