Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Ústí nad Labem
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Jan Evangelista Purkyně
Jan Evangelista Purkyne
Jan Evangelista Purkyně was a Czech anatomist and physiologist. He was one of the best known scientists of his time. His son was the painter Karel Purkyně...

 University in Ústí nad Labem
(UJEP) is a public university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...

 in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

. The institution was established on 28 September, 1991. It bears the name of famous Czech scientist Jan Evangelista Purkyně
Jan Evangelista Purkyne
Jan Evangelista Purkyně was a Czech anatomist and physiologist. He was one of the best known scientists of his time. His son was the painter Karel Purkyně...

 who was born in nearby Libochovice
Libochovice
Libochovice is a town in the Czech Republic. Libochovice is a small town with a population of about 3,469 . It is located next to the Ohře River and Hazmburk mountain.- People born in Libochovice:* Josef Kopta* Abraham Lederer...

.

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
Czech National Council
The Czech National Council was the legislative body of the Czech Republic from 1968 to 1992. It was created in 1968 to reflect the fact that Czechoslovakia became a federation. It was legally transformed into the Chamber of deputies according to the Constitution The Czech National Council was the...

, the University was established. The formal inauguration ceremony was held on 28 September 1991. This university consists of nine faculties of which the Faculty of Education, the Faculty of Social and Economic Studies, the Faculty of the Environment and the Institute for the Slavonic and Germanic studies were the first parts of the university.

Location

University is located near the German border in Ústí nad Labem
Ústí nad Labem
Ústí nad Labem is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Ústí nad Labem Region. The city is the 7th-most populous in the country.Ústí is situated in a mountainous district at the confluence of the Bílina and the Elbe Rivers, and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction...

. It is situated in the centre of the town with its many faculties and Residential Halls. The city Ústí nad Labem cooperates with UJEP with aims to create a new university campus. This campus will take the place of the former Masaryk Hospital.

University today

More than ten thousand students are studying at the University at the present time. The University has around 400 academic and 300 non-academic employees.

The University structure

The self-governing academic bodies of the University include:
- Academic Senate
- Rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...


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

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