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).

The Rectorate and Faculty of Philosophy of the University of South Bohemia

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 - 2016)
  • doc. ing. Tomáš Machula, Ph.D., Th.D. (2016 - present)

References

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