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Mendel University in Brno, established in 1919, is the oldest agricultural university in the Czech Republic. With 6 faculties and a diverse range of study programs in English, it offers quality education in fields such as agriculture, forestry, economics, and regional development. The university's Botanical Garden and Arboretum is home to a rich collection of plants, including orchids, alpine plants, and woody plants. Through internationalization efforts, Mendel University collaborates with countries worldwide, providing opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds to study and engage in projects. The institution's commitment to academic excellence and global cooperation makes it a premier destination for higher education.
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Eracon 2016 MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO
Brno • population : 380,000 people • centre of the South Moravian Region • University city /68, 000 students/ • 6 universities
Mendel University in Brno • established in 1919 the oldest agriculturaluniversity in the Czech Republic • namedafterGregor Johann MENDEL, the father of genetics • 5faculties and 1 institute • 11, 000 students
Campus in Brno Campus in Lednice
Faculty of AgriSciences • Crop production, animal breeding, food production and quality, agroecology, renewable energy resources • 2, 500 students • 6 study programs in English • 15 departments
Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology • landscape management, forestry and wood science and technology • 13 departments • Almost 2,000 students • 3 study programmes in English
Faculty of Business and Economics • economics, management, informatics, finance, marketing, accounting, tourism management • 10 departments; 3,600 students
Faculty of Horticulture • Established in 1985 as a separate faculty of Mendel University in Lednice • Wine production, landscape architecture, landscape planning • 10 departments • 1, 400 students
Faculty of Regional Development • established in 2008 as the 5th faculty of MENDELU • Regional development problems requiring multidisciplinar competences • 7 departments • 1,300 students
Institute of Lifelong Learning • Provides academic education in selected Bachelor study programmes and further lifelong learning • 5 departments • 300 students
Study Programmes in English Bachelor´s (undergraduate) • Business Economics and Management • Regional Development • International Territorial Studies • General Agriculture Master's (graduate) • European Studies in Business and Economics • Regional Development • International Territorial Studies • European Forestry • Fruit Science PhD. (postgraduate) • Agricultural Chemistry • Molecular Biology and Genetics of Animals • Plant Anatomy and Physiology • Economics and Management • Forest Ecology • Forest Phytology • Horticulture
Botanical Garden and Arboretum • Present 11 hectars garden date back to 1967 • Orchid collection with more than 1,500 natural species and 3,000 hybrids, 500 alpine plants, 2,000 perennials and4,000 woody plants in the outdoor area
MENDELU internationalization International relations office
International cooperation Europe Erasmus+ Ceepus Daad Non-Europeancountries Bilateralagreements • Peru • SouthAfrica • Russia • Azerbaijan
International projects Talentedstudentsfromdevelopingcountries (IP) • Ghana • Thailand • Philippines • Nicaragua Non-Europeancountries CARIBU (ErasmusMundus) • Africa • Caribbean • Pacific
Erasmus plus at MENDELU • 350 students out /250 outgoing for study, 100 for traineeships / • 360 students in • 268 interinstitutional agreements • Erasmus Institutional coordinator • Financial, methodological, administrative control and coordination – rectorate and faculties level • Language support • In carge of outgoing students • Credit mobility (Australia) • Support of ISC (Orientation week, events, Social Erasmus, buddy system)