| Wroclaw University of Technology | |
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| Politechnika Wrocławska | |
| Latin: Polytechnica Wratislaviensis | |
| Established | 1910,1945 |
| Type | Public |
| Rector | Tadeusz Więckowski |
| Academic staff | 1,904 |
| Students | 32,821 |
| Location | Wrocław, Poland |
| Campus | Urban |
| Former names | Technische Hochschule Breslau |
| Affiliations | EUA (European University Association), TIME (Top Industrial Managers for Europe), CRE (Association of European Universities CRE-Columbus), EAIE, PACE (Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education) |
| Website | http://www.pwr.wroc.pl |
Wrocław University of Technology (Polish: Politechnika Wrocławska, founded as German: Technische Hochschule Breslau) is an autonomous technical university in Wrocław, Poland. With buildings dispersed throughout the city, its main facilities are gathered at a central location near Plac Grunwaldzki, alongside the Oder River. It also operates three regional branches in Jelenia Góra, Legnica, and Wałbrzych.
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Currently the University educates over 32,000 students in almost 50 different Bachelor, Master, and PhD programs. Every year over 4,000 degrees are conferred, with over 80,000 graduates since its foundation. The university staff consists of over 2000 academic employees and another 2,000 administration workers. Today, it belongs to the best technical universities in Poland – It rates high in the annual rankings of Polish universities. Recently, it has been announced the best technical university in Poland for the second consecutive time in the oldest Polish ranking of higher education schools carried out by the “Wprost” magazine (in 2006 and 2007). Also, the university ranked first in the modern technologies group (disciplines: computer science, electronics, materials science) of the Where to study? ranking.
Ranked 430. in 2011 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 185. in Europe and 9. in Central & Eastern Europe [1]
The Technische Hochschule Breslau was founded in 1910 with German scientists and engineers, with the support of Emperor Wilhelm II of the German Empire. It was renowned for its accomplishments and innovation and inventions.
In May, 1945 the Festung Breslau was overrun by the Red Army of the Soviet Union and the Technical University of Breslau along with the city was ceded to the People's Republic of Poland.
The Polish Wrocław University of Technology was founded August 24, 1945. A group of 27 professors, originating from the University and Technical University of Lwów, arrived in Wrocław and started the Polish academic society in the destroyed or severely damaged buildings of the Technische Hochschule Breslau. The first lecture was given by Kazimierz Idaszewski on 15 November 1945, and since then that day has been celebrated as Wrocław Science Day.
In 1951 the university was divided into two institutions. The first rector of the newly established Wrocław University of Technology was Dionizy Smoleński. From this moment, the Polytechnic developed quickly and underwent numerous organisational changes.
Nowadays students of this university take part in several Science programmes such as for example SSETI Program - developing communication systems and steering for a satellite launched 5 October 2005.
Wroclaw University of Technology is managed by a Rector and five Vice-Rectors: for research, for education, for students’ affairs, for general affairs and for development. Rectors and Vice-Rectors, as well as Dean and Directors of the Departments are elected by the staff for three-year terms and may be re-elected only once. The highest governing body within the university is the Senate, which consists of 75 members: Rector, 5 Vice-Rectors, 12 Deans, 12 students and 45 eligible staff representatives.
The University offers education in a diverse range of fields at 12 different faculties:
Students have their own self-government, which controls most of their affairs.
Active organizations
2001, in cooperation with the Technical University of Liberec in Czech Republic and the University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Goerlitz in Germany, the Neisse University was established. The academic network provides own study courses using the resources of the partner institutes. In that way students study in three countries and acquire intercultural and interdisciplinary knowledge and experiences.
The university participate to student mobility and research cooperations with European technology universities through the Top Industrial Managers for Europe (TIME) network.
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