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Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz ( pl, Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy; UKW), also known as the Casimir the Great University, is a state-funded
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 ...
in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It was named after
Casimir III the Great Casimir III the Great ( pl, Kazimierz III Wielki; 30 April 1310 – 5 November 1370) reigned as the King of Poland from 1333 to 1370. He also later became King of Ruthenia in 1340, and fought to retain the title in the Galicia-Volhynia Wars. He ...
(''Kazimierz III Wielki''), the King of Poland (1333–70) who granted the city
municipal rights Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...
on 19 April 1346.


History

Kazimierz Wielki University is a public university founded in 1968. As the university expanded, its organization structure and name changed. It began as the Teachers Training College (1969–74) with three faculties: Humanities, Mathematics & Natural Sciences, and Pedagogy. It became the Higher School of Pedagogy from 1974 to 2000 devoted to teacher training. Then it became the Kazimierz Wielki Academy of Bydgoszcz from 2000 to 2005, and it has been the Kazimierz Wielki University since 13 May 2005.


Faculties

* Faculty of
Humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ...
* Faculty of Mathematics,
Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its 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 which r ...
and Technical Sciences * Faculty of
Natural Sciences Natural science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Mechanisms such as peer review and repeatab ...
* Faculty of
Pedagogy Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...
and
Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between ...
* Faculty of Administration and
Social Sciences Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of so ...
* Faculty of
Physical Education Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys Ed. or P.E., is a subject taught in schools around the world. It is usually taught during primary and secondary education, and encourages psychomotor learning by using a play and movement explorat ...
, Health and Tourism


Staff and student numbers

Casimir the Great University offers about 100 courses of study and specialties. In 2010 on university studied 14 000 students, of which about 33% were people from outside the region Kuyavian-Pomeranian. The university employed approximately 1,100 people, including 665 academic staff, 150 professors (including 60 titular).


University authorities

* Rector Magnificus: Prof. Janusz Ostoja-Zagórski * Vice-Rector for University Organisation and Development: Prof. Piotr Malinowski * Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations: Prof. Sławomir Kaczmarek * Vice-Rector for Education: Prof. Roman Leppert * Administrative Director: Ewa Warczak, M.Sc.


Former rectors

* Bolesław Ratusiow (23 March 1982 – 23 January 1984) * Kazimierz Nowak (23 January 1984 - ?) * Józef Banaszak (? - 31 August 1999) * Michał de Tchorzewski (1 September 1999 – 31 August 2002) * Adam Marcinkowski (1 September 2003 – 31 August 2006) * Józef Kubik (since 1 September 2006)


See also

*
List of universities in Poland This is a list of universities in Poland. In total, there are approximately 457 universities and collegiate-level institutions of higher education in Poland, including 131 government-funded and 326 privately owned universities, with almost 2 millio ...
*
University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology ( pl, Politechnika Bydgoska im. Jana i Jędrzeja Śniadeckich) is a state-run institution of higher education in Bydgoszcz, Poland. According to international ranking by the ''Webometrics Ranking of ...
* Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in
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* Kujawsko-Pomorska Digital Library File:Bdg Pomnik Kaz Wlk.jpg, Casimir III the Great statue in Bydgoszcz File:Nowa biblioteka UKW.jpg, Main library building File:Centrum Sportu UKW.JPG, Sports centre


References


External links


Official website (English version)

Official students' forum

University Accreditation Commission
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