Founded in 1945, UŁódź is a large comprehensive public university in Łódź, offering a wide range of programs, including faculties for physics & applied informatics, mathematics & computer science, chemistry, and biology & environmental protection.
The University of Łódź was established in 1945 in a city that had been the second largest in Poland and a centre of the textile industry, but had no university. It has about 26,000 students and 3,000 staff. The main campus lies along Narutowicza street in the city centre and at Matejki, Lindleya and Pomorska streets, in the districts where lecture halls mix with older villas. A large library of more than two million volumes serves students and the public.
The university started with a small number of faculties and grew into a comprehensive institution. Today it has twelve faculties, including law and administration, economics and sociology, management, philology, philosophy and history, international and political studies, mathematics and computer science, physics and applied informatics, chemistry, biology and environmental protection, and educational sciences. Łódź also hosts the film school nearby, which gives the city a cultural profile, though it is a separate institution.
Research is strong in biology, chemistry and the study of the textile past of the city. The Faculty of International and Political Studies is known for work on the European Union and Central Europe, and the Faculty of Economics and Sociology trains many of the economists of central Poland. The university runs the Botanical Garden and a number of laboratories shared with medical and technical universities in Łódź.
Public universities in Poland teach full-time studies in Polish without tuition for Polish citizens, while programmes in English and studies for foreign students are normally paid, and fees vary by programme. Check the current tariff. Polish applicants use the national online recruitment system with results from the secondary school exam, and international students apply through the university’s own portal. Scholarships are available through national agencies.
Łódź is an affordable city, with cheaper rents than Warsaw or Kraków, and has converted textile factories into cultural spaces and shopping areas. Warsaw is about an hour and a half by train.
Domains taught:
AI and Machine Learning, Astroscience, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Fluid Dynamics, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Member of UNIC European University of Post-Industrial Cities. International research collaborations.
Where this institution leans on astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, Jagiellonian University does the same, and it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and is larger, enrolling about 40,000 students against roughly 26,000 here.
Also strong in astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, University of Wrocław makes a sensible second look at home; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Where this university leans on astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, University of Warsaw does the same, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
University of Opole takes a similar route through astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, and it is smaller, enrolling about 9,000 students against roughly 26,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań shares the core fields of this institution, namely astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers geotechnics as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
Seen from abroad, Universität Leipzig (Germany) is a close relative on subject matter, since astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies are central to both, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
Seen from abroad, Lanzhou University (China) is a close relative on subject matter, since astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies are central to both, and it is slightly larger, at about 30,000 students against roughly 26,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Abroad, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Germany) covers astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies in a comparable way, and it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
Beyond national borders, Nankai University stands out as a comparable school for astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers electrical and electronics as well.
For a study option in Switzerland with a comparable spread of astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, Universität Zürich is the reference point: it covers geotechnics and robotics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 28,000 students.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
FAQ
Where is the University of Łódź?
The main campus is at ul. Narutowicza 68 in Łódź, Poland.
When was it established?
In 1945.
How large is it?
About 26,000 students and 3,000 staff.
How many faculties does it have?
Twelve, including law, economics, philology, history, mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology.
What is it known for?
Biology, chemistry, European Union and Central European studies, economics and sociology.
Is the film school part of the university?
No. The Łódź film school is a separate institution in the same city.
What does it cost?
Full-time studies in Polish are free for Polish citizens, while programmes in English and studies for foreign students are normally paid. Check the current tariff.
How do you apply?
Polish applicants use the national online recruitment system. International students apply through the university's own portal.
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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