Warsaw University of Technology, not only the oldest but also the best technical university in Poland, the Warsaw University of Technology is based on the traditions of the Polish technical universities that were operating in Warsaw.
History :
- It is not only the oldest technical university in Poland, but also the best; In the rankings of Polish universities, it has been ranked first in its class for fifteen years.
- At the Warsaw University of Technology, more than 160 research groups, organizations and student associations are active, and the educational offer includes many fields of study (also with English as a medium of instruction)
- The origins of the Polish universities of technology go back to the eighteenth century, so the first university of technology in Poland was the Preparatory School for the Institute of Technology, which opened in 1826.
- The most important role in its creation is attributed to Stanisław Staszic, a mathematician and professor at the University of Warsaw.
- November 15, 1915 the first Polish technical university was established – Warsaw University of Technology. Studies were carried out in Polish in the faculties of: architecture, machine design, electrical engineering, chemistry, civil and agricultural engineering. The first dean was Prof. Zygmunt Straszewicz.
- By the end of 1945, all pre-war colleges had reopened. Old buildings destroyed by the war were quickly reconstructed; A new one was set up. In 1951, the Warsaw University of Technology merged the Wawelberg and the Rotwand School of Engineering.
- The Academic and Research Center in Block was established in 1967
- In 1945 there were 2,148 students in six queens (departments). By 1999 there were 22,000 students enrolled in 16 colleges. Warsaw University of Technology awarded more than 104,000 Bachelor of Science and Master of Science engineer degrees between 1945 and 1998.
- Over the years, the university has been an important scientific center, educating faculty for its own purposes and for other Polish schools of technology.
- working staff:
- Rector of the University: Professor Ksztof Zaremba
- Academic staff: there are about 2,150 employees in the faculty
- The administrative body: 2,619 employees in the administration, libraries, central institutions and workshops
- Students: It includes about 35,000 students distributed between undergraduate and postgraduate students (1248 of whom are PhD students).
- Fields of study: 36 study programs (12 bachelor’s programs and 19 master’s programs in English)
- More than 180 groups of research institutions and student societies are active.
Campus :
The campus includes two sections, the main campus and the block campus, where accommodation is provided in 10 university dormitories for around €150 per month, in single, double or triple rooms.
Colleges
The university campus includes nineteen colleges, distributed over seventeen colleges on the main campus, which are:
College of Architecture/Faculty of Automotive and Construction Machinery Engineering/Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering/Faculty of Chemistry/Faculty of Electrical Engineering/College of Electronics and Information Technology/College of Building Services, Water and Environmental Engineering/Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography/Faculty of Mathematics and Information/Faculty of Administration/College of Science and Engineering Materials/Faculty of Mechatronics/Faculty of Production Engineering/Faculty of Physics/Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering/College of Transportation/WUT School of Business/
While belonging to the Block Campus are:
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Mechanics and Petrochemicals / Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences.
The library :
The library system consists of the main library, subsidiary libraries, student halls in residence libraries, and specialized libraries.
Specialized libraries are located in colleges, institutes, chairs, and other WUT units.
University libraries are interconnected and cooperate in support of the research system and study process. They constantly seek closer cooperation in order to increase the efficiency of services to library users.
Characteristics of specialized libraries:
Specialized libraries (faculty, institute and chairs) provide library and information services first to researchers, doctoral students and students of the unit to which + the library belongs, and then to users from other WUT units and readers from outside the university.
College libraries primarily meet the expectations and needs of students. The Institute and Chair Libraries primarily support the research and teaching activities of faculty and doctoral students in their home units.
The primary task of specialized libraries is to select relevant literature and provide appropriate and equitable access to the library’s collections. Therefore, library materials are collected according to the field of study and the scope of research activities conducted in each faculty, institute or chair.
The scope of services offered by WUT Specialized Libraries is determined by the Mandatory Regulations for Access to Collections and the Provision of Information Services for the WUT Library System.
Computers are available in the main library(s) to provide access to the central catalog of WUT libraries, Internet and Machine Learning collections.
University features:
The College of Transportation has been involved in research in the development of variable gauge axes for railways that help overcome gauge intervals, such as the SUW 2000 system and INTERGAUGE.
In the ranking of Polish universities, it has been ranked first in its class for nine years
The world rankings
Ranked 520_511 according to the QS World Ranking for the year 2021
Ranked 900_801 by AREU World 2020
Ranked 601 by CWTS World 2020
Ranked 1001+ by THE World 2020
Recruitment Services Team:
The university’s dedicated Employment Services team supports students and alumni of the Warsaw University of Technology in their personal and professional development. Students are invited to meet with career counselors and participate in career coaching session, training sessions and networking events.
This has made students and graduates of the Warsaw University of Technology important employees in many local and international companies where 61.6% of graduates are employed even before graduation.
Graduates are mostly employed in positions of specialists, engineers, managers and executives in the sectors of information technology, engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering and the energy sector.
