Education in Warsaw

Warsaw is one of the most important education centres of Poland. It is home to four major universities and over 62 smaller schools of higher education. The overall number of students of all grades of education in Warsaw is almost 500.000 (29.2% of the city population; 2002). The number of university students is over 255.000.

The University of Warsaw (Uniwersytet Warszawski, 55,000 students, 19 faculties) was established in 1816, when the partitions of Poland separated Warsaw from the oldest and most influential Polish academic center, in Kraków.[1] Warsaw University of Technology (Politechnika Warszawska, 31,000 students, 18 faculties) is the second academic school of technology in the country, and one of the largest in Central Europe, employing 2,000 professors. It was established in 1898 as the Nicolas II's Technical Institute, in 1915 changed the name at the present one.[2] Other institutions for higher education:

The Copernicus Science Centre, a science museum, is located on the bank of the Vistula River in Warsaw.[6] It contains over 450 interactive exhibits that enable visitors to single-handedly carry out experiments and discover the laws of science for themselves. The Centre is the largest institution of its type in Poland and one of the most advanced in Europe.

List of scientific institutions in Warsaw

The most important scientific institutions in the city are:

Other (mostly community-run and private) schools include:

References

  1. ^ (English) "University of Warsaw". www.uw.edu.pl. http://www.uw.edu.pl. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
  2. ^ (English) "Warsaw University of Technology (WUT)". www.pw.edu.pl. http://www.pw.edu.pl. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
  3. ^ (English) "The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music". www.infochopin.pl. http://www.infochopin.pl/en/miejsca.php/99/. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
  4. ^ (English) "Warsaw School of Economics - Overview". www.sgh.waw.pl. http://www.sgh.waw.pl/en/ogolne-en/. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
  5. ^ (English) "Warsaw University of Life Sciences". www.sggw.pl. http://www.sggw.pl/en/. Retrieved 2009-01-30. 
  6. ^ "www.kopernik.org.pl/home.php". http://www.kopernik.org.pl/home.php.