- University of Trnava
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name = University of Trnava (in Trnava)
native_name = Trnavská univerzita v Trnave (Nagyszombati Egyetem)
latin_name = Universitas Tyrnaviensis
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established =1635 (historical)/1992 (present)
rector = doc. Ing. Martin Mišút, CSc.
city =Trnava
country =Slovakia
type = Public
students =
staff =
faculty =
affiliations = ERASMUS
website = [http://www.truni.sk www.truni.sk]
address = Hornopotočná 23, 918 43 Trnava
telephone =
nickname = TUThe University of Trnava (in Trnava) ( _sk. Trnavská univerzita v Trnave) is a college of "university type" based in
Trnava ,Slovakia .Historical university
The original Jesuit university was founded in 1635 by the Archbishop of
Esztergom ,Peter Pázmány . It had a faculty of arts, faculty of theology, faculty of law (since 1667) and faculty of medicine (since 1769). It lasted 134 years in Trnava when it was moved toBuda in 1777 and finally toPest in 1784. Its legal successor is theEötvös Loránd University inBudapest ,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, all seated in Trnava:
*Faculty of Philosophy
*Faculty of Pedagogy
*Faculty of Medicine and Social work
*Faculty of Theology
*Faculty of LawExternal links
* [http://www.truni.sk Official site] sk icon
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