University of Łódź
| University of Lodz |
| Uniwersytet Łódzki |
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| Latin: Universitas Lodziensis |
| Motto |
Veritas et libertas
(Truth and freedom) |
| Established |
May 24, 1945 |
| Type |
Public |
| Rector |
Prof. dr hab. Włodzimierz Nykiel, Ph.D. |
| Students |
42,690 |
| Location |
Łódź, Poland |
| Affiliations |
SOCRATES/ERASMUS [1], TEMPUS, INCO-COPERNICUS, ACE, Jean Monnet,CEEPUS, EUA, AESOP |
| Website |
(Polish) (English) (Chinese) |
The University of Łódź was founded May 24, 1945 in Łódź, Poland, as a continuation of educational institutions functioning in Łódź in the interwar period - the Teacher Training Institute (1921-1928), the Higher School of Social and Economic Sciences (1924-1928) and a division of the Free Polish University (1928-1939).
Currently it has more than 42 500 students and 3827 teachers.
Its international cooperation includes 385 partner institutions from all over the world[1].
A range of BA, MA, and postgraduate courses held in English as a language of instruction are currently offered both to Polish and overseas students[2].
Reputation
The University of Lodz strives to maintain its high academics standards, the most recent testimonies of which include:
- 3rd place among Polish Universities for the quality of instruction in Economic Sciences, as shown in the 2011 ranking by the Gazeta Bankowa (a respected Polish finance & banking newspaper)[3]
- 2nd place among Polish Universities for qualifying future lawyers, such as legal counsels, and civil-law notaries, as shown in the 2010 ranking by the Polish Ministry of Justice[4]
- 4th place among Polish higher education institutions of international prestige, as concluded from the outcomes of QS and Webometrics rankings of 2010[5]
Rector
- Tadeusz Kotarbiński – 1945-1949
- Józef Chałasiński – 1949-1952
- Jan Szczepański – 1952-1956
- Adam Szpunar – 1956-1962
- Stefan Hrabec – 1962-1965
- Józef Stanisław Piątowski – 1965-1968
- Andrzej Nadolski – 1968-1969
- Zdzisław Skwarczyński – 1969-1972
- Janusz Górski – 1972-1975
- Romuald Skowroński – 1975-1981
- Jerzy Wróblewski – 1981-1984
- Leszek Wojtczak – 1984-1990
- Michał Seweryński – 1990-1996
- Stanisław Liszewski – 1996-2002
- Wiesław Puś – 2002-2008
- Włodzimierz Nykiel - 2008-
Faculties
- Biology and Environmental Protection
- Chemistry
- Economics and Sociology
- Philology
- Philosophy and History
- Physics and Applied Informatics
- Mathematics and Informatics
- Geographical Sciences
- Educational Sciences
- Law and Administration
- Management
- International and Political Studies
Other units
Origins
The University was created after the total destruction of Warsaw, during and after the Warsaw Uprising, and after the expulsion of Poles from Lviv. Later many professors left for Warsaw.
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