The Comenius University History
Comenius University Bratislava is the oldest university in the Slovak Republic. It was founded on June 27th, 1919 and follows the university tradition of the Academia Istropolitana which was established in Bratislava by Matthias Corvinus, the Hungarian King, in 1465.
Chronology:
| 1919 | Foundation of Comenius University, foundation of the Faculty of Medicine |
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| 1921 | Foundation of the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Philosophy |
| 1939 | Comenius University renamed The Slovak University |
| 1940 | Foundation of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and incorporation of the Catholic Faculty of Theology into the framework of the University (1940-1946) |
| 1946 | Foundation of the Faculty of Education (1946-1953) |
| 1952 | Foundation of the Faculty of Pharmacy (pharmacy had been studied at the Faculty of Medicine from 1939) |
| 1952 | Foundation of the Faculty of Geology and Geography (1952-1959) |
| 1954 | Comenius University returned to its original name |
| 1960 | Foundation of the Institute of Physical Education and Sports (since 1965 the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports) |
| 1964 | Foundation of the Faculty of Education in Trnava (transferred to Bratislava in 1986) |
| 1969 | Foundation of the Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin |
| 1980 | Foundation of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics |
| 1990 | Incorporation of the Evangelical Theological Faculty and the Roman Catholic Theological Faculty |
| 1991 | Foundation of the Faculty of Management |
| 2002 | Foundation of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences |