University of Białystok was opened on June 19, 1997. The University was established as a result of transformation of the Branch of University of Warsaw after 29 years of its existence. Among other things, the Uniwerity owes its unquestionable position in the country to the fact it was established by University of Warsaw – the biggest Polish University recognised world-wide.
13 095 students graduated from University of Białystok. At present 15 034 students study at regular daily, extramural, evening, licencee, as well as external and postgraduate studies at the University.
Following the principles of partnership and mutual support the University develops research connected with the subject of borderland, co-operates with scientific institutions of Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia, and, within European research programmes, fulfils common undertakings with western partners, such as: France, Germany, Great Britain, United States of America and Holland.
School Authorities
Rector: Prof. Marek Gębczyński
Pro-Rector for Economic Affairs: Dr Habil. Józef Rogowski
Pro-Rector for Teaching Matters: Dr Habil. Nina Siemieniuk
Pro-Rector forDevelopment and Promotion: Dr Habil. Bogusław Nowowiejski
Director of Administration: Bożena Sudnik, M.A.
Staff
Professors: 162
Habilitated doctors: 7
Senior lecturers: 291
Teachers (total): 348
Total staff: 808
Number of students: 15 034
Levels of study offered by institution
Shorter/intermediate university level qualifications
First main university level final qualifications
Advanced/postgraduate study
Doctorate
Diplomas and degrees
Bachelor
M.A.
Dr
Dr Habil.
International cooperation
Janka Kupala Grodno State University – Belarus
Jaroslavl State Pedagogical University – Russia
Minsk State Linguistics University – Belarus
Concordia University – Canada
University of Berne – Switzerland
Shinshu University – Japan
Paris-Sorbonne University (Paris IV) – France
Pierre and Marie Curie University – France
N. A. Niekrasov Kostroma State University – Russia
United Institute of Informatics Problems National Academy of Sciences – Belarus
Bialystok is the capital city of the north-eastern region of Poland, where Emil Post was born in 1897, and Adolf Lindenbaum was busy as a teacher in the early 40ties.
The people who in the 70ties initiated logic research and teaching in Bialystok came mainly from the University of Warsaw.
Among their works there is the extensive Dictionary of Logic as Applied in the Study of Language: Concepts, Methods, Theories, The Hague 1981 (to which the Bialystok authors contributed fairly 70% of size and ideas) as well as MIZAR, that is, a system of automated knowledge management, including an advanced proof-checker.
The first mention of Bialystok in documents appeared in 1514; a written settlement between Mikolaj and the Orthodox Monastery of Suprasl concerning cultivation of meadows.
Jan Klemens Branicki, thought to be the patron of the city, gave the final shape to the palace, park and garden, known since the XVIII century as "the Polish Versal".
Bialystok received city privileges of the Magdeburg type from king August III Saxon in 1749 thanks to Jan Klemens Branicki's efforts.
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