We are a proud faculty of the university since 1990s bearing the name of Gregor Johann Mendel, the father of genetics and discoverer of the basic laws of heredity.
The Faculty of Horticulture of the Mendel University in Brno, established on 1 September 1985, has raised several generations of experts across the entire breadth of the discipline of Horticulture. It provides structured bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree studies in full-time and distance form of learning. The faculty, including its student dormitories and refectory, is located within a campus complex in Lednice na Moravě.
The faculty runs a complex of demonstration gardens, experimental and collection greenhouses, extensive plant gene collections, and thanks to its success in national projects and grants it has managed to build and develop a modern scientific infrastructure with cutting-edge equipment. The faculty comprises also the Mendeleum, the research facility where Mendel’s laws of heredity had been rediscovered in the past.
FH in numbers
- 12 study courses with 8 specializations
- 950+ students
- 24 countries and 5 exchange programs
- more than 30 hectares of vineyards, orchards, experimental plots and gardens
- 1300+ varieties in the gene pool collection of horticultural crops
Education
We create an inspiring environment in which you can grow, thrive, and prosper. A one-of-a-kind community, experts across all disciplines, collaboration with institutions in the Czech Republic and abroad, specialised events, and much more.
Career
Taking care of its employees is a priority for MENDELU Faculty of Horticulture. We offer a range of opportunities for further education, various benefits, support for employees with young children, special offers on cultural events, and much more.
Science and its popularization
Discover the beauties of the world of horticulture through science! We organise educational and science-popularization events, exhibitions, workshops, lectures, and tastings, and we also share support materials for teachers.
Background
Theme gardens, experimental plots, greenhouses with subtropical and tropical plants, fields with collections of ornamental and food crops, orchards and vineyards with varieties you may have not heard of before. Discover the Academic Garden, the Theme Gardens, and the plant gene collections of the Faculty of Horticulture.
Tradition
The faculty has a unique opportunity of developing within the territory of the magnificent designed landscape of the Lednice-Valtice Complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site.