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The University of West Bohemia ( cs, Západočeská univerzita v Plzni, ZČU) is a university in
The faculties are the basic units of the university. The units implement their own academic programs. Departments and institutes are responsible for the delivery of courses and for conducting research.
*The Faculty of Applied Sciences
*The Faculty of Economics
*The Faculty of Electrical Engineering
*The Faculty of Philosophy and Arts
*The Faculty of Education
*The Faculty of Law
*The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
*Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art
*The Faculty of Health Care Studies
*Institute of Applied Language Studies
*New Technologies - Research Centre in the West Bohemia region
University of West Bohemia Website
Center of Computer Graphics and Visualization
Universities in the Czech Republic Educational institutions established in 1991 University of West Bohemia (Plzen, 1993) 1991 establishments in Czechoslovakia {{CzechRepublic-university-stub
Plzeň
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, Czech Republic
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. It was founded in 1991 and consists of nine faculties.
History
The university was formed by the merger of the ''College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering'' and the ''Faculty of Education in Plzeň''. The College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering was established in 1949 as a part of theCzech Technical University in Prague
Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU, cs, České vysoké učení technické v Praze, ČVUT) is one of the largest university, universities in the Czech Republic with 8 faculties, and is one of the oldest institutes of technology in Centra ...
. It became an independent School in 1953. The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering were formed in 1960. The Faculty of Applied Sciences and the Faculty of Economics were formed in 1990. The Faculty of Education was formed in 1948 as a Plzeň subsidiary of the Faculty of Education, Charles University in Prague
Charles University ( cs, Univerzita Karlova, UK; la, Universitas Carolina; german: Karls-Universität), also known as Charles University in Prague or historically as the University of Prague ( la, Universitas Pragensis, links=no), is the oldest an ...
. It became separate in 1953 as a College of Education and was later renamed as the Institute of Education. It became an independent Faculty of Education in 1964. Both Schools merged in 1991 as the University of West Bohemia.
Faculty of Law was established in 1993, The Faculty of Philosophy and Art in 2001, The Faculty of Art and Design in 2013 and The Faculty of Health Care Studies in 2008 when Private College in Plzeň merged with the university.
Organization
The faculties are the basic units of the university. The units implement their own academic programs. Departments and institutes are responsible for the delivery of courses and for conducting research.
*The Faculty of Applied Sciences
*The Faculty of Economics
*The Faculty of Electrical Engineering
*The Faculty of Philosophy and Arts
*The Faculty of Education
*The Faculty of Law
*The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
*Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art
*The Faculty of Health Care Studies
*Institute of Applied Language Studies
*New Technologies - Research Centre in the West Bohemia region
Rectors of ZČU
*doc. RNDr. Jiří Holenda, CSc. (1992–1998) *prof. Ing. Zdeněk Vostracký, DrSc.(1998–2004) *doc. Ing. Josef Průša, CSc. (2004–2011) *doc. PaedDr. Ilona Mauritzová, Ph.D. (2011-2015) *doc. Dr. RNDr. Miroslav Holeček (since2015
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)
Notable faculty
*Justin Quinn
Justin Quinn (born 1968 in Dublin) is an Irish poet and critic. He received a doctorate from Trinity College, Dublin, where his contemporaries included poets David Wheatley, Caitriona O'Reilly and Sinéad Morrissey, and now lives with his wif ...
, Irish
*Brad Vice
Brad Vice (born November 14, 1973) is an English language and composition professor at the University of West Bohemia. He grew up in Alabama. His short story collection, ''The Bear Bryant Funeral Train'', won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short ...
, English
External links
University of West Bohemia Website
Center of Computer Graphics and Visualization
Universities in the Czech Republic Educational institutions established in 1991 University of West Bohemia (Plzen, 1993) 1991 establishments in Czechoslovakia {{CzechRepublic-university-stub