University of Trnava

It is a great pleasure for me to greet you in this way from the University of Trnava. The seat of our University as well as a majority of its faculties is located in Trnava, our beautiful old royal city. However, in connection with its specifics and long-term mission, a significance of the University seems to be of much wider dimensions, Slovakian and European. Generally, under the expression of university, we see particularly life on its components – faculties and departments, their teachers, staff and students rejuvenating the city. Our warm thanks belong to all of its builders and to the representatives and inhabitants of the city, which accepted the University so graciously. The University has a permanent goal to be active and useful partner to other Slovak and foreign universities and to help build higher education and science in accordance with the current challenges of a society and the State. Historical Trnava University (TU) represents one of the oldest universities in Slovakia. Trnava University was established by Cardinal Peter Pázma? in 1635 and consisted of four faculties of: theology, arts, law and medicine. The university became well-known also thanks to an observatory founded by Maximilián Hell, a university library, gardens and a theatre. It existed for 142 years and in 1777, it was moved to Buda.