History
The Poznań University of Life Sciences is a leading university of life sciences in Poland. It may boast of rich traditions, as its beginnings date back to the year 1870 and are connected with the activity of an outstanding philosopher, a patron of agricultural science and education, August Cieszkowski.
Education
At present we have almost 8 000 students, and 1 400 employees. Our eight Faculties offer a wide scope of education within a lot of interesting fields of study, including Biology, Biotechnology, Landscape Architecture, Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Wood technology, Environmental Protection, Animal Science, Food Technology, etc.
Research
This research activity meets the requirements of the National Programme for Research and R&D, defining priority research areas and directions. Research conducted by the University staff is focused particularly on five strategic programmes proposed in that document for research and R&D activities, i.e.
Rational management of water resources for sustainable development of Poland, Innovative foodstuffs of high nutritive and health-promoting value, Competitiveness and innovative character of Polish economy in terms of sustainable development as well as Advanced technologies to generate energy from coal and renewable sources.
Short Courses
University Ranking
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2024
1201
2023
-
2022
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World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2024
801 -280
2023
521
2022
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QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2024
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2023
1542 60
2022
1602
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Library services
The Main Library together with its two branches and specialist libraries forms a library and information system of our University. Its collection comprises 721 336 thousand volumes. Journals collected at the Library include 595 Polish and 143 foreign titles. An integrated system, Horizon, operates at the Library.