Masaryk University, Czech Republic

Masaryk University (Czech: Masarykova univerzita) is the second largest university in the Czech Republic. It is one of the most prestigious and respected institutions of higher education in Central Europe with more than 35,000 students.

The University is located in Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic by population and area. Brno is the administrative center of the South Moravian Region and has a large student population. The city is a unique cultural centre of the whole region. There are permanent theatre ensembles, opera, ballet and musical stages, a philharmonic orchestra, and you can also visit a number of museums, galleries and libraries, a recently modernized observatory and planetarium, a zoo and a botanical garden. More than 20 festivals of culture and theatre take place in the city each year.

Available Subject Areas

Please ensure that you research the courses available to you as an exchange student, and check with your subject coordinator(s) that these courses are suitable for your Glasgow degree programme. Please note that partner course offerings may change on a yearly basis.

Please research course level; content and assessment structures; partner academic pre-requisites for exchange students; whether enough courses / credits are available in your degree subject(s) to meet your Glasgow degree credit requirements; language of teaching and for Joint Honours students, whether the partner has any restrictions on taking courses from different Schools/Faculties.

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Key facts

  • Estimated number of places: 1-3 full-year places or 2-6 semester places. 
  • Language of teaching: Czech with classes available in English. UofG students should ensure that all required courses are taught in a language in which they are at least proficient at B2 level. 
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