University of Łódź

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University of Łódź
Universytet Łódzki
Latin: Universitas Lodziensis
Established:	May 24, 1945
Rector:	Wiesław Puś
Students:	42,690
Location:	Łódź, Poland
Affiliations:	SOCRATES/ERASMUS [1], TEMPUS, INCO-COPERNICUS, ACE, Jean Monnet,CEEPUS, EUA, AESOP
Website:	www.uni.lodz.pl/

The University of Łódź was founded May 24, 1945 in Łódź, as a continuation of the achievements and traditions of educational institutions functioning in Łódź in the interwar period - the Teacher Training Institute (1921-1928), the Higher School of Social and Economic Sciences (1924-1928) and a division of the Free Polish University (1928-1939).

Currently it has more than 42 500 students and 3827 teachers.

1 Rector
2 Faculties
3 Other units
4 Origins
5 External link:

[edit] Rector

Tadeusz Kotarbiński – 1945-1949
Józef Chałasiński – 1949-1952
Jan Szczepański – 1952-1956
Adam Szpunar – 1956-1962
Stefan Hrabec – 1962-1965
Józef Stanisław Piątowski – 1965-1968
Andrzej Nadolski – 1968-1969
Zdzisław Skwarczyński – 1969-1972
Janusz Górski – 1972-1975
Romuald Skowroński – 1975-1981
Jerzy Wróblewski – 1981-1984
Leszek Wojtczak – 1984-1990
Michał Seweryński – 1990-1996
Stanisław Liszewski – 1996-2002
Wiesław Puś – 2002-

[edit] Faculties

Biology and Environmental Protection
Chemistry
Economics and Sociology
Philology
Philosophy and History
Physics and Applied Informatics
Mathematics and Informatics
Geographical Sciences
Educational Sciences
Law and Administration
Management
International and Political Studies

[edit] Other units

School of Polish for Foreigners - first School of Polish for Foreigners in Poland, since 1952
Branch in Tomaszów Mazowiecki

[edit] Origins

The University was created after the total destruction of Warsaw, during and after the Warsaw Uprising, and after the expulsion of Poles from Lviv. Later many professors left for Warsaw.