University of Warsaw

The University of Warsaw is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in Poland. Every year, about 19,000 people become new students, in total, more than 55,000 students study at the university at the same time.

The educational institution was founded in 1816 during the reign of the Russian Tsar Alexander I and was called the Royal. During the Polish Uprising of 1830, the university was forced to close. It reopened in 1862 as the Warsaw Main School and was later transformed into the Imperial University of Warsaw.

In subsequent years, the university developed and transformed, new faculties were opened. Currently, the university conducts training in 37 main areas and more than 100 specialties.

Many public figures of Poland and other countries studied at the University of Warsaw, the teaching staff is also rich in eminent scientists and professors.