University of Pardubice (Czech: Univerzita Pardubice or UPA) is a university in Pardubice, the Czech Republic. In 2005 it had nearly 8,000 students. It is the only university in Pardubice Region.

History

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, 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.

Faculties

• Jan Perner Transportat Faculty (Dopravní fakulta Jana Pernera, DF JP, est. 1992) 
• Faculty of Economics And Administration (Fakulta ekonomicko-správní Pardubice, FES, est. 1991) 
• Faculty of Arts and Philosophy (Fakulta filozofická, formerly Fakulta humanitních studií, est. 1992) 
• Faculty of Chemical Technology (Fakulta chemicko-technologická, FChT, est. 1950) 
• Faculty of Art Restoration (Fakulta restaurování in Litomyšl, FR, est. 2005) 
• Faculty of Electricat Engineering and Informatics (Fakulta elektrotechniky a informatiky, FEI, est. 2002) 
• Faculty of Health Studies (Fakulta zdravotnických studií, FZS, est. 2002)