Type Public Number of students 47,000 Founded 24 May 1945 | Established May 24, 1945 Phone +48 42 635 40 00 Rector Włodzimierz Nykiel | |
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Motto Veritas et libertas(Truth and freedom) Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 3,000 PLN (2011), Domestic tuition: 2,500 EUR (2011) Notable alumni Similar Lodz University of Techno, University of Warsaw, Medical University of Łódź, Jagiellonian University, University of Silesia in Katowice Profiles | ||
Medical university of lodz
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).
Contents
- Medical university of lodz
- Reputation
- Library
- Authorities
- Rector
- Faculties
- Famous alumni
- Other units
- Origins
- References
The University of Łódź (alternative spelling: University of Lodz) is a fully accredited, state-owned, traditional university. It is one of 18 institutions of its type in Poland.
It has more than 47,000 students and 2,600 teachers.
Its international cooperation includes 385 partner institutions from all over the world.
A range of BA, MA, and postgraduate courses held in English as a language of instruction are offered to Polish and overseas students.
As a result of widespread cooperation with universities all over the world, including Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, Université François – Rabelais (Tours), University of Texas at Austin, Westfälische Wilhelms – Universität Münster, University of Baltimore, the R. H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, Centria University of Applied Sciences (Kokkola, Finland), and the Towson University, students of the University of Łódź can graduate with dual diplomas.
Reputation
The University of Łódź strives to maintain its high academics standards, the most recent testimonies of which include:
Library
The library of the University of Łódź is one of the biggest and most modern academic libraries in Central Europe.
Its total collection amounts to 3 million volumes. The main part of the book collection is in library store-rooms. The remaining books and journals are placed in the reference sections: the Main Reading Room and Study Rooms. Registered users can use self checkout machines for lending and returning books in some collections. Apart from the Main University Library there are 106 branch libraries and their collections are adjusted to the scientific and didactic activities of the institutions. The number of registered library card holders is now over 20,000.
Authorities
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 - 2008-2016
- Antoni Różalski - 2016 -
Faculties
Famous alumni
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.