University of Trnava

The University of Trnava (in Trnava) (Slovak: Trnavská univerzita v Trnave) is one of the oldest universities in Slovakia. It is based in Trnava, in the west of Slovakia.

University of Trnava (in Trnava)
Trnavská univerzita v Trnave
Latin: Universitas Tyrnaviensis
TypePublic
Established1635 (historical)/1992 (present)
RectorProf. PaedDr. René Bílik, PhD.
Students4,671
Address
Hornopotočná 23, 918 43 Trnava
,
Trnava
,
Slovakia
AffiliationsERASMUS
Websitetruni.sk

Historical university

The original Jesuit university was founded in 1635 by the Archbishop of Esztergom, Péter Pázmány. It had a faculty of arts, faculty of theology, faculty of law (since 1667) and faculty of medicine (since 1769). It lasted 142 years in Trnava (German: Tyrnau; Hungarian: Nagyszombat) when it was moved to Buda in 1777 and finally to Pest in 1784. Its legal successor is the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary.

Present-day university

The present-day university was established in 1992 and although bears the same name, it isn't a legal successor. It currently has five faculties, 4 of them seated in Trnava:[1]

  • Faculty of Philosophy and Arts
  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Health and Social care
  • Faculty of Law

and 1 in Bratislava:[2]

  • Faculty of Theology

Notable staff

See also

References
  1. http://www.truni.sk/en/faculties
  2. http://www.tftu.sk/index.php?stranka=kontakty
  3. Zuzana Stevulova, migrationonline.cz, Retrieved 15 July 2016

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