University of Pardubice (UPA)
The University of Pardubice or Univerzita Pardubice (UPA) is the only university in the Czech Republic accredited by the British Academic Institute. - is the only university in the Czech Republic accredited by the British Academic Institute. Despite its rather high status, the institution accepts students on a budgetary basis, i.e. it provides European education for free. Today more than 8 thousand students from 65 countries study at the university.
UPA was officially founded in 1950. January 17, 1991 can be considered an important date in the development of the university. It was then that a new statute of the university was adopted and two additional faculties were opened, and three years later the institution received the name, which has been preserved to this day - the University of Pardubice. The main building of the educational institution is located in Pardubice on the urban campus.
As one of the most prestigious universities in the Czech Republic, the University of Pardubice is consistently ranked among the top 20 universities in the country. The university is among the top 50 of the most renowned and prestigious educational institutions on the planet. The support of the state program of the Czech Republic enables all students to study, improve themselves and spend their free time with maximum benefit and pleasure. It offers education in technical, economic and medical sciences, as well as artistic specializations for creative young people.
Pardubice
Official name:
Univerzita Pardubic
Website: https://www.upce.cz/
Type of university: state
Language of instruction: Czech
Faculties: 7
Number of years of study: 3-7 years
Training program:
bachelor's, master's, doctoral studies
Pardubice University: information in numbers
The modern history of the university began in 1991 with the opening of two faculties, because the country needed qualified technical specialists. Today Univerzita Pardubice accepts applicants to 7 faculties. Statistics in numbers are as follows:
- The teaching staff consists of 1,142 people, of whom 666 are engaged in training in the status of an academician or professor.
- There are more than 200 academic programs, including 22 specializations adapted for English—speaking students, all other programs are conducted in Czech.
- 80% of students study permanently, 20% of part-time students at the university.
- Pardubice University offers bachelor's degree programs (70%), master's degree (24%), doctoral studies (6%).
- Scholarship funds — 85 million kronor annually.
- State subsidies for the construction of laboratories, libraries, scientific research, creative studios — 361 million crowns.
- The unemployment rate of graduates is 5%.
It is not surprising that with such indicators in the framework of the VVŠ, the University in Pardubice ranks 11th in the Czech Republic in popularity among educational institutions with higher accreditation. According to the Times Higher Education (quality of education), the university is in the top ten, ranking eighth.
List of faculties of Pardubice University: how to choose a suitable specialty
The University of Pardubice is an example of the traditions of higher education in the Pardubice region. Do you want to study abroad, and do you feel the ability to become an outstanding logistician or medic? Or maybe you want to become a leading specialist in the field of computer technology, philosophy or culture. The list of faculties of the university is rich: there are programs for graduates of secondary schools and diploma holders who wish to improve their qualifications within the framework of a master's or doctoral degree. Tuition is free, since the university is state-owned.
Transport Faculty of Jan Perner
Graduates of this faculty are in-demand specialists in process management in transport, forwarding and logistics structures, organization of electronic commerce through online stores, implementation of forwarding activities, as well as in the management of transport infrastructure or design of transport systems, their operation and maintenance. It has at its disposal several departments specializing in the maintenance and modernization of transport, improvement of logistics services. Undergraduate and graduate courses are available in the Czech language:
- Traffic Management and Marketing;
- Transport construction;
- Electric traction and electric mobility;
- Logistics;
- Operation and maintenance of vehicles;
- Construction of vehicles;
- Engineering, technology and air transport management;
- Technology and traffic management.
English-speaking students, for whom there are two programs, can enter the university at this faculty:
- Rail Vehicles
- Transport Operations Management
Directions are open for graduate students:
- Electrotechnical and Electronic Systems in Transport (in English and in Czech);
- Transport Means (in English);
- Transport Structures (in English);
- Transport Technology and Management (in English);
- Vehicles (in Czech);
- Transport construction (in Czech);
- Technology and management in transport (in Czech).
The university conducts international cooperation with more than 200 universities and research institutes from 40 countries of the world. This gives its students and graduates the opportunity not only to practice abroad, but also to find a job anywhere in the world in the future.
Faculty of Technology and Management in Transport
There are always not enough good managers and economists, especially in the Czech Republic, which is developing dynamically and lacks qualified workers in this industry. In addition to theoretical training, practical involvement of students in expert activities is provided, professional seminars, excursions and professional internships are organized. Admission to the university for economic specialties is carried out:
Bachelor's degree with specializations in:
- Analysis of biological materials;
- Inorganic and bio-organic materials;
- Chemistry;
- Chemistry and technology of environmental protection;
- Economics and management of chemical industry enterprises;
- Pharmacochemistry and medicinal materials;
- Evaluation and analysis of food products;
- Laboratory diagnostics in healthcare;
- Polygraphy;
- Polymer materials and composites;
- Surface protection of building and building materials.
- Master's degree in the following areas:
- Analytical Chemistry;
- Inorganic and bio-organic chemistry;
- Inorganic technology;
- Bioanalytical laboratory diagnostics in healthcare;
- Chemical Engineering;
- Chemistry and technology of paper and cellulose materials;
- Economics and management of chemical industry enterprises;
- Physical chemistry;
- Evaluation and analysis of food products;
- Energy Materials Engineering;
- Materials Engineering;
- Chemistry of materials;
- Environmental protection;
- Organic Chemistry;
- Organic coatings and paints;
- Polygraphy;
- Organic Food technology;
- Technology of polymer production and processing;
- Sustainable development in the field of chemistry and technology.
Doctoral studies (study in Czech and English) in the following areas:
- Analytical Chemistry;
- Inorganic chemistry;
- Inorganic technology;
- Biochemistry;
- Chemical Engineering;
- Chemistry and technology of inorganic materials;
- Economics and management of enterprises with continuous production;
- Energy Materials Engineering;
- Environmental Engineering;
- Physical chemistry;
- Inorganic chemistry;
- Inorganic technology;
- Energy Materials Engineering;
- Organic Chemistry;
- Organic technology;
- Physical chemistry;
- Surface Engineering;
Faculty of Economics and Management
The faculty cooperates with a large number of companies, invites practitioners to teach, uses advanced teaching methods, and sends our students for internships abroad, preparing them for a successful career. The programs for future bachelors and masters consist of three areas:
- Digital business;
- Economics and management of sports organizations;
- Economy and economic activity;
- Finance;
- Financial management;
- Information and security systems;
- Computer science in public administration;
- Business Management;
- Multimedia in corporate practice;
- Consumer protection;
- State economy and management.
The doctoral program provides for the study of information technology, communication and management technologies in more depth, in Czech and English.
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Particular attention is paid to the latter direction in the context of information processing, programming language development, database administration, system analysis and computer network administration. In the bachelor's degree program, it is possible to study:
- Applied Electrical engineering;
- Automation;
- Information technology;
- Communication technologies;
- Web technologies.
In the master 's program , they study:
- Automatic steering;
- Information technology;
- Communication and radar systems.
Graduate students of international class are taught programs in English.
Faculty of Philosophy
Humanities, philology (national and foreign), history and art are only a small part of the specialties offered by this faculty of the University in Pardubice. From specific areas that are not offered by other universities of the Czech Republic, programs have been developed for future bachelors, masters and postgraduates:
- English for professional practice;
- Philosophy;
- Historical and literary research;
- Humanities;
- Religious studies.
- Faculty of Restoration
The Czech Republic is rich in cultural heritage, so Pardubice University could not bypass such a direction as "restoration". There is no doctoral program here, and the specializations for bachelors and masters are quite narrowly focused and consist in theory and practice of restoration:
- Wall painting, sgraffito and mosaic;
- Paper, bindings and documents;
- Art and crafts on paper, textiles, parchment passepartout and polychrome papier-mache products;
- Decorative and applied art made of stone, stucco, plaster, terracotta and artificial stone.
The training is conducted exclusively in Czech, but despite this, admission to the university at this faculty is in demand. The competition exceeds 2.3 people per place. Recruitment is limited, no more than 12-17 people are accepted annually.
Faculty of Medical Research
The profession of a doctor and a medical worker in Europe is quite prestigious and highly paid, so the sanitary faculty does not lack those who want to enter a higher educational institution.
The Bachelor's Degree offers training in:
- Obstetric care;
- Radiological care;
- General care;
- Health and social support;
- Medical emergency services.
In the Master's program all specialties are adapted to bilingual education, theory is taught in Czech and English, thus graduates receive a diploma with an international qualification in:
- Organization and Management in Health Care;
- Specialization in Nursing;
- Perioperative nursing;
- Perioperative Care.
Admission to the University of the Czech Republic: what is useful for foreign applicants to know
Preparation begins with the collection of documents:
- a notarized copy of the school report card or diploma insert with grades for the last 4 semesters;
- a notarized copy of the certificate/diploma of secondary school/university graduation;
- a document on the passage of nostrification (confirmation of the quality of education received).
For applicants who do not have the right to a visa-free visit to the country, a long-term visa is required.
A certificate of health status and medical insurance upon admission to Univerzita Pardubice are not required. Moreover, if you successfully pass the entrance exams to the university, and you will be enrolled, treatment at the student hospital will be provided to you for free.
About the peculiarities of the language exam and preparation for it
Since the university in Pardubice is a state university, most of the programs are intended for Czech schoolchildren. Admission to an educational institution is impossible if a foreign applicant does not speak Czech at least at the level of students in grades 10-11 of the Czech Republic.
No desire to "fly" with a prestigious education? It is advisable to sign up in advance for the Prague Education Center language courses, the passage of which guarantees the receipt of a B1-C1 level certificate. Thus, you get the following benefits:
- "pull up" the knowledge of the Czech language to the desired level;
- do not take the exam in another country, but simply provide a certificate;
- assistance in preparing for exams to the selected institute of the Czech Republic.
7 reasons to study at Pardubice University
The main reason for the popularity of the university is the high demand for graduates in the labor market. The University in Pardubice cooperates with many companies in the Czech Republic and Europe, sending students on long-term internships. Diligent students who have proven their desire to achieve success in science, business or creativity usually receive a "reserved" position even before graduation and can be confident of successful career growth.
In order for future professionals to study and develop fully, Univerzita Pardubice offers:
- Comfortable living conditions in a modern campus 10-20 minutes walk from classrooms.
- Food for every taste, including dietary. There are budget menus that the university pays for.
- Excellent conditions for leisure: cultural attractions are a few steps away, there are sports grounds for exercise enthusiasts.
- Library halls with books in paper and electronic format (more than half a million copies).
- Modernized laboratories, which are updated annually.
- Student exchange programs. The University in Pardubice maintains partnerships with more than 200 universities around the world, it will not be difficult to find an institute to improve qualifications and improve the language base.
- The opportunity to participate in exhibitions, symposiums and conferences, putting achievements into a "piggy bank" that will be useful for successful employment.
All you need to enroll in a higher educational institution on a free basis is to speak the Czech language and cope with the entrance exams. Do not miss the opportunity to get a European education without financial investment: training is conducted all year round. A successful future requires some effort, start building a career today, starting small — collecting information and learning the Czech language.
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