Częstochowa University of Technology () is the largest and oldest institution of

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. All faculties of the university have the right to grant

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degrees (currently over 300 post-graduate students), and three of them also offer PhD

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. About the University, at the Częstochowa University of Technology homepage.

General information

The university was founded in 1949 as the School of Engineering (). In 1955, the name was changed to the current . The university employs over 1,400 staff, including 840 academic teachers, out of whom 165 are independent scientific researchers. There are around 12,000 students, studying 90 courses within 19 fields of study, full-time and part-time. For over 9 years the university is home to an academic choir Collegium Cantorum and an Academic Sports Association () with 13 different sports divisions.

Faculties

Politechnika Czestochowska - Wydzial Elektryczny

Currently there are 6

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(): * Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science () * Faculty of Production Engineering and Materials Technology () * Faculty of Civil Engineering () * Faculty of Electrical Engineering () * Faculty of Infrastructure and Environment () * Faculty of Management ()

Rectors

* Jerzy Kołakowski (1949–59) * Wacław Sakwa (1959–65) * Jan Grajcar (1965–70) * Kazimierz Moszoro (1970–74) * Józef Ledwoń (1974–81) * Janusz Braszczyński (1981–82) * Józef Ledwoń (1982–84) * Janusz Elsner (1984–90) * Janusz Braszczyński (1990–96) * Janusz Szopa (1996–2002) * Henryk Dyja (2002–2005) * January Bień (2005–2008) * Maria Nowicka-Skowron (2008–2016) * Norbert Sczygiol (2016–present)

Doctors ''honoris causa''

Jan Węglarz Jan Węglarz (born 24 September 1947 in Poznań) is a Polish computer scientist. His current research focuses on operations research. He is the winner of the 2000 Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science. Life and career He studied at the Un ...

, Polish computer scientist * Olgierd Zienkiewicz, British mathematician and civil engineer of Polish descent * Tomasz Winnicki, Polish chemist

References

External links

Official website in Polish
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English
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