Białystok University of Technology

In 1949, Białystok, far away from its former glory, is rising from its post-war ruins. The once delightful tenement houses have burnt to ashes. The town needs to be rebuilt. The needs are enormous, the deficiencies even greater. Not only has the war deprived Białystok of its buildings but – above all – of its people, including professionals and specialists. The need to educate local engineers to rebuild the town and its former industry gives rise to the Private Evening College of Engineering in Bialystok (Polish: Prywatna Wieczorowa Szkoła Inżynierska NOT w Białymstoku) – the present Bialystok University of Technology. 24 November 1949 - the Polish Ministry of Education issued a decision allowing for the establishment and running of the FSNT-NOT Private Evening College of Engineering in Bialystok by the Polish Federation of Engineering Associations. 1 December 1949 – FSNT-NOT Private Evening College of Engineering starts functioning. Karol Bialkowski, MSc, Eng, is appointed its first Rector. The First College emblem is designed. 1950 – Faculties of Mechanical, Electrical Engineering and Faculty of Civil Engineering start teaching activities. 1951 – Provincial People's Council gives a building located in Biala St. to College which is nationalised and renamed Evening College of Engineering. 1953 – Provincial People's Council gives College building and hall in Grunwaldzka St. 1954 – First 28 electrical engineers and 29 mechanical engineers graduate from the Evening College of Engineering. 1964 - Machining Hall of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering is created in Grunwaldzka St. Centre for Foreign Language Teaching and Physical Education Centre are established. 1964 – Evening School of Engineering changes its name to Higher School of Engineering. 1966 - The first admission to full-time studies at the Faculty of Civil Engineering takes place. 1966 - Akadera Radio, first academic radio station, is founded. 1974 - Construction works of campus in the area of Zwierzyniecka, Wiejska, and Świerkowa Streets start. 19 September 1974 – Higher School of Engineering gains academic status and becomes Bialystok University of Technology. 1974 - Centre for Electronic Computation Technology (later Institute of Computer Science) is established. 1975 – Institute of Architecture with rights of Faculty is founded. 1980 - First unit of our University, Institute of Civil Engineering, is awarded right to confer PhD academic degree in technical sciences (in Environmental Engineering). 1984 - Department for Experimental Production and Technical Services at Bialystok University of Technology is founded. 1989 - Institute of Computer Science with rights of Faculty is created. At the beginning of the 1990s, the demand for specialists (especially in IT, modern technology, and management and marketing) increased in the Polish labour market. 1993 – Department of Economic and Social Sciences is transformed into Institute of Management and Marketing (now Faculty of Management Engineering). 1994 - the Rectors of Bialystok universities signed an agreement on the construction of the BIAMAN Municipal Computer Network, the first Internet provider in Bialystok. 2001 - Faculty of Environmental Management in Hajnowka is created. Institute of Management and Marketing becomes Faculty of Management, and Institute of Computer Science – Faculty of Computer Science. 2002 - New seat of Faculty of Electrical Engineering is opened. Foundation for the Development of Bialystok University of Technology is established. 2009 - Children’ s University of Bialystok University of Technology is inaugurated. 2011 – Institute of Innovation and Technology of Bialystok University of Technology starts functioning. 2011 – Faculty of Environmental Management of Bialystok University of Technology in Hajnowka becomes Faculty of Forestry of Bialystok University of Technology in Hajnowka. 2011 – HD TV of Bialystok University of Technology starts broadcasting. 2012 – Centre for Modern Education of Bialystok University of Technology 2015 – Research and Education Centre of Faculty of Electrical Engineering is put into operation. 2015 – Innovative Research and Education Centre for Alternative Energy Sources, Energy-efficient Construction and Environmental Protection is opened. 2015 – Scientific and Research Centre of Faculty of Forestry in Hajnowka is inaugurated. 2016 – General Education Secondary School of Bialystok University of Technology is opened. == University authorities ==