University of Pardubice ( or UPA) is a university in Pardubice, the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. 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 (Chemical Institute) in 1950, renamed to (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

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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

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, 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

External links

University of Pardubice (en)

Univerzita Pardubica (cz)
{{authority control Universities in the Czech Republic Pardubice Region Educational institutions established in 1950 1950 establishments in Czechoslovakia