Częstochowa University of Technology
| Politechnika Częstochowska | |
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| Established | 1949 |
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| Rector | Professor Maria Nowicka-Skowron |
| Students | 11,626 |
| Location | Częstochowa, Poland |
| Affiliations | Socrates-Erasmus |
| Website | www.pcz.pl |
Częstochowa University of Technology (Polish: Politechnika Częstochowska, PCz) is the largest and oldest institution of higher education in Częstochowa, Poland. All faculties of the University have the right to grant doctoral degrees (currently over 300 post-graduate students), and three of them also offer PhD habilitation.[1]
General information
The University was first founded in 1949 as the School of Engineering (Szkoła Inżynierska). In 1955 the name was changed to current Politechnika Częstochowska. 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 (Akademicki Związek Sportowy) with 13 different sports divisions.
Faculties
Currently there are 6 faculties (wydział):
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science (Wydział Inżynierii Mechanicznej i Informatyki)
- Faculty of Processing and Material Engineering and Applied Physics (Wydział Inżynierii Procesowej, Materiałowej i Fizyki Stosowanej)
- Faculty of Civil Engineering (Wydział Budownictwa)
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering (Wydział Elektryczny)
- Faculty of Environmental Engineering (Wydział Inżynierii i Ochrony Środowiska)
- Faculty of Management (Wydział Zarządzania)
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–present)
Doctors Honoris causa
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Coordinates: 50°49′16″N 19°06′42″E / 50.82111°N 19.11167°E
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