University of Wroclaw

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The University of Wrocław has a rich history of more than three centuries. Founded by Leopold I Habsburg the university evolved from a modest school run by Jesuits into one of the biggest academic institutions in Poland. At the beginning of the 19th century the university had five Faculties: philosophy, catholic theology, evangelical theology, law and medicine. Later it was expanded by numerou...s sections, laboratories and a natural museum, which exists until today.
After the Second World War a group of Polish professors, formerly from Lvov, started teaching and research activities at the University of Wrocław. Initially they created the Faculties of law and administration, arts, natural sciences, agriculture, veterinary, medicine, mathematics, physics and chemistry. Some of these Faculties were soon transformed into other universities.Since the beginning of the 20th century, the University of Wrocław produced 9 Nobel Prize winners, such as Theodor Mommsen, Philipp Lenard, Eduard Buchner, Paul Ehrlich, Fritz Haber, Friedrich Bergius, Erwin Schrödinger, Otto Stern and Max Born.
Today, the first and foremost focus of The University of Wrocław is scientific research. Our scholars have numerous links with their fellow researchers from other higher education institutions in Poland and throughout the world. The success of our researchers has been recently recognized by Polish authorities, who significantly increased funding for both equipment and research at our University by 80% compared to previous years.
Like in most countries, in Poland the national quality assessment system is part of a national strategy for improving the quality of education. Every four years the Ministry of Education evaluates faculties of all Polish universities.Last year 9 out of 10 of our Faculties were qualified in the highest category and one was the second highest.
The Academic Incubator of Entrepreneurship is a new unit of the University of Wrocław designed to aid students in starting their own businesses by providing free entrepreneurial advice, organizing conferences, seminars, subsidizing selected investments and offering office space. The Academic Incubator of Entrepreneurship cooperates with the Wrocław Technology Park, a technological centre with laboratories, office space, conference centre and modern multimedia equipment. The objective of the Technology Park is to create conditions for the use of scientific and industrial potential of Wrocław and the region and to stimulate the advanced technologies industry. The University of Wrocław is proud to be one of its shareholders.Today the University of Wrocław is the largest university in the region and teaches over 26,000 students and around 1300 doctoral students at 10 Faculties. 9000 students graduate from the University every year.
The University of Wrocław offers degrees at the bachelor, master"s and doctoral level. All Faculties at the University of Wrocław provide at least one master"s program in English and some at the bachelor level.University of Wrocław has also different exchange agreements with many higher education institutions over the world and participate in numerous international exchange programs such as Erasmus, ISEP, CEEPUS, Fullbright and others.Exchange students usually spend at the University of Wrocław a semester or two. Some of them come back to Wrocław to continue their education at Bachelor or Master level as regular full time students.
Being a student in Wrocław is not only a great opportunity to study at the University, which has a 300 years long tradition, but also an unforgettable life experience in a foreign country. It is meeting new people, knowing different traditions, customs, and what is more, it"s a great possibility to learn a new language.To help you adapt to life in our city and the University, we"ve prepared many useful events so you can feel at home. During Orientation Days you have the great possibility to meet all the international students, get to know the structure of the University and feel more confident in all the organization processes.
The International Student Guide which was written by previous international students at the University of Wrocław, gives you all the information about accommodation, transport, papers, food, pubs and clubs in Wrocław.Finally, the testimonials can give you different points of view on what it is like to study in Wrocław.
For a number of years, the University of Wroclaw has engaged in intensive cooperation with a large number of partner institutions within the framework of bilateral agreements. The agreements are signed at single faculty or university level. In either case they result in numerous joint research projects and extensive student and faculty member exchanges.
University Library is an all-University institution that - together with departmental libraries - organizes research and teaching environment for the academic community. Wrocław University Library has three buildings: General Collections and Circulation Units are located in the building on Karola Szajnochy St. 7/9, Special Collections and its reading room are located on Św. Jadwigi St. 3/4, Cataloging Department, Computer Section and Server Room, the Director"s Office, Administration and exhibition rooms, opened to the public, are located on Karola Szajnochy St. 10.All three buildings are architectural landmarks. Two of them were used for library purposes before World War II.New library building (under construction) will be located at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski St. and Szczytnicka St. intersection; it will house all the collections and administration offices.