The University of Pardubice builds on an almost seventy-year long tradition of higher education in the Pardubice Region. The Chemical College (later known as the Institute of Chemical Technology) was founded in 1950 to address the needs of the East Bohemia Region, which had a highly developed chemical industry providing extensive opportunities for research in the field.
The character of the Institute notably changed after 1990: new faculties were founded, offering a wide range of study programmes, not only chemistry-related. The name - University of Pardubice - has been used since 1994, reflecting the new character of the educational institution. Based on longstanding tradition, the university is committed to making educational opportunities accessible to the diverse student population from across the Czech Republic and more than 60 countries.
Present University
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:
- Natural and Technical Sciences focused on chemistry, chemical technology, biotechnology and biochemistry, electrical engineering, informatics, transport and communication technologies and material engineering
- Social Sciences focused on economics and administration, philology, history, philosophy and sociology
- Health Sciences including inter-disciplinary programmes
- Arts in the field of historical preservation, art restoration, conservation techniques and technologies.
History
The tradition of higher education in Pardubice dates back to the first months after the Second World War and is very closely connected to the development of the transport network and food, machine and chemical industry in the city and the region. In the autumn of 1945, local chemical factories suggested the establishment of a chemical college in Pardubice. Five years later, on 27 June 1950, the Czech government established the Chemical College. Classes started on 15 October 1950 in the restored buildings of the former Technical College of Food Industry. In the following academic year, the former building of the Technical College of Engineering was reconstructed for the needs of the Chemical College and since then has been in use as the main building of the Faculty of Chemical Technology in the Čs. Legií Square.
Brief Presentation
Modern - Dynamic - With Tradition. Seven faculties, 7,000 students. Well-equipped classrooms and laboratories, top scientific teams and institutional accreditation is key fields. Chemists and economists, philosophers and historians, health professionals, transport experts, electrical engineers and computer scientists, and restorers study here. According to international ratings, we are one of the best universities in the Czech Republic.
