Casimir The Great University In Bydgoszcz
Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz (Polish: Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy; UKW), also known as the Casimir the Great University, is a university in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It was named after Casimir III the Great (Kazimierz III Wielki), the King of Poland (1333-70) who granted the city municipal rights for Bydgoszcz on 19 April 1346.
Kazimierz Wielki University is a public university in Bydgoszcz, whose genesis dates back to 1968, its organizational structure and the name was changed three times:
- 1969-1974: Teachers Training College with three faculties - Humanities, Mathematics and Natural Sciences and Pedagogy;
- 1974-2000: Higher School of Pedagogy implemented teacher training
- 2000-2005: Kazimierz Wielki Academy of Bydgoszcz
- since 13th May 2005: Kazimierz Wielki University
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