Západoceská Univerzita v Plzni
Západoceská Univerzita v Plzni was established by the Act of the Czech National Council No. 314/1991 Coll. in 1991 through the merger of the Institute of Technology and the Faculty of Education. At the time of its foundation the University had five faculties – the Faculty of Applied Sciences, the Faculty of Economics, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and about 4,200 students. The original five faculties were joined by the Faculty of Law in 1993, the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts (former Faculty of Humanities) in 1999 and Faculty of Health Care Studies in 2008. At present the University has eight faculties with more than 60 departments and three institutes of higher education. Nearly 19,000 students can choose from a wide range of Bachelor, Master and PhD study programmes. The broad structure provides students with the widest range of study possibilities with the options of full-time or combined study. The University of West Bohemia (UWB) is located in Pilsen, the largest city in West Bohemia and the fourth largest city in the Czech Republic.
Západoceská Univerzita v Plzni
Západoceská Univerzita v Plzni also provides wide range of life-long learning programmes which corresponds thematically to the fields of study offered by the University of West Bohemia. The University of the Third Age serves senior citizens very successfully.
Západoceská Univerzita v Plzni has significant position in the field of high education either among the universities in the Czech Republic and in the European space.
Západoceská Univerzita v Plzni
Courses Offered
Undergraduate Programs
- Bc
- Bachelor of Arts
Graduate programs
- Master of Arts
- Doctoral Study
Faculty
- Faculty of Applied Sciences
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering
- Faculty of Philosophy and Arts
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- Faculty of Health Care Studies
Institites
- Institute of Applied Language Studies
- Institute of Art and Design
Centres
- New Technologies – Research Centre
Contact Details
Západoceská Univerzita v Plzni
Univerzitni 8, 306 14 Pilsen, Czech Republic
Phone: +420 377 631 111
Fax: +420 377 631 112, +420 377 631 522
Západoceská Univerzita v Plzni Official Website: http://www.zcu.cz/en/
