Mendel University in Brno
Mendelova univerzita v Brně | |
Mendel University | |
Former names | University of Agriculture in Brno (1919–1994), Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno (1994–2009) |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1919 |
| Rector | Jan Mareš |
Administrative staff | 595 |
| Students | 9,665 |
| 518 | |
| Location | , 49°12′37″N 16°36′57″E / 49.210207°N 16.615883°E |
| Website | http://www.mendelu.cz/en?lang=en; |
| University rankings | |
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| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia | 74 (2022) |
Mendel University in Brno (Czech: Mendelova univerzita v Brně) is located in Brno, Czech Republic. It was founded on 24 July 1919 on the basis of the former Tábor Academy. It now consists of five faculties and one institute - the Faculty of AgriSciences, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Faculty of Business and Economics, Faculty of Horticulture, Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies and Institute of Lifelong Education. It is named since 1994 after Gregor Johann Mendel, the botanist and "father of genetics", who was active in this city during his lifetime.
In June 2020, the university was included in the QS World University Rankings top 1,000 for the first time, placed #701-750.