University of Pardubice

University of Pardubice
Univerzita Pardubice
TypePublic
Established1950 (1950)
RectorLibor Čapek
Administrative staff
622
Students8000
484
Location,
50°2′53.31″N 15°46′9.86″E / 50.0481417°N 15.7694056°E / 50.0481417; 15.7694056
AffiliationsEUA
Websitehttp://www.upce.cz/en/
University rankings
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[1]143 (2022)

University of Pardubice (Czech: Univerzita Pardubice or UPA) is a university in Pardubice, the Czech Republic. In 2021 it had nearly 8,000 students. It is the only university in Pardubice Region.[not verified in body]

History

In the aftermath of the World War II, chemical factories in the city asked for the establishment of a specialised university in their vicinity. The university was started under the name of Vysoká škola chemická (Chemical Institute) in 1950, and renamed to Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická (Institute of Chemical Technology) in 1954. Since 1990, new faculties have been added, and in 1994 the institution was renamed to University of Pardubice.

Faculties

  • Jan Perner Transportat Faculty (Dopravní fakulta Jana Pernera, DF JP, est. 1992) [1]
  • Faculty of Economics And Administration (Fakulta ekonomicko-správní Pardubice, FES, est. 1991) [2]
  • Faculty of Arts and Philosophy (Fakulta filozofická, formerly Fakulta humanitních studií, est. 1992) [3]
  • Faculty of Chemical Technology (Fakulta chemicko-technologická, FChT, est. 1950) [4]
  • Faculty of Art Restoration (Fakulta restaurování in Litomyšl, FR, est. 2005) [5]
  • Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (Fakulta elektrotechniky a informatiky, FEI, est. 2002) [6]
  • Faculty of Health Studies (Fakulta zdravotnických studií, FZS, est. 2002) [7]

References

  1. ^ "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.