Częstochowa University of Technology () 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. About the University, at the Częstochowa University of Technology homepage.
General information The university was founded in 1949 as the School of Engineering (). In 1955, the name was changed to the current . 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 () with 13 different sports divisions.
Faculties
Currently there are 6 faculties (): Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science () Faculty of Production Engineering and Materials Technology () Faculty of Civil Engineering () Faculty of Electrical Engineering () Faculty of Infrastructure and Environment () Faculty of Management ()
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 (2008–2016) Norbert Sczygiol (2016–present)
Doctors honoris causa Jan Węglarz, Polish computer scientist Olgierd Zienkiewicz, British mathematician and civil engineer of Polish descent Tomasz Winnicki, Polish chemist
References
External links Official website in Polish and English