The University of West Bohemia (UWB)
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The University of West Bohemia (UWB) was established by the decree of the Czech National Council in 1991 when the Institute of Technology in Pilsen and the College of Education were merged.
Waymark Code: WM2RCM
Location: Plzeňský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/13/2007
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The College of Education was founded in 1948 as a part of the Faculty of Education of Charles University, Prague. For some time it operated as an independent Higher School of Education, then as an Institute of Education and since 1964 as an independent College of Education training teachers for both primary and secondary schools. Since 1991 Faculty of Education has been a part of the University of West Bohemia.
In 1993, two years after the University of West Bohemia was founded, a sixth faculty - the Faculty of Law - was established in order to meet the increased demand for legal education arising from the changes in the Czech economic, social and legal systems after 1989.
Ten years after the Revolution, a seventh faculty - the Faculty of Humanities - was established, after having existed as the Centre for the Humanities at the Faculty of Law since 1998. Since 3 January 2005 Faculty of Humanities has been renamed to Faculty of Philosophy and Arts.
After the introduction of the Higher Education Act, the University of West Bohemia became officially the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen in 1999.
Together with the Faculty of Medicine, which is a part of Charles University, Prague, the University of West Bohemia is able to provide higher education in most of the major areas. Although it attracts students from all over the country and also from abroad, its main focus is on students from West Bohemia. It is the only institution of higher education in that part of the country which prepares students for careers in engineering (electrical and mechanical), science (computer science, applied mathematics, physics, mechanics), education (for both primary and secondary school teachers in a wide range of subjects), fine arts, economics, humanities (philosophy, sociology, foreign languages, social and cultural anthropology, archaeology), law and public administration.
Name: University of West Bohemia
Location/Address:
Univerzitni 8
Pilsen, Czech republic
30614
Phone Number: +420 377 63 57 00
Web Site: [Web Link]
Type of School: Graduate School (part of larger university)
School Affiliation: Public -- National
Date Founded: 09/28/1991
Enrollment: 17270
Location of GPS Coordinates: Main Entrance
Nicknames/Mascots: Not listed
School Colors: Not listed
School Motto: Not listed
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