The University of Bialystok is the largest

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in the north-eastern region of

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, educating in various fields of study, including

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. It has nine faculties, including a foreign one in

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. Four faculties have been awarded the highest scientific category “A”. The University of Bialystok has the right to confer doctoral degrees in ten fields, as well as postdoctoral degrees in

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and

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. Over 13,000 students are being educated in 31 fields of study, including doctoral studies and postgraduate studies. The university employs nearly 800 academics, almost 200 professors among them. Every year the university carries out approximately 60 research projects, financed from domestic and foreign funds; it also benefits from the structural funds. Among the university's many accomplishments are its participation in 6th and 7th Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration,

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and Aspera as well as the DAPHNE III programme.

History

University of Białystok was opened on June 19, 1997. The university was established as a result of a transformation of the Branch of the

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in Białystok after 29 years of its existence. The university has a branch in

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Foundation

The University of Bialystok Foundation, Universitas Bialostocensis () - independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization located in

Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Biał ...

. Foundation was chartered on April 22, 2004, by founders from the academic circles of the University of Bialystok. Foundation is governed by an independent Board of Directors. Foundation aims organizational, material and financial support for the academic excellence and future development of the University of Bialystok. It runs such activities as: lectures, seminars, conferences, courses and workshops, business and legal consulting, participation in EU funding programs, providing financial support for academic projects and student scholarships, support students’ organizations at the University of Bialystok. In 2024 the construction for a new building for the faculty of humanities began in the university campus in Ciołkowskiego street.

Rectors

*Adam Jamróz (1997–2002) *Marek Gębczyński (2002–2005) * Jerzy Nikitorowicz (2005–2012) *Leonard Etel (2012-2016) * Robert CIborowski (since 2016)

Staff

*Professors: 162 *Habilitated doctors: 7 *Senior lecturers: 291 *Teachers (total): 348 *Total staff: 808 *Number of students: 15 034

International cooperation

International cooperation is also carried out based on about 200 bilateral agreements with institutions from the EU within the framework of the Erasmus programme. As the first university in the country the University of Bialystok launched a foreign branch in Vilnius, Lithuania; the Faculty of Economics and Informatics has been created there, which educates people of mostly Polish origin, but it is also increasingly popular among the Lithuanian youth. In 2013 the University of Bialystok initiated the creation of an international consortium of universities from Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia under the name of Border University Network. It is composed of 10 universities. Cooperation shall include applying jointly for international grants, joint research projects, exchange of research and implementation services.

Faculties

Faculty of

Biology Biology is the scientific study of life and living organisms. It is a broad natural science that encompasses a wide range of fields and unifying principles that explain the structure, function, growth, History of life, origin, evolution, and ...

* Biology * Eco-Business * Biological Sciences Faculty of

Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

* Chemistry * Forensic and Criminal Chemistry * Environmental Protection * Chemical Sciences Faculty of

Economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

and

Finance Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and Academic discipline, discipline of money, currency, assets and Liability (financial accounting), liabilities. As a subject of study, is a field of Business administration, Business Admin ...

* Economics (Bachelor's and Master's degrees) * Economic and Legal Studies (Bachelor's and Master's degrees) * International Economic Relations (Bachelor's and Master's degrees) Faculty of

Philology Philology () is the study of language in Oral tradition, oral and writing, written historical sources. It is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics with strong ties to etymology. Philology is also de ...

* Polish Philology * Philology with specializations: ** English Philology ** English Philology with German ** English Philology with Spanish ** English Philology with Russian ** French Philology (educational offer for candidates starting French language from scratch) ** French Language (from scratch) with English – translation profile ** Applied French Language with Spanish (educational offer for candidates starting French language from scratch) ** Russian Philology (for candidates starting Russian language from scratch) ** Russian Philology (for candidates with knowledge of Russian) ** Russian Philology – Language Communication in Business Faculty of

Physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

* Physics, full-time studies, first degree * Physics, full-time studies, second degree * Doctoral studies in physics, full-time studies * Postgraduate Physics studies Faculty of

History History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

and

International Relations International relations (IR, and also referred to as international studies, international politics, or international affairs) is an academic discipline. In a broader sense, the study of IR, in addition to multilateral relations, concerns al ...

* History (Bachelor's and Master's degrees) * International Relations (Bachelor's and Master's degrees) * Eastern Studies (Bachelor's degree) Faculty of

Mathematics Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

* Theoretical Mathematics (Bachelor's and Master's degrees) * Financial Mathematics (Bachelor's and Master's degrees) * Information Security (Bachelor's degree) * Data Analysis and Modeling (Master's degree) Faculty of

Education Sciences Education sciences, also known as education studies or education theory, and traditionally called ''pedagogy'', seek to describe, understand, and prescribe education including education policy. Subfields include comparative education, educational ...

* Pedagogy, full-time studies, first degree * Social Work, full-time studies, first degree * Pedagogy, full-time studies, second degree * Social Work, full-time studies, second degree Faculty of

Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the ar ...

* Administration, full-time studies, first degree * National Security, full-time studies, first degree * Criminology, full-time studies, first degree * Law, full-time integrated Master's degree * Administration, full-time studies, second degree * National Security, full-time studies, second degree * Criminology, full-time studies, second degree * Administration, part-time studies, first degree * National Security, part-time studies, first degree * Criminology, part-time studies, first degree * Administration, part-time studies, second degree * National Security, part-time studies, second degree * Criminology, part-time studies, second degree * Law, part-time integrated Master's degree * Tax Advisory, full-time studies, second degree * Tax Advisory, part-time studies, second degree Institute of

Philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

* Philosophy and Ethics (Bachelor's degree) * Philosophy 2º (Master's degree) * Cognitive Science and Communication (Bachelor's degree) Institute of

Informatics Informatics is the study of computational systems. According to the Association for Computing Machinery, ACM Europe Council and Informatics Europe, informatics is synonymous with computer science and computing as a profession, in which the centra ...

* Computer Science (Bachelor's and Master's degrees) * Computer Science and Econometrics (Bachelor's degree) Institute of

Sociology Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociol ...

* Sociology (Bachelor's and Master's degrees) * Sociology, specialization in Social Communication (Master's degree) Institute of

Cultural Studies Cultural studies is an academic field that explores the dynamics of contemporary culture (including the politics of popular culture) and its social and historical foundations. Cultural studies researchers investigate how cultural practices rel ...

* Cultural Studies, specialization in Media and Communication * Cultural Studies, specialization in Advertising and Public Relations * Cultural Studies, specialization in Film Studies and Media Studies * Cultural Studies, specialization in Digital Media Communication * Cultural Studies, specialization in Podlasie Culture Institute of

Management Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a Government agency, government bodies through business administration, Nonprofit studies, nonprofit management, or the political s ...

* Management, specialization in Enterprise Management * Management, specialization in Sales Management * Management, specialization in Enterprise Management * Management, specialization in Psychology in Management Faculty of Economics and Informatics in Vilnius * Economics, full-time studies, first degree * Computer Science, full-time studies, first degree * European Studies, full-time studies, first degree * Economics, full-time studies, second degree

References

External links

Official Foundation website
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