Univerzita v Olomouci a její osudy v průběhu staletí
University in Olomouc and Its Fate over the Centuries

Summary/Abstract: The author deals with the development of the university in Olomouc from its establishment in 1573 up to the present. In the beginning, the main role in the history of the university was played by the Jesuits. In the 18th century, however, interference of the state in education began to be increasingly apparent. The state wanted to limit the Jesuits’ monopoly over education. The Jesuit period of the university was ended in 1773 by the abolition of the Jesuit order. The university in Olomouc was subsequently put under state ownership. After a brief move to Brno (1778 – 1782), the university was reduced to a lyceum, which lasted until 1827, when it was restored as a full university. The university existed until 1860, when it was abolished as a whole. A period of vain efforts for restoration followed. The restoration took place in 1946 when the renewed university in Olomouc adopted the name Palacký University after a renowned historian František Palacký. Today the Palacký University consists of eight faculties. According to the number of students, it is the third largest university in the Czech Republic, after the Charles University in Prague and Masaryk University in Brno.

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