ECTS Label for Technical University of Lodz
Technical University of Lodz has been awarded by the European Commission (DG Education and Culture) ECTS label, in recognition of our quality in internationalisation procedures connected with the application of the European Credits Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS). We are the only holder of this respective Label in Poland and one of 22 holders in Europe. We take pride in this fact hoping it will lead to further improvement of the quality offered at out University and it will attract even more students, both from Poland and aboard.
The ECTS Award Ceremony will take place in Brussels on 11 June 2009 and the authorities of the University.
History
The idea of establishing In Lodz a Polytechnic Institute arised in the middle of the XIX century.
It was the period of big prosperity of the city and the development of textile industry. The factories’ owners needed qualified engineers. The grounds and money was found to built the Institute, some buildings were hired and the status was written. Unfortunately, dispy of the efforts of the Polish Kingdom government, city council and owners of most of Lodz factories, the Russian authorities refused to establish a technical higher education institution in Lodz.
After the reestablishment of the independence in Poland the establishment of the Technical University of Lodz was a natural aspiration of a half million city. Dispy of the Parliament support for that idea, the financial means were not found in the budget.
This period of straggle of Lodz inhabitants for the Technical University ended after the liberation of Lodz. 24th May, 1945 the erection act was signed establishing the Technical University of Lodz and giving it a range of a state academic school with three faculties: Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical and a department of Textiles. In the academic year 1945/46 525 students begun their studies. University had then 33 chairs (departments). Other faculties were established with the time, the campus was enlarging, new buildings were bought and the old once were renovated.
Present
The Technical University of Lodz is the only technical university in the region and one of the biggest in Poland.
It is an autonomous state higher education institution, and therefore it has the right to define and determine policy guiding its activities.
Approximately 20,000 students are currently studying at the 9 faculties: Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Computer and Control Engineering, Chemistry, Material Technologies and Textile Design, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering, Technical Physics, Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Process and Environmental Engineering. Each year our University welcomes around 6000 students.
Since 1969 TUL had it’s branch in Bielsko-Biala which became independent university in 2001.
Our University gives large possibilities of studying and rising one’s qualifications. A student can choose between 33 fields of study and 121 specializations, Ph.D. and post-diploma studies.
A unique in Poland unit is the International Faculty of Engineering where courses are given in English and French. It facilitates the internationalization of education at TUL and the exchange of students with foreign partners.
Study programmes at TUL are being constantly changed and actualized in order to comply with the scientific development and changing environment.
1,580 academic staff members run educational and scientific tasks of the University. The results of their scientific and technological research are widely recognized in Poland and abroad. The proof is that the results of the research are published in the best national and international scientific magazines, participation in the international associations works and committees and awards received at the international fairs of innovations and inventions (eg. Brussels, Grenoble, Pittsburg, Osaka…).
Form the beginning of its existence TUL cooperates with the industry. We sign agreements not only with big companies with foreign capital but also with small private companies and state ones. For those companies TUL’s staff conduct scientific, research, development, service and expertise works. Every year there is a few hundred of works realized for the Polish Scientific Committee.
TUL is one of the organizers of the Lodz Scientific and Technological Park in our city and strongly supports the Regional Technology and Industry Park in Belchatow.
TUL is also proud of the Laser Diagnostic and Therapy Centre – a unique centre of that type in Poland.
TUL is participating in the international cooperation which include students exchange and the scientific collaboration under scientific and research programmes. This cooperation is based on the agreements but our institutes and departments cooperate also informally with universities, companies and scientific centers in 57 countries of the world. Every year TUL participates in a important number of scientific projects and few hundreds of publications are issued in cooperation with foreign partners. TUL staff actively participate in the international conferences and seminars. Our main foreign partners are universities and companies from: Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, The Netherlands, Russia, Scandinavian countries and USA, Japan and Mexico.
Our University is not only the place for science and education. You can find here art galleries, clubs, classic music concerts… All that compose the life of the Technical University of Lodz.
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