Introduction
The Technical University of Kosice (TUKE) was established in 1952, with the aims to satisfy the needs of Eastern Slovakia in education and research. The content of education and research at TUKE includes the entire complex of sciences and arts.
TUKE is a public university. It is a modern scientific institution providing a full range of technological and economic education at both under-graduate and post-graduate levels. Today it has more than 16 000 full time and part time students, 900 academic staff the same number of research and administrative staff.
TUKE has 9 faculties:
TUKE caters for a wide range of educational needs not only in the East-Slovak region, but throughout Slovakia and Central Europe, as in many specializations it is the only centre of education and research in this area. TUKE closely co-operates with other universities and with industrial organizations throughout the region and the Slovak Republic.