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| Latin:Universitas Lodziensis[1] | |
| Motto | Veritas et libertas |
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Motto in English | Truth and freedom |
| Type | Public |
| Established | May 24, 1945; 80 years ago (1945-05-24) |
| Rector | Prof. dr hab. Elżbieta Żądzińska,Ph.D. |
| Students | 23,188[2](12.2023) |
| Address | ul. Gabriela Narutowicza 68 ,,90-136[3] |
| Colours | Red[4] |
| Affiliations | Campus Europae, SOCRATES/ERASMUS,[5] TEMPUS, INCO-COPERNICUS, ACE, Jean Monnet, CEEPUS,EUA,AESOP |
| Website | (Polish),(English),(Chinese),(Russian),(Ukrainian) |
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| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| QS World[6] | 951-1000 (2026) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[7] | 76 (2022) |
TheUniversity of Łódź (Polish:Uniwersytet Łódzki,Latin:Universitas Lodziensis) is a publicresearch university founded in 1945[8] inŁódź,Poland, as a continuation of three higher education institutions functioning in Łódź in theinterwar period — the Teacher Training Institute (1921–1928), the Higher School of Social and Economic Sciences (1924–1928) and the local division of theFree Polish University of Warsaw (1928–1939).
The University of Łódź is a fully accredited, state-owned, traditional university. It is one of 18 institutions of its type in Poland.[9]
It has more than 25,000 students[10] and 2,600 teachers. Its international cooperation includes 385 partner institutions from all over the world.[11] A range ofBA,MA, and postgraduate courses held in English as a language of instruction are offered to Polish and overseas students.[12]
| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| QS World[13] | 801-1000 (2022) |
| THE World[14] | 1001+ (2020) |
The university strives to maintain its high academics standards, the most recent testimonies of which include: 3rd place among Polish universities for the quality of instruction inEconomic Sciences, as shown in the 2011 ranking by the Gazeta Bankowa (a respected Polish finance & banking newspaper);[15] 2nd place among Polish universities for qualifying future lawyers, such as legal counsels, andcivil law notaries, as shown in the 2010 ranking by thePolish Ministry of Justice;[16] and 4th place among Polish higher education institutions of international prestige, as concluded from the outcomes ofQS andWebometrics rankings of 2010.[17]
The library of the University of Łódź is one of the biggest and most modern academic libraries inCentral Europe. Its total collection amounts to 3 million volumes. The main part of the book collection is in library store-rooms. The remaining books and journals are placed in the reference sections: the Main Reading Room and Study Rooms. Registered users can useself checkout machines for lending and returning books in some collections.[18] Apart from the Main University Library there are 106 branch libraries and their collections are adjusted to the scientific and didactic activities of the institutions. The number of registered library card holders is now over 20,000.[19]
As a result of widespread cooperation with universities all over the world, includingUniversité Jean Moulin Lyon 3,Université François – Rabelais (Tours),University of Texas at Austin,Westfälische Wilhelms – Universität Münster,University of Baltimore, theR. H. Smith School of Business,University of Maryland,Centria University of Applied Sciences (Kokkola, Finland), andTowson University, students of the university can graduate with dual diplomas.[20]
Current term (2016–2020):[21][22][23]
| Name | Foundation | Colours[24] |
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| Biology and Environmental Protection | 2001 | Olive |
| Chemistry | 2007 | Cyan |
| Economics and Sociology | 1965 | Magenta |
| Philology | 1952 | Navy |
| Philosophy and History | 1952 | Teal Green |
| Physics and Applied Informatics | 2007 | Brown |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 2007 | Teal |
| Geographical Sciences | 2001 | Green |
| Educational Sciences | 1991 | Yellow |
| Law and Administration | 1945 | Crimson |
| Management | 1994 | Blue |
| International and Political Studies | 2000 | Azure |
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Other notable alumni include:
The university was created after the total destruction ofWarsaw, during and after theWarsaw Uprising, and after the expulsion of Poles fromLviv. One of its leading founders was Professor Teodor Vieweger of theFree Polish University. During the first year of operation (1945-1946 academic year), the University of Łódź admitted over 7 thousand students and it was divided into 6 Faculties (including the schools of pharmacy, medicine and odontology that formed a separate institution in 1950[27]), which were later divided into the present 12 Faculties. In 1998, a branch campus of the University of Łódź was created inTomaszów Mazowiecki.[28]
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