The Polish University Abroad, or Polish University in Exile ( pl, Polski Uniwersytet na Obczyźnie, abbreviated PUNO), was initially established in
London
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in 1949 (de facto 1952).
The Polish University Abroad has a
B.A.
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programme and does research. It has outposts in
Paris
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,
France
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, and
Munich
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,
Germany
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.
''PUNO'' is based in
Hammersmith
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...
,
London
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. The nearest
underground station
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is
Ravenscourt Park (
District line
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).
Rectors of PUNO
* Prof. Tadeusz Brzeski (1951–1958)
* Prof.
Cezaria Jędrzejewiczowa (1958–1967)
* Prof.
Tadeusz Sulimirski (1967–1978)
* Prof. Jerzy Gawenda (1978–1987)
* Prof. Mieczysław Sas-Skowroński (1987–1993)
* Prof. Wojciech Falkowski (2002–2011)
* Prof. Halina Taborska (2011–2017)
* Prof. Tomasz J. Kaźmierski (2017–2021)
* Prof. Włodzimierz Mier-Jędrzejowicz (2021-2025)
References
POLSKI UNIWERSYTET NA OBCZYŹNIE (PUNO) w LONDYNIETECHNIKA I NAUKA nr 72
Alma Mater, Nr 66-67/2004
External links
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Higher education in the United Kingdom
Universities and colleges in Poland
International schools in Poland
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