Warsaw University of Life Sciences


The Warsaw University of Life Sciences is the largest agricultural university in Poland, established in 1816 in Warsaw. It employs over 2,600 staff including over 1,200 academic educators. The University is since 2005 a member of the Euroleague for Life Sciences which was established in 2001. The SGGW offers some 37 different fields of study, 13 faculties in Agricultural Sciences, Economic Sciences, Humanities, Technical as well as Life Sciences

History

On 23 September 1816 the School of Agronomy was founded at Marymont and was accommodated in the palace of Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien. Branches were established at Bielany, Ruda, Wawrzyszew and Buraków. An Institute of Veterinary Medicine was established at Rządowa, followed by the Institute of Rural Economy and Forestry in 1840. As Poland was ruled by the Tsar of Russia there were attempts at Russification which nearly resulted in the closure of the school, but it was transferred first to Puławy and later to Russia. After the independence of Poland in 1918 the Institute was returned to Warsaw and became the Major School of Rural Economy in 1919. Horticultural studies were added to those of agriculture and forestry in 1921. Activity was disrupted by the Second World War and resumed in 1945. The veterinary faculty was transferred from the University of Warsaw in 1952, and later the departments of agricultural drainage, wood technology, animal husbandry, and of landscape, now known as the Landscape Architecture Section, were established. Land and farms at and Natolin were acquired in 1956 and used for development. In 1973 the faculties of agricultural technology and human nutrition were established. The Rector of the university has an office in the historic palace of Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, now known as "the rector's palace."

Campus

The campus is located is the southernmost district of Warsaw, Ursynów. The campus has a historic part, with an 18th century palace, and a contemporary part where most of the faculty buildings and dormitories are situated. On 70-hectare main campus are located 12 dormitories, a modern library, a sports centre a language centre, a veterinary clinic.

Facultieshttps://www.sggw.pl/en/university/faculties

  1. Agriculture and Biology
  2. Animal Breeding, Bioengineering and Conservation
  3. Applied Informatics and Mathematics
  4. Civil and Environmental Engineering
  5. Economics
  6. Food Technology
  7. Forestry
  8. Horticulture and Biotechnology
  9. Human Nutrition
  10. Sociology and Education
  11. Production Engineering
  12. Wood Technology
  13. Veterinary Medicine

    Notable staff

  1. Józef Mikułowski-Pomorski
  2. Tadeusz Miłobędzki
  3. Stefan Biedrzycki
  4. Wacław Dąbrowski
  5. Jan Sosnowski
  6. Zdzisław Ludkiewicz
  7. Władysław Grabski
  8. Józef Mikułowski-Pomorski
  9. Stefan Biedrzycki
  10. Jan Sosnowski
  11. Marian Górski
  12. Jan Miklaszewski
  13. Franciszek Staff
  14. Marian Górski
  15. Antoni Kleszczycki
  16. Kazimierz Krysiak
  17. Antoni Kleszczycki
  18. Zbigniew Muszyński
  19. Henryk Jasiorowski
  20. Maria Joanna Radomska
  21. Wiesław Barej
  22. Jan Górecki
  23. Włodzimierz Kluciński
  24. Tomasz Borecki
  25. Alojzy Szymański
  26. Wiesław Bielawski