Poznań University of Life Sciences Poland 1
POLAND Poland is a country in Europe with a total area of 312 685 square kilometers, and the population of about 38 700 000. Poland shares land borders with its neighbouring countries: Germany, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia. The capital and biggest city in Poland is Warsaw with 1.6 million inhabitants. Other big cities are Krakow, Łódź, Wrocław and of course Poznań! The country is divided into 16 provinces. About 47% of the total area is utilized for agriculture and 28% covered by forests. There is a lake distraction the northern part of Poland, the central part is flat lowlands and southern part mountains range. 2
3 Poznań is located on the Warta River in the middle of the historic Wielkopolska region - 300 km from Berlin, 300 km from Warszawa.
Poznań University of Life Sciences Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu 4 Prof. Dr. Jan Pikul Vice Rector for Science and International Relations japi@up.poznan.pl
Poznań University of Life Sciences (PULS) Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu One of eight Agricultural Universities in Poland Located in Wielkopolska region part of Poland with highly developed agribusiness Located in Poznań, 600 000 inhabitants, 130-150 000 students, centre of Wielkopolska Region 5
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PULS- HISTORY 1870 Agricultural School in Żabikowo 1919 Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry at Poznań University 1951 Agricultural High School 1972 Agricultural University 1996 The August Cieszkowski Agricultural University 2008 Poznań University of Life Sciences 7
AUTHORITIES (2008-2012) RECTOR: Prof. Grzegorz Skrzypczak 8
VICE-RECTORS: Prof. Jan Pikul Prof. Monika Kozłowska Prof. Czesław Szafrański 9
PULS - PRESENT DAY 10 Faculties 8 Fields of regular studies 19 28 specializations Fields of extramural studies 16 16 specializations Students 12 000 regular students 8 000 extramural students 4 000 Doctoral students 255
PULS - PRESENT DAY cont. Scientific papers approx. 1800 per year Library approx. 865 000 vol. 11
PULS - PRESENT DAY cont. Experimental stations - 12 10 research project in 6 & 7 th Framework Programme EU 12
TEACHING IN NUMBERS Academic teachers 847 Professors (title) 144 Associate professors - 55 Doctors with habilitation - 56 Doctors - 526 13
14 University researchers are involved in the realisation of 800 projects for the TOTAL AMOUNT OF 8 000 000 EURO
PULS international programmes 15 Eureka CEEPUS Copernicus Erasmus 47 partners Erasmus Intensive Programmes Erasmus Mundus Leonardo da Vinci Interfob COST
PULS international programmes cont. Bilateral agreements INCO Baltic University Programme European Territorial Cooperation 16
Poznań University of Life Sciences Faculties: Agronomy and Bioengineering Forestry Animal Breeding and Biology Wood Technology Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Food Science and Nutrition Land Reclamation and Environmental Engineering Economy and Social Science 17
FACULTIES AGRONOMY AND BIOENGINEERING Agriculture AGRONOMY PLANT PROTECTION PLANT BREEDING AND SEED PRODUCTION AGRONOMY AND AGRI-BUSINESS 18 Agricultural and Foresty Engineering AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT OF ENGINEERING SERVICES IN AGRICULTURE Biotechnology Environmental Protection Information Technology and Agri-engineering
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FACULTIES FORESTRY Forestry GENERAL FORESTRY PROTECTION OF FOREST ENVIRONMENT FOREST WORK CONTRACTING 20
FACULTIES ANIMAL BREEDING AND BIOLOGY Animal science Biology ANIMAL BREEDING AGROTOURISM APPLIED BIOLOGY 21
FACULTY OF ANIMAL BREEDING AND BIOLOGY 22
FACULTIES HORTICULTURE AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 23 Horticulture GENERAL HORTICULTURE PLANT BREEDING AND SEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GREEN SPACE ARCHITECTURE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT HORTICULTURAL PLANT PROTECTION Landscape Architecture
FACULTY OF HORTICULTURE AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 24
FACULTIES FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION Food technology and human nutrition FOOD TECHNOLOGY HUMAN NUTRITION FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY Commodity Science Dietetics 25
FACULTY OF FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION 26
FACULTIES WOOD TECHNOLOGY Wood technology MECHANICAL WOOD TECHNOLOGY CHEMICAL WOOD TECHNOLOGY FURNITURE DESIGN WOOD PROTECTION AND MODIFICATION 27
FACULTY OF WOOD TECHNOLOGY 28
FACULTIES LAND RECLAMATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Environment Engineering ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION ENGINEERING HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND SANITATION OF RURAL AREAS Spatial Management 29
FACULTY OF LAND RECLAMATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 30
FACULTIES ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Economy ECONOMICS IN THE AGRI-FOOD SECTOR Finance and Accounting Social policy 31
PRESENTLY PULS OFFERS THREE TYPES OF DEGREE PROGRAMMES BACHELOR'S DEGREE (BSc) MASTER'S DEGREE (MSc) DOCTOR'S DEGREE (Ph D) 32
POST-GRADUATE STUDIES 33 Forest cultivation, Production of edible and medicinal fungi - February 2007, first enrollment Landscape architecture, Quality management in food production, Quality, environment, and safety of products in agreement with the requirements of norms ISO series 9000, 14000 and the HACCP system, European integration Agribusiness and rural areas, Agricultural activity in the conditions of Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union, Human nutrition and food technology, The Washington Convention CITES, Organization and management in a forest farm, Extramural post-graduate studies of teaching methodology, Forest management (first enrollment in 2007).
Experimental stations 34 10 AGRICULTURE FARMS 2 FORESTRY EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS AREA 15 250 HA
35 LOCATION OF EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS
Experimental stations cont. 360 hotel places Dendrological Garden (Poznań) Forest Arboretum Park (Zielonka) 36
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STUDENTS SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATIONS OF: 39 Botanists Animal husbandry Agronomy Horticulture Wood technology Food technologists Biotechnologists OPERON Young managers Environment protection, Foresters Agricultural engineering
Artistic groups Folk song and dance group Łany Chamber choir Coro Da Camera Group of hunting horn players Venator 40
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