UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY
(POLAND – EUROPE)
LOCATION
The University of Warmia and Mazury (UWM) is a public university in the city of Olsztyn in north-east Poland in Europe. Poland is ranked 35th in the World Happiness Report 2022–24 and its GDP per capita is US$ 23,010 for 2024. Warsaw is the capital of Poland, situated on the Vistula River and is the largest city of the country.
Olsztyn is a small city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Roughly covering an area of 90 sq.kms., the population of Olsztyn is 2 lakh. Olsztyn has been crowned the best city to live in Poland for 2024, according to a ranking by Business Insider, even surpassing Warsaw.
Olsztyn is well-connected by both rail and roads. It serves as a major trade center in north-eastern Poland, particularly within the Masurian lake district, with significant railway and road infrastructure.
UNIVERSITY
Founded in 1999, the University of Warmia and Mazury (UWM) in Olsztyn is a public university of Poland. It is the biggest public university in north-eastern Poland and the only university in Poland with a structure similar to American universities.
The University of Warmia and Mazury (UWM) is ranked #1001 in the QS World University Rankings 2025 and #1501 in the THE (Times Higher Education) rankings for 2023.
With 15 faculties, 16,000+ enrolled students (900 international students), 1,600+ teaching staff, the Teacher–Student ratio is 1:18 while the Female–Male Ratio is 61:39 (as per 2025). Vast spread-out ultra-modern campus, cafeteria, sports centre, library, modern laboratories, health centre, dorms, living quarters, etc. Student support services, affiliation to global programs, and sports facilities create a vibrant campus atmosphere.
The fifteen faculties in the university are:
- ✅ Faculty of Medicine
- ✅ Faculty of Agriculture & Forestry
- ✅ Faculty of Humanities
- ✅ Faculty of Geo-Engineering
- ✅ Faculty of Biology & Bio-Technology
- ✅ Faculty of Animal Bio-Engineering
- ✅ Faculty of Mathematics & Computer Science
- ✅ Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- ✅ Faculty of Economic Sciences
- ✅ Faculty of Social Sciences
- ✅ Faculty of Technical Sciences
- ✅ Faculty of Food Science
- ✅ Faculty of Law & Administration
- ✅ Faculty of Arts
- ✅ Faculty of Theology
- ✅ School of Public Health
- ✅ Elk Branch
Some flagship programs (taught in English language) are:
- ✅ General Medicine (24 departments & 1 Simulation Centre / Training Hospital – WFME recognized)
- ✅ Agricultural engineering
- ✅ Geodesy and cartography
- ✅ Environmental engineering
- ✅ Financial and actuarial mathematics
- ✅ Food technology and human nutrition
- ✅ International relations
- ✅ General informatics
- ✅ Fisheries sciences
- ✅ Biotechnology
- ✅ Biology
- ✅ Logistics
USEFUL LINKS