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Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw (UKSW) (Latin: Universitas Cardinalis Stephani Wyszyński Varsoviae) – a Polish state university created on the basis of the Academy of Catholic Theology in Warsaw. UKSW is a public university that offers education in various fields of study: from humanities and social studies to exact and natural sciences, and since 2019 also medicine.
Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie | |
Latin: Universitas Cardinalis Stephani Wyszyński Varsoviae | |
Motto | Soli Deo |
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Motto in English | Glory to God Alone |
Type | Public University |
Established | September 3, 1999 (1999-09-03) |
Affiliation | Socrates-Erasmus |
Rector | Rev. Prof. Dr. Hab. Ryszard Czekalski |
Academic staff | 760[1] |
Total staff | over 1,100[1] |
Students | approx. 10,000[2] |
Address | ul. Dewajtis 5 , Warsaw , 01-815 , 52°17′42″N 20°57′35″E |
Website | https://uksw.edu.pl/en |
The University has 12 faculties located in two campuses in Warsaw's Bielany district: at Dewajtis and Wóycickiego Streets. Students can choose from more than 40 majors, including medicine, psychology, law, journalism, environmental engineering, Italian Philology, and economics.
In recent years, the university has been transforming itself into a modern science research center. In 2016, Mazovian Laboratory Center of Life Sciences UKSW was established on the campus at the Wóycickiego Street. Practical classes for science and medical students take place in dozens of research laboratories and conceptual work rooms. The University also has, among other things, a modern sports center, a radio and television studio and a passenger car simulator for research at the Institute of Psychology.
In 2019, it received the European Commission's "HR Excellence in Research" award, confirming its adherence to the principles of the European Charter for Researchers[3]. In addition, all faculties of the university are under the supervision of the Minister of Science and Higher Education, four of them (Faculty of Theology, Faculty of Christian Philosophy, Faculty of Canon Law and Faculty of Family Studies) are additionally supervised by church authorities.