Calendarium

Establishing the Evening School of Engineering (WSI) with two faculties: Mechanical and Chemical.

Establishing the Main Library of the WSI.

Taking over from a vocational school, the first building of the WSI at Olszewski 20 Street (currently Ks. A. Kordecki 20 Street).

Temporary suspension of the activity of the Faculty of Chemistry.

Commissioning of the workshop hall at Olszewski ego 20 Street.

Establishing the Faculty of Telecommunications.

Commissioning of building B, the current Rector’s office, at Olszewskiego 20 street.

Transformation of the evening school into the Undergraduate Engineering School (UES) with the right to conduct classes in the daytime, evening and extramural systems.
Establishing the Faculty of General Engineering with majors in mechanical and electrical engineering.
Establishing the College of Physical Education and the Military College.

Establishing the Foreign Languages College.
Transformation of the Faculty of Telecommunications into the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications.

Establishing the Foreign Languages College.
Transformation of the Faculty of Telecommunications into the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications.

Establishing the Faculty of Civil Engineering.
Taking over by the UES of the buildings at Seminariczna 3 Street and Grodzka 18-20 Street.
Appointing by the Higher School of Agriculture (WSR) in Poznań of a consultation point in Bydgoszcz, launching agricultural studies for working people.

Naming the UES after Jan and Jędrzej Śniadecki.
Opening of the Book and Magazine Reading Room at Main Library .

The University receives Rector's and Dean’s insignia and a memorial book..
Opening of the UES Computing Center.
Establishing the Bydgoszcz Branch of the University of Agriculture in Poznań with the Branch of the Faculty of Agriculture in Poznań; launching full-time agricultural studies.
Handing over the buildings at Bernardyńska 6 Street and H. Sawickiej 28 Street (currently Mazowiecka Street).

Launching full-time zootechnical studies.
Appointing of the Publishing Committee, initiation of the University's organized publishing activity.

The organizational units of the branch become independent by establishing the Branch Agricultural Faculty with the Zootechnical Faculty.

Establishing of the Gliszcz – Wierzchucinek Agricultural Experimental Plant Launching of didactic facilities in Osielsko.

Converting the Undergraduate Engineering School and the Bydgoszcz Branch of the Agricultural University in Poznań into Jan and Jędrzej Śniadecki University of Science and Technology and Agriculture in Bydgoszcz.
Laying in the foundation act for the construction of the buildings of the Academic Center in Fordon.

Establishing the Institute of Mathematics and Physics.
Obtaining by the Faculty of Agriculture the right to confer the academic degree of doctor of agricultural sciences in the discipline of agrotechnics (agronomy).
Restructuring of the structure of the University: Establishing an institute system with the Institutes of: Machine Technology and Operation, Chemical Technology and Engineering, Civil Engineering, Telecommunications and Electrical Engineering, Agriculture, Zootechnics, Mathematics and Physics, Organization, Management and Social Sciences, and Foreign Languages College, the Military College and College of Physical Education, the Center for Electronic Computational Technology, and the Main Library.

Establishing the Institute of Mathematics and Physics.
Obtaining by the Faculty of Agriculture the right to confer the academic degree of doctor of agricultural sciences in the discipline of agrotechnics (agronomy)
Restructuring of the struct.ure of the University: Establishing an institute system with the Institutes of: Machine Technology and Operation, Chemical Technology and Engineering, Civil Engineering, Telecommunications and Electrical Engineering, Agriculture, Zootechnics, Mathematics and Physics, Organization, Management and Social Sciences, and Foreign Languages College, the Military College and College of Physical Education, the Center for Electronic Computational Technology, and the Main Library.

Establishing the Mini Offset Department.

Restructuring the structure of the University: return to the faculty structure.
Creating an inter-faculty Pedagogical College.
Obtaining by the Faculty of Agriculture the right to confer the degree of habilitated doctor of agricultural sciences in the discipline of agrotechnics (agronomy)
 

Making the building in Fordon for the Faculty of Agriculture available for use.

Incorporating the interdepartmental Department of Environmental Development and Protection into the Faculty of Civil Engineering as the Department of Environmental Development and Protection.
Incorporating the Center for Electronic Computational Technology into the interdepartmental Institute of Mathematics and Physics
Closing the Military College.
Establishing “Development of UTaA” Foundation.
Commemorating the people distinguished for UTaA: naming the Hall of the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering after Professor Ernest Pischinger; the lecture hall in Fordon after Professor Włodzimierz Loginov; placing a plaque commemorating Professor Krystyna Załuska in room 118 of the building of the Faculty of Zootechnics at Mazowiecka Street .

Establishing the UTaA Alumni Association.
Creating an Internet position at the Institute of Mathematics and Physics.
Moving part of the departments and plants of the Faculty of Civil Engineering from Grodzka Street to Fordon.
Establishing a Field Research Station by the Department of Sanitary and Water Engineering at the Faculty of Civil Engineering.
 

Obtaining the right to confer the degree of doctor of technical sciences in the discipline of construction and operation of machines by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.
Establishing the University Center for Wide Area Networks.
Creating a University Internet network node.
 

Making a new technological hall for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Fordon available for use.
Appointing of UTaA as the leading unit of the Municipal Academic Computer Network in Bydgoszcz.
 

Changing the name of the Faculty of Civil Engineering to the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Transformation of agricultural experimental plants into research stations of the Faculty of Agriculture and the Faculty of Zootechnics.
Placing a plaque commemorating Professor Wojciech Cieśla in the hall of the building of the Faculty of Agriculture at Bernardyńska Street.
Appointing of the Chapter of the Medal for Merit for UTaA.
Accession of the University to the implementation of the TEMPUS program.
 

Launching doctoral studies in agricultural sciences at the Faculty of Agriculture.
Awarding an UTaA honorary doctorate to Prof. Stanisław Grabarczyk.
Beginning of publishing the University magazine Biuletyn Informacyjny WSI [UTaA Newsletter].
 

Establishing University Day by the UTaA Senate. 
Launching extramural Postgraduate Pedagogical Studies for young scientists at the Institute of Humanities and Economics.
Awarding prof. dr. hab. inż. Adam Mazanowski, an honorary doctorate from the University of Agriculture and Technology in Olsztyn.
Establishing the Environmental Organic Compounds Monitoring Station by the Department of Environmental Chemistry of the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering.
Transforming the Publishing Department into UTaA University Publishing House.
Making the computer catalogue of the Main Library available on the Internet.
The accession of the University to the implementation of the SOCRATES and INCO-Copernicus programs.
 

Meeting of the Conference of Rectors of Polish Technical Universities at UTaA.
Incorporating the Institute of Mathematics and Physics into the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering.
Obtaining by the Faculty of Zootechnics the right to confer the academic degree of habilitated doctor in agricultural sciences in the discipline of zootechnics.
Obtaining by the Faculty of Telecommunications and Electrical Engineering the right to confer the academic degree of doctor of technical sciences in telecommunications.
Adopting the “Mission of the University of Science and Technology and Agriculture” by the UTaA Senate.
Completing the construction of the technological hall in Fordon.
 

Obtaining by the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering the right to confer the academic degree of doctor of technical sciences in construction.
Awarding Prof. Witold Podkówka honorary doctoral from the Agricultural University of Szczecin
Introducing the Leonardo da Vinci program.
Implementing the TINLB integrated computer library system in the Main Library.
Establishing the Electronic Journal of Polish Agricultural Universities (EJPAU), the first electronic periodical at agricultural universities, and launching the Agronomy series at UTaA Technical Publishing.
 

Reviving the Alumni Association at the UTaA. 
Laying the foundation stone for the construction of auditorium halls in Fordon.
Adopting “Development Strategy of the University of Science and Technology and Agriculture in Bydgoszcz" by the University Senate.
1st Conference of Deans of Agricultural Faculties of Polish Agricultural Universities.
Appointing the Trade Contact Point at the International Relations Office.

Launching full-time doctoral studies in agricultural sciences at the Faculty of Agriculture.
Making the auditorium halls complex in Fordon available for use. 
Awarding UTaA honorary degree to prof. dr hab. Andrzej Dubas from the Agricultural University in Poznań.
Awarding the Medal for merits for UTaA to the city of Bydgoszcz.
Establishing the nationwide scientific journal Acta Scientiarum Polonorum and launching the Agricultura series at UTaA Technical Publishing.

UTaA joins the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Information Network.
Adopting European Policy Statement.
Obtaining the right to confer the degree of habilitated doctor in technical sciences in the discipline of construction and operation of machines by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.
Awarding Assoc. Prof. Jerzy Gaca an honorary doctorate from the Jaroslav State Technical University (Russia).
 

Obtaining by the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering the right to confer the academic degree of Doctor of Chemical Sciences in chemistry.
Establishing the UTaA Graduate Promotion and Career Office.
Adopting the provisions of the Bologna Declaration on tertiary education in Europe.
Creating the Standardization Information Point in the Main Library of the UTaA.
Launching full-time doctoral studies in technical sciences at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.
The University accessing the National Optical Network PIONIER.

Obtaining by the Faculty of Agriculture the right to confer the academic degree of Doctor of agricultural sciences in the discipline of environmental management.
Implementing the HORIZON IT system in the Main Library.
Establishing Bydgoszcz Industrial Park company with the participation of UTaA.

Awarding an UTaA honorary doctorate to Prof. Janusz Załuska (Professor emeritus UTaA) and Prof. Andrzej Faruga from the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn.
Appointing the UTaA Consultative Council.
Commencing of the implementation of KUJPOMRIS, the European project of the Regional Innovation Strategy for the Kuyavian-Pomerania Voivodeship under the 6th EU Framework Program.
Adopting a Senate resolution on the transformation of the University into the University of Technology and Life Sciences.

First Regional Industrial and Intellectual Property Fair WIPRO’2006: Knowledge-Innovation-Development.
Laying the foundation stone for the building of the Regional Innovation Center.
Adoption by the Senate of a resolution approving the draft of the new UTaA Statute.
National 14th Meeting of Editors of Academic Newspapers in UTaA.
Changing the name of the Faculty of Zootechnics to the Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology.
Signing by the President of the Republic of Poland of the act on changing the name of the University of Science and Technology and Agriculture into the University of Technology and Life Sciences (UTaLS).
 

Awarding the UTaLS honorary degree to Prof. Jan Harasymowicz from the Cracow University of Science and Technology and Prof. Bolesław Wojciechowicz from the Poznań University of Science and Technology.
Establishing the Faculty of Management.
Opening of the Regional Innovation Center.

UTaLS was recognized as the best University in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in the Newsweek ranking.
New University authorities were elected: prof. Antoni Bukaluk became the Recor of the University.
At the 57th Fair of Inventions, Research and New Techniques “Brussels Innova 2008” inventions by Prof. Janusz Prusiński, Assoc. Prof. Grażyna Harasimowicz-Hermann and Prof. Janusz Hermann received medals: gold with distinction and bronze.

Implementing the program called “Implementation of the second stage of the Regional Innovation Center.” The focus of the project is to create a network of research laboratories in the field of technical and natural sciences within the organizational structures of the University of Science and Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz, as well as to strengthen the quantitative and qualitative potential of the University in the field of research infrastructure, enabling research for the economic environment at the highest scientific level. The laboratories with dedicated equipment will cooperate with scientific and technical organizations, associations, industrial parks, and enterprises in specialized research.
Launching the activities of the UTaLS Children's University
Under the order of the Rector of the University of Science and Technology and Science No. 38/2008/2009, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering changed its name to the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.
The Faculty of Agriculture of the UTaLS celebrated its 40th anniversary.
 

The University inaugurated a new academic year, which marks the 60th anniversary of its functioning.
The ceremony of awarding an honorary doctorate of UTaLS to Prof. Marian Różycki.
Opening of the UTaLS University of Third Age.
Rector, dr. hab. inż. Antoni Bukaluk, was honoured with an honorary doctorate from Odlar Yurdu University in Baku, Azerbaijan.
 

Celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the University are underway.
The Plenary Assembly of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (CRASP) was held at the University.
Awarding an UTaLS honorary doctorate to prof. Gerhard Ertl, Nobel Prize Laurate in Chemistry in 2007.

Commemorative plaques commemorating Professor Jerzy Sypniewski and Professor Antoni Zabłudowski.
Opening of the project financed by the National Center for Research and Development project “New quality in UTaLS.”

Teams of scientists from the Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology and the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering won medals for their inventions at international fairs and invention competitions in Brussels, Geneva, and Paris.
Eng. Karol Bocian from WRiB won the main prize at Student-Inventor 2012/2013 National Competition of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education while eng. Anna Zajdel from WZ won the Diamond Grant. They both pursue their studies at our University in master’s programs.
The last Innovation and Patents Exhibition, WIPRO BIO 2013, was held as part of the UTaLS Scientists for the Economy of the Region project.
In the academic year 2013/2013 , the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering will launch a unique country-wise program in English: computer-aided engineering projects 
Dr. inż. Piotr Szewczykowski from the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, and MSc Radosław Ratajczak from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering became innovation brokers, among thirty in Poland, selected in a competition organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education
December 31, 2013, end of the second stage of RIC.

UTaLS became one of the twelve victors of the Innovation Incubator competition of the Minister of Science and Higher Education. 
Dr. inż. Marta Kolasa (WTIiE) became a winner of a competition within the POMOST program of the Foundation for Polish Science.
The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering has started testing rail vehicles in the newly opened Large-Size Structures Research Laboratory developed in cooperation with PESA.
The Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology celebrated its 45th anniversary.
The President of the Republic of Poland awarded Assoc. Prof. Stanisław Rolbiecki and Assoc. Prof. Jadwiga Andrzejewska from the Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, academic titles of professors of agricultural sciences.
Dr. inż. Anna Sławińska from the Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biology (Doctor Sławińska is the only person from Bydgoszcz and one working at one of five natural science universities in the country)  received a scholarship from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education for young outstanding research scientists.

The University has concluded an agreement on the continuation of cooperation with the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN in Geneva.
Professor Józef Szala was awarded an honorary doctoral degree at the Opole University of Science and Technology, and Professor Bogdan Żółtowski received a doctoral degree at the Khmelnytskyi National University in Ukraine.
The invention of the Hydrogenic Electrolyzer” by Bogdan Żółtowski, Piotr Stanowski and Grzegorz Minder won the silver medal at the Brussels Innova fair.
The Faculty of Construction, Architecture and Environmental Engineering is launching a new field of study starting in 2015/2016: shale gas engineering.
Tomasz Zaboklicki, the president and architect of the business success of PESA Bydgoszcz SA, was awarded an honorary doctorate by UTaLS.
Completing two investments at the Fordon campus: the new Rectorate became available, and other buildings were renovated and underwent thermal modernization.
An invention by Professor Tomasz Topoliński and the student Angela Andrzejewska “Dynamic and measurement hip orthosis with a wireless diagnostic and measurement module and a method of measuring diagnostic parameters of the hip,” was awarded the silver medal at the 43rd International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva. 
Start Part, the student initiation ceremony (otrzęsiny), ended gravely. Three of the persons injured died.

Electing new University authorities, prof. dr hab. inż. Tomasz Topoliński is Rector-Elect. The newly elected Vice-Rectors:

• Assoc. Prof. Halina Olszewska – Vice-Rector for Didactic and Student Affairs
• Assoc. Prof. Stanisław Mroziński – Vice-Rector for Science
• Prof. Adam Gadomski – Vice-Rector for cooperation with the Business and Foreign Countries
• Assoc. Prof. Dariusz Pańka - Vice-Rector for Organization and Development

August 30 – September 2; 24TH Conference of Editors of Academic Journals, co-organized by our University.
October 5; at 11:00 a.m. at the Auditorium Novum at Al. prof. S. Kaliskiego 7, the UtaLS inaugurated the new academic year 2016/2017
On October 14, the academic community of our University remembers with deep sadness the events that took place at the beginning of the 2015/2016 academic year. The program of official celebrations: October 14, 2016. at 11:00 a.m. joint placing the wreaths and candles at the “memorial boulder” between buildings 3.1 and 2.1 with the flag ceremony; October 14, 2016, about 1 p.m.: placing wreaths and candles on the graves of the deceased students at our university: Paweł Garachów, Natalia Górniak, and Paulina Tomasik. October 23, 2016, at 6:30 p m., a mass on the all-Bydgoszcz Inauguration of the Academic Year 2016/2017 with the banner ceremony at Basilica of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Bydgoszcz, Gen. Mikołaja Bołtucia 5 Street (Fordon) and the concert "In Memoriam."

The International Seminar initiating the creation of "RIC: Space of Innovative Technologies of Jan Czochralski" is past us!
Veterinary Inspection, Herbology and Phytotherapy, and Engineering in Applied Biology: new majors at UTaLS!
University Celebrations.
Visit of the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Science and Higher Education.
UTaLS becomes a member of the SPiN: Society and Science Agreement .
The academic year 2017/2018 opening ceremony.
UTaLS promotion in Ukraine.
Honorary doctorate for Professor Andrzej Nowak.
The signing of an agreement for co-financing the Laboratories of Technical and Exact Sciences Dedicated to Developing Research Potential in Innovative Solutions and Technologies of Key Importance for the Economy of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship project.
 

Celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jędrzej Śniadecki, one of our patrons.
The signing of an agreement for the transfer of PLN 30 million by the Ministry of Education for the construction of a new UTaLS building
The 50th anniversary of WBAiIŚ.
Awarding the honorary doctoral degree to Prof. Stanisław Kalembasa.
The invention of the employees of UTaLS in Bydgoszcz was awarded at the EUROINVENT Creativity and Inventiveness Fair
On the constitution for science at UTaLS in Bydgoszcz Citizens of Bydgoszcz forum at UTaLS.
The gold for UTaLS at INVENT ARENA 2018.
New competence center at UTaLS.
Little explorers on the trail of science camp for children at UTaLS.
Cooperation of UTaLS with the automotive industry.
New majors at UTaLS: Geodesy and Cartography, Mechatronics.
Prof. Józef Szala, UTaLS honorary doctorate laureate honoured with the Bydgoszcz Autograph.
Meeting of Rectors of Polish Schools and the academic community.
Inauguration of the academic year 2017/2018
UTaLS is the winner of the Polish Intelligent Development Award 2018
Dr. inż. Franciszek Bromberek is awarded an Honorary doctoral degree from the National University in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
Laying the foundation stone for the new laboratory
Medals for UTaLS research teams at the 12th International Warsaw Invention Exhibition IWIS2018