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Mendel Universityin Brno | Czech Republic
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Mendel University in Brno(MENDELU)
Mendel University in Brno (MENDELU) is a public institution with a long
tradition of excellence in teaching and research that has been driving
new ways of thinking since 1919 and proudly bears the name of Gregor
Johann Mendel, the founder of modern genetics.
Contents
Mendel University in Brno (MENDELU) 3
Brno 4
Campus 6
Research and Development 7
Facilities 8
State-of-the-art campus 7
Research and Development 9
International activities 10
Incoming students and staff 11
Study programmes in English 12
Faculty of AgriSciences 14
Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology 16
Faculty of Business and Economics 18
Faculty of Horticulture 20
Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies 22
Institute of Lifelong Learning 24
Life at MENDELU 26
100 years of MENDELU 27
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BrnoVoted the 6th best student cityin the world by students*
Brno (pronounced BUR-noh), the second largest city in the Czech
Republic — the heart of Europe — has a huge student population
of 65,000 students, which includes a high percentage of international
students. According to the Brno City State Report 2018, 98 % of Erasmus
students were satisfied with and enjoyed their stay in Brno.
Students ExperienceStudents like the city’s clubs, pubs, and good
beer as well as excellent public transport,
parks, and the historic centre The high-
quality education, rich cultural life, hun-
dreds of sports events, and the beautiful
surroundings are all excellent reasons
for studying here
Something that all students will appreciate
is the affordable prices in Brno The average
price of a meal in a restaurant is around
150 CZK (or about €6; $7), a monthly student
city transport pass is 275 CZK (or about
€11; $12), and student housing in the halls
of residence ranges from 3,000 to 9,000
CZK per month (or about €117 to €352;
$133 to $398)
Students can also take advantage of
the student discounts available for public
transport, sports activities, in shops,
and at cultural events
A modern, dynamic and rapidly developing centre of industry,
trade, science and IT
2 hoursfrom Vienna (AT)and Bratislava (SK)
4 hoursfrom Dresden (DE),Budapest (HU) and Wroclaw (PL)
1 5 hoursfrom Milan (IT)
2 hoursfrom London (UK)
The Czech RepublicFacts
Population: 10 6 million
Currency: Czech crown (CZK)
Official Language: Czech
Capital City: Prague
Member of: EU, NATO, WTO,
OECD, Schengen Area
According to
the Global Peace Index 2018,
which ranks major nations around
the world by how safe they are,
the Czech Republicis the 7th safest
countryin the world.
Science and research institutions: Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Inter-
national Clinical Research Center Brno (ICRC), Gate2Biotech Portal, Brno Technology Park
— a leading Central European entrepreneurial and technology development project
Education: 13 universities in Brno
Global leaders: many international and global enterprises, including IBM, Honeywell and Avast,
have branches in Brno, each offering plentiful quality job opportunities for students and graduates
Business incubators: ESA Business Incubation Centre and South Moravian Innovation Centre (JIC)
International fairs and exhibitions: BVV Trade Fairs Brno — one of the most prominent trade fair
organisers in Central and Eastern Europe
*QS 2019 student survey
Zelný trh, Jakubské náměstí, author: Gabzdyl
Vila Tugendhat, UNESCO heritage, author: Židlický
5 minutes walk from campus
Excellent location in the heart of Europe
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Bakery
Our campus includes lecture rooms and labs with the most up-to-date
equipment as well as a brewery, bakery, and a car and engine testing
facility Outside the classroom, students can take advantage
of the library and several canteens
MENDELU is the first university in the Czech Republic
to open its own Center for Social Responsibility and Sustainability,
which provides a platform for students and staff and promotes
social responsibility in the Czech Republic
The university organises an annual job fair on the campus,
which places students in direct contact with employers
and helps them improve their CVs, cover letters, LinkedIn profiles etc
State-of-the-art campus
Library
Study room X
BreweryGreenhouses
and phytotrons Lab
Canteen
Lecture room
The university campus is located close to the city centre and offers
students everything they need, including a student canteen, lecture
rooms and a library. Student dormitories, cafes, shops, and parks
are all within easy distance of the campus.
CampusEverything in one place...
building C, MFaculty of AgriSciences
building QFaculty of Business and Economics
building BFaculty of Forestryand Wood Technology
building AFaculty of Horticulture
building ZFaculty of Regional Developmentand International Studies
building XStudent Canteen
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Research and Development
International Networks
We are committed to developing and supporting
our researchers, and our endeavours were
recognised in 2018 by the European Commission’s
HR Excellence in Research Award
We are working on a number of international H2020 and similar
projects such as “GREENER”, and from 2020 will coordinate
an international project in cultural tourism that will bring together
eleven other European universities and four research institutes
We participate in the activities of international organisations
and institutions such as the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS)
programme and the International Fertiliser Society
We work together with other researchers within the European Cooperation in Science
and Technology (COST) network on various projects including agricultural research projects
Our Faculty of AgriSciences is a member of 25 international journals including the International
Journal of Molecular Science
Mendel University in Brno is a member of several international networks, which provide
a supportive environment for sharing experiences and working together
This is why our university employs experts and provides unique
facilities dedicated to research and teaching, which give our
students the opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge.
Our facilities include the Botanical Garden and Arboretum, Training
Agricultural Enterprise Žabčice and the Training Forest Enterprise
— Masaryk Forest in Křtiny.
We believe a high-qualityeducation system should teachpractical skills that can beapplied to real-lifeproblem-solving…
The Botanical Garden and Arboretum, which stretch over eleven hectares, are close to the university campus
and, in addition to providing a solid research and teaching base, are also an excellent place to relax and study.
The Training Agricultural Enterprise Žabčice can be found 25 km south of Brno
and teaches students practical skills in arable farming and animal husbandry.
The enterprise includes a winery and sells its own produce.
The Training Forest Enterprise — Masaryk Forest in Křtiny boasts over 10,000 hectares
(the equivalent of 9,500 soccer pitches) and is proud to manage the forests
so that they fulfil their aesthetic role in the landscape and serve an important
role in teaching and education.
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Internationalisation is a long-term priority of MENDELU, which is
why we support our academic staff and students on exchanges
and develop relationships with universities all over the world.
Last year, almost 700 students took the opportunity to work
on projects or study in Europe, the USA, Thailand, the Philippines,
and other countries around the world.
Through cooperation with our international partners, MENDELU
students and academic staff have been involved in numerous
projects including:
International activities Incoming students and staff
Philippinesmarking tourist trails; management of mango
plantations; restoration of tropical forests;
studying the structure of mangrove forests
Nicaraguacleaning the Rio Grandeza river; a man-
agement plan for the Green Fields nature
reserve, growing woody plants
Ghanathe blue-green infrastructure in Accra;
ecosystem services in Kakum National
Park and their utilisation in resolving con-
flicts between nature conservation and
regional development
Thailanda study of protected areas to spread the
population of protected animal species;
a study of the diversity of invertebrates
in ecologically restored areas including
Khao Yai and the Sakaerat Environmental
Research Station
Mongoliateaching the next generation
of experts and research of Mongolian
forest and landscape ecology
Socotra (Yemen)conservation project focused on endemic
species of woody plants
Ecuadorimplementing measures to prevent further
deforestation of the Amazon rainforest
and leading the United for the Develop-
ment of the Amazon (UNIDA) consortium,
which will be active in Peru, Colombia,
and Brazil in addition to Ecuador
Our International Relations Office and the Buddy System
create a friendly and supportive environment
for incoming students and staff and will take good care of you
The university organises sports, cultural,
and social events every month to help our students
find new friends, get to know the city,
have fun, and enjoy their stay in Czechia
We also organise annual summer schools
and international weeks
180bilateral agreements
e g :
Louisiana State University
(USA)
Kasetsart University
(Thailand)
University of Tasmania
(Australia)
310Erasmus+ partners
e g :
Wageningen University & Research
(Netherlands)
Swedish University of Agriculture Sciences
(Sweden)
Lapland University of Applied Sciences
(Finland)
China Agricultural University
(China)
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International RelationsOffice MENDELU
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MENDELU offers full-time and part-time bachelor’s, master’s and PhD
study programmes in both Czech and English, which use the ECTS
credit system. To see our current offer of study programmes, you can
visit the websites of the individual faculties, studyin.cz
and masterstudies.com.
In addition to degreeprogrammes, MENDELU offersover 200 individual courses in English For more information, visitects-prog.mendelu.cz/en/
Study programmes in English
Fees and financingCompared to universities in Western Europe,
our study fees are lower and study pro-
grammes in Czech are free for all students
International students can take advantage of
our intensive Czech language course at the
MENDELU Institute of Lifelong Learning
Academic yearThe academic year is divided
into two semesters (winter and
summer) Each semester con-
tains thirteen weeks of teaching
followed by a four or five-week exami-
nation period To complete a bachelor’s or
master’s programme successfully, students
must obtain 120 ECTS credits, pass the final
state exam, and defend their degree thesis
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Faculty of AgriSciences
The Faculty of AgriSciences is a leading agricultural teaching and
research institution in the Czech Republic. Our modern laboratories
enable our academic staff to study crop production and animal breeding,
food production and quality, agroecology, renewable energy resources,
agriculture mechanisation etc. The faculty was established in 1919
as one of the founding faculties of the new agricultural university.
Research and developmentThe impact of climate change on agri-
cultural production is at the heart of our
research In addition to research projects
and papers, we are involved in the pro-
fessional community and manage several
web portals that provide information on
current developments in agriculture, for-
estry, water regimes, extreme weather,
landscapes (www klimatickazmena cz/en),
drought and its impact on agriculture
(www intersucho cz/en), selected crop
yield forecasts (www vynosy-plodin cz —
only in Czech), and the impact of selected
abiotic and biotic factors on plant growth
and development (www agrorisk cz — will
be published in autumn 2019)
We participated in the “Renewal of crop
production in semiarid regions of north
Gobi”, a project by the Czech Ministry of
Agriculture, which studied the Dornogobi
area in Eastern Mongolia to identify sourc-
es of water and suitable farming land This
project resulted in a fully-functional farm
with facilities for processing
and preserving plant products
Our faculty also contributes to improving
the competitiveness of Czech food pro-
duction and the related industries as a part
of a Czech government project (TAČR)
We breed and test coloured wheat that
generates natural colours in the caryopsis,
primarily antokyans and carotenoids (such
as AF Jumiko and AF Oxana) These can be
used in the production of wholesome foods
that have a positive effect on consumer
health due to the benefits of the antioxi-
dants
As a research institution, we focus on the
analysis of hemp and work with Czech
and foreign partners, including the Czech
company Agritec Plant Research and the
University of Udine in Italy
Study programmes in English
Master’s degree (Ing.)
AgriculturalSpecialisation
Doctoral degree (PhD)
Chemistry
Zootechnics
Botany
Ecologyand Environmental
Protection
Phytotechnics
AgriculturalSpecialisation
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Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology
The Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology (FFWT) is a leading teaching
and research institution in the Czech Republic and focuses on research
and education in arboristics, furniture design and furniture technology,
forestry, landscaping, timber structures and wood building constructions,
wood technology, timber management and furniture design, and offers
bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD study programmes.
Research and developmentResearch at the FFWT covers a broad range
of topics related to landscape engineering,
forestry and urban forestry, and wood sci-
ence and technology Our research focuses
on sustainable forest management that pre-
serves all the functions of a forest — ecologi-
cal, economic, and social, a sensitive approach
to landscape and utilisation, use of wood as
a unique renewable material for creating a
healthy and energy-efficient residential envi-
ronment, and wood-based constructions and
furniture Specific research topics are just as
wide-ranging and include botany, phytology,
tree physiology, dendrology, applied geology,
geomorphology, pedology, hydraulic engineer-
ing, soil mechanics and landscape biotechnics,
current issues in game ethology, animal ecol-
ogy and protection, the production, structure,
functioning and stabilisation of forest ecosys-
tems, mycology, and phytopathology
Our staff and students can take advantage
of our cutting-edge labs and testing facilities
and our close cooperation with the Train-
ing Forest Enterprise — Masaryk Forest in
Křtiny The enterprise manages over 10,000
hectares of forests and experimental for-
est stands, greenhouses, forest nurseries, a
game preserve, a sawmill, a mechanised log
depot and other facilities that can be used for
teaching and research
The FFWT provides the following specialised
labs, research centres and testing facilities:
— The Phytophthora Research Centre boasts
cutting-edge equipment for the study of phy-
topathology of woody plants and the imple-
mentation of innovative technologies based
on microbiology, bioinformatics, ecophysiol-
ogy and bioclimatology
Annual international activities for studentsOur annual International Forestry Versatility
competition has been going strong for over
30 years and is designed for four-member
Our mission is to provide top-quality education, support our researchers
in producing outstanding research results, and nurture creative and environ-
mentally friendly projects related to land, forests, wood, and interior design
with the emphasis on ecology and aesthetics.
teams of forestry students from across Eu-
rope Traditionally, the disciplines include prac-
tical skills in timber harvesting, orienteering,
forest stand assessment, knowledge of nature
and shooting skills This multi-day event also
includes a cultural programme for all partici-
pants, including the presentation of the coun-
tries participating in the competition and their
traditions, food and music The competition is
organised by the FFWT Student’s Association
and the International Forestry Students’ Asso-
ciation, who also organise similar competitions
and meetings in other countries that students
can participate in
Furthermore, the FFWT traditionally organises a
regional round of the Young People in European
Forests (YPEF) competition, which is followed by
a national and European round YPEF is an interna-
tional competition where three-member teams
comprised of primary and secondary school stu-
dents are actively involved in the activities of for-
estry institutions from ten European countries
The aim is to improve young people’s awareness
of the importance of forests and forestry
Study programmes in English
Master’s degree (Ing.)
European Forestry
Doctoral degree (PhD)
Forest Ecology
Forest Management
Forest Phytology
Forest Pathologyand Mycology
Wood MaterialEngineering
The FFWT provides the following specialised labs, research centres and testing facilities:
The Phytophthora Research Centre boasts cutting-edge equipment for the study of phytopathology of woody plants and the implementa-tion of innovative technologies based on microbiology, bioinformatics, ecophysiology and bioclimatology
The Josef Ressel Research Centre specialises in wood science and technology with nine labs designed for the development of wood-based materials, wood modification and testing material properties
The Biometrical Laboratory provides facilities for computer-based image anal-ysis and the Geoinformatics Computer Lab with a terrestrial laser scanner, ra-dio-controlled hexacopter and other GPS receivers and geodetic instruments
The Tree Biomechanics Laboratory can be used for tree assessment in situ
Accredited Calibration Laboratory for measuring instruments
Accredited Joinery Products Testing Institute and Furniture Testing Centre
The Dendrochronology Laboratory provides facilities in line with the standard European model for collecting and processing all dendrologi-cal material from modern and historical objects
The Laboratory of Xylem Anatomy and Xylogenesis specialises in producing microscopic wood sections for subsequent observation and image analysis
Laboratory of Chemical Analysis | Tree Ecophysiology Laboratory
Our ecosystem research plots in Rájec-Němčice and Lednice feature forest stands and meteorological towers that monitor changes in mi-croclimate properties and energy and substance flows
The Soil Mechanics Laboratory is used to analyse soil granularity and essential chemical properties of water
Engineering Laboratory and Ergonomics Laboratory
Pedology and Microbiology Laboratory
Molecular Biology Laboratory with equipment including a top-quality sequencer and thermal cyclers
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Faculty of Businessand Economics
Established in 1959, the Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE)
is the oldest faculty of economics in Moravia. The FBE is a modern
and constantly developing institution that follows the current
trends in education and research. It provides economics and IT
study programmes at bachelor’s, master’s and PhD level in Czech
and English. There are almost 4,000 applicants each year and the faculty
hosts about 300 international students each semester.
Study programmes in English
Bachelor’s degree (Bc.)
Economicsand Management
(accreditation pending)
Master’s degree (Ing.)
Economicsand Management
System Engineeringand Informatics
Doctoral degree (PhD)
Economicsand Management
Economic Policyand Administration
System Engineeringand Informatics
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In recent years, the FBE was evaluated as the top business school in Moravia
and the third top business school in the country. The faculty is located
on the university campus in the “Q” building, which boasts modern facilities
and Wi-Fi access and free use of the computer lab.
Research and development
BIOECONOMIC MODELLING
statistics, econometrics, biometrics, risk
analysis
Our research team has extensive expe-
rience in the application of statistical
methods and optimisation techniques in
various areas
FAIRTAX
fiscal coordination environment, taxation,
harmonisation
Focus: European Union integration, har-
monisation and coordination, Common
Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CC-
CTB), financial sector taxation, environ-
ment taxation, fiscal coordination and
sustainability of the taxation system
SPATIAL HUB
decision making based on spatial data
analysis spatialhub cz smartmigration cz
Focus: Geographical Information Systems
(GIS), human behaviour, migration, resil-
ience, augmented reality, natural language
processing, location-based services, envi-
ronmental changes, mobile technologies,
virtual reality
Projects: Smart University, Smart Envi-
ronment; Climate Change, Resilience and
Population Dynamics; Smart Migration
MENDEL FINHUB
financial markets, institutions and policy
finhub pef mendelu cz
Focus: uncertainty, banking regulation, fi-
nancial system vulnerability, company-bank
relationships, big data, behavioural finance,
portfolio optimisation, asset pricing
SOCIOECONOMIC THINK-TANK
decision making in the socio-economic
context socioeconomicthinktank cz
Focus: bounded rationality, ethical values,
living conditions, consumer choice, will-
ingness to pay, social norms, academic
integrity, food waste, economic and po-
litical measures, gender perspectives on
ageing, competitive environment, retire-
ment, decoy pricing, macro-environment,
agri-food sector
Teams: Socioeconomic Choice Lab; Con-
sumer Behaviour Lab; Strategic Manage-
rial Choice Lab
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Faculty of Horticulture
The MENDELU Faculty of Horticulture is the oldest horticultural
research and education centre in the Czech Republic. We have a large
team of experts specialising in floriculture, fruit growing, nursery
management, viticulture and oenology, floristry, vegetable growing,
horticultural machinery, processing and postharvest technology
and storage as well as landscape architects, ecologists, landscapers
and urban planners.
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Study programmes in English
Our faculty boasts vast collections of crops, which contain hundreds
of plant species and thousands of varieties from all over the world and
provides excellent opportunities for research and teaching in our purpose-
-designed facilities. These include labs, cold storage rooms, greenhouses for
subtropical and tropical plants, wine cellars, orchards and vineyards.
We continue to develop and extend our research and teaching cooperation with institu-
tions in other countries through international projects and programmes such as Ceepus
and Erasmus+.
Research and developmentOur current research projects cover a wide
range of topics, including evaluating the
impact of drought and pathogens on
crops, innovations in cultivation and nurs-
ery technologies, analysing the nutritional
quality of horticultural crops and products,
breeding new varieties, developing new
foods, and using mycorrhizal fungi to in-
crease productivity in horticulture
Genetics and molecular techniques play
an important role in breeding and growing
horticultural plants The current studies of
epigenetic changes in plant genome due
to stress, gene expression, and identifying
and quantifying target sequences (GMO,
viruses and other plant diseases) are par-
ticularly promising
The faculty’s landscape architecture de-
partments specialise in the cultural de-
velopment of agricultural landscape, pro-
tection and preservation of garden art
monuments, development of urban and
rural environments, new ways of establish-
ing and systematic care for green spaces,
and the efficient use of water in the land-
scape
Our research and artistic activities are
wide-ranging and deliver results in the
form of publications in prestigious journals
with impact factors, papers with practi-
cal applications, monographs, new varie-
ties of plants, utility models, patents, new
functional food, optimised fruit storage
conditions, grape quality parameters and
winemaking technologies, wine analysis
reports, certified methods, and creative
works and projects
Our laboratories are equipped with mod-
ern analytical instruments and facilities to
enable cultivating plants in vitro, molecu-
lar genetics, wine analysis, and diagnosing
the diseases of fruit trees and shrubs, to
name just a few
Master’s degree (Ing.)
International Masterof Horticulture Science
( joint degree)in collaboration
with the Universityof Agriculture in Krakow,
Poland and the Slovak University of Agriculture
in Nitra, Slovakia
Doctoral degree (PhD)
Horticulture
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Faculty of RegionalDevelopment andInternational Studies
The objective of the faculty is to train experts to address regional
development problems that require multidisciplinary, such as a social,
an economic, an environmental and an administrative overview.
The faculty operates on two levels, on the national level with a link
to the EU, and on the international level with a focus on the issues
of regions of the developing countries.
Study programmes in English
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INFO
Our domain is the preparation of the strategic and conceptual documents
for the public administration (from general to regional up to national level),
socioeconomic analysis for local action groups and municipalities. We give our
students competences useful for the business and the project management. Within
the framework of the research and the future employment of graduates the faculty cooperates
with a wide range of different subjects such as the Embassies of the Czech Republic in abroad,
the abroad Embassies in the Czech Republic (Peru, Ghana, Philippines...), the industrial
clusters (CREA), the NGO’s, the EU institutions, the UN, the ministries and the others.
Research and developmentResearch at the faculty focuses primarily
on the economic, social, environmental and
cultural aspects of regional development in
both rural and urbanized areas at the local,
national, international and global levels, with
focus on problems in delevoping countries
An important tool for us is the implementa-
tion of the theoretical knowledge into the
application sphere such as management,
administration, decision-making process,
spatial planning or regional development
COMMUNITY-led LOCAL DEVELOPMENT (CLLD) AND LEADER METHOD — The re-search aims to assess the dynamics of the institutional capacity building (i e
context, on the analysis of dif-ferentiation of the business en-vironment and impacts on the economic performance of the territory, on the role of the pro-ject management in connection with industry 4 0
DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT — we try to propose an improve-
ment of the investment environ-ment in the Czech Republic by iden-
tifying current limits on the use of investment incentives and spatial locali-
zation of FDI We also link our studies with the concept of so-called Industry 4 0 and the
current needs of the Czech Republic in the labor market TOURISM — We link tourism research primarily to sustainability and developing countries We focus on the development of sustainable tourism as a tool for the development of regions in developing countries We pay special attention to community-based tourism In the Czech environment, we focus primarily on addressing conflicts of interest of tourism (primarily economic) and nature pro-tection requirements ECOSYSTEM SERVICES — The main goal is to implement ecosystem services into govern-ance, urban planning and decision-making in the Czech Republic We deal with conflicts of the social interests in the land use also in Peru, India or the Philippines We identify and define Ecosystem disservices BROWNFIELDS — The aim of the research is to identify factors influencing the regenera-tion of these areas and to model scenarios of their re-use The revival of Brownfields in rural areas is more closely associated with tourism SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC ASPECTS OF QUALITY OF LIFE — We focus on comparing the measurement of the quality of the life in the Czech Republic and in the neighboring coun-tries within the EU or in the selected regions in non-European destinations, mainly in de-veloping areas EU POLICIES — Our domain is an analysis of the historical and current development of the European integration, covering both institutional aspects and the content of Euro-pean policies It is research of the processes at European level, the impacts of integra-tion on the Czech Republic and the global impact of European foreign, trade and climate policy towards to the developing regions such as Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia
local action groups) and the socioeco-nomic differentiation of the LAG territory, uncovering the impact of sectional and regional policy on CLLD functioning, ben-efits and limits of the method application in the Czech environment REGIONAL ECONOMY — focuses on the sectional structure of the examined re-gions and its impact on the development of the region, on the ways of the meas-urement of the regional development, on the implementation of the smart concept at the regional, city and enterprise level and on the impact of grant programs and their use for the development of the re-gion and individual sectors BUSINESS ECONOMY — focuses on the company role in the development of regions in the socioeconomic and environmental
frrms.mendelu.cz/en/
Bachelor’s degree (Bc.)
International Territorial Studies
Master’s degree (Ing.)
International Territorial Studies
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Institute of Lifelong Learning
The Institute of Lifelong Learning (ILL) was founded in 2003 and
since 2006 it has been an independent university institute of Mendel
University in Brno. The mission of the Institute is to provide higher
education and to undertake scientific research activities related
to education as well as other creative activities which reflect the needs
of the practical application sector and contemporary society.
Research and developmentILL is primarily focused on receiving sup-
port from the Grant Agency of the Czech
Republic (GA ČR) and the Technological
Agency of the Czech Republic (TA ČR)
for its research activities Its academic
staff solve e g project aimed at getting
to know the everyday life of vocational
schools in socialist Czechoslovakia from
the point of view of teachers of that time
Another area of its interest is research
cooperation with foreign partners, e g in-
ternational project with CON AMORE Re-
search Center in Aarhus (Denmark) that
studies life scripts of two generations of
Czechs and Slovaks Since 2008 ILL has
organized the annual International Confer-
ence of Lifelong Learning, which focuses
on current trends in lifelong learning and
is attended by professional educators as
well as those who are interested in educa-
tion in general
Subjects in English
(with individual consultation)
Basics of Communication Skills, Educational Psychology,
Introduction to Educational Research, Introduction
to Psychology, School Ethics, Social Pedagogy,
World of Work
Economics and Management of Insurance, Financial
Management, Fundamentals of Project Management,Principles of Insurance,
Process Management, Project Management, Psychology
in Business Relations
Bachelor’s degree (Bc.)
Specialization in Pedagogy
Technical Expertiseand Insurance Industry
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INFO
icv.mendelu.cz/en/
We offer accredited degree programmes in pedagogy and technical- eco-
nomic disciplines. At the same time we organize professional, language and
special interest courses and workshops for a target audience and the general
public. For international students we offer one-year intensive course of Czech for
Foreigners. Our Counselling Centre is open to all students and graduates of Mendel
University and provides free student support and career and psychological counselling in
Czech and English. Education for seniors is available through the University of the Third Age.
Czech for ForeignersThe course is intended for international students who
want to study in Czech at any university in the Czech
Republic and who have no previous knowledge of Czech
The majority of students in study groups are those
whose native language or second language is Russian A
prerequisite for study is complete secondary education
The knowledge of the language is tested throughout
the entire course At the end of the course there is a
comprehensive language test of all language skills
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Life at MENDELU 100 years of MENDELU
TodayThe university is celebrating its
100th anniversary in 2019 To
mark this milestone, we have
prepared a year-long series
of events and activities “Our
celebrations are inspired pri-
marily by our teaching speci-
alisations such as agriculture
and forestry, and the natural
world in general,” says universi-
ty rector Danuše Nerudová The main
events so far included the Student Reu-
nion of the Century in June where more
than 4,000 graduates from the universi-
ty came together Other notable events
include the Staff Week in October, which
will be a celebration of our centenary
combined with classes, workshops and a
Go-Abroad Fair featuring representatives
of universities from other countries
HistoryMendel University in Brno is the oldest
independent specialised university
in the Czech Republic The initial
attempts to establish an agri-
cultural university in Moravia in
the east of the Czech Repub-
lic date back to 1864 but were
thwarted by political, economic
and national issues The university,
then called the Agricultural University
in Brno, was only established after the crea-
tion of independent Czechoslovakia in June
1919 The name was changed in 1995; first to
Mendel University of Agriculture and Forest-
ry and then to Mendel University in Brno to
celebrate Gregor Johann Mendel, one of the
great personalities of Brno and the father of
genetics The university now has five facul-
ties, one institute of education and two uni-
versity enterprises It is also one of the lar-
gest owners of forests in Moravia
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