University of Defence

The University of Defence (Univerzita obrany, UNOB) is a public military university located in Brno, Czech Republic, operating under the Czech Ministry of Defence. It is the only military higher education institution in the Czech Republic. The university comprises three faculties: Faculty of Military Leadership, Faculty of Military Technology, and Military Faculty of Medicine (based in Hradec Králové). It offers accredited bachelor's, master's (including long-cycle and follow-up) and doctoral study programmes in fields including military sciences, defence engineering, cybersecurity, geography and meteorology, and military medicine. Programmes are primarily in Czech, with individual subjects available in English. Military students receive a salary and free accommodation during their studies.