he University of West Bohemia (UWB) is the only public institution of higher education based in the Pilsen Region. Currently, the University has nine faculties consisting of more than sixty departments and three institutes of higher education. More than 12,000 students studying at the University can choose from a wide of range of undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral study programmes.
The educational activities at the University of West Bohemia include life-long learning programmes for the general public in the form of lectures, courses and comprehensive training programmes. In addition to its educational activities, the University is also an important centre of Research and Development with massive investment in University development and construction activities (European Centre of Excellence NTIS - New Technologies for the Information Society, Regional Innovation Centre for Electrical Engineering (RICE), Centre of Technical and Natural Science Education and Research, etc.).