Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw

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Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University
Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego
Latin: Universitas Cardinalis Stephani Wyszyński
Motto:	"Soli Deo"
Established:	1999
Type:	University
Rector:	Ryszard Rumianek
Students:	18 500 (2007/2008)
Location:	Warsaw, Poland
Affiliations:	Socrates-Erasmus
Website:	[1]

Auditorium Maximum

Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University (Polish: Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego) is a state university in Warsaw. It was founded 1999, named after Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński.

[edit] History

The university traces its history to Warsaw Theological Academy (Akademia Teologii Katolickiej), created by Polish communist government after it has closed down the theology departments at University of Warsaw and Jagiellonian University. The Academy did not receive full acceptance from Roman Catholic Church in Poland until the fall of communism in 1989 removed state control over the institution. In 1999 the Academy was transformed into the current university.

[edit] Faculties

Faculty of Theology:

Institute of Theology: theology
Institute of Family Studies: family studies
Institute of Medial Education and Journalism: medial education and journalism
Theological Institute of Radom: theology

Faculty of Canon Law: canon law
Faculty of Christian Philosophy:

Institute of Philosophy: philosophy
Institute of Psychology: psychology
Institute of Ecology and Bioethics: ecology, biology

Faculty of History and Social Sciences:

Institute of History: history, history of early christian literature, musicology, archeology
Institute of Political Science: political science
Institute of Sociology: sociology
Institute of History of Art: history of art

Faculty of Law and Administration: law, administration, international relations
Faculty of Humanistic Sciences:

Institute of Polish Philology: polish philology, cultural science
Institute of Pedagogy under the name of st. John Bosco: pedagogy

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences: mathematics, computer science and econometry, physics, chemistry, macrofaculty (mathematics, chemistry, physics), computer science, environmental engineering.