Matej Bel University

Matej Bel University

Univerzita Mateja Bela
Motto	Eruditio mores futurum
Type	Public
Established	1992
Academic affiliations	EUA
Rector	Vladimír Hiadlovský
Academic staff	422
Students	6,269 (Fall 2022)[1]
Undergraduates	4,313 (Fall 2019)[1]
Postgraduates	2,399 (Fall 2019)[1]
Location	Banská Bystrica , Slovakia 48°43′59″N 19°08′44″E / 48.7331°N 19.1455°E / 48.7331; 19.1455
Campus	Urban
Colors	Brown and grey
Sporting affiliations	EUHL
Website	umb.sk/en

Matej Bel University (commonly referred as Matej Bel or UMB), (Slovak: Univerzita Mateja Bela) is a public research university in the central Slovak town of Banská Bystrica. The university was established in 1992. It bears the name of Matthias Bel, a Hungarian-Slovak Lutheran scholar of the 18th century. UMB comprises six faculties that differ in character and history, each retaining substantial autonomy on financial and institutional affairs. The university provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.

Throughout its existence, UMB alumni, faculty, and staff have included one prime minister of Slovakia; four justices of the Constitutional Court of Slovakia, two of whom currently serve; numerous Fulbright Scholars; and multiple senior EU and Slovak officials. Additionally, students and alumni have won 4 Olympic medals (2 gold).