The Academic High School in Toruń (

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: Uniwersyteckie Liceum Ogólnokształcące w Toruniu, ULO) is a public

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located in

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and founded on January 21, 1998. The high school is supervised by

Nicolaus Copernicus University Nicolaus is a masculine given name. It is a Latin, Greek and German form of Nicholas. Nicolaus may refer to: In science: * Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer who provided the first modern formulation of a heliocentric theory of the solar syst ...

and some of the classes are conducted by the university's lecturers. It is the first high school in Poland especially created for outstanding students. It is considered as one of the best and most prestigious high schools in

History

Gimnazjum i Liceum Akademickie w Toruniu1

The Academic High School was established in 1998 by

, but its tradition refers to Schola Thoruniensis (turned into the

Academic Gymnasium in Toruń An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi ...

) founded in the

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as well as to the

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and

Jędrzej Śniadecki Jędrzej Śniadecki (archaic ''Andrew Sniadecki''; ; 30 November 1768 – 11 May 1838) was a Polish writer, physician, chemist, biologist and philosopher. His achievements include being the first person who linked rickets to lack of sunlight. He ...

High School established by the

Vilnius University Vilnius University ( lt, Vilniaus universitetas) is a public research university, oldest in the Baltic states and in Northern Europe outside the United Kingdom (or 6th overall following foundations of Oxford, Cambridge, St. Andrews, Glasgow and ...

in the

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Ranking

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:The Academic High School in Torun Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń Schools in Poland High schools in Poland Educational institutions established in 1998 1998 establishments in Poland Co-educational boarding schools