Warsaw University of Technology

Warsaw University of Technology

Politechnika Warszawska
Type	Public
Established	1826; 198 years ago (1826)
Rector	Krzysztof Zaremba[1]
Academic staff	2,388[2]
Students	30,982[2]
Undergraduates	26,284[2]
Postgraduates	4,698[2]
Address	pl. Politechniki 1, 00-661 , Warsaw , Poland 52°13′13″N 21°0′38″E / 52.22028°N 21.01056°E / 52.22028; 21.01056
Affiliations	EUA, EucA, PEGASUS, CESAER, BEST
Website	www.pw.edu.pl/engpw

The Warsaw University of Technology (Polish: Politechnika Warszawska, lit. 'Varsovian Polytechnic') is one of the leading institutes of technology in Poland and one of the largest in Central Europe. It employs 2,453 teaching faculty, with 357 professors (including 145 titular professors).^[3] The student body numbers 36,156 (as of 2011), mostly full-time.^[3] There are 19 faculties (divisions) covering almost all fields of science and technology. They are in Warsaw, except for one in Płock.

The Warsaw University of Technology has about 5,000 graduates per year. According to the 2008 Rzeczpospolita newspaper survey, engineers govern Polish companies. Warsaw Tech alums make up the highest percentage of Polish managers and executives. Every ninth president among the top 500 corporations in Poland is a graduate of the Warsaw University of Technology. Professor Kurnik, the rector, explained that the school provides a solid basis for the performance of managers by equipping its students with an education at the highest level and a preparation with the tools and information, including knowledge of foreign languages.^[4]

The origins of Warsaw University of Technology date back to 1826 when engineering education was begun in the Warsaw Institute of Technology.

In 2018, Times Higher Education ranked the university within the global 601–800 band.^[5]