Lviv Polytechnic

Lviv Polytechnic National University

Lviv Polytechnic coat of arms
Motto Litteris et artibus (Latin)
Type Public
Established 1816 (as Technical Academy)
Chancellor Yuriy Bobalo
Students ~31000
Location Lviv, Ukraine
Affiliations European University Association, Association of Ukrainian Universities
Website http://www.lp.edu.ua/
Lviv Polytechnic National University
The main building is crowned with allegorical statues and the Latin inscription Litteris et Artibus
Interior main staircase of Lviv Polytechnic
Marble bust of Julian Zachariewicz at the entrance of the main building

Lviv Polytechnic National University (Ukrainian: Національний університет "Львівська політехніка") is the largest scientific university in Lviv. Since its foundation in 1816, it was one of the most important centres of science and technological development in Central Europe. In the interbellum period, the Polytechnic was one of the most important technical colleges in Poland, together with the Warsaw Polytechnic. Today the University is also the National Defense University (Military Institution).

History

The history of the Lviv Polytechnic National University begins during the Austrian Empire, and extends through the Second Polish Republic, the Nazi Occupation, the Soviet Union, and into independent Ukraine.

Austrian Empire

In 1817, the Austrian Empire opened a secondary technical school in Lemberg,[1] divided into a technical school and a commercial school. However, the official change to a technical academy began in 1844, as noted in the following timeline:


Images of the Aula of the Polytechnic, with 11 paintings by Matejko.

Second Polish Republic

Nazi occupation

Soviet occupation

Ukraine

Notable alumni

General Sikorski was an alumnus of the Lwów Polytechnic (1902–06)

Notable professors

Other

References

  1. http://www.math.muni.cz/~sisma/English/enskoly.html


Coordinates: 49°50′08″N 24°00′53″E / 49.83556°N 24.01472°E / 49.83556; 24.01472

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