Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem

50°40′31.88″N 14°2′7.44″E / 50.6755222°N 14.0354000°E / 50.6755222; 14.0354000WebsiteOfficial website

University rankings
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia^[2]	301–350 (2022)

Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem (Czech: Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně v Ústí nad Labem, abbreviated as UJEP) is a public university in Ústí nad Labem in the Czech Republic. The institution was established on 28 September 1991. It bears the name of famous Czech scientist Jan Evangelista Purkyně who was born in nearby Libochovice. About 8,500 students are studying at the university. UJEP has around 900 employees.^[1]

History

Originally, in 1954, the pedagogical high school was established; in 1964 it changed to the Faculty of Education. With Act No. 314/1991 of the Czech National Council, the university was established. The formal inauguration ceremony was held on 28 September 1991.^[3]

This university consists of eight faculties of which the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Social and Economic Studies, the Faculty of the Environment and the Institute of Slavonic and German Studies were the first parts of the university.

Location

The university is near the German border in Ústí nad Labem. It is in the centre of the city with its many faculties and halls of residence. The city cooperates with UJEP with aims to create a new university campus that will take the place of the former Masaryk Hospital.

Structure

The self-governing academic bodies of the University include:

Academic Senate
Rector
Scientific Council
Disciplinary Board
Board of Trustees
Bursar (University Bookshop, Economic Department, Administration of Residential Halls and Canteens)
Faculties and Institutes

References

^ ^a ^b "About UJEP". Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ "O nás" (in Czech). Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem. Retrieved 2021-02-11.