Higher Education University of Pardubice The University of Pardubice has an extensive fifty-plus-year tradition of higher education in the city of Pardubice. The Chemical College, later known for 40 years as the Institute of Chemical Technology, was founded in Pardubice in 1950 to address the needs of the East-Bohemian region, which had a highly developed chemical industry. Post-1990, the character of the Institute changed and new faculties were founded offering a wide range of study programmes which are not only chemistry-related. Since 1994 the institution has been known as the University of Pardubice. The University of Pardubice is one of 24 public higher education institutions in the Czech Republic, and the only higher university-type educational and research institution in the Pardubice Region. The University’s study and applied research programmes have developed extensively during the past ten years, the number of students has tripled, and the research and development results have been appreciatively recognised by the Czech and international scientific communities. List of Faculties and Institutes Faculty of Chemical Technology (established in 1950) Faculty of Economics and administration (1991) Jan Perner Transport Faculty (1993) Faculty of Humanities (2001) Faculty of Art Restoration (2005) Institute of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (2002) Institute of Health Studies (2002) Staff 991 Total 495 Academic Staff Structure of Academic Staff 57 Professors 114 Associate Professors 190 Senior Lecturers 134 Lecturers No. of Students in 2004 6 890 Number of PhD Students in 2004 421 Main Research Areas Chemistry Transport Economy and Informatics History Research Centres Centre 1 – New Inorganic Compounds and Advanced Materials (NICAM) – University of Pardubice and Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences, Czech republic Centre 2 – Research Centre of Rail Vehicles – University of Pardubice and the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen International Cooperation with European Universities The University, through partnerships, participates in various projects in many international programmes, both educational (Socrates/Erasmus, Socrates Networks, Socrates/Comenius, Socrates/Grundtvig, Tempus, CEEPUS, Leonardo da Vinci) and research-oriented (5th and 6th Framework Programmes, Kontakt, NATO, Barrande, COST, INGO, EUREKA and others) The University of Pardubice cooperates with both EU-members and associated countries R&D Budget in 2004 3.7 mil. EUR   University of Pardubice Prof. Miroslav Ludwig – rector Studentska 95 530 10 Pardubice Czech Republic Tel.: +420 466 036 111 Fax: +420 466 036 361 Email: promotion@upce.cz Web: http://www.upce.cz/ Faculty of Chemical Technology Since its founding in 1950, the Faculty has become a renowned institution of higher education in a variety of chemistry related areas. At present, the Faculty provides courses leading to Bachelor, Master and Doctoral degrees. A number of successful technical projects were completed in co-operation with the industrial sector, and a wide range of scientific papers was published and met with an excellent response from the scientific community. The growing reputation of the Faculty is also indicated by many international conferences and congresses held at the University every year. The Joint Laboratory of Solid State Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and the University of Pardubice, the Research Centre of New and Perspective Inorganic Compounds and Materials, as well as the shared laboratories at other research institutions and the Pardubice Hospital also contribute to the high reputation of the Faculty. Structure of Academic Staff 21 Professors 48 Associate Professors 69 Senior Lecturers 28 Lecturers Main Research Areas Area 1 – Aimed preparation of special compounds and materials and investigation of their physical and chemical properties and supramolecular structures Area 2 – Advanced analytical and separation methods and their application to diagnostics and the technology of living and inanimate materials Research Centres Centre 1 New Inorganic Compounds and Advanced Materials (NICAM) – University of Pardubice and Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences, Czech republic Main Research Projects KONTAKT Research of New Active Chalcogenide Glasses for Optical Fibres in Infrared Region Original Magnetic Semiconductors Based on Sb2Te3 Preparation and Use of Efficient Materials for Isolation of Natural Antioxidants from Plant Extracts, Foodstuffs and Drinks NATO Investigation of Mass Transfer Kinetics and Separation Efficiency in Chromatography EUREKA Environmentally Friendly Liquid Dyes BARRANDE Flow of Viscoelastic Liquids through Static and Fluid Layers of Particles Application of Significant Properties of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials to Development of Single-Purpose Electrochemical Sensors EUCLID/CEPA 14, WEAG Research in The Area of Energetic Materials 5th FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME – IMPROVING Research Training Network: Training Young Researchers in Miniaturized Comprehensive Liquid Chromatography, Acronym COM-CROM 6th FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME – IST Technologies STREP Chalcogenides Memories for Multilevel Storage, Acronym CAMELS 6th FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME – NMP NoE anostructured and Functional Polymer-based Materials and Nanocomposites, acronyme NANOFUN-POLY   Faculty of Chemical Technology Prof. Petr Mikulasek – dean nam. Cs. Legii 565 532 10 Pardubice Czech Republic Tel.: +420 466 037294 Fax: +420 466 037 068 Email: dekanat.fcht@upce.cz Web: http://www.upce.cz/fakulty/fcht Faculty of Economics and Administration In 1991, the Faculty of Public Administration was established, later renamed the Faculty of Economics and Administration. The students are trained in economics, finance, management and marketing, focusing especially on public administration and economy. The nature of the scientific research links the requirements for further improvement in public administration and the effectiveness of economic institutions. Structure of Academic Staff 7 Professors 20 Associate Professors 29 Senior Lecturers 19 Lecturers Main Research Areas Area 1 – Regional development research Area 2 – Financing and financial flows within the region Area 3 – Informatics in public administration Research Centres No research centre Main Research Projects Bilateral cooperation with International Graduate School Zittau Cross-border environmental alliances between the State of Saxony, Poland and the Czech Republic Bilateral cooperation with University of Zilina Regional Development from the Perspective of Integration Processes European Structural Funds / Interreg III-ESPON Mapping the Dynamics of European Culture: Pressure and Opportunities from European Enlargement   Faculty of Economics and Administration Prof. Jan Capek – dean Studentska 84 532 10 Pardubice Czech Republic Tel.: +420 466 036 512 Fax: +420 466 036 010 Email: dekanat.fes@upce.cz Web: http://www.upce.cz/fakulty/fes Jan Perner Transport Faculty The faculty was founded in 1993. Nowadays, it consists of 8 departments and 3 laboratories. Structure of Academic Staff 21 Professors 24 Associate Professors 68 Senior Lecturers 21 Lecturers Main Research Areas Area 1 – Intermodal changes in transport Area 2 – Technology and control in transport Area 3 – Optimising of transportation systems, modelling and simulation methods: Reliability and diagnostics of transport means and infrastructure Electric traction, telecommunications and signalling in transport Theory of transport systems Research Centres Research Centre of Rail Vehicles – University of Pardubice and the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen Main Research Projects Interaction of transport means and transport infrastructure Quality of transportation processes and services Theoretic solutions of critical stages in transport EURNEX – European Rail Research Network of Excellence (6th Framework Programme EU) Acceptance criteria and assessment methodologies for safety certificates delivered in accordance with Directive 2001/14/EC Optimisation of stocks of ALIACHEM a.s. Logistics of solid waste collection in regions Recycling of vehicles Simulation study of Prague main station operation (passenger railway station) Simulation study of urban transport in the city of Pardubice GPS Based Train Location and control (Communication and Data Processing)   Jan Perner Transport Faculty Prof. Karel Sotek – dean Studentska 95 532 10 Pardubice Czech Republic Tel.: +420 466 036 509 Fax: +420 466 036 094 Email: dekanat.dfjp@upce.cz Web: http://www.upce.cz/fakulty/dfjp Faculty of Humanities The faculty was founded in 2001. It was created from the previous Institute for foreign languages and humanities, which had existed since 1992. It consists of 7 departments. The studies are focused on foreign languages, history, and sociology. Structure of Academic Staff 4 Professors 8 Associate Professors 12 Senior Lecturers 44 Lecturers Main Research Areas Area 1 – General aspects of historical, sociological, religious, educational and linguistic development of the society Area 2 – Social and educational network for increasing the quality of life Area 3 – Cultural and historical aspects of childhood and child development Research Centres No research centre Main Research Projects PeriSCop (EU project Comenius 2) Gender, Transition and Human Security (in cooperation with the Institute of Social Studies, Hague, the Netherlands) Innovative Lehrerausbildung (in cooperation with the Hogeschool Amsterdam and Herder-Institut-Leipzig) Archival Resources of Personal Character to Gender History in Bohemia of 19th Century Money Circulation in Middle Europe at the Beginning of Early Modern Age Historical Knowledge of Monetary Politics Self-censorship and Text “Coding” of Scholarly Texts in the Normalisation Period, 1968 - 1989 Anthropological and Sociological Research in Municipalities Catalogue of Documents for 19th Century History Interactive Palaeographic Catalogue on the History of the Pardubice Region New Textbooks of Political Anthropology ICT for Humanities   Faculty of Humanities Prof. Milena Lenderova – dean Studentska 84 532 10 Pardubice Czech Republic Tel.: +420 466 036 226 Fax: +420 466 036 228 Email: dekanat.fhs@upce.cz Web: http://www.upce.cz/fakulty/fhs Faculty of Art Restoration The newest faculty of the University was established in 2005 and continues in the broadening of education, scientific activities and the applied international projects in the fields of the arts, art restoration techniques and technologies that have been carried out in the city of Litomysl since 1993. The Faculty belongs among those few and unique workplaces of the Czech universities which provide higher education in the field of art restoration. Structure of Academic Staff 1 Professors 3 Associate Professors 1 Senior Lecturers 17 Lecturers Main Research Areas Area 1 – Research on the influence of water-soluble salts on various types of rocks used in the area of the Czech Republic and possibilities for their reduction Area 2 – Documentation of historic wall paintings using digital technology for the needs of the care of historical monuments and for use in practical renovation Area 3 – Research into the stability and reversibility of traditional and modern methods used for the consolidation and fixing of the colour layers of wall paintings Area 4 – Research into arenaceous marl as a building and art material of the past (complex research of features, influence, outer factors, possibilities for protection and conservation) Research Centres No Research Centre Main Research Projects FP 5 – ROCEM - Roman Cement to Restore Built Heritage Effectively (EESD) FP 5 – NAMO - Nabatean Mortars – technology and application (INCO II) International Cooperation with European Universities The Faculty of Art Restoration is a member of European Network for Conservation-Restoration Education (ENCoRE). A main objective of ENCoRE is to promote research and education in the field of the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage. More info on http://www.encore-edu.org.   Faculty of Art Restoration Assoc. Prof. Ivana Kraftova – vice-rector of University of Pardubice Jiraskova 3 570 01 Litomysl Czech Republic Tel.: +420 461 615 738 Fax: +420 461 612 565 Email: dekanat.fr@upce.cz Web: http://www.upce.cz/fakulty/fr Institute of Electrical Engineering and Informatics The Institute of Electrical Engineering and Informatics was founded in 2002. It provides two study programmes with Bachelor degree courses: Information technology and Electrical engineering and Informatics, to respond to a lack of professionally trained specialist in this field. Structure of Academic Staff 1 Professor 1 Associate Professor 1 Senior Lecturer 2 Lecturers Main Research Areas Radar systems and signal processing Industrial sensors GPS technology application Video monitoring and picture analysis Distributive networks Self-government and information systems Internal communication of small and medium-sized companies Research Centres No Research Centre Main Research Projects Multilateration passive radar system for ATC in the Czech Republic (system optimisation and accuracy analysis) Broadband and CW signal processing in radar systems (signal modelling and analysis) Radar sensor for snow and ice layers’ thickness measurement (design of a real time signal processor) High resolution position locator of GSM mobile station (system design and optimisation) GPS based train locator for safety critical application (safety analysis and system modelling) B2B distributive networks Modern information systems and regional self-government Internal communication channels   Institute of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Prof. Pavel Bezousek – director Studentska 95 532 10 Pardubice Czech Republic Tel.: +420 466 036 035 Fax: +420 466 036 035 Email: uei@upce.cz Web: http://www.upce.cz/fakulty/ui Institute of Health Studies The institute of Health Studies was founded in 2002. It provides one study program, Nursing, focussed both on universal nurses and midwifes. Structure of Academic Staff 2 Professors 2 Associate Professors 4 Senior Lecturers 11 Lecturers Main Research Areas New diagnostic methods and surgical procedures Histo-pathology of the middle ear Treatment and prognosis of patients with colorectal carcinoma SIRS at serious thorax injuries Research Centres No Research Centre Main Research Projects Acoustic characteristics of the external ear Histo-pathology of the middle ear of foetus and newborns Candida sepsis of serious patients at critical surgery units SIRS at serious thorax injuries Treatment and prognosis of patients with colorectal carcinoma by detection of circulating International Cooperation Örebro University, Sweden Turku Polytechnic, Finland University of Presov, Slovakia   Institute of Health Studies Prof. Arnost Pellant – director Prumyslova 395 530 03 Pardubice Czech Republic Tel.: +420 466 670 550 Fax: +420 466 670 550 Email: uzs@upce.cz Web: http://www.upce.cz/fakulty/uzs