Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích

University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, JU) is a public research university founded in 1991. It is located on a 14-hectare campus in České Budějovice, the administrative centre of the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The university has 8 faculties: Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Theology, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, Faculty of Arts, and Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. JU offers more than 220 study programmes across bachelor, master and doctoral levels, taught primarily in Czech with a growing number of English-medium programmes. The university has nearly 9,000 students and produces approximately 2,200 graduates annually. It maintains partnerships with over 400 universities worldwide and is a member of the KreativEU European Universities alliance since 2024. JU holds institutional accreditation from the National Accreditation Bureau for Higher Education (NAÚ) and carries the HR Excellence in Research Award. Its research infrastructure includes a polar research station, and it is active in Horizon Europe, Czech Science Foundation, and other major research programmes. The university offers double degree and joint degree programmes with partner institutions across Europe.