Opole University of Technology (

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name: Politechnika Opolska; sometimes called in English Technical University of Opole) is a

university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

located in

Opole Opole (; german: Oppeln ; szl, Ôpole) ; * Silesian: ** Silesian PLS alphabet: ''Ôpole'' ** Steuer's Silesian alphabet: ''Uopole'' * Silesian German: ''Uppeln'' * Czech: ''Opolí'' * Latin: ''Oppelia'', ''Oppolia'', ''Opulia'' is a city loc ...

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. The university was founded in 1959 as a consultative branch of

Silesian University of Technology The Silesian University of Technology (Polish name: Politechnika Śląska; ) is a university located in the Polish province of Silesia, with most of its facilities in the city of Gliwice. It was founded in 1945 by Polish professors of the Lwow P ...

. 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.

External links

Official website of the University

Department of Electrical Engineering, Automatic Control and Computer Science

Faculty of Civil Engineering

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Mechanics and Machine Design

Opole Confucius Institute
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