Education and Research

The R&D branch in Wielkopolska is one of the most developed in Poland. Its infrastructure reflects a strong and significant scientific potential of the region, mainly concentrated around Poznan. In the Wielkopolska Region there are 28 universities and schools of higher education. 20 of them are located in Poznań. There are also research institutes, clusters and technology parks which are engaged in implementation of scientific results in the economy. More information about research institutes, clusters and technology parks in the Infrastructure section

The captal city of the region - Poznan is the seat of the Polish Academy of Sciences, with its centres, branch institutes and research institutes. Their work is mostly focused on agriculture and forestry environment, wood technology, natural fibres, metal working, applied chemistry and installation technologies. More about PAS institutes in Wielkopolska in the section Infrastructure

In Wielkopolska there are approximately 170 thousand students, which is almost double the number of students at the beginning of the 1990s. There are over 8 thousand academic teachers and 1.5 thousand employees of research centres. Poznan's academic centre is third in the country, after Warsaw and Cracow. The recent introduction of new faculties and specializations prepares the students for participation in economic transformation. The research institutions and universities co-operate and share their scientific experience with acknowledged universities and schools in Europe and world-wide. The increasing interest of young people in higher education, particularly in economics, has been an incentive for setting-up of new private schools operating alongside the -established state universities. Scientific achievements of scholars in many fields represent the highest international standards and their achievements are widely recognised, not only in Poland. There is a well-developed co-operation with numerous centres around the world, and many scholars from Poznan give lectures, carry out research work abroad and more often than not are awarded honorary doctoral degrees from foreign universities. They are also members of Academies of Science in other countries.

More detailed information about universities in Poznan as well as about other universities in the Infrastructure section

Scientific projects realised in Wielkopolska