University of Hradec Králové

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name =University of Hradec Králové
native_name =Univerzita Hradec Králové
latin_name =Universitas Reginaegradecensis


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established =1964 as independent Faculty of Education, renamed in June 21 2000
type = state university
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rector =Doc. RNDr. Josef Hynek, MBA, Ph.D.
students =8500
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city =Hradec Kralove
country =Czech Republic
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website = [http://www.uhk.cz www.uhk.cz]
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University of Hradec Králové (in Czech "Univerzita Hradec Králové") was founded in 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.

History

The tradition of preparing future teachers in Hradec Kralove is going back to 1775. In 1959 Pedagogical Institute was set up to prepare teachers for the grammar schools. In August 1964, independent Faculty of Education was setup through merging Pedagogical Institute of Hradec Kralove and Pedagogical Institute of Pardubice. After 1976 the programme was extended to produce teachers for all levels of education in Czechoslovakia. In 1993 Faculty of automation and information technologies was established (renamed in 2000 to Faculty of Informatics and Management). In 2000 name of the whole institution was changed. In 2005 Faculty of social studies was established.In 2007, the Faculty of Informatics and Management was accredited to grant professor titles, for the field of systems engineering and informatics.

tructure

* Faculty of Education ("Pedagogická fakulta") [http://www.uhk.cz/pdf/] , around 4,500 students
* Faculty of Informatics and Management ("Fakulta informatiky a managementu") [http://www.uhk.cz/fim/] , around 1,800 students
* Faculty of Arts ("Filozofická fakulta") [http://www.uhk.cz/ff/] , around 1,100 students
* Institute of Further Education ("Institut dalšího vzdělávání") [http://www.uhk.cz/uhk/idv] , set up in 2005

All parts of the university are located in Hradec Králové, capital of the Hradec Králové Region. Two student dormitories have capacity over 900 beds ^{[http://www.uhk.cz/koleje/koleje/]} .

External links

* [http://www.uhk.cz/eng/ University website]
* [http://krajta.com/ UHK forum]
* [http://www.uhk.cz/uhk/univerzita/1438 Photos of all building and location map]
* [http://www.uhk.cz/buddy Buddy System UHK]