1st Faculty of Medicine´s Kateřinská Building Opens After Reconstruction












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            Dean of the faculty, Professor Tomáš Zima, Rector of Charles University, Professor Václav 

            head of the General Faculty Hospital, Mrs. Dana Jurásková, took part in the ribbon-cutting
            1st Faculty of Medicine building in Kateřinská Street.
            “The building in Kateřinská Street had been in operation since October 15, 1883, 127 years

            ago, and already on October 17, the first dissection took place here“, Dean Zima said in h
            the history of the building and its first complete reconstruction. The reconstruction took
            phases and cost around 550 million CZK. The faculty provided 25 million CZK and also made 

            contributions to the funding of the equipment of the General Faculty Hospital’s Stomatolog
            “Today marks the end of one of the most challenging reconstructions in the recent history 

            Faculty of Medicine and the university. This demanding and extensive project is both an in
            and a commitment. I wish you that your students follow in the tradition of their famous pr
            like professors Horbaczewsky, Hlava and Kabrhel even in the new building”, said Rector Vác

            highlighted the reconstruction of the Kateřinská building as a viable alternative to subur
            it offers cutting edge education and research environment, while maintaining the historica
            Minister of Ecuation, Youth and Sports, Mr. Josef Dobeš, joined the opening ceremony later

            importance of the faculty: “The 1st Faculty of Medicine belongs with traditional instituti
            education. It has a long history and fares well in the international arena, keeping up wit
            institutions in the Czech Republic. Its scope of research is wide, it focuses on cutting e

            demanding Master’s and doctoral programmes, while also offering Bachelor’s degrees and lif
            Like 127 years ago, the building is the site of the Institute of Medical Biochemistry, the
            Dean of the 1st Faculty of Medicine, and a part of the Stomatology Clinic. It also hosts t

            of the Institute of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics.
            P.K.


            Translation: Jaroslav Švelch