| Basic Information |
| Official Name | Univerzita Palackého |
| Type of Institution | university |
| Erasmus Code | CZ - OLOMOUC 51 |
| Number of Academic Staff | 1000 |
| Number of Students Full Time | 11000 |
In 1566, the Bishop Vilem Prusinovsky invited the Jesuits to Olomouc as part of the Counter-Reformation and recatholization movement. They founded a Jesuit grammar school, which the Emperor Maxmilian II converted into a university in 1573. Olomouc became the second most important university town after Prague. After the decline of the Jesuits, the university became state owned. It was reorganized several times and gradually closed over the years 1851-1860. In 1946, the university was reestablished as Palacky University. About 8% of all University students in the Czech Republic attend Olomouc University. Nowadays the University has seven faculties and several independent institutes and service organizations:
| Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Divinity (CMTF) |
| Faculty of Physical Culture (FTK) |
| Faculty of Arts (FF) |
| Faculty of Medicine (LF) |
| Faculty of Pedagogy (PdF) |
| Faculty of Law (PF) |
| Faculty of Sciences (PrF) |
Joint Laboratory of Optics of UP and Physical
Institute of Czech Academy of Sciences (SLO) |
| Information Centre (IC) |
| Rector's Office (RUP) |
The faculties of UP are rather independent and part of them is spread throughout the city.
Visiting students major in physics will be connected only with the Faculty of Sciences.
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