University of 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.
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, and 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
- Jan Perner Transportat Faculty (DopravnÃÂ fakulta Jana Pernera, DF JP, est. 1992) http://www.upce.cz/english/jptf/index.html
- Faculty of Economics And Administration (Fakulta ekonomicko-správnàPardubice, FES, est. 1991) http://www.upce.cz/english/fea/index.html
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy (Fakulta filozofická, formerly Fakulta humanitnÃÂch studiÃÂ, est. 1992) http://www.upce.cz/english/fap/index.html
- Faculty of Chemical Technology (Fakulta chemicko-technologická, FChT, est. 1950) http://www.upce.cz/english/fcht/index.html
- Faculty of Art Restoration (Fakulta restaurovánàin LitomyÃ
¡l, FR, est. 2005) https://web.archive.org/web/20150422164749/http://www.upce.cz/english/fr/index.html
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (Fakulta elektrotechniky a informatiky, FEI, est. 2002) http://www.upce.cz/english/feei/index.html
- Faculty of Health Studies (Fakulta zdravotnických studiÃÂ, FZS, est. 2002) http://www.upce.cz/english/fhs/index.html
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