University of Hradec Králové
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Univerzita Hradec Králové, in Latin Universitas Reginaegradecensis) was founded on June 21, 2000 by renaming the University College of Education (Vysoká škola pedagogická), which itself traces its roots back to 1959. It is attended by around 8,500 students.
It belongs to one of the most important education and research institutions in the Eastern Bohemia.
The current rector of the university is doc. RNDr. Josef Hynek, MBA, Ph.D.
History
Training of future teachers in Hradec KrálovéHradec Králové
Hradec Králové is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Hradec Králové Region of Bohemia. The city's economy is based on food-processing technology, photochemical, and electronics manufacture. Traditional industries include musical instrument manufacturing – the best known being PETROF pianos...
has a long tradition and dates back to 1775. In 1959 Institute of Education (Pedagogický institut) was established which prepared students to a teaching at both levels of elementary school.
In August 1964 a separate Faculty of Education (Pedagogická fakulta) originated by merging the Institute of Education in Hradec Králové and in Pardubice. Students' training for all education level was enabled only after 1976 by a higher-education reform.
After the Velvet revolution
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution or Gentle Revolution was a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that took place from November 17 – December 29, 1989...
some former staff from 1960's returned to the faculty and an international cooperation with other universities has been established.
On February 15, 1993 a new faculty was added to the Faculty of Education - the Faculty of Automation and Information Technologies, which was in 2000 renamed to the Faculty of Informatics and Management (Fakulta informatiky a managementu).
In the same year the name of the university was changed to the University of Hradec Králové.
The modern building of the Building of Common Education (Objekt společné výuky) was accompanied by long expected and high-technology building of the Faculty of Informatics and Management which required an investment of 360 mld. CZK. It is situated next to the Building of Common Education and it was awarded the title "the building of 1998".
On September 1, 2005 the Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts was one of the four traditional divisions of the teaching bodies of medieval universities, the others being Theology, Law and Medicine...
commenced as the third faculty of the university.
Five years later, on September 1 2010, the Faculty of Science (Přírodovědecká fakulta) was established following a transformation of the Faculty of Education.
Last expansion took place on January 1 2011 when the Institute of Social Work (Ústav sociální práce) was founded. It offers specializations in social sciences that were formerly provided by the Faculty of Education.
Structure
Currently the university consists of the following 5 units:- Faculty of Education (Pedagogická fakulta, PdF) http://www.uhk.cz/en-us/fakulty-a-pracoviste/pedagogicka-fakulta/zakladni-informace/, around 5,300 students
- Faculty of Informatics and Management (Fakulta informatiky a managementu, FIM) http://www.uhk.cz/en-us/fakulty-a-pracoviste/fakulta-informatiky-a-managementu/zakladni-informace/, around 2,400 students
- Faculty of Arts (Filozofická fakulta, FF) http://www.uhk.cz/en-us/fakulty-a-pracoviste/filozoficka-fakulta/zakladni-informace/, around 1,000 students
- Faculty of Science (Přírodovědecká fakulta, PřF) http://www.uhk.cz/en-us/fakulty-a-pracoviste/prirodovedecka-fakulta/zakladni-informace/, establıshed in 2010
- Institute of Social Work (Ústav sociální práce, ÚSP) http://www.uhk.cz/en-us/fakulty-a-pracoviste/ustav-socialni-prace/zakladni-informace/Pages/default.aspx, established in 2011
The long-term strategic mission of the university is no only to enhance its internal structure, but also to focus on investment projects which are efficiently carried out by a gradual construction of the university campus in the Na Soutoku area. The upcoming plans include a construction of a building for natural and social science specialization with laboratories that will complete and close up the center of a newly emerging campus.
In 2010 a brand new unified professional visual style has been introduced that presents the university as a modern, dynamic institution.
All parts of the university are located in Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Hradec Králové Region of Bohemia. The city's economy is based on food-processing technology, photochemical, and electronics manufacture. Traditional industries include musical instrument manufacturing – the best known being PETROF pianos...
, capital of the Hradec Králové Region
Hradec Králové Region
Hradec Králové Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Hradec Králové....
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Two student dormitories, Palach Halls of Residence (Palachovy koleje) http://www.uhk.cz/eng/koleje/401/199 and Vít Nejedlý Halls of Residence (Koleje Víta Nejedlého) http://www.uhk.cz/eng/koleje/401/200 have capacity over 900 beds http://www.uhk.cz/koleje/koleje/.
University Management
RectorRector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
: doc. RNDr. Josef Hynek, MBA, Ph.D.
Prorector for Strategy and Development: PaedDr. Monika Žumárová, Ph.D.
Prorector for Creative Activities and External Relations: prof. RNDr. PhDr. Antonín Slabý, CSc.
Prorector for Internal Affairs: PhDr. Dana Musilová, CSc.
Bursar
Bursar
A bursar is a senior professional financial administrator in a school or university.Billing of student tuition accounts are the responsibility of the Office of the Bursar. This involves sending bills and making payment plans with the ultimate goal of getting the student accounts paid off...
: Ing. Stanislav Klik, Ph.D.
Chancellor
Chancellor
Chancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
: PhDr. Ondřej Tikovský, Ph.D.
Head of the Academic Senate: Mgr. Václav Víška, Ph.D.
Symbols of University
Rector's SceptreSceptre
A sceptre is a symbolic ornamental rod or wand borne in the hand by a ruling monarch as an item of royal or imperial insignia.-Antiquity:...
(designed by MgA. Jan Hásek) is shaped as a linden
Linden
Linden is one of three English names for the tree genus Tilia . Several of the common names for species within the Tilia genus have Linden in their names...
leaf, in the centre of which a shiny golden ball is situated. There is a silver lion (a symbol of the city of Hradec Králové) standing at the top of it. The sceptre has been given to the university by the city of Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Hradec Králové Region of Bohemia. The city's economy is based on food-processing technology, photochemical, and electronics manufacture. Traditional industries include musical instrument manufacturing – the best known being PETROF pianos...
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Statutory emblem is made up by a central crowned Czech lion looking heraldically left and holding in its forepaws large "G" letter. The figure also represents a part of the city of Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Hradec Králové Region of Bohemia. The city's economy is based on food-processing technology, photochemical, and electronics manufacture. Traditional industries include musical instrument manufacturing – the best known being PETROF pianos...
emblem. In the circular inscription the full title of the university in Latin is written.
Other University Units
- The University Library of UHK (Univerzitní knihovna UHK)
- The Gaudeamus Publishing House (Nakladatelství Gaudeamus)
- Halls of Residence Administration (Správa vysokoškolských kolejí)
- Institute of Further Education UHK (Institut dalšího vzdělávání UHK)
- Consulting Centre UHK (Poradenské centrum UHK)
Associated institutions
- Augustin - a support centre for students with specific needs
- Klídek Centre
- Academic Film Club
- Student Historic Club
- Student Clus Salaš - academic religious services
- ESN Buddy System HK - an organization taking care of incoming exchange students, a part of the Erasmus Student NetworkErasmus Student NetworkErasmus Student Network is a European wide student organisation. Its goal is to support and develop student exchange. It is composed of over 12'000 members from more than 370 local sections in 36 countries in Higher Education Institutions, including universities, polytechnics, and university...
External links
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