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Uniwersytet Warszawski | |
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| Latin: Universitas Varsoviensis | |
Former names | Royal University of Warsaw (1816–1863) Imperial University of Warsaw (1863–1919) Józef Piłsudski University of Warsaw (1935–1945) |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 19 November 1816 (207 years ago) |
| Endowment | PLN 1.8 billion[1] (~US$0.4 billion) |
| Rector | Alojzy Nowak |
Academic staff | 3.974 (2021) |
Administrative staff | 3.841 (2021) |
Total staff | 7.815 (2021) |
| Students | 40,300[2] |
| Undergraduates | 44,400 (2017) |
| Postgraduates | 3,000 (2017) |
| 2,127 (2021) | |
| Location | , 00-927 Warszawa , Poland |
| Campus | Urban, 55,000 square metres (590,000 sq ft) |
| Language | Polish, English |
| Colors | |
| Nickname | AZS Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego |
Sporting affiliations | University Sports Association of Poland |
| Website | www.uw.edu.pl |
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Global – Overall | |
| ARWU World[3] | 401-500 (2021) |
| QS World[4] | 284 (2023) |
| QS Employability[4] | 181-190 (2022) |
| THE World[5] | 601-800 (2022) |
| USNWR Global[6] | 344 (2022) |
| Global – Business and economics | |
| QS Accounting[4] | 251-300 (2022) |
| QS Business[4] | 351-400 (2022) |
| QS Economics[4] | 251-300 (2022) |
| THE Business and Economics[5] | 601+ (2022) |
| Global – Education | |
| THE Education[5] | 501+ (2022) |
| Global – Law | |
| QS Law[4] | 151-200 (2022) |
| THE Law[5] | 201+ (2022) |
| Global – Liberal arts | |
| QS Arts & Humanities[4] | 126 (2022) |
| QS Politics[4] | 101-150 (2022) |
| QS Social Sciences and Management[4] | 254 (2022) |
| THE Arts and Humanities[5] | 201-250 (2022) |
| THE Social Sciences[5] | 601+ (2022) |
| Global – Life sciences and medicine | |
| QS Life Sciences & Medicine[4] | 451-500 (2022) |
| THE Life Sciences[5] | 401-500 (2022) |
| THE Psychology[5] | 201-250 (2022) |
| Global – Science and engineering | |
| QS Chemistry[4] | 251-300 (2022) |
| QS Engineering & Tech.[4] | 251-300 (2022) |
| QS Natural Sciences[4] | 157 (2022) |
| THE Computer Science[5] | 126-150 (2022) |
| THE Physical Sciences[5] | 301-400 (2022) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| THE Europe[7] | =283 (2022) |
| THE Emerging Economies[5] | 87 (2018) |
| USNWR Europe[8] | 147 (2022) |
| National – Overall | |
| USNWR National[6] | 2 (2022) |
The University of Warsaw (Polish: Uniwersytet Warszawski, Latin: Universitas Varsoviensis) is a public university in Warsaw, Poland. Established in 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country offering 37 different fields of study as well as 100 specializations in humanities, technical, and the natural sciences.[9]
The University of Warsaw consists of 126 buildings and educational complexes with over 18 faculties: biology, chemistry, journalism and political science, philosophy and sociology, physics, geography and regional studies, geology, history, applied linguistics and philology, Polish language, pedagogy, economics, law and public administration, psychology, applied social sciences, management and mathematics, computer science and mechanics.
The University of Warsaw is one of the top Polish universities. It was ranked by Perspektywy magazine as the best Polish university in 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2019, and 2022.[10][11][12] ARWU ranked the university as the best Polish higher level institution in 2012, 2017, 2018, and 2020.[13] The university is especially well-regarded in science. ARWU ranked the mathematics and physics branches of the institution in the global top 150 and top 75, respectively, in 2022.[13]
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