The Technical University of Liberec is a public university in Liberec, Czech Republic. Its roots lie in the Technical College of Mechanical Engineering, which was founded in 1953. The college was promoted to a university and took its current name in 1995. There are currently more than 8,000 students enrolled in six faculties and one institute: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Textile Engineering, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Faculty of Mechatronics, Informatics and Interdisciplinary Studies and Institute of Health Studies. In 2001, in cooperation with the Wroclaw University of Technology in Poland and the University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Goerlitz in Germany, the Neisse University was established. The academic network provides own study courses using the resources of the partner institutes. In that way, students study in three countries and acquire intercultural and interdisciplinary knowledge and experiences. Part of the team village at the university complex was renovated as part of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 that will take place February 18 - March 1.