University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice

University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích
Latin: Universitas Bohemiae Meridionalis Budovicensis
Type	Public
Established	September 28, 1991
Rector	doc. ing. Tomáš Machula, Ph.D., Th.D.
Students	13 458 (October 31, 2012)
Location	České Budějovice, Czech Republic 48°58′43.15″N 14°26′54.3″E / 48.9786528°N 14.448417°E / 48.9786528; 14.448417Coordinates: 48°58′43.15″N 14°26′54.3″E / 48.9786528°N 14.448417°E / 48.9786528; 14.448417
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	JČU
Website	www.jcu.cz

University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (Czech. Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, lat. Universitas Bohemiae Meridionalis Budovicensis, JČU) is a public university located in the city of České Budějovice with remote locations in cities of Tábor, Vodňany, Nové Hrady).

History

The university was established on September 28, 1991 on the basis of two faculties located in the city of České Budějovice - Pedagogical Faculty (since 1948 a branch of the Faculty of Education of Charles University, and later became an independent faculty) and the Faculty of Economics (since 1960, part of the Prague University of Agriculture). Next to them new faculties Faculty of Biological Science (based on the institutes of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Faculty of Theology, and Faculty of Health and Social Studies were found.

Nove Hrady

Structure

The university consists of eight faculties, as follows:

Faculty of Economics
Faculty of Philosophy
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Theology
Faculty of Health and Social Studies
Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters

Czech Republic Academy of Sciences Affiliated Institutes:

Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v. v. i.
Institute of Botany - Detached Centre in Třeboň
Institute of Philosophy of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v. v. i.
Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v. v. i.
Institute of Microbiology - Detached Centre in Třeboň
Institute of Systems Biology and Ecology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v. v. i.
Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v. v. i.

Rectors of JČU

Jiří Divíšek (1991–1998)
prof. Ing. František Střeleček, CSc., dr.h.c. (1998 – 2003)
prof. PhDr. Václav Bůžek, CSc. (2004 – 2011)
prof. Ing. Magdalena Hrabánková, CSc., prof. h. c. (March 2011 – August 2011 ^[1])
prof. RNDr. Libor Grubhoffer, CSc, (2012 - present)

References

↑ "Jihočeská univerzita přišla o rektorku, zemřela náhle na dovolené" (in Czech). idnes.cz. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.

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Zlín	Tomas Bata University in Zlín

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