Organization:University of Pardubice
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Univerzita Pardubice | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1950 |
| Rector | Libor Čapek |
Administrative staff | 622 |
| Students | 8000 |
| 484 | |
| Location | Pardubice , [ ⚑ ] : 50°2′53.31″N 15°46′9.86″E / 50.0481417°N 15.7694056°E |
| Affiliations | EUA |
| Website | http://www.upce.cz/en/ |
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| 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, 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]
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