Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego (SGGW) | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | September 23, 1816; 209 years ago (1816-09-23) |
| Rector | Prof. dr. hab.Michał Zasada |
Administrative staff | 2,685 (2017)[1] |
| Students | 15,254[2](12.2023) |
| Address | Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 ,,Poland |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Leonardo Da Vinci,SOCRATES, BUDDY, CEEPUS,ARENA,PHARE-SCI-TECH,PHARE-ACE,SENECA,COST,JEAN MONET, FAIR,TEMPUS |
| Website | www.sggw.pl |
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| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[3] | 91 (2022) |
TheWarsaw University of Life Sciences[4] (Polish:Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego,lit. 'Main School of Rural Homestead', SGGW) is the largest agricultural university inPoland, established in 1816 inWarsaw. It employs over 2,600 staff including over 1,200academic educators. The University is since 2005 a member of theEuroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS) which was established in 2001. The SGGW offers some 37 different fields of study, 13 faculties inAgricultural Sciences,Economic Sciences,Humanities, Technical as well asLife Sciences. Its Agriculture and Forestry and Veterinary Medicine have been ranked as top 41 and 51-70 in the world on QS top university ranking 2023.
On 23 September 1816 the School of Agronomy was founded atMarymont and was accommodated in the palace ofMarie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien. Branches were established atBielany,Ruda,Wawrzyszew andBuraków. An Institute of Veterinary Medicine was established atRządowa, followed by the Institute of Rural Economy and Forestry in 1840. As Poland was ruled by the Tsar of Russia there were attempts atRussification which nearly resulted in the closure of the school, but it was transferred first toPuławy and later to Russia. After theindependence of Poland in 1918 the Institute was returned to Warsaw and became the Major School of Rural Economy in 1919.Horticultural studies were added to those of agriculture and forestry in 1921. Activity was disrupted by theSecond World War and resumed in 1945. The veterinary faculty was transferred from theUniversity of Warsaw in 1952, and later the departments ofagricultural drainage,wood technology,animal husbandry, and oflandscape, now known as the Landscape Architecture Section, were established. Land and farms atWolica andNatolin were acquired in 1956 and used for development. In 1973 the faculties of agricultural technology and human nutrition were established. The Rector of the university has an office in the historic palace ofJulian Ursyn Niemcewicz, now known as "the rector's palace."
The campus is located is the southernmost district of Warsaw,Ursynów. The campus has a historic part, with an 18th century palace, and a contemporary part where most of the faculty buildings and dormitories are situated. On 70-hectare main campus are located 12 dormitories, a modern library, a sports centre (with tennis courts, a sports hall and a swimming pool) a foreign languages centre, a veterinary clinic.[5]
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