Brno University of Technology

Brno University of Technology (abbreviated: "BUT"; in Czech: Vysoké učení technické v Brně – Czech abbreviation: "VUT") is a university located in Brno, Czech Republic. Being founded in 1899 and initially offering a course in civil engineering, it grew to become a major Czech university with over 20,000 students and 8 faculties.

History

Origins of the university date back to 1849 when the German-Czech "Technical College" was founded in Brno, preceded by Emperor Ferdinand I's approval in 1847. In November 1899, the "Czech Technical University" was officially opened and detached from the Technical College, initially offering a course in "civil engineering" and starting with 50 students. In 1900, a course in "mechanical engineering" was opened, followed by courses in "cultural engineering", "electrical engineering" and "chemical engineering". After the World War I, "architecture" course and other courses were also opened.

After the German occupation of Czechoslovakia and installing the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, all Czech universities, including the Czech Technical University, were forced to close. After the end of the war in 1945, the university was restored to its pre-war state. In 1950 the university was restructured into separate faculties, and in 1956, it changed name to the current "Brno University of Technology". After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, the university began to undergo a major reorganisation, among other things forming three new faculties, last of which was the "Faculty of Information Technology" in 2002.

Authorities

* Rectorate - prof. Ing. Karel Rais, CSc., MBA [http://vutbr.cz/index.php?page=rektor&wapp=portal&parent=9&tail=13&lang=1]
* The Academic Senate - current "chairman of the senate" is doc. RNDr. Josef Dalík, CSc. [http://vutbr.cz/index.php?page=akad_senat&wapp=portal&parent=9&tail=17&lang=1]
* Bursar - Ing. Vladimír Kotek is the university "bursar". [http://vutbr.cz/index.php?page=kvestor&wapp=portal&parent=9&tail=14&lang=1]

Faculties

List of BUT faculties with the years of foundation, or the foundation of their respective courses:

* Faculty of Civil Engineering (1899)
* Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (1900)
* Faculty of Chemistry (1911)
* Faculty of Architecture (1919)
* Faculty of Business and Management (1956)
* Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication (1959)
* Faculty of Fine Arts (1993)
* Faculty of Information Technology (2002)

elected alumni

*Radim Jančura, founder and CEO of Student Agency
* Mirek Topolánek, Prime Minister of Czech Republic

External links

* [http://vutbr.cz/index.php?lang=1 Official website]
* [http://www.math.muni.cz/~sisma/English/endthde.html History of the German Technical University in Brno]