University of Pardubice (Czech: Univerzita Pardubice or UPA) is a university in Pardubice, the Czech Republic.

It is the only university in Pardubice Region.

[not verified in body] In the aftermath of the World War II, chemical factories in the city asked for the establishment of a specialised university in their vicinity.

The university was started under the name of Vysoká škola chemická (Chemical Institute) in 1950, and renamed to Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická (Institute of Chemical Technology) in 1954.

Since 1990, new faculties have been added, and in 1994 the institution was renamed to University of Pardubice.