Skill Set: Building Drones, Custom Microscopes, and Writing 70-Page Assignments
While his classmates were busy preparing for prom, he was busy programming a robot for an international competition. He later had to cut nearly a third of his thesis because it was “too long”. And when his younger brother needed equipment for his science projects, he simply built him a custom micros…
Meet My Teacher at the University of Pardubice: An Interview with Mrs. Mazurova by Daniela Svec Castro
When I first joined Mrs. Mazurova’s class at the University of Pardubice, I quickly realized she was the kind of teacher who makes you participate in ways that actually prepare you for real life. You do not just sit there and absorb information. You speak, practice, present, and learn to communicate…
International Students on an Excursion to Kuks
A group of international students enrolled in English-taught programmes at the University of Pardubice took part in a cultural excursion to discover more of the Czech Republic’s historical landmarks. The itinerary included a guided tour of the Kuks complex and the exhibition "The History of Pharmaci…
As the heroine of a detective story
From a young age, Markéta Svobodová dreamed of becoming a detective or working in a lab. Now a student at the Faculty of Restoration, her childhood aspirations have come to life in an unexpected way. When a long-forgotten, mysterious painting surfaced, Markéta wasn't just tasked with restoring it – …
Expand your boundaries!
To improve and grow. The DofE programme founded by the Duke of Edinburgh helps students from the University of Pardubice. Some students go jogging or swimming, others learn archery or pick up waste in the countryside. They have one thing in common: they are looking for a challenge. And wis…
When studies are drowned out by war
It was Thursday, 24 February. They woke up to a day that was supposed to be like any other. A student day. Lectures, seminars and nice meetings with friends on campus awaited them. But that morning they woke up to war. A war they didn't want. Dozens of Ukrainian students, but also Russian ones, t…
From the jungle straight to campus
Coconuts, palm trees and a sunny beach. Faculty of Economics and Administration student Enrique Lysoněk went to paradise on earth as a contestant of the reality show Survivor. On Team Azua, he fought for survival on a desert island. He survived for a month with minimal food and belongings on the …
Returning From Isolation With a Unique Experience
Students of the University of Pardubice have returned from field research in Lapland with unique experience and material for evaluation. During the isolation, they covered in a closed group almost 300 kilometres through the wilderness of Swedish national parks without any mobile network and Inter…
UPCE On Air Episode with Ahmed from Yemen
Check out our facebook, spotify, or youtube to catch the first UPCE On Air podcast in English coming out on Monday 16 August at 5pm CEST. This episode will bring you a story of our student Ahmed. What was it like growing up in Yemen. How does volunteering help him in overcoming homesickness? What…
Universitas Café: Having something sweet, that is where the added value of the talks lies.
The first Universitas Café in the new semester has touched upon the current pandemic in a historical context with a lecture entitled Plague Epidemic in the Early Modern Period in Czechlands. Recently, Veronika Janečková and Aneta Kohoutová, students of the Department of Philosophy and Religious S…
