Education in Warsaw

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Warsaw is one of the most important education centres of Poland. It is home to four major universities and over 62 smaller schools of higher education. The overall number of students of all grades of education in Warsaw is almost 500,000 (29.2% of the city population; 2002). The number of university students is over 255,000.

University of Warsaw, the Main Gate, Krakowskie Przedmieście Street

The

Nicolas II's Technical Institute, in 1915 changed the name at the present one.[2]
Other institutions for higher education:

Copernicus Science Centre

The

Vistula River in Warsaw.[6] It contains over 450 interactive exhibits that enable visitors to single-handedly carry out experiments and discover the laws of science for themselves. The Centre is the largest institution of its type in Poland and one of the most advanced in Europe
.

List of scientific institutions in Warsaw

Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
Building of the SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

The most important scientific institutions in the city are:

  • University of Warsaw (Uniwersytet Warszawski)
  • Warsaw University of Technology (Politechnika Warszawska)
  • Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University
    (Uniwersytet Stefana kardynała Wyszyńskiego)
  • Medical University of Warsaw (Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny)
  • War Studies University (Akademia Sztuki Wojennej)
  • Fryderyk Chopin University of Music
    (Uniwersytet Muzyczny Fryderyka Chopina)
  • Theatre Academy
    (Akademia Teatralna im. Aleksandra Zelwerowicza)
  • Warsaw School of Economics
    (Szkoła Główna Handlowa) (former name - Szkoła Główna Planowania i Statystyki)
  • Warsaw Agricultural University
    (Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego)
  • Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts
    (Akademia Sztuk Pięknych)
  • Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
    (Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego Józefa Piłsudskiego w Warszawie)
  • University of Social Sciences and Humanities
    (SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny)
    • Branches in Wrocław, Sopot, Poznań, and Katowice
Polsko-Japońska Wyższa Szkoła Technik Komputerowych

Other (mostly community-run and private) schools include:

Part of Kozminski University campus

References

  1. ^ (in English) "University of Warsaw". www.uw.edu.pl. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  2. ^ (in English) "Warsaw University of Technology (WUT)". www.pw.edu.pl. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  3. ^ (in English) "The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music". www.infochopin.pl. Archived from the original on 2008-05-24. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  4. ^ (in English) "Warsaw School of Economics - Overview". www.sgh.waw.pl. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  5. ^ (in English) "Warsaw University of Life Sciences". www.sggw.pl. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  6. ^ "www.kopernik.org.pl/home.php". Archived from the original on 2010-10-23.