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Univerzita Pardubice | |
Type | Public |
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Established | 1950 |
Rector | Libor Čapek |
Administrative staff | 622 |
Students | 8000 |
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Location | , 50°2′53.31″N 15°46′9.86″E / 50.0481417°N 15.7694056°E |
Affiliations | EUA |
Website | http://www.upce.cz/en/ |
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Regional – Overall | |
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[1] | 143 (2022) |
University of Pardubice (Czech: Univerzita 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.[not verified in body]
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 Vysoká škola chemická (Chemical Institute) in 1950, and 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.