Maria Curie-Skłodowska University

Maria Curie-Sklodowska University
Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie
Established	October 23, 1944
Rector	prof. Radosław Dobrowolski
Students	25,192
Address	Pl. M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 5, 20-031, Lublin, Poland
Affiliations	Erasmus; EU FP5 and FP6; Gruntvig; LINGUA; Jean Monnet for Poland; Baltic University Programme; Lane Kirkland Scholarship Program;
Website	www.umcs.pl/en

Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (MCSU) (Polish: Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, UMCS) was founded October 23, 1944 in Lublin. It is named in honour of Marie Curie-Sklodowska. Currently the number of students is almost 36,000. The university has 302 professors (157 full professors), 231 habilitated doctors, 826 senior lecturers, and 1829 teachers in total. Total staff is 3628. To meet the growing demand for higher education, the university has established branches in other cities.

Rankings[]

In 2011 the Polish national daily newspaper Rzeczpospolita ranked the university 11th among Polish public universities (25).

Faculties[]

Arts
Biology and Biotechnology
Chemistry
Economics
Geosciences and Land Management
Philosophy and Sociology
Humanities
Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science
Pedagogy and Psychology
Political Science
Law and Administration
Off-Campus Branch in Pulawy

Notable alumni[]

Henryk Cioch (1951–2017), lawyer
Zyta Gilowska (1949–2016), economist and politician
Stanisław Michalkiewicz (born 1947), politician and activist
Maciej Płaza (born 1976), writer and translator
Jarosław Stawiarski (born 1963), politician
Roman Szporluk (born 1933), Ukrainian and American historian, professor emeritus, doctor of historical sciences

Botanic Garden[]

Founded in 1946 and originally apart of the campus of the University. In 1951, a new location of the Garden in Sławinek (a district in Lublin) was approved. In 1958, the University obtained the property rights of 13-hectare (130,000 m²) area. It has about 6,500 species of flora growing here, gathered in several area, among others, a rosarium, a branch of water plants and an alpine garden. It also features a reconstructed noble manor house from the second half of 18th century.^[2] Between 2012 and 2013, 418 species of moths in total were recorded in the Botanical Garden.^[3]

Gallery[]

Marie Curie Monument in Lublin
Building of the Department of Humanities
The Faculty of Polish Philology
View of the Rector's Office
Institute of Information Technology
The main building of Marie Curie University as viewed from Sowińskiego St

References[]

^ „Szkoły wyższe i ich finanse w 2011 r.”, s. 109, 2012. Główny Urząd Statystyczny. ISSN 1506-2163 (pol.).
^ "UMCS Botanical Garden of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University / Lublin City Office". lublin.eu. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ Dawidowicz, Łukasz; Kucharczyk, Halina (January 2016). "The Maria Curie-Skłodowska University Botanical Garden in Lublin as a refuge of the moths (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) within the city". Acta Biologica. 23: 15–34.

External links[]

Official website

Coordinates: 51°14′44″N 22°32′26″E / 51.24556°N 22.54056°E / 51.24556; 22.54056

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[1] „Szkoły wyższe i ich finanse w 2011 r.”, s. 109, 2012. Główny Urząd Statystyczny. ISSN 1506-2163 (pol.).

[2] "UMCS Botanical Garden of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University / Lublin City Office". lublin.eu. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

[3] Dawidowicz, Łukasz; Kucharczyk, Halina (January 2016). "The Maria Curie-Skłodowska University Botanical Garden in Lublin as a refuge of the moths (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) within the city". Acta Biologica. 23: 15–34.

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