Medical University of Bialystok

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City: Białystok

Bydgoszcz University of Technology named after Jan and Jędrzej Śniadecki is a university with a long tradition. Its beginnings date back to 1951, when the first higher education institution in Bydgoszcz was established – the Evening Engineering School. At the beginning of its operation, the university educated chemical and mechanical engineers in the evening system. After being transformed into the Higher Engineering School, from 1964, education took place at four technical faculties in the full-time, evening and extramural system. Currently, the university educates bachelor's, engineers, master's and doctoral degrees. It is the only educational institution in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship that integrates technical, natural, agricultural, economic and artistic sciences. It cooperates with numerous universities and research centers around the world. The history of the Medical University of Białystok dates back to the 18th century, when the city had a palace school of midwives, later transformed into one of the few in the country, the Institute of Midwifery, founded by Dr. Jakub Michelis in the early 19th century. The Institute included a clinic, performing both therapeutic and educational functions. The university was officially established in 1950, when it was established as the tenth Medical Academy in Poland. Currently, the Medical University of Białystok is one of the leaders in the field of research on artificial intelligence in medicine and conducts extensive large-scale research covering genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, radiomics and bioinformatics. Over 6,000 students study 16 medical fields, including almost 500 foreigners. Among them are foreign students from countries such as Norway, Sweden, the USA, Canada, Germany, Spain and Saudi Arabia. There are over 230 doctoral students studying at the Doctoral School and doctoral studies. Last year, over 1.2 thousand graduates graduated from the university. In the academic year 2024/2025, nearly 1.9 thousand male and female students began their studies, including 138 foreigners. There are 747 full-time academic teachers employed, of whom 69.1% are women. Among the graduates of the Silesian University of Technology is, among others, Prof. Stanisław Góźdź, director of the Świętokrzyskie Oncology Center in Kielce.