University of Žilina

University of Žilina
Žilinská univerzita v Žiline
Main building of the University of Žilina
Type	Public
Established	1953
Rector	Tatiana Čorejová^[1]
Location	Žilina, Žilina Region, Slovakia 49°13′22″N 18°44′24″E / 49.22278°N 18.74000°E / 49.22278; 18.74000
Website	www.uniza.sk

The University of Žilina was established on October 1, 1953 as the College of Railways in Prague. In 1959 the institution changed its name to the University of Transport and moved to Žilina. As a result of the increasing role of communications within the curriculum and research orientation of the University, the name was amended to the University of Transport and Communications in 1980.^[1]

It was renamed again to the University of Žilina pursuant to the law passed by the Slovak National Council on November 20, 1996.

The University of Žilina is the only university located in the northwest region of the Slovak Republic.

The University of Žilina provides education at all three levels of higher education both in full-time and part-time forms (Bachelor's degree, Engineer/Master's degree and Doctoral degree). All the University’s faculties provide a supplementary course of pedagogical studies for students and graduates.

Over the last 57 years more than 52,000 students have graduated from the university; 1662 of them have been awarded the Ph.D. degree.

The university has established contacts with many universities abroad. Professors and research workers at the University participate in international educational and research projects. These include the European Union projects TEMPUS, COPERNICUS, COST, LLP/ERASMUS, Leonardo da Vinci, than CEEPUS, National Scholarship Programme, DAAD. The academic staff are involved in cooperation within the EU´s 6th and 7th Framework programmes.

Faculties

Faculty of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Faculty of Management Science & Informatics
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications
Faculty of Security Engineering

Institutes and Centers

Institute of Forensic Engineering
Institute of Information and Communication Technologies
Institute of Foreign Languages
Institute of Physical Education
CETRA Centre of Transport Research
Institute of Continuing Education
Institute of Competitiveness and Innovations
Institute of High Mountain Biology
Aviation Training and Educational Centre
Centre for further Education of Teachers

References

1 2 "Welcome guide for international students University of Zilina" (PDF).

External links

Official Website
Faculties

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