Rzeszów University of Technology

Rzeszów University of Technology

Politechnika Rzeszowska im. Ignacego Łukasiewicza
Former names	PZL Engineering School (1951)
Type	Public
Established	September 30, 1951
President	Professor Marek Orkisz
Rector	Professor Andrzej Sobkowiak
Administrative staff	1,400
Students	13.285 (14,792)
Location	Rzeszów, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland
Affiliations	Erasmus Programme
Website	PRz Homepage

University of Technology in Rzeszów, new biomedical laboratories in Albigowa; renovated century-old buildings.^[1]

Rzeszów University of Technology, also known as Rzeszów Polytechnic (Polish: Politechnika Rzeszowska im. Ignacego Łukasiewicza, PRz) or Ignacy Łukasiewicz University of Technology, is a state-run institution of higher education in Rzeszów, Poland.^[2] According to international ranking by the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities published by the Spanish institute Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, the university takes 14th place among the technical universities within the country and, on the world scale, number 1,173 within all listed universities.^[3]

Rzeszów Polytechnic began as a vocational school of engineering on the initiative of employees of the airplane factory PZL WS-2 (branch of PZL State Aviation Works) in 1951. It developed into a full-fledged university gradually between 1952 and 1974. Since 1976, it has operated the leading Aviation Training Centre on the outskirts of Rzeszow. The university is the only polytechnic in the country that awards degrees to civil aviation pilots.^[4]

Students of the university have had multiple successes in various international competitions, including University Rover Challenge. In 2015 the university won the competition. ^[5]

Faculties and studies

• Civil and Environmental Engineering (Wydział Budownictwa i Inżynierii Środowiska) ^[6]

1. Architecture and Urban Design (Architektura i Urbanistyka)
2. Construction (Budownictwo)
3. Environmental Engineering (Inżynieria Środowiska)
4. Environmental Protection (Ochrona Środowiska)

• Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics (Wydział Budowy Maszyn i Lotnictwa) ^[7]

1. Engineering of Building Materials (Inżynieria Materiałowa)
2. Aerospace Engineering(Lotnictwo i Kosmonautyka)
3. Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering (Mechanika i Budowa Maszyn)
4. Mechatronics (Mechatronika)
5. Transport
6. Management and Engineering of Production (Zarządzanie i Inżynieria Produkcji)

• Chemistry (Wydział Chemiczny) ^[8]

1. Biotechnology (Biotechnologia)
2. Chemical Engineering (Inżynieria Chemiczna i Procesowa)
3. Chemical Technology (Technologia Chemiczna)

• Electrical and Computer Engineering (Wydział Elektrotechniki i Informatyki) ^[9]

1. Robotics (Automatyka i Robotyka)
2. Electronics and Telecommunication (Elektronika i Telekomunikacja)
3. Electrical Technologies (Elektrotechnika)
4. Industrial Energy (Energetyka)
5. Informatics (Informatyka)

• Mathematics and Applied Physics (Wydział Matematyki i Fizyki Stosowanej) ^[10]

1. Mathematics (Matematyka)
2. Applied Physics (Fizyka Techniczna)

• Management (Wydział Zarządzania) ^[11]

1. Security (Bezpieczeństwo wewnętrzne)
2. Finances and Accounting (Finanse i Rachunkowość)
3. Logistisc (Logistyka)
4. International Relations (Stosunki Międzynarodowe)http://portal.prz.edu.pl/
5. Management (Zarządzanie)

• Outside branches (Jednostki pozawydziałowe)

1. Centre for civilian pilot training (Ośrodek Kształcenia Lotniczego) ^[12]

Notes and references

Coordinates: 50°01′37.2″N 21°59′6.1″E / 50.027000°N 21.985028°E / 50.027000; 21.985028