University of Bielsko-Biała

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University of Bielsko-Biala
Akademia Techniczno-Humanistyczna w Bielsku-Białej

Motto:	Open for the future
Established:	October, 2001
Rector:	Ryszard Barcik
Faculty:	5
Staff:	350
Students:	10,000
Location:	Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Affiliations:	Socrates-Erasmus
Website:	www.ath.bielsko.pl/

University of Bielsko Biala (Polish Akademia Techniczno-Humanistyczna w Bielsku-Białej) - a university located in Bielsko-Biala, Poland, established in 2001. It was previously part of the Lodz Technical University.

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The University of Bielsko-Biała was founded in October 2001 as an independent governmental academic institution. Previously it was a branch of Łódź Technical University, founded in 1969 at the request of the Bielsko-Biała industrial region. At present there are 10,000 students in the university. The machine-building, electrical and textile industries are traditional for the region, so the main courses of education have been long- established. As the economy changed, the university naturally followed, developing new faculties such as Management, Environmental Protection, Information Sciences and Humanities. Our university employs an experinced academic staff: professors and other experts from the region, who deliver lectures and carry out research. The number of the academic staff is growing constantly. At present, it comprises about 350 people, including about 160 professors and doctors.

The main educational and scientific core of the college consists of:

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Information Sciences
Faculty of Textile Engineering and Environmental Protection
Faculty of Management and Information Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences

There are also several inter-faculty units, including: the Department of Foreign Languages, the Department of Physical Education and Sport, the Main Library and Centre of Postgraduate Studies and Vocational Training.

The University is situated in a city that can be easily arrived in. Bielsko is in equal distance from Prague, Warsaw and Vienna. In addition, it's a very attractive tourist region. There are few regions in Poland with such values. Nice atmosphere, friendly attitude towards students, chance to undergo trainings in interesting companies. It is characteristic of the Bielsko Region that many foreign companies have their headquarters in the neighbourhood of Bielsko-Biała. There are also many foreigners who work in the Bielsko Region. These students who can possibly take up a job in Poland or branch offices of foreign concerns can undergo such training here.