University of Hradec Kralove

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The University of Hradec Králové is a vibrant institution, and its constant development is reflected both in academic and construction activities: new faculties and institutes are being established, new study programmes are being accredited, and, last but not least, the construction of the University campus is in unremitting progress. The University campus “Na Soutoku”, “At the Confluen...ce”, is situated conveniently in the town centre within walking distance of the other university buildings, the Educational and Scientific Library, and the old town with many cosy restaurants and bars. In addition to classrooms and lecture halls equipped with latest technology, the campus includes the University Library and Gaudeamus Publishing House, a textbook shop, and an art gallery. The campus visitors will meet enthusiastic young people, Czech and international students as well as members of the academic staff.
At present the Alma Mater of almost 9,000 students, the University of Hradec Králové provides high-quality tertiary education within a large scope of study fields that comprise Social Sciences, Humanities, Educational Studies, Natural Sciences and Information Technology Studies. The applicants can choose from dozens of study programmes that cover almost one hundred study disciplines.
The large number of applications submitted to the University every year demonstrates the high demand for the studies at the University, and it confirms its excellent name. The University of Hradec Králové prepares qualified specialists that succeed on the local labour market as well as abroad.
UHK offers a number of opportunities for international students from around the world to study English-tought degree programmes. By pursuing your studies at the University of Hradec Kralove you will have the opportunity to become a member of our international student community.
The University of Hradec Kralove offers a wide range of programmes provided at the four faculties: Faculty of Education, Faculty of Informatics and Management, Philosophical Faculty, Faculty of Science.
Incoming students from all our partner universities are invited to register for courses with instruction in the English language. Whether the student participates within the Erasmus+ program, or any other exchange program, he/she may opt for a vast selection of courses. Incoming students choose courses from their receiving faculty. However, it is possible to register for courses from other faculties as well.
To enable the development of individuals’ abilities through the provision of high-quality educational programmes indicates predominantly:

• To follow systematically the development of relevant disciplines and lithely accept latest trends and findings, emphasizing simultaneously the university´s own results in science, research, development and arts.
• To maintain rich professional relations with other educational institutions as well as with other public and private subjects in the Czech Republic and abroad in order to guarantee the continual process of the improvement of education quality.

Contribution to the competitiveness of the region and to the quality of its citizens´ lives involves mainly:

• Active cooperation with public and private subjects in science, research, development and innovations, and multidimensional participation in transfer of the newly-gained knowledge into practice.
• Organization of publicly beneficial, cultural, sport, social and other events and activities that enrich lives of the citizens of the town and the region.

University of Hradec Králové develops scientific disciplines within the research and teaching activities of individual faculties.Research at all faculties of the University of Hradec Králové is implemented and funded under a contract of cooperation within a framework of selected research grants from various providers such as the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (GAČR); the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TAČR); the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (COST CZ programme); through the cooperation of the Czech Republic and the United States of America (programme KONTAKT II); etc. The research is carried out, where possible, hand to hand with other research institutes and companies within the region, but also with other national and international organizations drawing from an extensive portfolio of international contacts. Naturally, the involvement of master’s students – and especially doctoral students undertaking research (currently preparing 166 Ph.D. candidates) and participation of domestic and foreign experts of teaching and research is important. In addition, around three quarters of employees at the University of Hradec Králové are directly involved in important research activities.
The University of Hradec Králové realizes the importance of international contacts, and the development and maintenance of connections with foreign academic institutions is one of the University’s priorities. Contracts signed with many foreign universities permit the mobility and cooperation of students and academic staff. The University is involved in numerous international programmes that focus on education as well as research and development; it participates in CEEPUS or programmes funded by the European Union, such as the Erasmus+ Programme. Apart from the countries of the European Union, students are also invited to spend a segment of their studies in Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, Thai-wan, and in the countries of Latin America and Africa.
Moreover, Hradec Králové itself is an international meeting point. Foreign students coming from all over the world create an inspiring multicultural atmosphere. Czech students and their colleagues from both near and distant foreign countries meet at lectures and seminars and in their free time, and thus benefit from the countless advantages of intercultural encounters: international contacts broaden the students’ horizons, they facilitate perception and understanding of both similarities and differences between cultures, and they offer a unique opportunity of foreign language skills improvement.