University of Wroclaw

Voivodeship: dolnośląskie

City: Wrocław

Description:

The University of Wroclaw is one of the oldest universities in Central Europe. For many years the university has ranked among the most important and prestigious universities in Poland. The university was founded in 1702. The university's goal is to continue the traditions of the Polish universities in Vilnius and Lviv and to combine the historical legacy of Silesia with the heritage of Austrian, Prussian, Czech and native cultures.

The University of Wroclaw has 10 faculties of sciences and offers more than 70 fields of study, to which new programs are added on an ongoing basis. In addition to master's and bachelor's degrees, the university also offers postgraduate studies and English-language programs for foreigners.

The university currently has more than 20,000 students, 67.5 percent of whom are women and 7 percent are foreigners.

More than 5,000 graduates left the university building last year. In the 2023/2024 academic year, nearly 8,500 male and female students, including 624 foreigners, began their studies.

The university employs 1,897 full-time academic staff, more than 50 percent of whom are women.

Prominent figures who studied within the university's walls included Barbara Piasecka-Johnson - Polish-American art historian and entrepreneur, Clara Immerwahr - German chemist, wife of Fritz Haber, Edith Stein - German philosopher, convert from Judaism, Carmelite saint, Elzbieta Witek - politician and teacher, Wojciech Korfanty - political leader, or Wladyslaw Stasiak - politician and local government official.