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University of Pardubice

Univerzita Pardubice
Type	Public
Established	1950 (1950)
Rector	Libor Čapek
Administrative staff	622
Students	8000
Doctoral students	484
Location	Pardubice, Czech Republic 50°2′53.31″N 15°46′9.86″E / 50.0481417°N 15.7694056°E / 50.0481417; 15.7694056
Affiliations	EUA
Website	http://www.upce.cz/en/

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.

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)
• Faculty of Economics And Administration (Fakulta ekonomicko-správní Pardubice, FES, est. 1991)
• Faculty of Arts and Philosophy (Fakulta filozofická, formerly Fakulta humanitních studií, est. 1992)
• Faculty of Chemical Technology (Fakulta chemicko-technologická, FChT, est. 1950)
• Faculty of Art Restoration (Fakulta restaurování in Litomyšl, FR, est. 2005)
• Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (Fakulta elektrotechniky a informatiky, FEI, est. 2002)
• Faculty of Health Studies (Fakulta zdravotnických studií, FZS, est. 2002)

References

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

External links

• University of Pardubice (en)
• Univerzita Pardubica (cz)

• Universities in the Czech Republic
• Pardubice Region
• Universities and colleges established in 1950
• 1950 establishments in Czechoslovakia