Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz

Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz (Polish: Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy; UKW), also known as the Casimir the Great University, is a state-funded university in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It was named after Casimir III the Great (Kazimierz III Wielki), the King of Poland (1333–70) who granted the city municipal rights on 19 April 1346.

Kazimierz Wielki University
Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy
TypePublic
Established1969
Academic affiliations
Socrates-Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Comenius[1]
RectorJacek Woźny
Academic staff
700[2]
Students6,939[3] (12.2023)
Undergraduates9440[4]
Other students
150
Address
Chodkiewicza 30, 85-064 Bydgoszcz
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Poland
CampusUrban
NewspaperGazeta Uniwersytecka[5]
Sporting affiliations
Academic Sports Association
Websitewww.ukw.edu.pl/strona/english
Main building of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Technology
Institute of Mechanics and Applied Informatics
Department of Journalism and Communication

History

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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

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Staff and student numbers

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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).[2]

University authorities

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  • 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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "University Accreditation Commission/2011 Register" (PDF). www.uka.amu.edu.pl. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Students in Numbers". www.ukw.edu.pl/en. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Higher education in the 2023/24 academic year" (in Polish). Statistics Poland. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  4. ^ "REKRUTACJA". www.ukw.edu.pl. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Gazeta Uniwersytecka". www.ukw.edu.pl. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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