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The Association of Polish Surveyors (SGP) is an organization with over 100 years of tradition associating surveyors and cartographers. The SGP currently has several thousand members. In recent years, the Association has organized many events, but the most important was the successful FIG World Congress in 2022, attended by over 1,000 people from around the world. See more: Association of Polish Surveyors website

Taking into account the total number of research universities that reaches 20 thousand, the University of Warsaw is among the top 3% of the world’s best universities. According to international rankings, it also is the best university in Poland and one of the leading ones in this region of Europe. In addition, the University of Warsaw holds very good positions in comparative evaluations of the quality of education, in particular study programmes, such as the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Ranking and Eduniversal Best Masters and MBA Worldwide. 27 programmes provided by the UW have been listed in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023. 10 subjects run by the UW were ranked in the Shanghai Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022 (Physics was ranked 51-75 worldwide). See more: University of Warsaw website

Warsaw University of Technology builds upon the traditions of Polish technical universities that used to function in Warsaw – the Polytechnic Institute founded in 1826 thanks to the efforts of Stanisław Staszic and the School of Hipolit Wawelberg and Stanisław Rotwand established in 1895. Warsaw University of Technology started on its own in 1915 thanks to the efforts of the Association for Scientific Courses and the Citizens’ Committee of the City of Warsaw. Working uninterruptedly, the University has been producing generations of graduates and has had an increasing number of scientific and technical achievements.

It is not only the oldest, but also the best technical university in Poland; in the ranking of Polish universities, it has taken the first place in its category for seventeen years. At Warsaw University of Technology, over 160 student research groups, organisations and associations are active, and the educational offer includes many fields of study (also with English as a medium of instruction). See more: Warsaw University of Technology website