1OO YEARS OF COMENIUS UNIVERSITY Comenius University in 2018/2019 IN NUMBERS GRAPHS PICTURES CONTENTS Management and History and Future Performance Organization Direction in Rankings 4 8 14 Education Science International and Research Relations 15 22 28 Comenius University and Infrastructure Human Social Responsibility Resources 32 40 42 MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION 5 To 31 January 2019 – Rector and Registrar/to 19 February 2019 – Vice-Rectors From 1 February 2019 – Rector and Registrar/from 20 February 2019 – Vice-Rectors MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION The university management Dr. h. c. Prof. RNDr. Karol RNDr. Zuzana Kovačičová, PhD. Prof. JUDr. Marek JUDr. Jana Duračinská, PhD. RNDr. Zuzana Kovačičová, PhD. Mičieta, PhD. Vice-Rector for Education Števček, PhD. Vice-Rector for Property Vice-Rector for Education Rector Rector Management and Investment and Social Affairs Prof. RNDr. Peter Moczo, DrSc. Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Vincent Assoc. Prof. RNDr. Daniel Olejár, PhD. Prof. RNDr. Jozef Masarik, DrSc. Assoc. Prof. PhDr. Radomír Assoc. Prof. RNDr. Daniel Olejár, PhD. Vice-Rector for Science, Research Múcska, PhD. Vice-Rector for Vice-Rector for Science, Doctoral Masaryk, PhD. Vice-Rector for Library and Doctoral Studies Vice-Rector for Development Information Technology Studies, and Projects Vice-Rector for External Relations and Information Services Prof. MUDr. Daniela Prof. JUDr. Marek Ing. Monika Tarabová Prof. MUDr. Viera Assoc. Prof. Mgr. Jozef Ing. Ingrid Kútna Ostatníková, PhD. Števček, PhD. Registrar Štvrtinová, PhD. Tancer, PhD. Želonková, PhD. Vice-Rector for International Vice-Rector for Legislation Vice-Rector for Quality Assurance Vice-Rector for International Registrar Relations Relations MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION 7 MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION Faculties Number of students 1 101 Number of students 1 020 INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL 126 36 STUDENTS STUDENTS NAMES AND ABBREVIATIONS OF COMENIUS UNIVERSITY’S FACULTIES CU COMENIUS UNIVERSITY IN BRATISLAVA — FMED Faculty of Medicine — FLAW Faculty of Law — FARS Faculty of Arts — FNS Faculty of Natural Sciences Prof. PharmDr. Pavel Mučaji, PhD. Number of study Prof. Mgr. Marián Vanderka, PhD. Number of study FEDU Faculty of Education — FPHARM Faculty of Pharmacy — FSPORT Faculty of Physical Education and Sports — JFMED Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin 19 33 Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy programmes Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education programmes FMPH Faculty of Mathematics, Physics, and Informatics — FRCTH Faculty of Roman-Catholic Theology of Cyril and Methodius — FELTH Evangelical Lutheran and Sport Theological Faculty — FM Faculty of Management — FSES Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences Number of students 22 536 Number of students 3 264 Number of students 1 842 Number of students 1 391 INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL 2 851 984 671 111 STUDENTS STUDENTS STUDENTS STUDENTS Number of study Number of study Number of study Number of study Prof. JUDr. Marek Števček, PhD. 860 Prof. MUDr. Juraj Šteňo, DrSc. 80 Prof. MUDr. Andrea Čalkovská, DrSc. 78 Prof. RNDr. Daniel Ševčovič, DrSc. 145 Dr. h. c. prof. RNDr. Karol Mičieta, PhD. programmes Dean of the Faculty of Medicine programmes Prof. MUDr. Ján Danko, CSc. programmes Prof. RNDr. Jozef Masarik, DrSc. programmes (1 February 2011–31 January 2019) (1 February 2011–31 January 2019) (1 February 2011–31 January 2019) Rector of Comenius University Dean of the Jessenius Faculty of Medicine Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics, in Martin and Informatics Number of students 2 356 Number of students 2 222 Number of students 171 Number of students 71 INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL 91 110 4 9 STUDENTS STUDENTS STUDENTS STUDENTS Number of study Number of study Number of study Number of study Assoc. Prof. JUDr. Eduard Burda, PhD. 62 Prof. RNDr. Peter Fedor, PhD. 129 ThDr. Ing. Juraj Thurzo, PhD 4 Mgr. Milan Jurík, PhD. 11 Dean of the Faculty of Law programmes Assoc. Prof. RNDr. Milan Trizna, PhD. programmes Dean of the Faculty of Roman-Catholic programmes Dean of the Evangelical Lutheran Theological programmes (1 February 2011–31 January 2019) Theology of Cyril and Methodius Faculty Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences Number of students 3 222 Number of students 2 564 Number of students 2 522 Number of students 790 INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL 159 58 390 103 STUDENTS STUDENTS STUDENTS STUDENTS Number of study Number of study Number of study Number of study Prof. Mgr. Marián Zouhar, PhD. 185 Assoc. Prof. RNDr. Edita Partlová, CSc. 76 p 16 Assoc. Prof. PhDr. JUDr. Lucia 22 Prof. Mgr. Martin Slobodník, PhD. programmes prof. PaedDr. Alica Vančová, CSc. programmes Prof. RNDr. Michal Greguš, PhD. programmes Mokrá, PhD. programmes (1 February 2019–14 April 2019) (1 February 2011–31 January 2019) Prof. RNDr. Jozef Komorník, DrSc. Dean of the Faculty of Social and Economic Prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Šušol, CSc. Dean of the Faculty of Education (1 March 2011 – 28 February 2019) Sciences (1 February 2011–31 January 2019) Dean of the Faculty of Management Dean of the Faculty of Arts HISTORY AND FUTURE DIRECTION 9 HISTORY AND FUTURE DIRECTION Comenius University in Bratislava was established on 27 June 1919. It was the first university in Slovakia to offer higher education in the Slovak language. Last year we started our centennial academic year, and we organized various events to commemorate the one hundred years of Slovakia’s oldest university. A tram promoting Comenius Pavel Rychetský receives a Grand University’s centenary travelled The “100 Years with Amos” student celebrations Gold Medal. throughout Bratislava. took place at the end of March 2019. Sajfa and Adela Vincze, both proud graduates, came back to the Comenius University Auditorium after a long time away. On this occasion, Sajfa “grilled” the university’s rector Marek Števček, a cake in the shape of the university’s anniversary logo was cut, and we had the opportunity to listen to an array of interesting speakers. In May students celebrated the university’s centenary at the AmosFest three-day festival in Mlynská dolina. University employees celebrated the centenary on 14 June in an informal setting at the university’s Botanical Garden. The university’s Gymnik Folk Dance Ensemble performed there alongside other live musical acts. The celebrations culminated in a ceremonial gathering on 27 June, where the Comenius University Rector presented the university’s Grand Gold Medal to the President of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic and Charter 77 signatory, Pavel Rychetský. During a gala evening at the Slovak Philharmonic, a symphonic piece by the Slovak composer, Marián The Comenius University Rector cuts Lejava – which had been composed especially for the university’s anniversary – was performed. AmosFest Gymnik the birthday cake. 10 HISTORY AND FUTURE DIRECTION HISTORY AND FUTURE DIRECTION 11 5 INTERESTING FACTS FROM HISTORY these books differed according to the faculty and the decades during which • Throughout its existence, Comenius they were used. Today, the obligation University has been renamed several to carry credit books is on the decline, times. On 27 June 1919, the National and only a few faculties have decided Assembly of the Czechoslovak to retain them. Republic adopted Act No. 375, which led to the establishment of • The appearance of the gowns and the Czechoslovak State University berets of Comenius University in Bratislava. Following the example academic officials has changed of Charles University in Prague and over time, not only in style but also Masaryk University in Brno, efforts in colour. The designs of the first were then made to change its name Comenius University gowns were made to a shorter one bearing the name of a by Professor Josef Vydra and were personality. František Drtina suggested based upon those of Charles University the university be named after John in Prague. They were worn for the first Amos Comenius, and in November time on the university campus on 5 of that year, the university was thus December 1923 during an inauguration renamed Comenius University. During ceremony for the Comenius University the period of the Slovak State, there rector, Stanislav Kostlivý. The style were efforts to rename it to Ľudovít of the academic officials’ gowns Štúr University and thus renounce underwent a radical change in 1940. In everything Czechoslovak. Ultimately, the 1950s, wearing gowns at academic a decision was made in 1939 to ceremonies was considered to be rename the university as the Slovak bourgeois. The last distinct changes in University. However, in 1954 the name the design of academic officials’ gowns of Comenius University was reinstated, were made by Professor Milan Čorba, a and the university has retained this renowned costume designer. name to the present day. • From its establishment up to the • The awarding of an honorary doctorate end of 2019, Comenius University to the President of the Czechoslovak in Bratislava awarded the honorary Republic, Edvard Beneš, on 21 April degree of Doctor honoris causa (Dr. h. 1937 was the first ceremony to be c.) to 124 important scientific, cultural, held in the university’s Auditorium and social figures. Since its beginnings, on Šafárik Square. On this occasion, a the university has issued diplomas fanfare composed by Eugen Suchoň in Latin – the ancient language of was performed for the first time. In scholars – and it has carried on with 1938 this fanfare was declared to be this tradition to this day. Only the