University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

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Coordinates: 53°45′37″N, 20°27′40″E

University of Warmia and Mazury
in Olsztyn
Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie
Latin: Universitas Warmiensis-Masuriensis in Olsztyn
Established: September 1, 1999
Type: Public
Rector: Professor Ryszard J. Górecki
Faculty: 15
Staff: 3 035
Students: ~43 000
Postgraduates: 3 000
Doctoral students: 350
Location: Olsztyn, Poland
Affiliations: SOCRATES-ERASMUS, CIRCEOS, EUA
Website: http://www.uwm.edu.pl

The University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn was established on September 1, 1999, in accordance with the new Statute of Sejm signed by the President of the Republic of Poland, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, as well as the Minister of National Education, Mirosław Handke, in August of the same year.[1] Its first Rector became prof. dr. hab. Ryszard Górecki. The faculty of Theology was prescribed with the agreement between Polish Episcopate and the government, in the presence of Cardinal Józef Glemp among others. In October the first academic year was inaugurated.[2]

The core structure of the University was based upon the agreement between the academic senate of three institutions of higher learning already established in the city: the Academy of Agriculture and Technology, the Pedagogical Institute, and the Warmia Institute of Teology.

The University has 15 faculties, out of which 8 hold full academic rights and therefore entitle the university to operate as an autonomous unit.

[edit] Faculties

  • The Faculty of Animal Bioengineering
  • The Faculty of Biology
  • The Faculty of Economic Sciences
  • The Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture
  • The Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Fisheries
  • The Faculty of Food Sciences
  • The Faculty of Geodesy and Land Management
  • The Faculty of Humanities
  • The Faculty of Law and Administration
  • The Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Sciences
  • The Faculty of Social Sciences and Arts
  • The Faculty of Technical Sciences
  • The Faculty of Theology
  • The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
  • The Faculty of Medical Sciences


Main entrance
President's office
The new Main Library (under construction)
The Faculty of Humanities

[edit] Reference

  1. ^ Dziennik Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej nr 69 pod poz. 762 z dnia 20 sierpnia 1999 r.: Ustawa z dnia 9 lipca 1999 r. o utworzeniu Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie. Accessed 2008-01-26
  2. ^ Calendarium of the University, homepage

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