Lodz University of Technology

Lodz University of Technology (TUL) was established only a few weeks after World War II ended in 1945. TUL's opening marked the culmination of nearly eight decades of campaigning by local industrialists. Lodz's textile industry had made it one of the largest in Poland, and there was some demand for technical education in the city. TUL began operations in a converted wool mill with just over 500 students in its first year. Today, the university has approximately 18,000 students and approximately 1,500 faculty members. Many of its nine faculties' courses are still taught in converted factory buildings from the town's industrial past.

Lodz University of Technology has a small international student population, and courses are taught in both English and French at the International Faculty of Engineering. Students can earn dual diplomas from TUL and a number of partner institutions in France, Finland, Denmark, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.

The European Commission awarded TUL the HR Excellence in Research certification in 2016. The university's research focuses on advanced technologies for sustainable development, which are divided into six subfields: advanced materials technologies, energy, environment, and infrastructure, information technologies, production, human resources, and finance management systems, industrial biotechnology, and biomedical engineering.

TUL, along with the University of Lodz and the Medical University of Lodz, is one of three state-owned universities in Lodz. In addition, the city is home to a number of other higher education institutions. The Polish government plans to test a new superfast 5G mobile network in the city, and TUL will make room on its campus for startups interested in experimenting with the new technology.

Website: https://p.lodz.pl/en