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

48.3797181°N 17.5867669°E / 48.3797181; 17.5867669
AffiliationsERASMUS
Websitetruni.sk
University of Trnava is located in Trnava Region
University of Trnava
Location in Trnava Region
University of Trnava is located in Slovakia
University of Trnava
University of Trnava (Slovakia)

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). The early student body consisted mainly of ethnic Slovaks, who were then stateless ethnicity within the Kingdom of Hungary. Within decades, the University contributed to a formation of early Slovak intelligentsia, which began to formulate early nationalistic and ethnic demands of emancipation of Slovak people within the Kingdom.[1] 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:[2]

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

and 1 in Bratislava:[3]

  • Faculty of Theology

Notable staff

See also

References
  1. "Ako napĺňame zmysel svojho štátu". Štandard (in Slovak). Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  2. "Faculties | Universitas Tyrnaviensis · Trnava University in Trnava".
  3. "TFTU - Teologická fakulta Trnavskej univerzity |".
  4. Zuzana Stevulova, migrationonline.cz, Retrieved 15 July 2016
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