Warsaw University of 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 Wolica 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 (with tennis courts, a sports hall and a swimming pool) a foreign languages centre, a veterinary clinic.

Faculties

Source:

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

Notable staff

• Józef Mikułowski-Pomorski (1868–1935), politician, agricultural chemist; Minister of Religious and Public Enlightenment 1922–1923, 1926

• Władysław Grabski (1874–1938), politician, economist and historian; Prime Minister of Poland 1923–1925; founder of the Bank of Poland and the Polish currency
• Stefan Ignar (1908–1992), politician, economist, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland 1956–1969

Rectors

1. Józef Mikułowski-Pomorski (1918–1920)
2. Tadeusz Miłobędzki (1920–1921)
3. Stefan Biedrzycki (1921–1922)
4. Wacław Dąbrowski (1922–1923)
5. Jan Sosnowski (1923–1925)
6. Zdzisław Ludkiewicz (1925–1926)
7. Władysław Grabski (1926–1928)
8. Józef Mikułowski-Pomorski (1928–1929)
9. Stefan Biedrzycki (1929–1932)
10. Jan Sosnowski (1932–1933)
11. Marian Górski (1933–1936)
12. Jan Miklaszewski (1936–1944)
13. Franciszek Staff (1944–1947)
14. Marian Górski (1947–1949)
15. Antoni Kleszczycki (1949–1955)
16. Kazimierz Krysiak (1955–1962)
17. Antoni Kleszczycki (1962–1969)
18. Zbigniew Muszyński (1969–1975)
19. Henryk Jasiorowski (1975–1981)
20. Maria Joanna Radomska (1981–1987)
21. Wiesław Barej (1987–1990)
22. Jan Górecki (1990–1996)
23. Włodzimierz Kluciński (1996–2002)
24. Tomasz Borecki (2002–2008)
25. Alojzy Szymański (2008–2016)
26. Wiesław Bielawski (2016–2020)
27. Michał Zasada (since 2020)

Notes

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