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Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem
We have adopted the name of Jan
Evangelista Purkyně, i .e . the name
of the renowned North-Bohemian
fellow countryman of Libochovice
(1787–1869), one of the founders of
such sciences as biology, embryology,
histology, modern pharmacology,
comparative anatomy and anthropology
. Besides, Purkyně ranks
among the world’s most outstanding
physiologists .
Just as well-rounded a personality
Purkyně in his time was, we too, in
these days, offer a wide variety of
study programmes and specialisations
(59 programmes and 184 specialisations)
focusing on the most
varied areas of human activities . Not
only because of that are we – with
These are the:
Faculty of Art and Design
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Environmental
Faculty of Philosophy
Faculty of Production Technology and Management
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Social and Economic Studies
Institute of Health Studies
our assorted offer – attractive for
the current young people . We are
a state-of-the-art scientific, pedagogic,
and cultural and educational
centre of the Ústí nad Labem Region .
We educate a number of students
exceeding 10 000 and employ a staff
of about 900 .
We proudly take credit for the municipality
of Ústí nad Labem, and
contribute in a significant way to the
development of the Ústí Region .
The UJEP University dates back to
1991, and is currently known as the
umbrella term for 7 faculties and
1 institute .