Maria Curie-Skłodowska University

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Maria Curie-Sklodowska University
Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
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Established: October 23, 1944
Rector: Wiesław Kamiński
Students: about 36,000
Location: Lublin, Poland
Affiliations: SOCRATES/ERASMUS, 5th and 6th EU Framework Programme, Gruntvig, Lingua, Jean Monnet for Poland, The Baltic University Programme, Lane Kirkland Scholarship Program
Website: www.umcs.lublin.pl
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Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (in Polish Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej, commonly shortened to UMCS) was founded October 23, 1944 in Lublin. It is named in honour of Marie Curie-Sklodowska.

Currently the number of students is almost 36,000. The university has 302 professors (157 full professors), 231 habilitated doctors, 826 senior lecturers, and 1829 teachers in total. Total staff is 3628.

To meet the growing demand for higher education, the university has recently established branches in other cities.

[edit] Faculties

  • Arts
  • Biology and Geosciences
  • Chemistry
  • Economics
  • Philosophy and Sociology
  • Humanities
  • Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science
  • Pedagogy and Psychology
  • Political Science
  • Law and Administration
The main building of Marie Curie University as viewed from Radziszewskiego St.
The main building of Marie Curie University as viewed from Radziszewskiego St.

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