Higher education in Poland

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Higher education in Poland began in the Middle Ages. In 1364, Casimir III established the first Polish university, the Academy of Krakow (now called Jagiellonian University).^[1] In 1826 the first technical university was established in Warsaw, leading eventually to the establishment of Warsaw University of Technology, the largest technical university in Poland. From 1919-1939 universities were focused primarily on arts, science, and engineering. Education was based solely on Humboldt's model of university combining research and teaching. This model incorporates a strict hierarchy of authority and a considerable degree of autonomy for its governing bodies.