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Žilinská univerzita v Žiline | |
 Main building of the University of Žilina | |
| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1953 |
| Rector | Ján Čelko |
| Location | ,, 49°13′22″N18°44′24″E / 49.22278°N 18.74000°E /49.22278; 18.74000 |
| Website | www |
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| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[1] | 168 (2022) |
TheUniversity of Žilina was established on 1 October 1953 as theCollege of Railways inPrague. In 1959, the institution changed its name to theUniversity of Transport and moved toŽilina. As a result of the increasing role of communications within the curriculum and research orientation of the university, the name was amended to theUniversity of Transport and Communications in 1980.[2]
It was renamed again to theUniversity of Žilina pursuant to the law passed by theSlovak National Council on 20 November 1996.
The University of Žilina is the only university located in the northwest region of theSlovak Republic. It provides education at all three levels of higher education both in full-time and part-time forms (Bachelor's degree, Engineer/Master's degree and Doctoral degree). All the university's faculties provide a supplementary course ofpedagogical studies for students and graduates.
Over the last 57 years, more than 52,000 students have graduated from the university; 1662 of them have been awarded thePh.D. degree.
The university has established contacts with many universities abroad. Professors and research workers at the university participate in international educational and research projects. These include theEuropean Union projects TEMPUS, COPERNICUS, COST, LLP/ERASMUS, Leonardo da Vinci, than CEEPUS, National Scholarship Programme, DAAD. The academic staff are involved in cooperation within the EU's 6th and 7th Framework programmes.
In March 2024, the University announced that they would be closing the Faculty of Humanities due to financial pressure, affecting up to 500 students.[3]
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