University of Białystok

University of Białystok
The University of Bialystok is the largest university in the north-eastern region of Poland, educating in various fields of study, including humanities, social and natural sciences and mathematics. It has nine faculties, including a foreign one in Vilnius. Four faculties have been awarded the highest scientific category “A”. The University of Bialystok has the right to confer doctoral degrees in ten fields, as well as postdoctoral degrees in law, economics, chemistry, biology, history and physics.
Over 13,000 students are being educated in 31 fields of study, including doctoral studies and postgraduate studies. The university employs nearly 800 academics, almost 200 professors among them.
Every year the university carries out approximately 60 research projects, financed from domestic and foreign funds; it also benefits from the structural funds. Among the university's many accomplishments are its participation in 6th and 7th Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration, Horizon 2020, Comenius and Aspera as well as the DAPHNE III programme.
History
University of Białystok was opened on June 19, 1997. The university was established as a result of a transformation of the Branch of the University of Warsaw in Białystok after 29 years of its existence.
The university has a branch in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Foundation
The University of Bialystok Foundation, Universitas Bialostocensis - independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization located in Białystok, Poland.
Foundation was chartered on April 22, 2004, by founders from the academic circles of the University of Bialystok. Foundation is governed by an independent Board of Directors. Foundation aims organizational, material and financial support for the academic excellence and future development of the University of Bialystok. It runs such activities as: lectures, seminars, conferences, courses and workshops, business and legal consulting, participation in EU funding programs, providing financial support for academic projects and student scholarships, support students’ organizations at the University of Bialystok
Rectors
Adam Jamróz (1997–2002)
Marek Gębczyński (2002–2005)
Jerzy Nikitorowicz (2005–2012)
Leonard Etel (2012-2016)
Robert CIborowski (since 2016)
Staff
Professors: 162
Habilitated doctors: 7
Senior lecturers: 291
Teachers (total): 348
Total staff: 808
Number of students: 15 034
International cooperation
International cooperation is also carried out based on about 200 bilateral agreements with institutions from the EU within the framework of the Erasmus programme.
As the first university in the country the University of Bialystok launched a foreign branch in Vilnius, Lithuania; the Faculty of Economics and Informatics has been created there, which educates people of mostly Polish origin, but it is also increasingly popular among the Lithuanian youth.
In 2013 the University of Bialystok initiated the creation of an international consortium of universities from Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia under the name of Border University Network. It is composed of 10 universities. Cooperation shall include applying jointly for international grants, joint research projects, exchange of research and implementation services.
Faculties
Faculty of Biology
Biology
Eco-Business
Biological Sciences
Faculty of Chemistry
Chemistry
Forensic and Criminal Chemistry
Environmental Protection
Chemical Sciences
Faculty of Economics and Finance
Economics (Bachelor's and Master's degrees)
Economic and Legal Studies (Bachelor's and Master's degrees)
International Economic Relations (Bachelor's and Master's degrees)
Faculty of Philology
Polish Philology
Philology with specializations:
English Philology
English Philology with German
English Philology with Spanish
English Philology with Russian
French Philology (educational offer for candidates starting French language from scratch)
French Language (from scratch) with English – translation profile
Applied French Language with Spanish (educational offer for candidates starting French language from scratch)
Russian Philology (for candidates starting Russian language from scratch)
Russian Philology (for candidates with knowledge of Russian)
Russian Philology – Language Communication in Business
Faculty of Physics
Physics, full-time studies, first degree
Physics, full-time studies, second degree
Doctoral studies in physics, full-time studies
Postgraduate Physics studies
Faculty of History and International Relations
History (Bachelor's and Master's degrees)
International Relations (Bachelor's and Master's degrees)
Eastern Studies (Bachelor's degree)
Faculty of Mathematics
Theoretical Mathematics (Bachelor's and Master's degrees)
Financial Mathematics (Bachelor's and Master's degrees)
Information Security (Bachelor's degree)
Data Analysis and Modeling (Master's degree)
Faculty of Education Sciences
Pedagogy, full-time studies, first degree
Social Work, full-time studies, first degree
Pedagogy, full-time studies, second degree
Social Work, full-time studies, second degree
Faculty of Law
Administration, full-time studies, first degree
National Security, full-time studies, first degree
Criminology, full-time studies, first degree
Law, full-time integrated Master's degree
Administration, full-time studies, second degree
National Security, full-time studies, second degree
Criminology, full-time studies, second degree
Administration, part-time studies, first degree
National Security, part-time studies, first degree
Criminology, part-time studies, first degree
Administration, part-time studies, second degree
National Security, part-time studies, second degree
Criminology, part-time studies, second degree
Law, part-time integrated Master's degree
Tax Advisory, full-time studies, second degree
Tax Advisory, part-time studies, second degree
Institute of Philosophy
Philosophy and Ethics (Bachelor's degree)
Philosophy 2º (Master's degree)
Cognitive Science and Communication (Bachelor's degree)
Institute of Informatics
Computer Science (Bachelor's and Master's degrees)
Computer Science and Econometrics (Bachelor's degree)
Institute of Sociology
Sociology (Bachelor's and Master's degrees)
Sociology, specialization in Social Communication (Master's degree)
Institute of Cultural Studies
Cultural Studies, specialization in Media and Communication
Cultural Studies, specialization in Advertising and Public Relations
Cultural Studies, specialization in Film Studies and Media Studies
Cultural Studies, specialization in Digital Media Communication
Cultural Studies, specialization in Podlasie Culture
Institute of Management
Management, specialization in Enterprise Management
Management, specialization in Sales Management
Management, specialization in Enterprise Management
Management, specialization in Psychology in Management
Faculty of Economics and Informatics in Vilnius
Economics, full-time studies, first degree
Computer Science, full-time studies, first degree
European Studies, full-time studies, first degree
Economics, full-time studies, second degree
References
External links
Official Foundation website
University of
Universities in Poland
Universities and colleges established in 1997
1997 establishments in Poland