- founded in 1816
- the largest university in Poland and the best research centre
in the country - occupies 1st place in the national rankings of universities
- belongs to the top 3% of universities in the world according to global
rankings such as THE, QS and ARWU - occupies 3rd place among the institutions of South East Europe
and 96th place worldwide in “Nature” Index 2016 Rising Stars - awarded the “HR Excellence in Research” title by the European
Commission for adopting the principles of the European Charter
for Researchers - belongs to 4EU+ European University Alliance
About the University of Warsaw – brief presentation [pdf]