In 2020, Comenius University had more about 23,000 students and 2,500 faculty members.[2] As are most universities in Slovakia, it is funded mostly by the government.
The Comenius University was established in 1919 with assistance from the more established University of Prague. It was meant to replace the former Elisabeth University which was located in Bratislava since 1912 as the latter had been forcefully disbanded in 1919 by Samuel Zoch, plenipotentiary župan of Slovakia, after Hungarian professors refused to take an oath of allegiance[4] at that time in the First Czechoslovak Republic.[5] This had caused the majority of the university's professors (and some of the students) to take refuge in Budapest, where the Elisabeth University was reestablished. It had been later moved to Pécs and renamed to University of Pécs. This persecution of former (predominantly Hungarian) pillars of education in Bratislava necessitated the recruitment of Czech academicians. Therefore, many professors of the newly established university, including its first rector, Prof. MUDr. Kristian Hynek, were Czechs, since Slovakia at that time did not 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 nominally a republic, but was actually under the sway 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. Academic freedom returned after the end of the war in 1945 but was again cancelled in 1948 as the communists took power in Czechoslovakia, enforcing the ideology of Marxism-Leninism at Czechoslovak universities. 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):
After the 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 (2002). In 2000, the European credit transfer system was implemented to improve student mobility and facilitate more ties with other European universities.
List of facultiesedit
This is a list of faculties of Comenius University in Bratislava with their official English names.[6]
Building of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, located in western part of BratislavaJessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin
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Comenius University in Bratislava Slovak Univerzita Komenskeho v Bratislave 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 Jan Amos Comenius a 17th century Czech teacher and philosopher Comenius University in BratislavaUniverzita Komenskeho v BratislaveLatin Universitas Comeniana BratislavensisOther nameUK Building detailsComenius University building in central BratislavaFormer namesBratislava University of CzechoslovakiaSlovak UniversityTypePublicEstablished1919Academic affiliationsErasmus Utrecht NetworkBudget 185 million 2020 1 RectorMarek StevcekAcademic staff2 152 2020 2021 2 Students22 817 2020 2021 2 Undergraduates10 198 2020 2021 2 Doctoral students1 884 2020 2021 2 LocationBratislava Slovakia48 08 28 4 N 17 06 57 4 E 48 141222 N 17 115944 E 48 141222 17 115944Websitewww wbr uniba wbr skUniversity rankingsRegional OverallQS Emerging Europe and Central Asia 3 58 2022 In 2020 Comenius University had more about 23 000 students and 2 500 faculty members 2 As are most universities in Slovakia it is funded mostly by the government Contents 1 History 2 List of faculties 3 Notable alumni 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe Comenius University was established in 1919 with assistance from the more established University of Prague It was meant to replace the former Elisabeth University which was located in Bratislava since 1912 as the latter had been forcefully disbanded in 1919 by Samuel Zoch plenipotentiary zupan of Slovakia after Hungarian professors refused to take an oath of allegiance 4 at that time in the First Czechoslovak Republic 5 This had caused the majority of the university s professors and some of the students to take refuge in Budapest where the Elisabeth University was reestablished It had been later moved to Pecs and renamed to University of Pecs This persecution of former predominantly Hungarian pillars of education in Bratislava necessitated the recruitment of Czech academicians Therefore many professors of the newly established university including its first rector Prof MUDr Kristian Hynek were Czechs since Slovakia at that time did not 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 nominally a republic but was actually under the sway 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 Academic freedom returned after the end of the war in 1945 but was again cancelled in 1948 as the communists took power in Czechoslovakia enforcing the ideology of Marxism Leninism at Czechoslovak universities 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 Faculty of Mathematics and Physics in 1980 After the 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 2002 In 2000 the European credit transfer system was implemented to improve student mobility and facilitate more ties with other European universities List of faculties editThis is a list of faculties of Comenius University in Bratislava with their official English names 6 nbsp Building of the Faculty of Mathematics Physics and Informatics located in western part of Bratislava nbsp Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in MartinFaculty of Medicine Faculty of Law Faculty of Arts Faculty of Natural Sciences Faculty of Education Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin Faculty of Mathematics Physics and Informatics Faculty of Roman Catholic Theology of Cyril and Methodius Evangelical Lutheran Theological Faculty Faculty of Management Faculty of Social and Economic SciencesNotable alumni editMain category Comenius University alumni Ľubomir Belak singer musician composer and TV producer Emil Bencik journalist and translator Zuzana Benuskova ethnologist Jozsef Berenyi Chairman of the Party of the Hungarian Coalition Robert Fico politician former Prime minister of Slovakia Eva Kolnikova numismatist and archaeologist Rudolf Macuch Protestant theologian and expert on Mandaean language and Samaritan language Zora Mintalova Zubercova ethnographer historian and museologist Milan Misik geologist and university professor Vladimir Palko former interior minister of Slovakia Ladislav Pataki sports scientist athletics coach masters athletics champion Julian Podoba endocrinologist Tomas Racek actor and diplomat Iveta Radicova former Prime minister of Slovakia Emire Khidayer diplomat entrepreneur and writer Ernest Valko assassinated constitutional lawyer Jan Vilcek biomedical scientist educator inventor and philanthropist Stefan Znam mathematician first to ponder Znam s problem in modern mathematics Miroslav Lajcak diplomat President of the United Nations General Assembly for the 72nd session Zuzana Caputova politician President of Slovakia Lukas Plank award winning pathologist specializing in hematopathology See also editUtrecht Network Universitas IstropolitanaReferences edit Vyrocna sprava o hospodareni UK za rok 202 PDF Retrieved 1 September 2022 a b c d e Comenius University Bratislava 2020 2021 PDF Retrieved 1 September 2022 QS World University Rankings Emerging Europe amp Central Asia Retrieved 15 January 2023 Ferencuhova Bohumila Zemko Milan 2012 V medzivojnovom Ceskoslovensku 1918 1939 In inter war Czechoslovakia 1918 1939 in Slovak Veda p 167 ISBN 978 80 224 1199 8 Bela Angyal 2002 Erdekvedelem es onszervezodes Fejezetek a csehszlovakiai magyar partpolitika tortenetebol 1918 1938 Protection of interests and self organization Chapters from the history of the politics of Hungarians in Czechoslovakia PDF in Hungarian Lilium Aurum pp 18 19 ISBN 80 8062 117 9 Retrieved 2011 10 09 Comenius University in Bratislava VP c 9 2015 schvaleny AS UK Uplne znenie VP c 10 2008 Statut UK v zneni dodatkov c 1 az 4 Univerzita Komenskeho Historia Retrieved in March 2004 in Slovak Univerzita Komenskeho 2006 Vyrocna sprava za rok 2005 Retrieved in January 2007 in Slovak External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Comenius University in Bratislava Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Comenius University amp oldid 1165410870, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
