University of Žilina belongs to one of the leading educational and scientific institutions in Slovakia. The current university is no longer focused only on transport and communications. It has seven faculties (the Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, the Faculty of Civil Engineering, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Management Science and Informatics, the Faculty of Security Engineering, the Faculty of Humanities). The university also has the following workplaces: the Institute of High Mountain Biology, the Institute of Physical Education, the Institute of Forensic Research and Education, the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, the Institute of Continuing education, CETRA – Centre for Transport Research, the Institute of Competitiveness and Innovations and the Aviation Training and Education Centre.
