Szczecin University of Technology ( pl, Politechnika Szczecińska) was one of the biggest
universities
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in
Szczecin,
Poland
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History
Szczecin University of Technology was established on 1 December 1946 as
School of Engineering in Szczecin
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(Polish: ''Szkoła Inżynierska w Szczecinie''). Initially it included three faculties - Faculty of Electrical Engineering (Polish: ''Wydział Elektryczny''), Faculty of Civil Engineering (Polish: ''Wydział Inżynierii Lądowej'') and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (Polish: ''Wydział Mechaniczny''). In the following academic year, it was expanded with opening of Faculty of Chemical Engineering (Polish: ''Wydział Chemiczny'').
On 1 September 1955 it took over departments of liquidated
School of Economics in Szczecin
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(Polish: ''Szkoła Ekonomiczna w Szczecinie'') and established Faculty of Engineering and Economics of Transport (Polish: ''Wydział Inżynieryjno-Ekonomiczny Transportu''). On 3 September 1955 it was transformed into Technical University of Szczecin.
In 1985
University of Szczecin
The University of Szczecin ( pl, Uniwersytet Szczeciński) is a public university in Szczecin, western Poland. It is the biggest university in West Pomerania, with 33,267 students and a staff of nearly 1,200. It consists of 9 faculties:
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took over Faculty of Engineering and Economics of Transport.
The university has been existing to 1 January 2009, when in result of fusion with
University of Agriculture in Szczecin
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, was created
West Pomeranian University of Technology
West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin ( pl, Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie, ZUT) is a technical university in Szczecin, Poland. The university was established on January 1. 2009 in Szczecin, from the merg ...
.
Organization of former University
Faculties
* Faculty of Chemical Engineering (Polish: ''Wydział Technologii i Inżynierii Chemicznej'')
* Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture (Polish: ''Wydział Budownictwa i Architektury'')
* Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (Polish: ''Wydział Informatyki'')
* Faculty of Electrical Engineering (Polish: ''Wydział Elektryczny'')
* Faculty of Maritime Technology (Polish: ''Wydział Techniki Morskiej'')
* Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (Polish: ''Wydział Mechaniczny'')
See also
West Pomeranian University of Technology
West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin ( pl, Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie, ZUT) is a technical university in Szczecin, Poland. The university was established on January 1. 2009 in Szczecin, from the merg ...
External links
Official homepage
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1946 establishments in Poland
2009 disestablishments in Poland
Technical
Szczecin
Szczecin
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