The University of Pardubice is one of 26 public higher education institutions in the Czech Republic, and the only university in the Pardubice Region. The University:
- is a modern and dynamic public higher education institution
- prepares specialists for successful careers in a wide variety of professions
- offers Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degree study programmes in more than one hundred and thirty specialisations
- broadens the universal scale of scientific disciplines
- creates an open international community
With 10,000 students, the University is one of the middle-sized universities in the Czech Republic.
The University consists of seven faculties:
- Faculty of Chemical Technology
- Faculty of Economics and Administration
- Faculty of Transport Engineering
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Faculty of Restoration
- Faculty of Health Studies
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics,
Students can choose from different Bachelor's, follow-up Master's and Doctoral degree programmes in the following fields:
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Natural and Technical Sciences focused on chemistry, chemical technology, biotechnology and biochemistry, electrical engineering, informatics, transport and communication technologies and material engineering
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Social Sciences focused on economics and administration, philology, history, philosophy and sociology
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Health Sciences including inter-disciplinary programmes
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Arts in the field of historical preservation, art restoration, conservation techniques and technologies.
The University offers more than sixty study programmes with almost one hundred and thirty study specialisations. All are designed in accordance with the Bologna Declaration and modern trends in higher education. Most Bachelor's study courses offer follow-up Master's programmes. Full-time and part-time studies are available.
Apart from its teaching, the University of Pardubice is also renowned for its numerous scientific and research activities, which contribute to an excellent national and international reputation. The numerous specialised departments and other organisations, institutions and associations that have been operating at the university contribute to its stature.
The Miroslav Jureček Foundation and the Jan Perner Foundation play an important role in supporting educational and research activities of the University.
Individual University departments participate in international programmes, engage in student and staff exchange programmes, and share their experiences in many projects, such as organising prestigious international sessions, workshops, conferences and seminars.
There is much more to university life than studying. Student Council activities and the students themselves include different areas of student life: culture, sports and club activities.
The modern facilities of the University campus, near the centre of a city with a population of 100,000, create ideal conditions for the all-round development of young people. Pleasant surroundings and many sports and cultural opportunities, combined with quality and demanding study programmes, are comparable to those of leading European universities at the dawn of the third millennium.
As a member of the European University Association, the University is an active part of the European and world higher education and research area.
