Brod Moravice District University (BMDU) is the primary institution of higher learning in Moraviskameja (District X). Located in the district capital of Brod Moravice, it is the intellectual and cultural heart of the Bosken minority in the Divine Republic of Kresimiria.
Historically, the university is best known as the site of the 1924 Assassination of Senator Ivana Simuna, an event that triggered a constitutional crisis and defined the early years of the Republic. Today, it serves as a bastion of Bosken language, history, and Pravoslavic cultural studies, operating with significant autonomy from the central Council for Education in Sinj due to the district’s special status.
History
Imperial Origins (1898–1921)
The institution was founded in 1898 under the Vosti Empire as the Imperial Academy of Morava. It was established to train local civil servants for the southern provinces. During the Unification War, the campus served as a logistical hub and hospital for the Eastern Pravoslavic Confederacy.
The 1924 Assassination
See 1924 Assassination of Senator Simuna.
Following the annexation of Moraviskameja into the Kresimirian Republic in 1921, the university became a flashpoint for political tension. On November 15, 1924, the university hosted a speech by Senator Ivana Simuna.
During her address in the Great Hall, a bomb planted by BRC-21 detonated beneath the stage. Senator Simuna was killed, and her colleague Josipa Vukel was injured. The assassination led to the Kresimirian Army occupying the campus for nearly two years, converting classrooms into barracks and purging the faculty of “seditionists.”
The “Silent Years” (1926–1961)
For the next three decades, the university operated under strict Kresimirian oversight. The teaching of the Bosken language was banned, and the curriculum was forcibly aligned with Kresimirianism. It is alleged that the university maintained a clandestine “night school” network, where professors secretly taught Bosken history and language to trusted students. It became a key recruitment ground for the intellectual wing of the BRC-21 insurgency.
The Renaissance (1961–Present)
The 1961 Treaty of Brod Moravice fundamentally changed the university’s status. With the legalization of Bosken politics, the local government, led by the Bosken Liberation Front (BLF), poured funding into the institution.
It was renamed Brod Moravice District University and became the first state-accredited institution to offer degrees in Bosken Literature. In the 21st century, it works in close partnership with the Bosken Heritage Foundation to archive and preserve cultural artifacts.
Academics and Culture
BMDU is unique in the Kresimirian education system. While it officially complies with federal standards, its curriculum is heavily skewed toward regional interests.
- Faculty of Southern History: Provides a counter-narrative to the textbooks issued by the Council for Education, focusing on the Vosti era and the “occupation” period of the 20th century.
- Institute of Pravoslavic Studies: While Kresimirianism is the state religion, the university hosts the country’s only academic center dedicated to the theology and art of the Pravoslavic Faith.
- Language Preservation: It is the only university where dissertations may be written and defended in the Bosken language.
Conflicts with Sinj
The university is in a perpetual state of “soft conflict” with the central government. The Council for Education frequently threatens to revoke its accreditation or cut federal grants, citing “anti-Republican bias.” However, the university is shielded by the political power of the BLF and the financial support of the local district government.
Campus Landmarks
- Simuna Hall: The main administrative building, built on the site of the destroyed Great Hall. A plaque in the lobby marks the exact spot where Senator Simuna died.
- The Archives of the South: A fortified library containing records of the Bosken people that predate the Republic.
- Vedran Square: The central quadrangle, named after former Senator and BRC-21 figure Adin Vedran.
Notable Alumni
- Nadja Vrasch: Treaty signatory and founder of the BLF (expelled in 1948 for activism, honorary degree awarded 1965).
- Jannik Lehr: Former BLF Leader and Senator.
- Bianca Schedl: Linguist and former Director of the Bosken Heritage Foundation.
- Kristrad Bronstein: (completed postgraduate studies here after moving from Boskenmark).
- Arno Grunberg: The current Director of the BHF served as a Professor of Archaeology at the university for nearly two decades. His research into pre-Republican settlements provided the scientific basis for much of the modern Bosken historical narrative.
- Lutz Diekwisch: Professor of History and one of the first BLF Senators. He kept the university’s intellectual spirit alive during the occupation and later fought for its accreditation in the Assembly.