University of Prešov

Infobox_University
name = University of Prešov in Prešov
native_name = Prešovská univerzita v Prešove
latin_name = Universitas Presoviensis


established = 1997
rector = Prof. RNDr. René Matlovič PhD.
city = Prešov
country = Slovakia
type = Public
students = 12,500
staff = 1,050
faculty = 8
affiliations = ERASMUS Danube Rectors´ Conference
website = [http://www.unipo.sk www.unipo.sk]
address = Námestie legionárov 3, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia
telephone = [phone]
nickname = PU

The University of Prešov (in Prešov) ( _sk. Prešovská univerzita v Prešove) is an university in the Slovak town of Prešov. It was established by law on December 1996 by splitting the University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik in Košice into University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik in Košice and Prešov University in Prešov. It was officially established on 1 January 1997.

Faculties

* Faculty of Arts (established in 1959)
* Faculty of Greek-Catholic Theology (established in 1880)
* Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences (established in 1997)
* Faculty of Management (established in 2004)
* Faculty of Education (established in 1949)
* Faculty of Orthodox Theology (established in 1950)
* Faculty of Sports (established in 2004)
* Faculty of Health Care (established in 2002)

References

* [http://www.unipo.sk/files/docs/u_informacie/eng/the_university_of_presov.pdf Information about the University of Prešov in English]

External links

* [http://www.unipo.sk/ Official website of University of Prešov]