WELCOME TO THE

The University of Lodz:

• Foundation date: 1945 • Number of students: 37 000

• Academic staff: 2 214 • Number of international students: 2100

• The University of Lodz is one of the biggest and highest ranked universities in Poland.

About city of Lodz:

Lodz, the former textile industry empire, today is a city of modern

technologies, a city of culture and grand events.

It is a metropolis where a landscape of industrial architecture mixes with

silhouettes of the 20th century office buildings, production halls, culture

and sports buildings.

• Lodz is situated 125 km away from Warsaw. Lodz is one of the

largest cities in Poland (3rd place).

• In 1423 King Władysław Jagiełło granted city rights

to the village of Łódź.

• The city's name translated literally means ”a boat”.

Rankings

QS World University Rankings The University of Lodz has been ranked as 4th Polish university by the QS World University Rankings 2016.

Greenmetric Rankings Only 6 Polish universities were ranked in Greenmetric

2016, among them also the University of Lodz.

Faculties

• Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection

• Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

• Faculty of Chemistry

• Faculty of Economics and Sociology

• Faculty of Philology

• Faculty of Philosophy and History

• Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics

• Faculty of Geographical Sciences

• Faculty of Educational Sciences

• Faculty of Law and Administration

• Faculty of Management

• Faculty of International and Political Studies

• Branch in Tomaszow Mazowiecki

Courses in Polish

Our students have a possibility to study in the frame of 95

programmes and 158 specializations at 12 Faculties, as well as in the

Branch in Tomaszów Mazowiecki.

Among them are so modern programmes as Ecobusiness Economy, Data

Analysis, Business Linguistics, Banking and Digital Finance,

Geomonitoring, Biotechnology, Genetics, Informatics and Econometrics,

Enterpreneurship and Innovation Management, Nanotechnology,

Cosmetic Chemistry or Information in Digital Environment.

Part of those programmes were created in cooperation with business –

Polish and international companies, which are official partners of the

University of Lodz. They are famous corporations like Infosys,

Accenture, Deloite, HP, Dachser Intelligent Logistics, MakoLab, LSI

Software, BSH, Albéa, Sandoz, CitiBank, Transition Technologies and

mBank.

Courses in Polish

• biologia (Biology)

• ochrona środowiska (Environmental Protection)

• biotechnologia (Biotechnology)

• mikrobiologia (Microbiology)

• genetyka (Genetics)

• chemia (Chemistry)

• analityka chemiczna (Chemical Analysis)

• chemia kosmetyczna (Cosmetic Chemistry)

• ekonomia (Economics)

• finanse i rachunkowość (Finance and Accounting)

• socjologia (Sociology)

• europeistyka (European Studies)

• informatyka i ekonometria (Informatics and Econometrics)

• międzynarodowe stosunki gospodarcze (International Economic Relations)

• praca socjalna (Social Work)

• finanse międzynarodowe (International Finance)

• ekonomia zrównoważonego miasta (Sustainable City Economics)

Courses in Polish

• logistyka (Logistics)

• gospodarka przestrzenna (Spatial Economics)

• analityka gospodarcza (Economic Analysis)

• pedagogika (Pedagogy)

• psychologia (Psychology)

• geografia (Geography)

• turystyka i rekreacja (Tourism and Recreation)

• geoinformacja (Geoinformation)

• geomonitoring (Geomonitoring)

• studia regionalne (Regional Studies)

• politologia (Political Science)

• stosunki międzynarodowe (International Relations)

• międzynarodowe studia kulturowe (International Cultural Studies)

• prawo (Law)

• administracja (Administration)

• polityka społeczna (Social Policy)

Courses in Polish

• zarządzanie (Management)

• analiza i zarządzanie w biznesie (Business Management and Analysis)

• finanse i inwestycje (Finance and Investment)

• prawo podatkowe i rachunkowość (Tax Law and Accounting)

• marketing (Marketing)

• rachunkowość (Accounting)

• zarządzanie publiczne (Public Management)

• zarządzanie zasobami ludzkimi (Human Resource Management)

• matematyka (Mathematics)

• informatyka (Computer Science)

• filologie (Philologies)

• kulturoznawstwo (Cultural Studies)

• filologia polska (Polish Philology)

Courses in Polish

• informacja naukowa i bibliotekoznawstwo (Library and Information Science)

• dziennikarstwo i komunikacja społeczna (Journalism and Social Communication)

• dziennikarstwo międzynarodowe (International Journalism)

• logopedia z audiologią (Logopedics with Audiology)

• lingwistyka dla biznesu (Linguistics for business)

• archeologia (Archeology)

• etnologia (Ethnology)

• filozofia (Philosophy)

• historia (History)

• historia sztuki (History of Art)

• okcydentalistyka (Occidental Studies)

• regionalistyka kulturowa (Cultural Regionalistics)

• fizyka (Physics)

• informatyka (Computer Science)

• administracja (Administration)

• leśnictwo (Forestry)

English-taught Studies

Bachelor’s Degree:

• BA in Computer Science

• BA in Economics

• BA in Business Management

• BA in Management and Finance

• BA in English Studies

• BA in Geography

• BA in Climatology

• BA in Nanotechnology

• BA in International Relations, specialization: - International Marketing, Asian Studies, American Studies

• BA in Political Studies, specialization: - Security Studies

• BA in International Cultural Studies, specialization: - Intercultural Communication

English-taught Studies

Master’s Degree:

• MA in Business Management

• Ma in English Studies

• MA in Computer Science

• MA in Economics and International Business

• MA in Ecohydrology

• MA in Geography

• MA in International Relations, specialization: International Gender Studies, International Marketing, American Studies and Mass Media, “Cultura–Sociedad–Política” (in Spanish)

• MA in International Cultural Studies, specialization: - Intercultural Communication

• MA in Political Studies, specialization: Political Management

• Spatial Development and Planning

• Erasmus Mundus International Gender Studies (GEMMA)

• Erasmus Mundus Ecohydrology (ECOHYD)

Double diploma courses in French:

Universite Francois – Rebelais Tours

• „SCHOOL OF FRENCH LAW” postgraduate studies

• „THE FRENCH LLM – THE EUROPEAN LAWYER” postgraduate studies

Universite Jean Moulin Lyon 3

• FORMATION FRANCO-POLONAISE DE GESTION (MBA) MBA

Courses in Spanish:

• BA in International Relations, specialization: - Latin American Studies

• MA in International Relations, specialization: - Cultura – Sociedad – Política

Courses in Geman:

• School of German Law postgraduate studies

Courses in other languages

• 2000 – 3000 Euro per academic year

• Administrative fee 120 Euro

• Approximate cost of living 300 Euro a month

Competitive tuition fees

International Cooperation

University of Lodz cooperates with over 230 partner institutions from all over the world. With some of the partners, the University of Lodz has signed agreements on dual diplomas:

• Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 (France)

• Université François – Rabelais (France)

• Centria University of Applied Sciences

(Finland)

• University of Regensburg (Germany)

• University of Münster (Germany)

• 2+2 with ZhengZhou University (China)

• Justus Liebig University Giessen (Germany)

• Roberth H. Smith School of Business,

University of Maryland (USA)

• University of Huddersfield (Great Britain)

International Programmes

University of Lodz actively participates in many international programmes. Among them are: Erasmus+, Erasmus Mundus, Campus Europae, FSS-Mécanisme Financier Norvégien, CEEPUS, DAAD, Fulbright, Bourses du Gouvernement Français, Grundtvig, Jean Monet. According to the national statistics concerning Erasmus+, the University of Lodz holds 1st position in the Staff Mobility for Teaching Assignments, and 5th in Student Mobility ranking.

International educational projects UL actively participates in various international projects that are aimed at improving the

quality and increasing the attractiveness of its educational offer. Currently 58 projects

under the educational programmes that are co-financed by the European Commission,

including the Lifelong Learning Programme (Erasmus, Grundtvig, Leonardo da Vinci and

Transversal, Erasmus+, Erasmus Mundus, Culture, Tempus, Jean Monnet and others).

Projects with coordination (started in 2016):

• “Development of CBRN training programme for police officers”,

• “Supporting Integration of Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees”,

• “Support for European Union action in the field of CBRN security managers education”.

International research projects In the area of the international research projects UL implements 56 projects

(including 7 Horizon 2020, 11 projects co-financed by the EU funds and 38

financed within other funds). The University of Lodz is one of the leaders

among Polish universities in the number of research projects financed

by Horizon 2020.

Research Center The main role of the Research Center is to initiate and support activities, which

have positive impact on university development and internationalization.

Center supports academics in choosing the most relevant program, structure

their ideas into a project, build an international partnership and apply for a

grant.

Student exchange:

• Erasmus+ (over 700 agreements)

• Erasmus Mundus

• Erasmus + Credit Mobility

• Bilateral agreements (230)

• Compostella Group

• Mizuta Scholarship

• Other

Each year, about 500 students go to foreign countries for student exchange (most of them with a scholarship grant). On the other hand, the UL receives about 1000 foreign exchange students per year.

UL Students have a possibility to take part in several exchange programmes:

Bilateral exchange

It is a new academic project for partner institutions of our University which is addressed to BA and MA students who wish to participate in exchange at our University, free of charge for the period of studies.

In this academic year 2016/2017 – 381 students from Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia, China etc. came for exchange.

A participating student is able to:

• Spend a part of degree programme in a foreign country, in an international academic environment

• Discover a different country’s educational system

• Improve foreign (e.g. English) language skills

• Learn customs, history, and traditions of a foreign country

• Make new friends and have an unforgettable experience

Number of international students

The number of international students is growing

each year.

In 2016/2017 academic year, the UL is hosting over 2100

students. The number includes the enrollment for full-time (i.e.

degree) studies as well as different kinds of one-semester

student exchange programmes.

Most of our foreign students come from: Ukraine, Turkey,

Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Portugal and Spain.

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The School of Polish for Foreigners

The School of Polish for Foreigners at the University of Lodz is the biggest and the oldest school in its category in Poland. It has been in operation since 1952.

It arranges basic Polish language courses as well as specialized Polish language courses for history, geography, biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, and philosophy. Students can enroll in one-month, five-month or nine-month courses.

Accommodation/Facilities

It is available in one of the University’s 10 dormitories.

Students live in twin-bedded rooms and have a direct access

to a kitchen and shower.

Centre for Sport and Recreation

It offers different kinds of sport activities:

Swimming pool, indoor basketball, volleyball and handball

courts, aerobics room, and a gym.

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