Everything about Comenius University totally explained
Comenius University in Bratislava is the largest
university in
Slovakia, with most of its faculties located in
Bratislava. It was founded in
1919, shortly after the creation of
Czechoslovakia. It is named after
Comenius, a
17th century Czech teacher and
philosopher with
Slovak ancestors.
In 2006, Comenius University had more than 30 thousand students
and 2000 faculty members. As are most universities in Slovakia, it's financed
mostly by the government. Although there have been plans to establish
tuition fees for university students in Slovakia for years, another attempt failed to gain sufficient support in
parliament in May
2005.
List of faculties
History
The Comenius University was established in 1919 with help from the old
University of Prague. It replaced a Hungarian university located in
Bratislava since
1914. Many
professors of the newly established university, including its first rector, Prof. MUDr.
Kristian Hynek, were
Czechs, since Slovakia at that time didn't have enough educated
Slovak speakers who could serve as faculty members. In spite of personnel, financial, and space difficulties, the university developed research and teaching programs. The Faculty of Medicine opened in 1919, and was quickly followed by the Faculties of Law and Philosophy in 1921. The Faculty of Philosophy, besides offering programs in the
humanities and
social science, also educated much-needed teachers for Slovakia's
high schools.
In
1937, a new university building for the Faculties of Law and Philosophy was opened in the centre of Bratislava. The building includes the Aula (hall) used for graduation ceremonies and other formal functions.
During
World War II, Slovakia became a
puppet state of
Nazi Germany. The government reduced
academic freedoms at the university, and the Czech professors were forced out. The university was renamed
Slovak University in
1939, though the original name was reinstated in
1954. The Faculty of Science opened in 1940 and the Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology was established in 1941.
Shortly after the war, in
1948, the
communists took power in
Czechoslovakia, enforced the ideology of
Marxism-Leninism at Czechoslovak universities, and cancelled academic freedoms. The Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology was taken under direct control of the Ministry of Education.
However, the university continued to grow, and new faculties were established (mostly by splitting the existing faculties):
» Faculty of Education in
1946,
Faculty of Pharmacy in
1952,
» Faculty of Physical Education and Sports in
1960,
Faculty of Medicine in Martin in
1969, and
» Faculty of Mathematics and Physics in
1980.
After the anti-Communist
Velvet revolution in
1989, the university created a
democratic self-government, and mandatory courses on
Marxist ideology were abolished. The Roman Catholic Faculty of Theology and the Evangelical Theological Faculty joined the university.
The transformation of Slovakia into a market economy created a need for professionals in management and financial sciences. As a result, the
university established the
Faculty of Management 1991 and the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences in
2002. In
2000, the
European credit transfer system was implemented to improve student mobility.
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