University of Szczecin (USz)

Poland

Address: Aleja Papieża Jana Pawła II 22A, 70-453 Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland

Computer Science & Mathematics, Physics & Materials Science, Marine & Environmental Sciences

Founded in 1985, USz is a public comprehensive university in Szczecin, with faculties in humanities, social sciences, law, economics, management, and exact & natural sciences (mathematics, physics, computer science, biology, earth & marine sciences).

Domains taught:

AI and Machine Learning, Astroscience, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Fluid Dynamics, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Marine Science, 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:

Leading comprehensive university in Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship.

Research:

AI & Data science, Theoretical physics & Materials science, Marine biology & Oceanography, Environmental science & GIS.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

1500

Current students***:

12000

Foreign students***:

N/A%

Cumulative former students***:

N/A

Pros

Comprehensive university with strong science programs, particularly marine and environmental sciences, located in a major port city.

Cons

Engineering options are limited compared to West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin.

Best For

Comprehensive university in Szczecin with strong programs in computer science, physics, and marine sciences.

Most Similar Schools Locally

Another national school that puts astroscience, marine science and bioinformatics at the centre is University of Gdańsk, and it is larger, enrolling about 23,000 students against roughly 12,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Among national alternatives, University of Opole stands out for its focus on astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and is slightly smaller, at about 9,000 students against roughly 12,000 here.
The comparison with Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, and it is larger, enrolling about 18,000 students against roughly 12,000 here, and is also a public institution.
A good alternative in the same country is University of Białystok, which likewise covers astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
University of Warsaw sits close to this institution on astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies; it is far larger, with about 40,000 students against roughly 12,000 here, and is also a public institution.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

For astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies outside the home country, Freie Universität Berlin in Germany is a natural reference; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
If this institution is on your list for astroscience, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in Germany deserves a comparison, because it is larger, enrolling about 35,000 students against roughly 12,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Xiamen University (China) works on the same fields as this university, chiefly astroscience, marine science and bioinformatics; it runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes, and covers civil engineering and automation as well.
For marine science, bioinformatics and nanotechnologies outside the home country, Université de Bretagne Occidentale in France is a natural reference; it covers food science and geotechnics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 20,000 students against roughly 12,000 here.
Abroad, Université de Genève (Switzerland) covers astroscience, marine science and bioinformatics in a comparable way, and it covers geotechnics and robotics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 19,000 students against roughly 12,000 here.

*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.

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Biology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Marine Ecosystems

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*: 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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