Wroclaw University of Technology (PWr) .. is a public university located in Wroclaw in Poland and considered one of the oldest higher education institutions of university level in Central Europe, today it is considered the largest and best technical university in the country.
Ranking:
According to QS ranked 801 for the year 2019/2020/2021
According to Times Higher Education ranked 1001 for the 2019 / 2020 / 2021
According to THE World ranked 901 for the year 2018/2019
According to USNews&world Report, ranked 898th in 2019, and 962nd in 2020
According to the SJR (Scimago Instutions Rankings), ranked 449 for the year 2021
University history:
Technische Hochschule Breslau was founded in 1910 with German scientists and engineers, with the support of the German Empire. She is famous for her achievements, innovations and inventions.
In May 1945, Festung Breslau was overrun by the Red Army of the Soviet Union and the Technical University of Breslau combined and the city was ceded to the People’s Republic of Poland.
The Polish University of Technology Wrocław was founded on August 24, 1945. A group of 27 professors from Lwów University arrived in Wrocław and started the Polish Academic Society in the destroyed or badly damaged buildings at Technische Hochschule Breslau.
The first Kazimierz Idaszewski lecture was given on November 15, 1945. Since then Wroclaw Science Day has been celebrated.
In 1951 the university was divided into two institutions. The first rector of the newly established Wrocław University of Technology was Dionizy Smoleński. From this moment on, the Polytechnic developed rapidly and underwent many organizational changes. The university, under the name of Wroclaw University of Technology, has been operating since 1945.
Wroclaw University of Science and Technology is the heir of the Technische Hochschule Breslau, as well as the intellectual and scientific heritage of Lviv Polytechnic, whose founders and organizers were scientists from Lviv and Warsaw.
In 1946, the university managed to launch the College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, the College of Civil Engineering in the Division of Architecture, and the College of Technical Chemistry.
In 1951, the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, with its 2,670 students, broke free from organizational ties with the University of Wroclaw.
From 1952 until 2014, the university was growing, and it witnessed changes in systems and structure, and won its first medals, as the number of colleges increased and institutes were established, and many buildings and colleges were added, and a number of student units and residential halls.
In 2014 also saw the opening of the comprehensive academic high school at the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology.
In early 2015, the institutes were permanently removed from the faculty structures, and the department became the primary organizational unit. In the same year, the Faculty of Mathematics, the thirteenth organizational unit of the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology became active.
Teaching staff:
University President: Prof. Arcadius Woogs
Students: The number of students is about 28,300, more than 1,300 of whom are foreign students.
Staff: The university employs more than 2,000 academic and 2,000 administrative staff.
Specialties: more than 130 specializations, and 51 educational fields.
Campus:
Wroclaw University of Science and Technology is one of the most dynamically developing technical universities in the country.
WUST’s most important recent investments include Bibliotech, a building that operates on a modern IT infrastructure that is home to the Center for Knowledge, Science and Information Technology and also the site of one of the world’s most powerful computers, BEM.
Geocentrum an educational and research complex; As well as (Technopolis), two modern buildings for the Information and Communication Technology Center and the Education and Technology Center serve as educational, scientific and laboratory centers.
In 2014 also saw the opening of the comprehensive academic high school at the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology.
The student cultural area, in addition to a multi-storey car park, a cafeteria, and conference rooms, was established in response to the needs of the students.
The cable car across the Odra River, called “Polinka” by the students, is one of Poland’s unique communication solutions. This cable car connects the main campus of the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology to the Geocentrum campus, which is located on the other side of the Odra River.
Many buildings of modern style are admired, which are located mainly on the bank of the Odra River.
The university’s campus has been recognized among the 15 most beautiful campuses in the world, according to a statement published by the prestigious online magazine The Huffington Post and the US record label Disney (Pixar).
Faculties:
The university campus includes 30 colleges:
College of Architecture / College of Civil Engineering / College of Chemistry / College of Electronics / College of Electrical Engineering / College of Geological Engineering, Mining and Geology / College of Environmental Engineering / College of Computer Science and Management / College of Mechanical and Power Engineering / College of Mechanical Engineering / College of Basic Problems of Technology / College of Electronics Microsystems and Photonics / College of Pure and Applied Mathematics.
In addition to three branches:
WUST branch in Jelenia Góra
WUST branch in Legnica
WUST branch in Wałbrzych
Student organizations:
Several student organizations and societies operate within the university and among them are 170 science clubs, 21 student organizations and 17 cultural agendas, Allow students to develop their scientific and creative passion, including:
ASI Association for Undergraduate Computer Science
AZS University Sports Association
AIESEC International Association of Students of Economics and Commerce
ESN – Erasmus Student Network
IAESTE International Association of Exchange Students for Technical Experience
International Association of Civil Engineering Students
NZS Independent Students Union
Academy Engine Club
University’s library:
The Scientific and Technical Information Center acts as a center for scientific and technical information and as a public scientific library.
There are also branch libraries in colleges, institutes and other organizational units, which together with the traditional library and the electronic library form an integrated system of information and libraries at the university.
A modern building for the center, located in the heart of the campus, was built within the framework of the “Regional Library of Engineering and Technology for the Innovative Economy” project (BIBLIOTECH), which was jointly funded by the European Union with funding from the European Union. Regional Development Fund within the “Innovative Economy Operational Program”. The open study area is located there.
University laboratories:
University laboratories are authorized to perform instrument calibration as well as provide studies and services that include assessment of compliance of products, systems and formulations with standards in force throughout the European Union.
It includes: belt conveying plant / building construction plant / building materials plant /Computer Aided Design Research Unit Laboratory / Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory / Electromagnetic Field Measurements Laboratory / Electromagnetic Field Measurements Laboratory / Olfactory Research Laboratory / Acoustics Research Laboratory / Transportation Infrastructure Facilities Research Laboratory / Reverse Engineering Laboratory / Work Safety Laboratory.
Sports facilities:
There are a variety of sports, the majority of the courses are free, but for some of them you will have to pay.
Sports you can practice include swimming, horseback riding, rock climbing, kayaking, windsurfing, skiing, martial arts, shooting, aerobics, bodybuilding, mountain biking, mountain climbing, paragliding, golf, volleyball, table tennis, basketball, football and rugby.
University features:
The students of this university are nowadays participating in many scientific programs such as the SSETI Program – Development of Satellite Communication and Guidance Systems launched on October 5, 2005.
The University is one of the founders of the International University of Logistics and Transport in Wroclaw, with the city of Wroclaw and the French University in Metz.
The university is successfully running a “No Bars” policy for all open-minded students who have made an effort to get a higher education. Persons with disabilities can rely on professional psychological or psychotherapeutic assistance and special social benefits. Since 2005 at the Wroclaw University of Technology there is the Rector’s Commissioner for the Disabled.
The certificates awarded by the university are a symbol of the high quality of education, and confirmed by the National Accreditation Committee and the Accreditation Committee for Technological Universities.
The university participates in the following research programmes: Erasmus +, Erasmus-Mundus, 7th Framework Program and Leonardo da Vinci.
The university maintains contacts with many educational and research institutions in the world and also follows the dual diploma procedure. It currently has a cooperation agreement with 205 partners from 49 countries.
Students and researchers of Wroclaw University of Science and Technology have the opportunity to both teach and participate in joint projects such as: Erasmus+, Student Exchange Programs, TIME Dual Degree Master’s Program, Polish and American Fulbright Commission, as well as DAAD, Vulcanus in Japan, Sibus.
The university also has a non-commercial radio and television station – Radio LUZ and TV STYK.
In the past five years, the university obtained 1,403 patents. There are 814 teaching laboratories, 215 research laboratories and 12 accredited laboratories operating within the university.
Students have the opportunity to participate in internships and carry out their diplomas in branches of famous companies around the world, such as Nokia, COMARCH, KGHM, NETIA, Volvo and Ryanair.
The mission of the university is to form the creative and critical personalities of students and to determine the trends of development in science and technology, the education offered in it is closely related to scientific research and the needs of the economy and corresponds to the standards of the European Higher Education Area.
For more news about this university, you can find it via the following link:
https://pwr.edu.pl/uczelnia/aktualnosci
