Wrocław University of Science and Technology () is a technological university in
Wrocław
Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...
, Poland. With buildings and infrastructures dispersed throughout the city, its main facilities are gathered at a central location near
Plac Grunwaldzki, alongside the
Oder
The Oder ( ; Czech and ) is a river in Central Europe. It is Poland's second-longest river and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula and its largest tributary the Warta. The Oder rises in the Czech Republic and flows through wes ...
river. It operates three regional branches in
Jelenia Góra
Jelenia Góra (; ; ) is a historic city in southwestern Poland, within the historical region of Lower Silesia. Jelenia Góra is situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, close to the Karkonosze mountain range running along the Polish-Czech bo ...
,
Legnica
Legnica (; , ; ; ) is a city in southwestern Poland, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the Kaczawa River and the Czarna Woda. As well as being the seat of the county, since 1992 the city has been the seat of the Diocese of Legnica. Le ...
, and
Wałbrzych
Wałbrzych (; ; or ''Walmbrich''; or ) is a city located in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland, seat of Wałbrzych County. Wałbrzych lies approximately southwest of the voivodeship capital Wrocław and about from the Czec ...
. Huffington Post UK named Wrocław University of Science and Technology in the top 15 of the World’s Most Beautiful Universities Rankings.
Students and staff
As of May 2020, the university educates almost 26,000 students in over 50
Bachelor, Master, and PhD programs. Every year over 4,000 degrees are conferred with over 80,000 graduates since its foundation. The university staff consists of over 2,000 academic employees and another 2,000 administration workers.
Rankings
In 2021, Wrocław University of Science and Technology was among the best universities in the world - according to
The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), i.e. the Shanghai ranking. The university was classified in the 901–1000 band, at the same time taking third place among Polish technical universities. Three areas are included in th
Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2021among the fields of science that are conducted at Wrocław University of Science and Technology. Mathematics was classified in places 201–300, and energy (Energy Science and Engineering) and Mechanical Engineering in places 301-400.
In the prestigious
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021, Wrocław University of Science and Technology has been classified in seven scientific fields: Material Sciences (places between 301–350), Engineering-Mechanical (places between 301–350), Engineering-Electrical and Electronic (places between 351–400), Mathematics (places range 351–400), Chemistry (places range 401–450), Physics & Astronomy (places range 501–550, Computer Sciences and Information Systems (places range 501–550).
In th
Regional Rankings Emerging Europe and Central Asia 2020as part of the
QS World University Rankings
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, in which universities in Eastern, Central and Central Asia are classified, Wrocław University of Science and Technology was ranked 43rd, and among national universities - 4th.
In the most important Polish ranking of universities, "Perspektywy", Wrocław University of Science and Technology took 3rd place among technical universities in 2021 and 6th place among all academic universities in Poland.
File:Politechnika Wroclawska - budynek glowny.jpg, Main Building
File:2148viki Politechnika Wrocławska ul. Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego. Foto Barbara Maliszewska.jpg, C13 Building.
File:Wroclaw University of Technology D20 Building.JPG, D20 Building - Faculty of Electrical Engineering.
File:Wroclaw-budynek Wydzialu Architektury Politechniki.jpg, E1 Building - Faculty of Architecture.
File:Wrocław, Politechnika Wrocławska budynek A-2 Wydział Chemiczny - fotopolska.eu (100533).jpg, A2 Building - Faculty of Chemistry.
File:6928viki Politechnika Wrocławska - budynki od ul. Smoluchowskiego. Foto Barbara Maliszewska.jpg, Faculty of Mechanics.
History
The Polish Wrocław University of Technology was founded on 24 August 1945. A group of 27 professors, originating from the University and Technical University of
Lwów
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, arrived in Wrocław and started the Polish academic society in the destroyed or severely damaged buildings of the Technische Hochschule Breslau. The first lecture was given by
Kazimierz Idaszewski on 15 November 1945. Since then that day has been celebrated as Wrocław Science Day.
In 1951 the university was divided into two institutions. The first rector of the newly established Wrocław University of Technology was
Dionizy Smoleński. From this moment, the polytechnic developed quickly and underwent numerous organisational changes.
Nowadays students of this university take part in several science programmes such as
SSETI The Student Space Exploration & Technology Initiative (SSETI) is a unique project put into execution by students from different universities spread over European countries. In collaboration with space industry they aim to build microsatellites t ...
Program – developing communication systems and steering for a satellite launched 5 October 2005.
The university is one of the founders of the
International University of Logistics and Transport in Wrocław, with the city of
Wrocław
Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...
and the French university
École supérieure internationale de commerce in
Metz
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.
Campus
The university is situated across several campuses. The primary campus is located near Grunwald Square, adjacent to the Oder River. Additional campuses are located east of the main campus, near Braci Gierymskich Street, Chelmonskiego Street, and Wittiga Street (informally known as "Teki" or "Wittigowo"), where four dormitories are situated. To the north is the Prusa Street campus, and to the northwest is the campus near Dluga Street. The university offers over 2,500 dormitory places across four locations in Wrocław, with a total of nine dormitories.
The university also maintains three regional branches in Jelenia Góra, Legnica, and Wałbrzych.
Overall it comprises 116 buildings equipped for research and teaching purposes.
Polinka Cable Car
The Polinka cable car, launched on October 1, 2013, connects the Main University Campus with the Na Grobli Campus across the Oder River. It operates with two carriages, each accommodating up to 15 passengers (10 seated and 5 standing), and completes the journey in under three minutes.
Organization
Wrocław University of Science and Technology is managed by a
rector and seven vice-rectors. Rectors and vice-rectors, as well as
deans Deans may refer to: People
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* Bruce Deans (1960–2019), New Zeal ...
and directors of the departments are elected by the staff. The highest governing body within the university is the Senate, which consists of 60 members: rector, 32 representatives of academic teachers employed as professors or university professors, 12 representatives of academic teachers employed in positions other than professor or university professor, 3 representatives of non-academic employees, 12 representatives of students and doctoral students.
Faculties
As of 2025, Wrocław University of Science and Technology is organized into 14 faculties, and 79 departments and institutes:
* Faculty of Architecture
* Faculty of Civil Engineering
* Faculty of Chemistry
* Faculty of Information and Communication Technology
* Faculty of Electrical Engineering
* Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology
* Faculty of Environmental Engineering
* Faculty of Management
* Faculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering
* Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
* Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology
* Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems
* Faculty of Pure and Applied Mathematics
* Faculty of Medicine
Research
At Wrocław University of Science and Technology research is carried out in 14 disciplines within four scientific fields: engineering and technical, sciences and natural sciences, medical and health sciences, and social sciences.
* Architecture and urban planning
* Automation, electronics, electrical engineering and space technology
* Technical informatics and telecommunications
* Biomedical engineering
* Chemical engineering
* Civil engineering, surveying and transportation
* Materials engineering
* Mechanical engineering
* Environmental, mining and energy engineering
* Mathematics
* Chemical sciences
* Physical sciences
* Medical sciences
* Management and quality sciences
The university has 581 educational laboratories, 407 research laboratories, and 8 accredited laboratories.
6,279 registered inventions, including utility models.
24,847 publications in journals on the ISI Master Journal List.
22,9895 publications in JCRI indexed journals.
Scientific Journals
Active journals:
* ''Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics (e-ISSN: 2450-6303)''
* ''Architectus (e-ISSN: 2084-5227)''
* ''e-Informatica Software Engineering Journal (e-ISSN: 2084-4840)''
* ''Environment Protection Engineering (e-ISSN: 2450-260X)''
* ''Journal of TransLogistics (e-ISSN: 2956-5375)''
* ''Materials Science-Poland (e-ISSN: 2083-134X)''
* ''Operations Research and Decisions (e-ISSN: 2391-6060)''
* ''Optica Applicata (e-ISSN: 1899-7015)''
* ''Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing (e-ISSN: 2084-4735)''
Rectors
#
Stanisław Kulczyński (1945–1951)
#
Dionizy Smoleński (1951–1960)
# Zygmunt Szparkowski (1960–1969)
# Tadeusz Porębski (1969–1980)
# Bogusław Kędzia (1 XII 1980–31 VIII 1981)
# Tadeusz Zipser (1 IX–29 XII 1981)
# Jerzy Schroeder (6 I–31 VII 1982)
# Wacław Kasprzak (1982–1984)
# Jan Kmita (1984–1990)
# Andrzej Wiszniewski (1990–1996)
# Andrzej Mulak (1996–2002)
# Tadeusz Luty (2002–2008)
# Tadeusz Więckowski (2008–2016)
# Cezary Madryas (2016–2020)
# Arkadiusz Wójs (2020–)
Student life
Students have their own self-government, which controls most of their affairs. At the university works also the Career Office which helps students in transition process from education to work.
There are reportedly 214 student science groups, 29 student organizations, and 21 student culture agencies, including chapters of
AIESEC,
Erasmus Student Network,
, and the
Independent Students' Association.
European cooperation networks
*
Neisse University: 2001, in cooperation with the
Technical University of Liberec in Czech Republic and the
University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Goerlitz in Germany, the
Neisse University was established. The academic network provides own study courses using the resources of the partner institutes. In that way students study in three countries and acquire intercultural and interdisciplinary knowledge and experiences.
*
Top Industrial Managers for Europe
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: The university participate to student mobility and research cooperations with European technology universities through the Top Industrial Managers for Europe (TIME) network.
Unite! An alliance of nine European universities focused on advancing innovation, sustainability, and cross-border collaboration in research, technology, and education. It facilitates international exchange, co-creation, and lifelong learning.
International cooperation
Wrocław University of Science and Technology is a participant in the Erasmus+, Erasmus Mundus Joint Master (EMJM), and Central European Exchange Program for University Studies (CEEPUS) programs. In addition to these programs, WUST has established partnerships and exchange agreements with numerous universities worldwide. Partners include:
* Europe:
University of Liège
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History
The university was foun ...
,
Czech Technical University in Prague
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,
University of Strasbourg
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National Technical University of Athens
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University of Twente
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The university has been placed in the top 170 universities in the world by multiple central ranking tables. ...
,
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University,
TU Dresden
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,
TU München
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,
Lviv Polytechnic,
Polytechnic University of Milan
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* Americas:
Kansas State University
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University of Michigan
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University of Arizona
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Toronto Metropolitan University
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Polytechnique Montréal
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Instituto Politécnico Nacional
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Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná
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The main campus is located in Curitiba, the capital city of the State of Paraná, Brazil. There are four additional campuses located in the ...
* Asia:
Tianjin University of Technology,
Shanghai Polytechnic University,
Keio University
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,
Shibaura Institute of Technology,
Tohoku University
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Established in 1907 as the third of the Imperial Universities, after the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University, it initially focused on sc ...
,
Incheon National University,
Kyungpook National University
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,
Seoul National University of Science and Technology,
National Chung Hsing University
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Currently, NCHU is among the four universities of the Taiwan Comprehensive University Sys ...
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National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
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,
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
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Notable faculty and alumni
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Bogdan Baranowski – chemist
*
Krzysztof Baranowski –
yachtsman, sailor
*
Leszek Czarnecki – businessman, billionaire and world record holder in diving
*
Rafał Dutkiewicz
Rafał Dutkiewicz (born 6 July 1959, Mikstat) is a Polish politician and entrepreneur who served as the city mayor of Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland from 2002 to 2018.
Career till 2002
In the late 1970s and early 1980s he engage ...
– former president of the City of
Wrocław
Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...
*
Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak –
architect
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*
Wojciech Kurtyka –
climber
*
Jan Paweł Nowacki –
electrical engineer
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*
Barbara Rokowska -
mathematician
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Wanda Rutkiewicz
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Early life
Wanda R ...
–
mountaineer
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Hugo Steinhaus
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–
mathematician
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*
Władysław Ślebodziński –
mathematician
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*
Czesław Ryll-Nardzewski
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Life and career
Born in Wilno, Second Polish Republic (now Vilnius, Lithuania), he was a student of Hugo Steinhaus. At the age of 26 he became profe ...
–
mathematician
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Włodzimierz Trzebiatowski
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Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country ...
–
physicist
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,
chemist
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and
mathematician
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*
Stanisław Tołpa –
botanist
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Stanisław Trybuła –
mathematician
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Krzysztof Wielicki –
mountaineer
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, the fifth man to climb all fourteen
eight-thousanders
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Maja Włoszczowska – World Champion in
mountain biking
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See also
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University of Wrocław
The University of Wrocław (, UWr; ) is a public research university in Wrocław, Poland. It is the largest institution of higher learning in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, with over 100,000 graduates since 1945, including some 1,900 researcher ...
References
External links
Wrocław University of Science and Technology home page (polish version) SSETI Programme at the Wroclaw University of Technology
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University
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Art Nouveau educational buildings
University and college buildings completed in 1911
1945 establishments in Poland
Universities and colleges established in 1945
Universities and colleges in Jelenia Góra