| Adam Mickiewicz University | |
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| Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza | |
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Latin: Universitate Studiorum Mickiewiczianae Posnaniensis |
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| Established: | 1919 |
| Type: | Public university |
| Rector: | Prof. Stanisław Lorenc |
| Students: | 49 038 |
| Location: | Poznań, Poland |
| Website: | http://www.amu.edu.pl |
Adam Mickiewicz University (Polish: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza) is one of the major Polish universities, opened on May 7, 1919 in Poznań. It is named after the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz.
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History
The university opened on May 7, 1919. For the first 20 years it educated students in law, economy, medicine, humanities, mathematics, natural sciences, agriculture and forestry.
Since the moment of its foundation many distinguished scholars from all over the world as well as many outstanding personalities from politics and the fine arts have received the Honorary Degree of Doctor Honoris Causa of the University including Marshall Józef Piłsudski, Marshall Ferdinand Foch, Maria Skłodowska-Curie, Ignacy Paderewski, Roman Dmowski, and Witold Hensel.
On May 7, 1919, which marked the 400th anniversary of the foundation of The Lubrański Academy, the Commencement Ceremony of the university took place.
In 1920 famous sociologist Florian Znaniecki founded the first Polish department of sociology at the university. It was one of the first such departments in Europe.
After invasion of Poland, Poznań was annexed by Germany and the University was closed by the Nazis in 1939. It was reopened as a German university in 1941, which operated until 1944. Staff and students of the Polish university, many of them resettled by Germans to Warsaw, opened an underground Polish University of Western Territories (Uniwersytet Ziem Zachodnich), whose classes met in private apartments (see underground education in Poland). The Polish university reopened in much smaller form only after the end of WWII. Until 1955 it was officially named Uniwersytet Poznański (University of Poznań). However, in 1955 the University was named after Adam Mickiewicz, a Polish Romantic poet of the first half of the 19th century. According to reform, in 1950, the Medical Faculty with the section of Dentistry and the Faculty of Pharmacy of University of Poznań were detached to form an independent school, Poznań University of Medical Sciences.
Among its most famous graduates are the mathematicians who broke the Enigma machine: Marian Rejewski, Henryk Zygalski, and Jerzy Różycki.
While many buildings of Adam Mickiewicz University still remain scattered in areas near the city centre and older boroughs, the entire school is being moved to the Campus in Morasko. As of 2006, Faculties of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Chemistry, Geographical and Geological Science have already been moved to the new location.
List of rectors
- 1919-1923: Heliodor Święcicki (1854-1923) - doctor and philanthropist
- 1923-1924: Zygmunt Lisowski (1880-1955) - lawyer
- 1924-1925: Stanisław Dobrzycki (1875-1931) - Slavic language specialist, philologist
- 1925-1926: Ludwik Sitowski (1880-1947) - zoologist
- 1926-1928: Jan Gabriel Grochmalicki (1883-1936) - zoologist
- 1928-1929: Edward Lubicz-Niezabitowski (1875-1946) - doctor and zoologist
- 1929-1931: Stanisław Kasznica (1874-1958) - lawyer
- 1931-1932: Jan Sajdak (1882-1967) - classical philologist
- 1932-1933: Stanisław Pawłowski (1882-1940) - geographer
- 1933-1936: Stanisław Runge (1888-1953) - veterinarian
- 1936-1939: Antoni Peretiatkowicz (1884-1956) - lawyer
- 1939: Bronisław Niklewski (1879-1961) - plant physiologist
- 1945-1946: Stefan Tytus Dąbrowski (1877-1947) - doctor and physiologist
- 1946-1948: Stefan Błachowski (1889-1962) - psychologist
- 1948-1952: Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz (1890-1963) - philosopher and logician
- 1952-1956: Jerzy Suszko (1889-1972) - chemist
- 1956-1962: Alfons Klafkowski (1912-1992) - lawyer
- 1962-1965: Gerard Labuda (born 1916) - historian
- 1965-1972: Czesław Łuczak (1922-2002) - historian
- 1972-1981: Benon Miśkiewicz (1930-2008) - historian
- 1981-1982: Janusz Ziółkowski (1924-2000) - economist and sociologist
- 1982-1984: Zbigniew Radwański (born 1924) - lawyer
- 1984-1985: Franciszek Kaczmarek (born 1928) - physicist and mathematician
- 1985-1988: Jacek Fisiak (born 1936) - philologist, English language specialist
- 1988-1990: Bogdan Marciniec (born 1941) - chemik
- 1990-1996: Jerzy Fedorowski (born. 1934) - geologist
- 1996-2002: Stefan Jurga (born 1946) - physicist
- 2002-2009 : Stanisław Lorenc (born 1943) - geologist
- 2009- : Bronisław Marciniak- chemist
School Authorities
- Rector: Prof. Bronisław Marciniak
- Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations: Prof. Jacek Witkoś
- Vice-Rector for Student Affairs: Prof. Zbigniew Pilarczyk
- Vice-Rector for Doctoral Programs and University Promotion: Prof. Bogdan Walczak
- Vice-Rector for Academic Staff and University Development: Prof. Andrzej Lesicki
- Vice-Rector for Teaching Programs: Prof. Krzysztof Krasowski
- Director of Administration: Stanisław Wachowiak, M.A.
Staff
- Professors: 681
- Habilitated doctors: 86
- Senior lecturers: 396
- Teachers (total): 1 495
- Total staff: 2 658
Number of students
- Daily studies: 26 494
- Evening studies: 874
- Extramural studies: 20 921
- External studies: 749
- Doctoral studies: 1 164
- Total: 49 038
Levels of study offered by institution
- Licentiate (B.A. or B.Sc.)
- Master of Arts (M.A.) and Master of Sciences (M.Sc.)
- Advanced/postgraduate study
- Doctorate
- Higher/post doctorate (habilitatus)
Diplomas and degrees
- Licentiate
- M.A.
- Dr.
- Dr. Habil.
International cooperation
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel – Germany
- Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg – Germany
- University of Greifswald - Germany
- Universität Wien, Wien – Austria
- Masaryk University, Brno – Czech Republic
- Université Libre de Bruxelles – Belgium
- University of Rennes 2 – Upper Brittany – France
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid – Spain
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana – United States of America
- Cornell University Ithaca, (NY) – United States of America
- Università degli Studi di Udine – Italy
- Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril - Portugal (www.eshte.pt)
- Sabanci University, İstanbul - Turkey (www.sabanciuniv.edu)
- Universidade de Aveiro - Portugal (www.ua.pt)
- Agder University - Norway
Faculties
- Faculty of Biology
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Faculty of Educational Studies
- Faculty of Geographical and Geological Science
- Faculty of History
- Faculty of Law and Administration
- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
- Faculty of Modern Languages and Literature
- Faculty of Physics
- Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology
- Faculty of Political Science and Journalism
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Philosophy
- Faculty of Theology
- Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts in Kalisz
Gallery
 Collegium Maius |
 Aula and Collegium Minus |
 Collegium Iuridicum |
 Collegium Chemicum |
 Collegium Historicum |
 AMU Library |
 Education Center in Ostrów Wielkopolski |
 Collegium Polonicum in Słubice |
External links
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Coordinates: 52°24′28″N 16°54′56″E / 52.40778°N 16.91556°E
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