Education
Poznań is one of the four largest academic centers in Poland. The number of students in the city of Poznań is about 140 000 (fourth/third after Warsaw, Cracow and close to Wrocław student population). Every one of four inhabitants in Poznań is a student. Since Poznań is smaller than Warsaw or Cracow still having a very large number of students it makes the city even more vibrant and dense "academic hub" than both former and current capitals of Poland. The city has many state-owned universities. Adam Mickiewicz University (abbreviated UAM in Polish, AMU in English) is one of the most influential and biggest universities in Poland:
- Adam Mickiewicz University
- University of Fine Arts in Poznań
- Academy of Music in Poznań
- Poznań University of Economics
- Poznań University of Medical Sciences
- Poznań University of Technology
- Poznań University School of Physical Education
- University of Life Sciences in Poznań
"Adam Mickiewicz University" is one of the three best universities in Poland after University of Warsaw and Jagiellonian University of Cracow. They all have a very high number of international student and scientist exchange, research grants and top publications. In northern suburbs of Poznań a very large "Morasko Campus" has been built (Faculty of Biology, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Political Sciences, Geography). The majority of faculties are already open, although a few more facilities will be constructed. The campus infrastructure belongs to the most impressive among Polish universities. Also, there are plans for "Uniwersytecki Park Historii Ziemii" (Earth History Park), one of the reason for the park construction is a "Morasko meteorite nature reserve" situated close by, it is one of the rare sites of Europe where a number of meteorites fell and some traces may be still seen.
There is also a great number of smaller, mostly private-run colleges and institutions of higher education ("Uczelnie w Poznaniu"):
- Arcybiskupie Seminarium Duchowne w Poznaniu
- School of Form
- Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities campus in Poznań
- Wielkopolska Wyższa Szkoła Turystyki i Zarządzania w Poznaniu
- Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu
- Wyższa Szkoła Bankowa w Poznaniu
- Wyższa Szkoła Bezpieczeństwa w Poznaniu
- Wyższa Szkoła Edukacji i Terapii w Poznaniu
- Wyższa Szkoła Edukacji Integracyjnej i Interkulturowej w Poznaniu
- Wyższa Szkoła Handlu i Rachunkowości
- Wyższa Szkoła Handlu i Usług w Poznaniu
- Wyższa Szkoła Hotelarstwa i Gastronomii
- Wyższa Szkoła Języków Obcych im. Samuela Bogumiła Lindego
- Wyższa Szkoła Komunikacji i Zarządzania w Poznaniu
- Wyższa Szkoła Logistyki
- Wyższa Szkoła Nauk Humanistycznych i Dziennikarstwa
- Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiki i Administracji im. Mieszka I w Poznaniu
- Wyższa Szkoła Umiejętności Społecznych w Poznaniu
- Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania i Bankowości w Poznaniu
- Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa "Kadry dla Europy" w Poznaniu
- Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa Pielęgnacji Zdrowia i Urody
- Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne Towarzystwa Chrystusowego
Poznan with its almost 30 colleges and universities has a second richest educational offer in Poland after Warsaw.
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