Jan Długosz University
Uniwersytet Humanistyczno-Przyrodniczy im. Jana Długosza w Częstochowie | |
Type | Public teacher training college |
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Established | 1971 |
Rector | Anna Wypych-Gawrońska |
Pro-rectors | Janusz Kapuśniak (Science) Grażyna Rygał (Education) Zygmunt Bąk (Development) |
Academic staff | c.a. 800 |
Students | 7669 |
Location | , , 50°48′37″N 19°06′57″E / 50.810281°N 19.115851°E |
Website | link |
The Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa [JDU; Template:Lang-pl] is a public university located in Częstochowa, in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland. Founded in 1971 as a teacher training college, it was transformed into a higher teacher education school in 1974 with two faculties, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and the Faculty of Pedagogy. Now the academy comprises two other faculties, the Faculty of Philosophy and History, and the Faculty of Art Education, some inter-faculty teaching centres for Foreign Language Area Studies, physical education and sports, and approximately 10,000 students and about 800 academic staff members.[2]
The academy takes its name from Jan Długosz (1415–1480), a Polish priest, chronicler, diplomat, soldier, and secretary to Bishop Zbigniew Oleśnicki of Kraków, and Patron of the academy, who was born in the village of Stara Brzeźnica located less than 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Częstochowa.[3] The academy participates to the Erasmus Programme (EuRopean Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students), a European Union (EU) student exchange programme established in 1987, a major part of the EU Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013, and is the operational framework for the European Commission's initiatives in higher education.[4]
Affiliations
- Lifelong Learning Program ERASMUS[5]
The Jan Długosz University was s part of the Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013.
Doctors Honoris causa
- Henryk Samsonowicz,
- Jerzy Strzelczyk,
- Gerhard Fieguth,
- Marian Kisiel,
- Andrzej Jan Zakrzewski.
Notable alumni
- Andrzej Biernat - a Polish politician and a member of the Civic Platform party;
- Jakub Błaszczykowski - a Polish professional footballer;
- Maciej Ganczar - a Polish literary scholar specializing in German literature, literary translator;
- Wioletta Grzegorzewska - a Polish poet and writer;
- Tomasz Lubaszka - a Polish painter;
- Jacek Magiera - a Polish football manager and former footballer
- Radosław Panas - a Polish volleyball player;
- Andrzej Szewiński - a former professional volleyball player, sport activist and politician;
- Krzysztof Szramiak - a Polish weightlifter.
References
- ^ http://www.en.ujd.edu.pl/articles/view/university
- ^ "About University". Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa.
- ^ "Our Patron". Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Erasmus Policy Statement (EPS)". Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa.
- ^ "Lifelong Learning Program ERASMUS: Partner universities". Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa.