Opole University of Technology

Opole University of Technology
Politechnika Opolska
Emblem of the Opole University of Technology
Established	1966
Type	Public University
Rector	Professor Jerzy Skubis, habil. PhD Eng.
Students	ca. 12000
Location	Opole, Poland 50°42' N, 17°57'E
Affiliations	Socrates/Erasmus, CEEPUS, Tempus, Copernicus, Leonardo da Vinci
Website	http://www.po.edu.pl/

Opole University of Technology (Polish name: Politechnika Opolska; sometimes called in English Technical University of Opole) is a university located in Opole, Poland.

The university was founded in the year 1959 as a consultative branch of Silesian University of Technology. In 1966 it became an independent university known as Wyższa Szkoła Inżynierska w Opolu (Higher School of Engineering in Opole). The name Politechnika Opolska (Opole University of Technology) is used since 1996.

The university has over 500 lecturers and over 12000 students. There are six faculties:

• Faculty of Civil Engineering
• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatic Control and Computer Science
• Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy
• Faculty of Management
• Faculty of Production Engineering and Logistics

In the year 2008, the Opole University of Technology in Cooperation with the Beijing University of Technology have opened the Opole Confucius Institute. Centre for Cooperation Poland-China Confucius Institute is a non-profit public utility institution whose mission is promoting Chinese language and culture. The Institute is working for the benefit of this University and the Opole local community. The Opole Centre is one of the 200 such offices in the world associated in an international web, whose principal office Hanban (Office of Chinese Language Council International) is situated in Beijing.

The Opole University of Technology is also an individual full member of the European University Association (EUA). The European University Association (EUA) represents and supports higher education institutions in 46 countries, providing them with a unique forum to cooperate and keep abreast of the latest trends in higher education and research policies.

External links

• Official website of the University
• Department of Electrical Engineering, Automatic Control and Computer Science
• Faculty of Civil Engineering
• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• Department of Mechanics and Machine Design
• Opole Confucius Institute

Coordinates: 50°42′N 17°57′E / 50.7°N 17.95°E / 50.7; 17.95