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Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry Brno

• Faculty of Agronomy International Relations

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Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry Brno

• founded in 1919
• as
• Agriculture
• University

renamed in 1994

• Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry
  Brno

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Johann Gregor Mendel (1822-1884)
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Olomouc
Village Hyncice
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House where J.G. Mendel was born
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The Augustinian monastery, prelate quarters
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The experimental garden with the Museum
Mendelianum situated in the monastery
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Grave J.G. Mendel
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University Structure
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Study Overview on University Level

• About 7200 students
• M.Sc. 36 study programs
• Ph.D. 24 study programs
• 800 employee
• 380 teachers

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Structure leadership of the faculty

• Dean
• Prof. Ing. Ladislav Zeman, Ph.D.
• Four vice-deans for
• education and student accommodation
• pedagogy and study programs
• research and development
• accreditation and long term conception and
  information technology

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Study Overview on Faculty Level

• About 2200 students
• B.Sc. 11 study programs 1 new accreditation
• M.Sc.18 study programs 3 new accreditation
• Ph.D. 12 study programs
• 300 Employees
• 151 Teachers

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Tuition Fees and Housing

• no tuition fees yet for any program for Czech
  students
• room and board about
• 1000 US/year for Czech students
• accommodation double-rooms

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Faculty Departments of
Number of teachers

• Plant Biology 10
• Applied and Landscape Ecology 13
• Agrosystems and Bioclimatology
  9
• Crop Science, Breeding and Plant Medicine
  9
• Agrochemistry, Soil Science, Microbiology
• and Plant Nutrition 12
• Animal Nutrition and Forage Production
  7
• Morphology, Physiology and Animal Genetics
  11
• Zoology, Fisheries, Hydrobiology and Apiculture
  9
• Molecular Biology and Radiobiology
  3
• Agriculture, Food and Environmental Engineering
  12
• Engineering and Automobile Transport
  11
• Food Technology 14
• Animal Breeding 12
• Chemistry and Biochemistry 19

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Faculty of Agronomy BSc.

• Plant Production
• Animal Production
• General Agriculture
  
• Plant Biotechnology
• Waste Management
  
• Plant medicine
• Food Technology
  
• Agroecology
• Agricultural machinery
  
• Land Reclamation and Protection

Bc. 10 1 programs
New one Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness
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Faculty of Agronomy M.Sc.

• Plant Production
• General agriculture
  
• Animal Production
• Animal Nutrition
• Fisheries and hydrobiology
• Agricultural Production
• Food Technology
  
• Machinery Management
• Automobile Transport
• Agroecology
  
• Waste Management
  
• Animal Biotechnology
• Plant Biotechnology
• Genetic and Plant Breeding
• Rural development
• Plant medicine

M.Sc. 15 3 programs

• New ones
• Food safety and Hygiene
• Horse Breeding and Agroturism
• Information Systems of Rural Areas and
  Agriculture

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Faculty of Agronomy Ph.D.

• Anatomy and Physiology of Plants
  
• Applied Ecology and Landscaping
  
• Plant Protection
  
• General Plant Production
  
• Crop Science
• Agricultural Chemistry
  
• Processing of Agricultural Products
• Molecular Biology and Animal Genetics
• General Animal Production
  
• Special Animal Production
  
• Waste Management
  
• Agricultural Technology and Mechanisation
  

Ph.D. 12 programs
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Practise

• two University companies
• field experiments
• animals
• M.Sc. and Ph.D. theses
• Botanic garden
• 10 hectars of flowers, trees...

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Research Activities

• Czech Agency
• GACR, FRVŠ, NAZV..
• International Projects
• 5th und 6th Frame Program EC
• two-side projects (based on agreements)
• NATO
• Research plan 2007 - 2012
• Biological and technological aspects of
  sustainability of controlled ecosystems and their
  adaptability to climate change
• (arable land, pasture, SRC, water, adaptation)

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International Relationships

• SOCRATES-ERASMUS (only EU)
• (24 Universities) - yearly about 40 Students
• Leonardo da Vinci
• TEMPUS
• CEEPUS
• Other two-side projects (DAAD, AKTION)

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Yearly Average Temperature 1961-1990 (from 0C
to 10,5C)
1602 m
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Yearly Average precipitation 1961-1990 (from 400
mm to 1 500 mm )
cereals
hops
potato
cereals
sugar beet
cereals
cereals
maize pr.region
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Soil Conditions
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You are welcome to stay in Brno
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First page of the famous Manuscript about genetic
laws