The university bears the name of the famous Czech physiologist, anatomist, politician, teacher, member of the spiritual order of Piarists, Jan Evangelista Purkinje (1787-1869).

• The university has been operating since 1991 and consists of 8 faculties.

• More than 12,000 students study at the university.

• Practical training in the speciality is a mandatory component of education. Students' bachelor's and diploma theses meet the needs of enterprises and organisations.

• With the financial support of the ERASMUS+ programme, students have the opportunity to go on an exchange trip to a foreign university or to do an internship at a foreign enterprise, educational or research centre.

• Every year the University offers 200 ERASMUS+ scholarships to its students. The University cooperates on the programme with 200 universities from 26 European countries.

Faculty of Art and Design

Bachelor specialities

• Design

Specialisations:

1. Interior Design

2. Ceramic design

3. Fashion and textile design

4. Product Design

5. Natural materials

6. Glass

• Photography and intermedial creativity

Specialisations:

1. Applied and advertising photography

2. Digital Media

3. Photography

4. Interactive Media

5. Performance

• Graphic design

Specialisations:

• Time-based Media

• Graphic Design 1

• Graphic Design 2 - Visual Design

Bachelor's degree programmes are 4 years long. They accept approximately 4 students per atelier. Application deadline: until 16 January. Entrance examinations take place in February. Foreign applicants must pass a certificate at A2 level at a state university. Entrance examinations are held in two rounds. 1st round - portfolio. Round 2 - composition, modelling, drawing, interview, written test on the history of art (the priority of disciplines depends on the speciality).

Master's degree specialities

• Design

Specialisations:

1. Interior Design

2. Ceramic design

3. Fashion and textile design

4. Product Design

5. Natural materials

6. Glass

• Photography and intermedial creativity

Specialisations:

1. Applied and advertising photography

2. Digital Media

3. Photography

4. Interactive Media

5. Performance

6. Time-based Media

• Graphic design

Specialisations:

1. Graphic Design 1

2. Graphic Design 2 / Visual Design

• Curatorial research

Faculty of Philosophy

Bachelor specialities

• ntercultural Germanic Studies

• Cultural history

• History

• Documentation of cultural monuments

• Foundations of Humanities Education - Aesthetics

• Philosophy + History

• Philosophy + German Language and Literature

• Philosophy + Social Sciences

• History + German Language and Literature

• History + Social Sciences

• Social Sciences + German Language and Literature

• Political Science + History

• Political Science + Philosophy

• Political Science + Social Sciences

• Political Science + German Language and Literature

Master's degree speciality

• German philology in the Czech-German intercultural context

• Teaching German Language and Literature for Secondary Schools

• History

• History teaching in secondary schools

• Cultural history

• Political philosophy

• History teaching in secondary schools + Teaching of German language and literature in secondary schools

• History + Social Sciences

• Teaching of Social Sciences at Secondary School + Teaching of German Language and Literature at Secondary School

Faculty of Socio-Economics

Bachelor specialities

• Economics and management

• Economic Policy and Public Administration

• Social Policy and Social Work

** Master's degree specialities**

• Economics and management

• Economic policy and public administration

Faculty of Production Technologies and Management

Bachelor specialities

• Mechanical Engineering Technology / Production Management

• Mechanical engineering / Materials and technologies in transport

• Energy / Energy - heating

• Materials Science / Materials

Master's degree specialities

• Mechanical Engineering Technology / Production Preparation and Management

• Mechanical Engineering / Materials and Technologies in Transport

• Materials science / Materials science and analysis of materials

• Energy / Energy - heating

Faculty of Environment

Bachelor specialities

• Environmental protection

• Environmental protection in industry

• Water Resources Economics

• Graduate specialities

• Waste Management

• Land Revitalisation

• Analytical Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology

Faculty of Natural History

Bachelor specialities

• Applied nanotechnology

• Biology

• Geography

• Geography of Central Europe

• Information Systems

• Mathematical Informatics

• Mathematics and its Applications in Natural Sciences

• Computer Modelling in Physics and Engineering

• Toxicology and Analysis of Hazardous Substances

Master's degree specialities

• Analytical environmental chemistry and toxicology

• Applied Nanotechnology

• Biology

• Geography

• Computer Modelling in World and Technology

• Pedagogy in secondary schools

Faculty of Education

Bachelor specialities

• English language and literature

• Czech language and literature

• Czech language for media and public sphere

• Music education

• Promotion of music and organisation of musical life

• Social pedagogy

• Special pedagogy

• Physical Education and Sport

• Pedagogy for primary grades

• Visual arts education