Opole University of Technology

Opole University of Technology
Politechnika Opolska
Type	Public University
Established	1966
Rector	Professor Marek Tukiendorf, habil. PhD Eng.
Students	ca. 9000
Address	Prószkowska 76 45-758 Opole, Opole, Poland 50°40′55″N 17°56′36″E / 50.68194°N 17.94333°E / 50.68194; 17.94333Coordinates: 50°40′55″N 17°56′36″E / 50.68194°N 17.94333°E / 50.68194; 17.94333
Affiliations	Socrates/Erasmus+, CEEPUS, TEMPUS, Copernicus, Leonardo da Vinci
Website	http://www.po.opole.pl/

Opole University of Technology (Polish name: Politechnika Opolska; sometimes called in English Technical University of Opole) is a university located in Opole, Poland.

The university was founded in 1959 as a consultative branch of Silesian University of Technology. In 1966 it became an independent university known as Wyższa Szkoła Inżynierska w Opolu (Higher School of Engineering in Opole). The name Politechnika Opolska (Opole University of Technology) is used since 1996.

The university has over 500 lecturers and over 9000 students. There are seven faculties:

Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatic Control and Computer Science
Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy
Faculty of Economics and Management
Faculty of Production Engineering and Logistics
Faculty of Technical Systems Engineering

In 2008, the Opole University of Technology in Cooperation with the Beijing University of Technology have opened the Opole Confucius Institute. Centre for Cooperation Poland-China Confucius Institute is a non-profit public utility institution whose mission is promoting Chinese language and culture. The Institute is working for the benefit of this University and the Opole local community. The Opole Centre is one of the 200 such offices in the world associated in an international web, whose principal office Hanban (Office of Chinese Language Council International) is situated in Beijing.

The Opole University of Technology is also an individual full member of the European University Association (EUA). The European University Association (EUA) represents and supports higher education institutions in 46 countries, providing them with a unique forum to cooperate and keep abreast of the latest trends in higher education and research policies.

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