About University

Thousands of young people, including both Czech and international students, gather at the modern campus of the University of Hradec Králové, a few steps from the historic centre. In addition to lecture halls, seminar and computer classrooms, the university offers a library, script shop, art gallery, as well as relaxation zones, canteens, and other areas to unwind. The spectrum of educational activities encompasses the fields of economics, informatics, and management at the Faculty of Informatics and Management, as well as teaching, artistic, and linguistic disciplines at the Faculty of Education, natural sciences and engineering fields at the Faculty of Science, social sciences and humanities at the Philosophical Faculty.

UHK is a scientific institution that offers students the opportunity to participate in research grants and competitions. Thanks to its rich international links with institutions in more than 60 countries of North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe, university students can gain valuable professional and life experience during student mobilities for studies and traineeships abroad.

Rankings and the university

The University of Hradec Králové is working to strengthen our position in international comparison. Through the efforts of our academics, employees, and students, we have collectively joined the ranks of prestigious universities.

 

 

QS World University Rankings

The QS World University Rankings is considered one of the three most prestigious and trusted international comparisons that measure the quality of universities. In 2021, for the first time, UHK entered the main ranking. And for the year 2026, UHK was placed in the shared 1001–1200th position. In the Czech environment, UHK currently ranks in 9th place.

 

 

QS University Rankings: Europe & QS Eastern Europe 2024

A spatial ranking by the Quacquarelli Symonds Limited positioned UHK in 398th place in Europe, that is 10th place among Czech universities. In Eastern Europe, we rank 39th.

One of these is the Times Higher Education (THE). The complex evaluation methodology is based on 13 indicators representing teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook. The flagship analysis by THE is the World ranking, a trusted international ranking that evaluates universities worldwide. For 2025, the UHK remained in the 1001–1200 position, among Czech universities (17), and we ranked 7th!

THE BY SUBJECT: computer science

World University Rankings by subject: computer science highlights universities that excel in the following fields: teaching, research environment, research quality, international outlook, and industry. In 2024, we ranked as the 4th Czech university, sharing the 601st–800th place.

THE BY SUBJECT: Physical Science

THE WUR ranking by subject: Physical Science highlights the universities that are leading across the following disciplines: mathematics and statistics, physics and astronomy, chemistry, geology, environmental sciences, and earth and marine sciences. The UHK is placed at the collective 1001+ position for the year 2024.

THE BY SUBJECT: life sciences

THE WUR ranking by subject: life sciences placed UHK in the 601st–800th position worldwide and ranked 6th in the Czech Republic.

THE Young Universities

This ranking features the world's top universities that are 50 years old or younger. The methodology reflects the special characteristics of younger universities, giving less weight to subjective indicators of academic reputation. Universities are evaluated across all their core missions – teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook – to provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons available. In 2024, the UHK was ranked 351–400 internationally.

THE Emerging Economies

The Times Higher Education Emerging Economies University Rankings 2022 includes only institutions in countries classified by the London Stock Exchange’s FTSE Group as “advanced emerging”, “secondary emerging”, or “frontier”. UHK was ranked 401–500th internationally.

ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects: Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

A separate ranking for individual scientific fields has been published since 2009. In the field of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, we ranked alongside two other Czech universities, Charles University and Palacký University in Olomouc, among 1,900 evaluated institutions.

The evaluation is conducted across a total of 55 disciplines grouped into five areas: Natural Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Social Sciences. The University of Hradec Králové first appeared in the rankings in 2022, and in 2024, we once again secured a shared position in the 401st–500th bracket in the field of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences.

UI Green Metric

Our university is also regularly ranked in the UI Green Metric ranking. For the year 2024, we rank 527th globally and 5th within the Czech Republic. The ranking informs about the efforts of individual universities to be ecologically sustainable institutions. It is based on the evaluation of several criteria, including education and research related to the environment, infrastructure, energy consumption, energy saving, water management, waste management, and others.