The Wroclaw University of Economics and Business''Statut Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu''
''(Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu)'' is one of ten public

universities 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 State ...

located in

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, r ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

. Originally established in 1947 as a private business school (then named ''Wyższa Szkoła Handlowa'', or "Trade College"), it was nationalized in 1954 under the name ''Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomiczna'' ("College of Economics"). In October 1974 it was named after the Polish economist

Oskar Lange Oskar Ryszard Lange (27 July 1904 – 2 October 1965) was a Polish economist and diplomat. He is best known for advocating the use of market pricing tools in socialist systems and providing a model of market socialism. He responded to the econo ...

, although his name does not occur in the official English name of the university. Changing the name to the Wrocław University of Economics ''(Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu)'' in 2008 removed

from the name of the university. The main campus with three out of four departments is located on Ulica Komandorska near the center of Wrocław, whereas one faculty (Regional Economy and Tourism) resides in a separate campus in

Jelenia Góra Jelenia Góra (pron. ; Polish: ; german: Hirschberg im Riesengebirge; Exonym: ''Deer Mountain''; szl, Jelyniŏ Gōra) is a historic city in southwestern Poland, within the historical region of Lower Silesia. Jelenia Góra is situated in the Low ...

. The university comprises the following schools (faculties): *School of Economic Sciences *School of Engineering and Economics *School of Management, Computer Science and Finance *School of Economics, Management and Tourism (Jelenia Góra) Altogether it employs 784 academic teachers including 142 professors. There is strong interest in economic studies, in the current academic year the university has about 14,000 students, and so far it has produced over 70,000 graduates.

Rectors

# Kamil Stefko (1947–1950) # Stefan Górniak (1950–1952) # Antoni Wrzosek (1952–1955) # Krzysztof Jeżowski (1955–1956) # Wincenty Styś (1956–1959) # Adam Chełmoński (1959) # Józef Fiema (1955–1966) # Józef Popkiewicz (1966–1979) # Józef Kaleta (1979–1987) # Wiesław Pluta (1987–1990) # Józef Kaleta (1990–1993) # Andrzej Baborski (1993–1999) # Marian Noga (1999–2005) # Bogusław Fiedor (2005-2012) # Andrzej Gospodarowicz (2012-2016) # Andrzej Kaleta (since 2016)

Researchers and alumni

Leszek Czarnecki Leszek Janusz Czarnecki (born 9 May 1962 in Wrocław) is a Polish billionaire. His main business activity is banking. He is an engineer by education and a doctor of economics. Graduate of Harvard Business School (AMP). Since 2006 he lives in Ma ...

– richest Polish acc (

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, 2008) * Krzysztof Jajuga – chief of CFA Society of Poland * Marian Noga –

Monetary Policy Council The Monetary Policy Council, Polish: Rada Polityki Pieniężnej (RPP), is a body of Narodowy Bank Polski, the central bank of Poland. Each year, in parallel with the budget project presented by the government, the MPC sets the bases of monetary p ...

Jerzy Szmajdziński Jerzy Andrzej Szmajdziński (, 9 April 1952 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish politician who was a Deputy Marshal of Polish Sejm and previously served as Minister of Defence. He was a candidate for President of Poland in the 2010 election. Szma ...

–

Ministry of National Defence (Poland) Ministry of National Defense ( Polish: ''Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej, MON'') is the office of government in Poland under the Minister of National Defense. It is responsible for the organization and management of the Polish Armed Forces. During ...

Grzegorz Marek Michalski Grzegorz Marek Michalski is an economist, researcher at the School of Management, Computer Science and Finance at Wrocław University of Economics. His main area of research are Business Finance and Financial Liquidity Management. Grzegorz Mare ...

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wroclaw University of Economics Wrocław University of Economics Economics schools