Žilinska Univerzita v Žiline

The University of Žilina was established as the Railway College on 1st September 1953 by the separation from the Czech Technical University in Prague. It has gone through numerous changes during its history. Finally, in 1996, it was renamed from the University of Transport and Communications to the University of Žilina in Žilina.

The University as a public university provides education at all three levels of higher education (Bachelor’s degree, Engineer/Master’s degree and Doctoral degree) in both full-time and part-time forms. So far approximately 63 000 graduates have finished their studies (1800 graduates from abroad) at the University. Approximately 11 000 students currently study in all forms of study. There are more than 1 500 employees and 650 of them are university teachers.

With its more than a half century history, the University has taken a prominent place in the Slovak educational space not only with the number of its students, with the range of accredited study programmes, but also with its scientific and foreign activities based on cooperation with domestic and foreign companies and institutions.

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