Университет Палацкого

Palacký University is a modern institution providing high quality teaching and research with state-of-the-art libraries, computers, laboratories etc. Student cafeterias, restaurants, clubs and sports facilities are located at the campuses or nearby.

The Academic Sports Centre offers sports, excursions, and many other activities for University students and employees. The offer covers dozens of fields from yoga, dance, firearms shooting and martial arts to team sports, paintball, equestrianism and golf.

The opportunities for social and cultural activities in Olomouc are extraordinarily rich. Academic Sport Centre at Palacký University arranges both one-shot and regular recreational and sports activities, seasonal courses for students and employees as well as some activities for general public.

There are lots of cultural places like the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Moravian Theatre, the Art Museum and the Regional Museum in the Olomouc city. For more activities and cultural exploration, Prague, Vienna, and Krakow lie within relatively easy striking distance.

Housing is guaranteed for all international students in modern, fully equipped dormitories and dining halls are located in six different parts of Olomouc. The Halls of Residence Bureau offers year-round accommodation and boarding for students, university employees and also for the general public when there is spare rooms. Especially during the summer months, when most students vacate dormitories, it offers accommodation and boarding for both individual tourists and large groups.

There are single, double or triple rooms and some rooms are with double beds. The halls of residence are either close to the city centre or on the outskirts. Internet connections, intranet telephone lines, kitchens, study rooms and washing machines are standard equipment.

Student Career and Consultancy Centre focuses on developing students' skills, linking students and employers. It organizes workshops and offers personal consultations.

In the academic year 2016/2017 the annual tuition fees for the study programmes are about EUR 10,000 and will remain the same for the standard duration of the programme. Expenses for accommodation, board, textbooks and compulsory health insurance are about EUR 5,000 per 10 months.

Palacký University Olomouc, UP, is a university with long-standing tradition. Being founded in the 16th century it is the oldest university in Moravia and the second one in the Czech Republic. It was established in 1573 as a public university led by the Jesuit order in Olomouc - city which was  the capital of Moravia and the seat of the episcopacy then. At first it taught theology only but soon philosophy, law and medicine were added.

Today it is a modern higher education institution with a wide range of study programmes and copious scientific and research activities. The University excels in many research areas - among the strongest are biomedical sciences, nanotechnologies, quantum optics, education science and others. The University participates many European programmes of cooperation in education and research.

Today PU is an example of an old university in a small town. The town of Olomouc has 100,000 inhabitants and some 25,000 university students including those at Moravian College Olomouc which is the highest density of university students in Central Europe. The town is very old and picturesque and it is surrounded by sports facilities and nature.

The Palacký University has eight faculties. In historical order they are theology, philosophy, law, medicine and dentistry, education, science, physical culture, health science. 

Many distinguished figures have taught, worked and studied here. Among notable alumni of the university are Gregor Johann Mendel, "the father of genetics", Peter Ritter von Rittinger, heat pump inventor, Emil Viklický, jazz pianist and composer, Bohdan Pomahač, plastic surgeon who’s team  performed the first full face transplant in United States and many others.

Palacký University Olomouc is one of the top Czech universities and is ranked among the best universities of the world according to international rankings. Emerging Europe and Central Asia ranking 2016 placed the university at 59th position.

Palacký University offers degree programmes taught in multiple languages at three levels – Bachelor, Master and PhD. Students may choose degree programmes at the Faculties of Arts as Philology, Euroculture, Sociology, etc., Medicine as General Medicine, Dentistry etc., Science as International Development Studies, Ph.D. in Geography, Chemistry, Biology, etc., Physical Culture as Kinanthropology, Education as Special Education, Special Needs Counselling etc. and Law as European and International Law.  The university generally specializes in Medicine.