The city of Bialystok
Bialystok, with a population of nearly 300
thousand, is the largest city in the northeastern part of Poland and the capital of
Podlasie Region. The location near
borders with Belarus, Lithuania and
Russia creates good conditions for the
development of economic and cultural
connections with Eastern European
countries. Bialystok plays a role of
administrative, economic, scientific and
cultural centre of this part of the country
(thanks to ecological assets, it is called
“The Green Lungs of Poland”).
Bialystok
SOURCE: the Municipal Council of Bialystok
Bialystok
SOURCE: the Municipal Council of Bialystok
UNIVERSITY WITH A MISSION
The University of Bialystok was established in 1997
from the Branch of Warsaw University after nearly
30 years of its existence. Today it is one of the
largest and strongest academic centers in NorthEastern Poland, considering the number of
research workers, fields of study and forms of
education offered.
The University of Bialystok is located in a special
region where environment is clean, the West meets
the East and many cultures and nations coexist
together.
UNIVERSITY IN NUMBERS
17 years of existance
8 faculties
1 faculty abroad (Vilnius)
27 fields of study
100 specialties (first and second degree studies)
15 000 students (full-time, part-time, PhD and
postgraduate modes)
233 senior researchers
among them 129 university professors
64 full professors
616 remaining accademic teachers
FACULTIES OF THE UNIVERSITY
Social Sciences
Economics and Management
History and Sociology
Law
Pedagogy and Psychology
Philology
Economics and Informatics in Vilnius
Natural and Formal Sciences
Physics
Biology and Chemistry
Mathematics and Informatics
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS
AND MANAGEMENT
http://weiz.uwb.edu.pl
Economics, Management, International Economic
Relations, Economics and Law
The Faculty has full academic qualifications. In
2010 the Faculty received the ISO certificate
9001. In 2011 the Faculty was awarded by the
Chamber of Commerce and Industry for
cooperation with entrepreneurs in creating the
new field of study: international economic
relations. The Faculty coorganizes Academic
Business Incubator and carries out EU projects.
MAIN RESEARCH TOPICS
 macro-,
mezo- and microeconomic problems,
economic growth, the basic economic categories of
sustainable development, international exchange,
 Polish economic policy in the context of
globalization and integration,
 the evolution of public finance in Poland,
 innovativeness and technology transfer in local and
country scale,
 the EU funds and fiscal circumstances versus
development of enterprises, the influence of
globalization on the functioning of enterprises, the
finance and accounting in management of enterprises,
 management of economy, regional management,
company management and management of public
organizations.
FACULTY OF PHILOLOGY
http://hum.uwb.edu.pl
Polish Philology, Philology (English, French,
Belarusian, Russian), Library and Information
Science, Cultural Studies
The Faculty of Philology is renowned both in
Poland and abroad for its extensive publishing
activity.
Among various research areas the important ones
are the dialects of north-eastern Poland, living in
the borderland of national cultures – the
intersection of the West and the East.
FACULTY OF HISTORY
AND SOCIOLOGY
www.hist-soc.uwb.edu.pl
History, Sociology, International Relations
Sociology staff and students are one of the most
active at our University. Their publications are
regularly cited in media. This Faculty specializes
in research on East Borderland of Poland and its
scientific and cultural heritage. They publish a
scientific periodicals: Borderland, Social Studies
and Podlasie Studies.
The Institute of Sociology founded the Bialystok
Centre of Social Research and Initiatives.
FACULTY OF PEDAGOGY
AND PSYCHOLOGY
http://pip.uwb.edu.pl
Pedagogy, Social Work, Social Policy
One of the largest University faculties, very
popular with candidates. The Faculty offers
services of Academic Psychological Clinic and
Photo Gallery.
FACULTY OF LAW
www.prawo.uwb.edu.pl
Law, Administration, European Studies, National
Security, Criminology
The Faculty of Law was ranked number 1 in
Poland in the national law school ranking provided
by the legal section of Rzeczpospolita (nationwide
newspaper) and was one of just two faculties in
Poland to receive outstanding ratings from the
State Accreditation Committee.
The Faculty offers services of Students Legal
Counselling which are provided for free to all
residents of Bialystok.
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS
AND INFORMATICS IN
VILNIUS (LITHUANIA)
www.wilno.uwb.edu.pl
Economics, Informatics
The University of Bialystok has been offering
education for Poles from Lithuania and Belarus
for many years. It is the first university in Poland
to have opened a foreign branch – the Faculty of
Economics and Informatics in Vilnius.
FACULTY OF BIOLOGY AND
CHEMISTRY
http://biol-chem.uwb.edu.pl
Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Protection,
Biology and Geography
Chemistry at the Faculty of Biology and Chemistry
was among the first courses in Poland to have
received international accreditation. The Faculty
administers Natural Science Centre. Since 2008
the university modern field station has been
operating in the village Gugny on the Biebrza
River.
In
2011
was
established
the
BioNanoTechno Centre for Synthesis and
Analysis.
FACULTY OF PHYSICS
http://physics.uwb.edu.pl
Physics
The Faculty of Physics has recently introduced a
new specialty of medical physics, which is
prepared in association with Bialystok Oncological
Centre.
One of the Faculty’s priorities is cooperation with
local businesses of advanced technologies.
FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS
AND INFORMATICS
http://matinf.uwb.edu.pl
Mathematics,
Econometrics
Informatics,
Informatics
and
The publications of the University of Bialystok
mathematicians and computer scientists appear
in renowned international journals and are highly
ranked. The Faculty cooperates with numerous
overseas scientific institutions.
The Faculty students may take part in the
activities of the Scientific Group of Mathematics
Students and the Scientific Group of Informatics
Students.
Univeristy of Bialystok conducts 9 foreign
programs in English and Russian.
In English:
 English Philology,
 Medical Physics,
 Environmental Protection,
 International Economic Relations.
In Russian:
 Russian Philology,
 Russian Philology – Language
Communication for Business.
In English and Russian:
Pedagogy, specialization in Creativity, Art,
Media,
 Computer Science,
 European Studies.
Faculty of
Economics
and Management
Faculty of Law
Faculty
of Pedagogy
and Psychology
NEW
CAMPUS
Faculty of Physics
Institute of Chemistry,
the symbolic DNA
structure in the middle
of the patio
Architecture values of the Campus
The Foucault pendulum,
the Campus inside
The Campus inside
ACCOMODATION
www.domystudenta.uwb.edu.pl
Student’s House 1
ul. Żeromskiego 1
Student’s House 2
ul. Krakowska 9 a
Student’s House 3
ul. Pogodna 65
The Podlasie Science and Art Festival
organized by students and academic teachers in Bialystok
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