University of West Bohemia in Pilsen

Detailed Information about the University

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Full official name of the university in the national language

Západočeská univerzita v Plzni.

Year of establishment

1991.

Location

Pilsen, Czech Republic.

Languages of instruction

Czech, English.

Academic fields
  • Engineering (mechanical, electrical, civil, aerospace, etc.) 
  • Computer Science
  • Economics, Business and Finance
  • Educational Studies
  • Law
  • Humanities: archaeology, history, philosophy, art, design, linguistics
  • Physical Sciences, Ecology, Geology, Mathematics, Statistics, Medicine/Healthcare, Social Sciences
Rankings and accreditations
  • State institutional accreditation by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic since 1991.
  • Member of the European University Association (EUA).
  • THE World University Rankings 2025: ranked in the 1201-1500 band.

Cooperation with Odesa Polytechnic National University

Coordinators
  • From Odesa Polytechnic: Oleh Shablii, Head of the International Relations Office, vmz@op.edu.ua;
  • From ZCU: Romana Suchá, Head of the International Office, sucharom@rek.zcu.cz.
Concluded agreements
  1. No. 146-006 dated 21 December 2016 – General Cooperation Agreement between Odesa Polytechnic National University and the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen.
Academic mobility to the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
  • Dmytro Zibarovskyi – student of group UE-231, ESIR, 5 February 2025 - 20 June 2025, academic mobility under the Erasmus+ programme;
  • Volodymyr Tonkonohyi – Director of the IPTDM, 10 November 2019 - 15 November 2019, international cooperation;    
  • Oleksandr Koroliov – Professor of the Department of Nuclear Power Plants, 10 November 2019 - 15 November 2019, international cooperation;    
  • Hennadii Oborskyi – Rector, 10 December 2018 - 14 December 2018, international cooperation;        
  • Volodymyr Tonkonohyi – Director of the IPTDM, 10 December 2018 - 14 December 2018, international cooperation;        
  • Volodymyr Tonkonohyi – Director of the IPTDM, 30 October 2017 - 3 November 2017, international cooperation.