Matej Bel University is a public university that achieved university status in 2010 and is a European University Association member. The University provides both high-quality University and further education by encouraging creative scientific and artistic research. Knowledge is advanced while combining the requirements of both scientific developments and practical issues.
The University offers a classic range of university education opportunities at all three levels and forms of studies in education, social issues, economy, law, politics, humanities, and natural sciences, in international relations, economic specializations, and mathematics. Also, it provides Anglophonic and partially Francophonic studies. MBU develops joint study programs and has contacts with prominent foreign universities, where the students have the opportunity to complete part of their studies. Therefore, MBU graduates are efficient in finding their place in the labor market at home and abroad.
Besides educational, scientific, and artistic activities, a significant part of creative MBU activities is represented by basic and applied research in cooperation with national and international institutions. The University is a center of research excellence, and scientific, and development projects are funded using European Structural Funds. Furthermore, it implements lifelong learning in various courses and forms of the MBU Children's University and the MBU University of the Third Age. Finally, it provides students with sufficient opportunities for various social activities through a wide range of sports clubs, artistic ensembles, and student organizations functioning at MBU.
As a part of the European area of education and research, Matej Bel University makes an essential contribution to providing high-quality university education and a broad spectrum of further education corresponding to society's requirements. Developing new knowledge through productive scientific and artistic research, the University contributes to the formation of intelligent, moral, authentic, and socially responsible individuals and, thus, creating a learning society.
Having expressly proved to be the leader in education in Central Slovakia, Matej Bel University is generally perceived as a robust national university of international importance. Its status has been achieved due to its high quality of education, successful placement of graduates on the labor market, excellent international cooperation in specific areas of research, and cooperation with the practice and professional sport and artistic presentation in public. Basic Principles of MBU Activities and Accepted Values:
- MBU develops its academic excellence, quality, and good reputation in all areas of activity, and it has introduced feedback mechanisms at all levels of management and operation.
- MBU compares the level and results of its activities with the leading universities and with quality standards recognized at the European level and society's needs. It promotes international cooperation and cooperation with practice as a source of change and development trends.
- MBU enhances the growth of professionalism, creativity and inventiveness, flexibility, critical and constructive dialogue, and continuous evaluation of necessary resources and processes of innovations.
- MBU supports the uniqueness and attractiveness of study programs, courses, and professional activities, and it improves their content in close conjunction with the results of global and its research.
- MBU improves the processes of education in the spirit of technological progress and active learning principles, and it requires didactic competence in the teaching process.
- MBU considers scientific research as a starting point. The permanent accompanying education process and its international character with putting teamwork and implementation into practice as the main prerequisite of its quality.
- MBU considers itself to be obliged to spread new scientific knowledge, national culture, traditions, and the values of European humanism, ethics, and democracy.
- MBU builds inner integrity based on the cooperation of healthier unique workplaces within the University as well as their interconnectedness, willingness of dialogue, respect, trust, and shared responsibility for the results. All of this shall become a prerequisite for its effective functioning, success, and University fellowship.
- MBU considers continuous self-improvement, professional and personal growth, professional ethics and moral integrity, reasonable demands and interpersonal empathy, personal and social responsibility, and institutional loyalty to be the characteristic qualities of an employee of the University.
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