Detailed Information about the University
Official website Wikipedia page
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
- 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.