Масариков университет

A super-modern lecture and research campus awaits students in Brno Bohunice quarter. Classes in the city centre are taught in historical buildings which infrastructure, laboratories and classrooms have been reconstructed and modernised.

Student life is more than just lectures and exams. The International Student Club plays a key role in the lives of international students at Masaryk University, running a tutor system, arranging special language classes, organising cultural and social events, sports activities and short excursions for Czech and international students.

You can participate the wide variety of sports activities offered by the University Sport Centre. These include aerobics, aikido, athletics, badminton, basketball, bodybuilding, canoeing, a climbing wall, dance, fitness yoga, floorball, soccer, golf etc.

Restaurants, pubs, cafés – eating and drinking places of all kinds – play a central role in Czechs’ lives. For many and perhaps for most Czechs these are the natural places to meet – for relaxation, intellectual debate, discussing plans, gossiping and plotting. Thus there lots of places  with whole range of prices where students can have a meal and a drink.

Brno offers a high quality of life for quite a nice price. The cost of living is very low in the Czech Republic compared to other EU countries, and students will live very comfortably without spending too much.

Accommodation is provided for all who need it - international students usually live in a modern university residence that offers rooms for two people, each with an ensuite bathroom and kitchenette. Frequent and inexpensive public transport puts the university's faculties within easy reach. Besides, there are numerous offers of private housing that suit every taste. You also can never starve during your studies: 3 canteens and 8 cafeterias offering warm lunches and dinners, and there are also university pizzerias and restaurants.

Cost of apartment with roommates varies from 2000 CZK to 8500 CZK per bedroom. Monthly transportation pass is about 270 CZK for students of or under the age of 26 and 530 CZK for students older than 26. Groceries for a month vary from 2400 CZK to 3200 CZK.

The university regularly tracks student satisfaction as well as their success in employment and life. According to students’ and graduates’ surveys about half of students find employment even before they have  graduated. The share of unemployed graduates one to two years after finishing Masaryk University is  around 1 %. MU graduates are extremely successful on the job market.

The tuition fees for English-language programmes vary from 1,900 EUR to 9,500 EUR depending on the programmes of tuition per academic year.

Masaryk University, MU, is the second largest university in the Czech Republic. Being founded in 1919 and named after the country’s first president - Tomáš Masaryk - Masaryk University was born just a year after the state of Czechoslovakia itself. It still embodies the republican and democratic spirit of the times in its commitment remaining autonomous and giving students an important role in designing their own courses.

Masaryk University offers degrees in a wide range of traditional as well as newly emerging disciplines and is currently one of the fastest-growing higher education institutions in Europe. It has attracted the largest number of study applicants among Czech universities recent years which allows it being highly selective when admitting students.

One of Masaryk University’s top priorities is scientific research. MU together with other institutions of higher education participate in CEITEC – a research center for both basic and applied research in the field of life sciences. The university also owns and operates Mendel Polar Station in Antarctica. The station facilitates basic biological, geological and climatological research.

The Center for World University Rankings placed Masaryk University 4th nationally and 731st worldwide.

Knowing greate importance of international cooperation with foreign universities and research institutions, Masaryk University supports the continuous exchange of knowledge, ideas and information as well as researchers, instructors and students on a worldwide scale, assuring equal educational and research opportunities for all.

Masaryk University is committed to digital communication. To improve access to information and the quality of studies, it has developed an intranet system with a number of tools to assess tens of thousands of application forms, facilitate e-learning, register students for courses and examinations, provide employees with efficient communication channels and support rapid communication between offices and departments.

Nowadays you can choose a wide range degree programmes, from natural sciences to the humanities, at nine different faculties. Four the oldest and the biggest faculties are Law, Medicine, Science, and Arts.