University of Pardubice
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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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Faculties
- Jan Perner Transportat Faculty (Dopravní fakulta Jana Pernera , DF JP, since 1991) [1]
- Faculty of Economics And Administration (Fakulta ekonomicko-správní Pardubice, FES, since 1993) [2]
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy (Fakulta filozofická, formerly Fakulta humanitních studií, since 1992) [3]
- Faculty of Chemical Technology (Fakulta chemicko-technologická, FChT, since 1950) [4]
- Faculty of Art Restoration (Fakulta restaurování in Litomyšl, FR, since 2005) [5]
- Institute of Electricat Engineering and Informatics (Ústav elektrotechniky a informatiky, ÚEI, since 2002) [6]
- Institute of Health Studies (Ústav zdravotnických studií, ÚZS, since 2002) [7]
