Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny history

1810 7 June - The official opening of the Academy

1813 30 December - The award ceremony of the first diplomas to 18 graduates, including 6 doctors of medicine and surgery, 4 surgeons of the first grade, 1 surgeon of the second grade, 5 chemists and 2 pharmacists

1815 Stanisław Kostka Potocki submitted a memorandum to the Tsar on the foundation of a University with a Faculty of Medicine

1817 1 February - The University of Warsaw was opened March - On a motion of the Deans, the General Council introduced the name Royal University Official opening of the Royal University

1828 21 December - Pursuant to the resolution of the Government Commission of Religious Affairs and Public Education lower grade medical courses were discontinued.

1829 9 March - Decision on changing the university name to: Alexander’s Royal University of Warsaw

1831 19 November - The University of Warsaw was closed.

1857 1 October - Opening of the Medico-Chirurgical Academy.

1858 September - Theoretical classes took place at the Staszic Palace, while practical classes at the following hospitals: Infant Jesus (Therapeutic and Surgical Department), St John of God (Psychiatry Department), Opthalmic Institute (Eye and Ear Disorder Department), Obstetrics Institute.

1862 25 November - The opening ceremony of the Main School of Warsaw with the Faculty of Medicine

1869 20 June - Further to a decree of Tsar Alexander II, the Main School of Warsaw was closed, to be replaced by the Imperial University of Warsaw with Russian as the official language.

1905 January - Students organised a rally upon receiving information on the outbreak of the Russian Revolution of 1905.

1915 5 August - Warsaw was occupied by the German Army.

1917 7 November - Official opening of the academic year at the University

1921 2 May - Józef Piłsudski Marshal of Poland was awarded the title of Honorary Doctor

1927 9 February - The Senate of the University of Warsaw on a motion of the Council of the Faculty of Medicine of 21 January 1927 adopted a resolution, which founded the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

1931 1 October - Official opening of the Faculty of Pharmacy buildings on 3 Oczki Street

1933 15 March - The State Institute of Dentistry was included among tertiary state schools and renamed to the Academy of Dentistry.

1935 26 August - The President of the Republic of Poland issued a decree on the change of name to the Józef Piłsudski University of Warsaw

1936 2 February - Official opening of the Medical Student Hostel on 7 Oczki Street

1940 Autumn - Doctor Marian Koczwara organised clandestine biology classes at the Faculty of Mathematics and Nature of the University of Warsaw.

1944 1 August - The outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944.

1945 January - Opening of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Warsaw 27 December - Opening of the Academy of Dentistry

1949 1 September - Incorporation of the Academy of Dentistry as the Division of Dentistry to the Faculty of Medicine with a four-year curriculum

1950 1 January - Founding of an independent institution called the Doctoral Academy, which incorporated all medical faculties of the University of Warsaw 3 March - Pursuant to a decision of the Council of Ministers, the Doctoral Academy was renamed the Medical Academy.

1951 10 November - The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was separated from the Medical Academy and incorporated in the Warsaw University of Life Sciences

1955 Medical studies were extended from 5 to 6 years, and dentistry studies from 4 to 5 years

1961 20 November - Introduction of four-year postgraduate studies in pharmaceutical sciences pursuant to a decision of the Ministry of Health and Social Care

1962 The Faculty of Medicine of the Medical Academy introduced doctoral studies

1968 12 March - One day after the protest at the University of Warsaw, a students’ rally took place in the Collegium Anatomicum building of the Medical Academy, calling for the defence of freedom and the respect of civic rights

1975 7 October - The Rector Professor Szczęsny L. Zgliczyński on a motion of the University Senate convoked the Council of the Second Faculty of Medicine The Transplantology Institute was founded as an interdepartmental unit

1977 The publication of the first issue of the Medical Academy quarterly entitled “Medycyna ‒ Dydaktyka ‒ Wychowanie”

1980 A branch of the Independent Self-governing Trade Union “Solidarity” (NSZZ “Solidarność”) was founded at the University, the Independent Students’ Union (NZS) was legalised

1990 The first joint inauguration of the academic year with the University of Warsaw

1993 The English Division was established at the Second Faculty of Medicine

2000 29 May - The Senate of the Medical Academy approved a resolution on the opening of the Faculty of Health Sciences with Divisions of Nursing, Midwifery and Dietetics

2001 May - The Physiotherapy Division was opened at the Second Faculty of Medicine

2002 Opening of the Faculty of Postgraduate Studies

2006 25 September - The Senate of the Medical Academy in a unanimous vote passed a resolution to change its name to the Medical University of Warsaw

2008 22 March - The Medical Academy officially became the Medical University of Warsaw

2009 Medical University of Warsaw celebrated 200 years of teaching medicine in Warsaw

2014 opening of the building of the Center for Preclinical Research

2015 September - opening of the new seat of the Independent Public Children's Clinical Hospital in Warsaw December - opening of the Sports and Rehabilitation Centre

2018 16 October - in the Golden Hall of the Kazimierzowski Palace, the Medical University of Warsaw and the University of Warsaw signed a letter of intent on the creation of their federation

2019 May - new Statute of the Medical University of Warsaw was adopted.