The University of Hradec Králové (in
Czech ''Univerzita Hradec Králové'', UHK; in
Latin
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''Universitas Reginaegradecensis'') is a
public university
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in
Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, founded on 21 June 2000. It traces its roots back to 1959. The university has about 6,000 students, and the current rector is Jan Kříž, who assumed the position in 2024.
History
The university's precursor institution, the Institute of Education in Hradec Králové, was established in 1959, to train teachers for elementary level education, until then educated in high schools. In 1964, the institution developed into the Faculty of Education Hradec Králové. Training for all education levels began after a higher education reform in
Czechoslovakia
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in 1976.
After the
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution () or Gentle Revolution () was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989. Popular demonstrations against the one-party government of the Communist Pa ...
in 1989, some former staff from before 1968 returned to the faculty. In 1992 the Pedagogical University of Hradec Králové was officially established. On 15 February 1993, the university started expanding and a new Faculty of Management and Information Technologies was added, subsequently renamed the Faculty of Informatics and Management in 2000, the same year as the University of Hradec Králové was adopted as the official name.
On 1 September 2005, university added a third faculty, the Faculty of Arts, later known as the Philosophical Faculty. On 1 September 2010, after the transformation of the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Science was formed.
Campus
The university currently consists of four faculties: the Faculty of Education, Faculty of Informatics and Management, Philosophical Faculty, and
Faculty of Science, all except the Philosophical Faculty are based on one campus known as ''Na Soutoku''.
The university's Common Education Building was awarded by Czech architects as the "Building of the Year" in 1998. The adjacent building of the Faculty of Informatics and Management was completed in 2008, costing 360 million CZK. Next to that is the Faculty of Science, built in 2016. Construction took 21 months and the cost was approximately 450 million CZK.
In 2022, the Philosophical Faculty relocated to its newly reconstructed building. At the moment, the Faculty of Education administrative building is undergoing reconstruction. The faculty is temporarily located on Vít Nejedlý Street during the work. The university also plans to build a facility specialised in natural and social sciences with laboratories, which will enclose the center of the campus.
UHK has two halls of residence, the Palach Halls of Residence (''Palachovy koleje''), and Vít Nejedlý Halls of Residence (''Koleje Víta Nejedlého''),
with a capacity of around 900 beds. The Palach Halls of Residence are under ongoing renovation.
Gallery
UHK A.jpg, University of Hradec Králové
Pedagogická fakulta UHK.jpg, Faculty of Education
Fakulta informatiky a managementu.jpg, Faculty of Informatics and Management
Filozofická fakulta UHK.jpg, Philosophical Faculty
Přírodovědecká fakulta.jpg, Faculty of Science
Kampus UHK.jpg, Na Soutoku University Campus
Management
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Rector: Jan Kříž
* Vice-Rector for International Affairs: Leona Stašová
* Vice-Rector for Student Affairs, Quality, and Creative Activities: František Vaníček
* Vice-Rector for Science, Research, and Knowledge Transfer: Kamil Kuča
* Vice-Rector for Strategy, Development, and Digitalization: Michal Strobach
Symbols
The Rector's
Sceptre
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Antiquity
Ancient Egypt and M ...
, designed by Jan Hásek, is in the shape of a
linden leaf, with a golden ball in the centre, and a silver lion at the top, symbolising the city of Hradec Králové. The sceptre was given to the university by the
City of Hradec Králové.
The Statutory emblem consists of a central crowned Czech lion,
looking heraldically left and holding in its forepaws a large letter "G". The figure also represents a part of the
City of Hradec Králové emblem. In the circular inscription, the full title of the university is written in Latin.
References
External links
University websiteUHK forum
ESN Buddy System HKVirtual Tour UHK
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