# Mendel University in Brno

Mendel University in Brno (Czech: Mendelova univerzita v Brně) is located in Brno, Czech Republic. It was founded on 24 July 1919 on the basis of the former Tábor Academy. It now consists of five faculties and one institute - the Faculty of AgriSciences, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Faculty of Business and Economics, Faculty of Horticulture, Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies and Institute of Lifelong Education. It is named since 1994 after Gregor Johann Mendel, the botanist and "father of genetics", who was active in this city during his lifetime.
In June 2020, the university was included in the QS World University Rankings top 1,000 for the first time, placed #701-750.

## History

Established on July 24, 1919, the university initially known as the University of Agriculture is the oldest agricultural school in Czechoslovakia. Renamed in the mid-1990s to honor Gregor Johann Mendel, reflecting its strong heritage in the agricultural sciences. It began with programs in forestry and economics and has since expanded to include several specialized faculties and research institutes.
In 2010, it adopted the name Mendel University in Brno. The establishment of CEITEC MENDELU in 2011 integrated the university into the Central European Institute of Technology, enhancing its research capabilities.

## Scientific research tasks

The resolution of scientific research tasks is based on the long-term forecast and scientific orientation of the university and its faculties, covering the fields of agricultural, forestry, biological, economic, and technical sciences. It involves an open range of research activities, implemented in institutional research, competitive grant agency procedures, research centers, and international scientific research programs. The research program at MENDELU in Brno generally follows current trends in the development of basic scientific disciplines, especially biology and their applications in agricultural, forestry, horticultural, and economic sciences.
In practical implementation, it involves targeted management of biological processes, efficient utilization of non-renewable and creation of renewable natural resources in the development of sustainable, multifunctional agriculture and agribusiness. Emphasis is placed on the quality and safety of agricultural products in general, and food in particular. In the context of the conclusions of the EU Common Agricultural Policy, the university prioritizes topics related to multifunctional agriculture and forestry, the significance of their production and non-production functions in shaping the landscape and rural development."

## Faculties

* Faculty of AgriSciences
    Department of Plant Biology
    Department of Applied and Landscape Ecology
    Department of Agrosystems and Bioclimatology
    Department of Crop Science, Plant Breeding and Plant Medicine
    Department of Agrochemistry, Soil Science, Microbiology and Plant Nutrition
    Department of Animal Nutrition and Forage Production
    Department of Animal Morphology, Physiology and Genetics
    Department of Zoology, Fisheries, Hydrobiology and Apiculture
    Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology
    Department of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Engineering
    Department of Engineering and Automobile Transport
    Department of Food Technology
    Department of Animal Breeding
    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Department of Physical Training
* Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology
    Department of Forest Management and Applied Geoinformatics
    Department of Geology and Pedology
    Department of Mathematics
    Department of Forest Botany, Dendrology and Geobiocoenology
    Department of Forest and Wood Products Economics and Policy
    Department of Landscape Management
    Department of Forest and Forest Products Technology
    Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management
    Department of Silviculture
    Department of Wood Processing
    Department of Furniture, Design and Habitat
    Department of Wood Science
    Institute of Forest Ecology
* Faculty of Business and Economics
    Department of Economics
    Department of Business Economics
    Department of Management
    Department of Statistics and Operational Analysis
    Department of Accounting and Taxation
    Department of Marketing and Trade
    Department of Informatics
    Department of Law
    Department of Finance
    Department of Social Sciences
* Faculty of Horticulture in Lednice
    Department of Fruit Growing
    Department of Horticultural Machinery
    Department of Vegetable Growing and Floriculture
    Department of Breeding and Propagation of Horticultural Plants
    Department of Post-harvest Technology of Horticultural Products
    Department of Viticulture and Viniculture
    Department of Garden and Landscape Architecture
    Department of Planting Design and Maintenance
    Department of Landscape Planning
    The Mendeleum - Institute of Genetics and Plant Breeding
* Institute of Lifelong Learning
* Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies

### Bachelor programs of the Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies

* Regional Development (in Czech)
* Regional Development (in English, study is paid)
* International Territorial Studies (in Czech)
* International Territorial Studies (in English study is paid)

### Master programs of the Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies

* Regional Development (in Czech)
* Regional Development (in English, study is paid)
* International Territorial Studies (in Czech)
* International Territorial Studies (in English study is paid)