Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego

address: ul. Nowoursynowska 166
02-787 Warsaw, Poland
phone: +48 22 593 10 20
fax: +48 22 593 10 39
e-mail: bss@sggw.pl
internet: www.sggw.pl

Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS) is among the premier Polish institutions of higher education. It educates experts for the broad-sense needs of the national biosphere. It offers wide-ranging programmes of study - from biological and technical, through medical, economical and humanistic. All of them are invaluable for the future development of Poland.

WULS is a member of prestigious international organizations such as the European Universities Association (EUA), International Association of Universities (IAU), International Association of University Presidents (IAUP), Association for European Life Science Universities (ICA), Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS) and many others.

Since 1990 WULS has actively participated in the European programmes as an Associate country, a Candidate country and since 2004 as a EU Member state. Currently, the staff of WULS participates in European educational (Erasmus, Erasmus Mundus, Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window, CEEPUS, Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig, Jean Monnet, Tempus) and research programmes (Program 6. and 7. Framework Programme, EUREKA, COST, Culture 2000).
There are over 25 000 students enrolled, including postgraduate and doctoral studies and around 1200 academic staff, including 260 full professors. The range of the academic programmes is systematically enlarged and currently includes 27 majors within which there are 70 areas of specializations. Academic programmes are offered at the Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral levels; there is also an MBA programme offered.

In 2002 WULS introduced the three-cycle system of studies according to the Bologna Declaration. The University recognizes also the ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) which facilitates the national and international student exchange.

The university has an impressive number of modern and well equipped laboratories: over 50 computer laboratories (including Analytical Centre) and a University-wide computer network, a computerized Library with the main archive, a new greenhouse complex, a multimedia hall, Water Centre, Clinic for Small Animals, Equine Clinic, Center for Hippotherapy and excellent facilities for vocational and practical training in modern experiment stations in agriculture, horticulture and forestry.

Moreover, there are facilities for sports and recreation at WULS, such as the indoor swimming pool and tennis courts, weight rooms, and indoor equestrian facility and outdoor sports fields at the campus. A sport stadium is planned.

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