Warsaw University of Technology
| Politechnika Warszawska | |
 
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| Established | 1826 |
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| Rector | Jan Szmidt |
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Academic staff
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2,388 |
| Students | 30,982 |
| Undergraduates | 26,284 |
| Postgraduates | 4,698 |
| Address | pl. Politechniki 1, 00-661, Warsaw, Poland |
| Affiliations | EUA, EucA, PEGASUS, CESAER, BEST |
| Website | http://www.pw.edu.pl/engpw |
| University rankings | |
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| Global | |
| ARWU | < 500 |
| QS | 501-550 |
| Times | 501–550 |
Coordinates: 52°13′13″N 21°0′38″E / 52.22028°N 21.01056°E
The Warsaw University of Technology (Polish: Politechnika Warszawska; literally, "Warsaw Polytechnic") is one of the leading institutes of technology in Poland, and one of the largest in Central Europe. It employs 2,453 teaching faculty, with 357 professors (including 145 titular professors). The student body numbers 36,156 (as of 2011), mostly full-time. There are 19 faculties (divisions) covering almost all fields of science and technology. All are situated in Warsaw, except for one in Płock.
The Warsaw University of Technology has about 5,000 graduates per year. According to the 2008 "Rzeczpospolita" newspaper survey, engineers govern Polish companies. Warsaw Tech alums make up the highest percentage of Polish managers and executives. Every ninth president among the top 500 corporations in Poland is a graduate of the Warsaw University of Technology. Professor Kurnik, the rector of Warsaw Tech, explained that the school provides a solid basis for the performance of managers by equipping its students with an education at the highest level and a preparation with the necessary tools and information, including knowledge of foreign languages.
The origins of Warsaw University of Technology date back to 1826 when engineering education was begun in Warsaw Institute of Technology.
The origins of Polish universities of technology go back to the 18th century. They were related to either military technology or mining, which demanded complicated technological processes as a result of the exploitation of deeper seams. The model school of technology, a university of technology, was designed by the French, who in 1794 founded the School of Technology (Ecole polytechnique) in Paris. In the beginning of the 19th century universities of technology were opened in Prague (in 1806), Vienna (1815) and in Karlsruhe (1824).
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