Brno University of Technology (abbreviated: BUT; in Czech: Vysoké učení technické v Brně) is an university located in Brno, Czech Republic. Being founded in 1899 and initially offering a course in civil engineering, it grew to become a major Czech university with over 15,000 students and 8 faculties. A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctor) in a variety of subjects. ... // Geography Brno (help· info) (-Czech, German: Brünn) is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, located in the southeast part of the country, at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

History

Origins of the university date back to 1849 when the German-Czech Technical College was founded in Brno, preceded by Emperor Ferdinand I's approval in 1847. In November 1899, the Czech Technical University was officially opened and detached from the Techical College, initially offering a course in civil engineering and starting with 50 students. In 1900, a course in mechanical engineering was opened, followed by courses in cultural engineering, electrical engineering and chemical engineering. After the World War I, architecture course and other courses were also opened. 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Emperor Ferdinand Ferdinand I Karl Leopold Joseph Franz Marchlin Emperor of Austria King of Hungary and Bohemia (April 19, 1793 – June 29, 1875) succeeded his father (Franz II Holy Roman Emperor/Franz I of Austria) as Emperor and King in 1835 and was forced to abdicate in 1848. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... The W16 engine from a Bugatti Veyron Mechanical engineering is a very broad field of engineering that involves the application of physical principles for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. ... Electrical engineers design power systems. ... Chemical engineering is the application of science, in particular chemistry, physics and mathematics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms. ... Combatants Allies: • Serbia, • Russia, • France, • Romania, • Belgium, • British Empire and Dominions, • United States, • Italy, • ...and others Central Powers: • Germany, • Austria-Hungary, • Ottoman Empire, • Bulgaria Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total: 8 million Full list Military dead: 3 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total: 6 million Full... The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, αρχιτεκτων, a master builder, from αρχι- chief, leader and τεκτων, builder, carpenter) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ...

After the German occupation of Czechoslovakia and installing the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, all Czech universities, including the Czech Technical University, were forced to close. After the end of the war in 1945, the university was restored to it's pre-war state. In 1950 the university was restructured into separate faculties, and in 1956, it changed name to the current "Brno University of Technology". After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, the university began to undergo a major reorganisation, among other things forming three new faculties, last of which was the Faculty of Information Technology in 2002. The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (in German: Reichsprotektorat Böhmen und Mähren, in Czech: Protektorát Čechy a Morava) was a German protectorate that arose in central parts of Bohemia and Moravia on March 15, 1939 when Germany invaded the western part of former Czechoslovakia, the former Austrian... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Velvet Revolution (Czech: samatová revoluce, Slovak: nežná revolúcia) (November 16 - December 29, 1989) refers to a bloodless revolution in Czechoslovakia that saw the overthrow of the communist government there. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ...

Authorities

• Rectorate - prof. Ing. Karel Rais, CSc., MBA [1]
• The Academic Senate - current chairman of the senate is doc. Ing. František Zbořil, CSc. [2]
• Bursar - Ing. Vladimír Kotek is the university bursar. [3]

A Bursar is a senior professional financial administrator in a UK school or university. ...

Faculties

List of BUT faculties with the years of foundation, or the foundation of their respective courses:

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (1900)
• Faculty of Civil Engineering (1899)
• Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication (1959)
• Faculty of Information Technology (2002)
• Faculty of Chemistry (1911)
• Faculty of Business and Management (1956)
• Faculty of Architecture (1919)
• Faculty of Fine Arts (1993)

Selected alumni

• Radim Jančura, founder and CEO of Student Agency

Student Agency, a Brno (Czech Republic) headquatered company, is focusing on au-pair programmes, resale of airline tickets and bus transport. ...

External links

• Official website
• History of the German Technical University in Brno