University of Hradec Králové
| Univerzita Hradec Králové | |
| Latin: Universitas Reginaegradecensis | |
| Type | state university |
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| Established | 1964 as independent Faculty of Education, renamed on June 21, 2000 |
| Rector | prof. RNDr. Josef Hynek, MBA, Ph.D. |
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Academic staff
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3 |
| Students | 8500 |
| Location |
Hradec Králové, Czech Republic 50°12′35.57″N 15°49′35.22″E / 50.2098806°N 15.8264500°ECoordinates: 50°12′35.57″N 15°49′35.22″E / 50.2098806°N 15.8264500°E |
| Website | www.uhk.cz |
University of Hradec Králové (in Czech Univerzita Hradec Králové, in Latin Universitas Reginaegradecensis) was founded on June 21, 2000 by renaming the University College of Education (Vysoká škola pedagogická), which itself traces its roots back to 1959. It is attended by around 8,500 students.
It belongs to one of the most important education and research institutions in the Eastern Bohemia.
The current rector of the university is prof. RNDr. Josef Hynek, MBA, Ph.D.
Training of future teachers in Hradec Králové has a long tradition and dates back to 1775. In 1959 Institute of Education (Pedagogický institut) was established which prepared students to a teaching at both levels of elementary school. In August 1964 a separate Faculty of Education (Pedagogická fakulta) originated by merging the Institute of Education in Hradec Králové and in Pardubice. Students' training for all education level was enabled only after 1976 by a higher-education reform.
After the Velvet revolution (1989) some former staff from 1960's returned to the faculty and an international cooperation with other universities has been established.
On February 15, 1993 a new faculty was added to the Faculty of Education – the Faculty of Management and Information Technologies (Fakulta řízení a informační technologie), which was in 2000 renamed to the Faculty of Informatics and Management (Fakulta informatiky a managementu). In the same year the name of the university was changed to the University of Hradec Králové.
The modern building of the Building of Common Education (Objekt společné výuky) – in 1998 awarded by Czech architects as "The Building of Year" – was accompanied by long expected and high-technology building of the Faculty of Informatics and Management which required an investment of 360 billions CZK. It is situated next to the Building of Common Education.
On September 1, 2005 the Faculty of Arts commenced as the third faculty of the university.
Five years later, on September 1, 2010, the Faculty of Science (Přírodovědecká fakulta) was established following a transformation of the Faculty of Education.
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