University of Pardubice

University of Pardubice
Univerzita Pardubice

Type	Public
Established	1950
Rector	Miroslav Ludwig
Administrative staff	622
Students	9,200
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; 15.7694056Coordinates: 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/index.html

University of Pardubice (in Czech Univerzita Pardubice, UPA) is a university in Pardubice, the Czech Republic. In 2005 it had nearly 8,000 students. It is the only university in Pardubice Region.

History

In the aftermath of the Second World War, 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)
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 Electricat Engineering and Informatics (Fakulta elektrotechniky a informatiky, FEI, est. 2002)
Faculty of Health Studies (Fakulta zdravotnických studií, FZS, est. 2002)

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Public universities in the Czech Republic

Brno	Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts Masaryk University Mendel University Brno University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno Brno University of Technology

České Budějovice	University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice Institute of Technology and Business

Hradec Králové	University of Hradec Králové

Jihlava	College of Polytechnics Jihlava

Liberec	Technical University of Liberec

Olomouc	Palacký University of Olomouc

Opava	Silesian University (Opava)

Ostrava	University of Ostrava Technical University of Ostrava

Pardubice	University of Pardubice

Plzeň	University of West Bohemia

Prague	Academy of Performing Arts in Prague Academy of Fine Arts, Prague Czech Technical University in Prague Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Charles University in Prague University of Economics, Prague Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague

Ústí nad Labem	Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem

Zlín	Tomas Bata University in Zlín

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