Ostravská univerzita

Ostravská univerzita (University of Ostrava) is a public university established in 1991 in Ostrava, the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. The university comprises six faculties: the Faculty of Social Studies, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Philosophy, Faculty of Medicine, and Faculty of Science, along with the Institute for Research and Applications of Fuzzy Modelling (ÚVAFM). It offers a broad range of accredited bachelor, master and doctoral study programmes in fields including arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, medicine, and education, primarily taught in Czech with some English-language programmes available. The university is active in research, operating facilities such as the newly opened LERCO scientific research centre focused on biomedicine and behavioural sciences. It participates in the Erasmus+ programme and runs its own international mobility programmes (VIA and OU Aid). Ostravská univerzita is a member of international university networks and contributes to the European Higher Education Area. The main administrative address is Dvořákova 7, 701 03 Ostrava.