Gdańsk University of Technology
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The Technical University of Gdansk (Polish Politechnika Gdańska ) is a Technical University in Gdansk.
History to 1945
The Royal Prussian Technical University of Gdansk was founded in 1904 by the Prussian Ministry of the spiritual, educational and medical Alan opportunities with the support of the Natural History Society in Gdansk. You should encourage education in the technical disciplines in Gdansk, Pomerania, and in the province of West Prussia. East Prussia had long been a college that " naturally " without any technical alignment with the Albertus University of Königsberg.
It began 246 students trained in the designed by Albert Carsten buildings of the faculties of architecture, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, shipbuilding, chemical and General Sciences.
In particular, the teaching in urban planning was occupied in Gdansk with known professors: The Department of Urban Engineering from the founding of the college occupied Genzmer Ewald (1904-1911); he was succeeded by Frederick Gerlach (1911-1926) and from 1927 to 1945 Karl August Hoepfner. The Chair of medieval architecture occupied from 1904 to 1907 Friedrich Ostendorf; He was followed from 1925 to 1933 Karl Gruber. From 1912, the Department of Construction and Urban Development was represented until 1939 by Otto Kloeppel.
After the First World War, Danzig was separated as the Free City of Danzig from the German Empire and of Prussia. The university continued to work as a technical college. The League of Nations and the Second Polish Republic had an influence, whereas fought to the locals.
A year later, the expanding university students in 1650 offered a place to study. Among them, about one-third Polish citizens were from the nearby Polish Corridor. Below that were a lot of people German.
During the Second World War, in 1941, the college was a rich German state institution, which also served as a military hospital.
History from 1945
On 24 May 1945, the Polish government issued a decree in force, which transformed the college into the present State Technical University. The new University was with respect to their number of employees and students at a large institution: Today it is the largest university of its kind in northern Poland and one of the largest in Poland. The Technical University of Gdansk has full academic rights, including the doctorate and habilitation. It has a high national and international reputation as an important center of science. International meetings that are held at the Technical University of Gdansk, offer the possibility to outstanding scientific and personal exchange of ideas.