Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities

The Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities^[2] (Polish: Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny w Siedlcach) is a higher-education institution in Siedlce, Poland. It was created on October 1, 2010, by the decision of Sejm signed by the President of the Republic of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski. The previous name of the university was 'Akademia Podlaska w Siedlcach', in English known officially as University of Podlasie.

Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities

Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny w Siedlcach
Type	Public
Established	1969
Rector	Professor Mirosław Minkina
Students	4,397[1] (12.2023)
Address	Konarskiego 2, Siedlce 08-110, Poland. , Siedlce , Poland 52°10′11″N 22°17′03″E
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Socrates-Erasmus Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities (Poland)
Website	www.uph.edu.pl

The history of the academic institution in Siedlce began in 1969. It has had four previous titles during its existence:

• 1969–1974: Wyższa Szkoła Nauczycielska ("University of Education")
• 1974–1977: Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna ("University of Pedagogy")
• 1977–1999: Wyższa Szkoła Rolniczo-Pedagogiczna ("University of Agriculture and Pedagogy")
• 1999–2010: Akademia Podlaska ("Podlaska University")
• 2010-2023: Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny ("University of Natural Sciences and Humanities")
• 2023 onwards: Uniwersytet w Siedlcach ("Siedlce University")

The university has four faculties: Natural Sciences, Humanities, Exact Sciences, Law and Economics Studies.

The university is eligible to give doctoral degrees in agronomy, biology, chemistry, history, safety science and zoology.

References

1. "Higher education in the 2023/24 academic year" (in Polish). Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
2. Statut Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczo-Humanistycznego w Siedlcach. s. 9.