Wroclaw University of Economics
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Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
(Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu) is one of ten public universities
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
located in Wrocław, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. Originally established in 1947 as a private business school (then named Wyższa Szkoła Handlowa, or "Trade College"), it was nationalized in 1954 under the name Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomiczna, "College of Economics"). In October 1974 it was named after the Polish economist Oskar Lange
Oskar Lange
Oskar Ryszard Lange was a Polish economist and diplomat...
, although his name does not occur in the official English name of the university. Changing the name to the Wrocław University of Economics (Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu) in 2008 removed Oskar Lange
Oskar Lange
Oskar Ryszard Lange was a Polish economist and diplomat...
from the name of the University.
As of 2005, the university has 21,000 students (including in distance courses) and a faculty of 638 teachers, including 137 full professors.
The main campus with three out of four departments is located on Ulica Komandorska near the center of Wrocław, whereas one faculty (Regional Economy and Tourism) resides in a separate campus in Jelenia Góra
Jelenia Góra
----Jelenia Góra is a city in Lower Silesia, south-western Poland. The name of the city means "deer mountain" in Polish, Czech and German. It is close to the Krkonoše mountain range running along the Polish-Czech border – ski resorts such as Karpacz and Szklarska Poręba can be found...
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The university comprises the following schools (faculties):
- School of Economic Sciences
- School of Engineering and Economics
- School of Management, Computer Science and Finance
- School of Regional Economy and Tourism (Jelenia Góra)
Rectors
- Kamil Stefko (1947–1950)
- Stefan Górniak (1950–1952)
- Antoni Wrzosek (1952–1955)
- Krzysztof Jeżowski (1955–1956)
- Wincenty Styś (1956–1959)
- Adam Chełmoński (1959)
- Józef Fiema (1955–1966)
- Józef Popkiewicz (1966–1979)
- Józef Kaleta (1979–1987)
- Wiesław Pluta (1987–1990)
- Józef Kaleta (1990–1993)
- Andrzej Baborski (1993–1999)
- Marian Noga (1999–2005)
- Bogusław Fiedor (od 2005)
Researchers and alumni
- dr Leszek CzarneckiLeszek CzarneckiLeszek Czarnecki is a businessman based in Wrocław, Poland. He holds a degree in engineering and a Ph.D in economics.-Background:...
– the richest Polish acc ForbesForbesForbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
(2008) - prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Jajuga – chief of CFA Society of Poland
- prof. dr hab. Marian Noga – Monetary Policy CouncilMonetary Policy CouncilThe Monetary Policy Council, Polish: Rada Polityki Pieniężnej, is a body of the NBP.Each year, in parallel with the budget project presented by the government, the MPC sets the bases of monetary policy...
- Jerzy SzmajdzińskiJerzy SzmajdzinskiJerzy Andrzej Szmajdziński was a Polish politician who was a Vice-Marshal of Polish Sejm and previously served as Minister of Defence. He was a candidate for President of Poland in the 2010 election....
– Ministry of National Defence (Poland) - Grzegorz Marek MichalskiGrzegorz Marek MichalskiGrzegorz Marek Michalski - Polish economist, researcher at the School of Management, Computer Science and Finance at Wroclaw University of Economics. His main area of research are Business Finance and Financial Liquidity Management. Grzegorz Marek Michalski is a professor of finance...