Mendel University in Brno, abbreviated to MENDELU, was founded in 1919 and is the oldest university of its focus in the Czech Republic. The University consists of five faculties and one University institute; the entire University is based in Brno, with the only exception being the Faculty of Horticulture located in Lednice. The name of the University is after the founder of genetics and the discoverer of the basic laws of inheritance, Gregor Johann Mendel. Mendel University in Brno has dedicated facilities for science and teaching, including the Botanical Garden and Arboretum, Training Agricultural Enterprise Žabčice and Training Forest Enterprise Masarykův Les Křtiny. http://mendelu.cz/en/