Type Public Phone +420 475 286 222 | Established 1991 Rector René Wokoun Founded 1991 | |
Address Pasteurova 3544/1, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem-město, Czechia Similar Technical University of Liberec, University of West Bohemia, Charles University, Palacký University - Olomouc, Masaryk University Profiles | ||
Jan evangelista purkyn university in st nad labem
Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem (UJEP) is a public university in the Czech Republic. The institution was established on 28 September, 1991. It bears the name of famous Czech scientist Jan Evangelista Purkyně who was born in nearby Libochovice. More than 10,000 students are studying at the university. UJEP has around 400 academic and 300 non-academic employees.
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History
Originally, in 1954, the pedagogical high school was established; in 1964 it changed to the Faculty of Education. With Act No. 314/1991 of the Czech National Council, the university was established. The formal inauguration ceremony was held on 28 September 1991.
This university consists of nine faculties of which the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Social and Economic Studies, the Faculty of the Environment and the Institute for the Slavonic and Germanic studies were the first parts of the university.
Location
University is near the German border in Ústí nad Labem. It is in the centre of the town with its many faculties and halls of residence. The city cooperates with UJEP with aims to create a new university campus that will take the place of the former Masaryk Hospital.
Structure
The self-governing academic bodies of the University include: