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Travelling to Poznań 

Poznań is the capital city of the Greater Poland region. It is located in western Poland, about 280 kilometres from Warsaw and 250 kilometres from Berlin. Travelling to Poznań is easy. Poznań has an airport with regular daily connections to many European cities, such as Warsaw, London, Munich and Frankfurt, and many other popular transportation hubs for international travellers. There is a bus connection (bus number 159) between the airport and Poznań main railway station. Check the available connections on the Poznań Ławica Airport website: Route Map – Port Lotniczy Poznań-Ławica. You can also travel to Poznań by train. You can check available connections here: Train tickets. Connection search engine for PKP – | PolishTrains. The main railway station is within walking distance to the city center.

Lodging

Poznań has many hotels and hostels at affordable prices. We negotiated discounts with the following centrally located hotels close to the school’s venue.

• Hotel Altus
• B&B Hotel Poznań Old Town 
• Friendly Apartments

We will post the link and password for the discount when the registration opens.

If you are interested in sharing a room or an appartment, we can put you in contact with other registered students willing to do the same. Our responsibility is limited to helping you link with other summer school attendees.

Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, is one of the largest universities in Poland. It was founded on the 4th of April 1919 as the Piast University. In the following year, 1920, the name was changed to the University of Poznań.  The first rector of the university was Heliodor Święcicki, a doctor, scientist and philanthropist who largely contributed to the founding of the university.

 The university changed its name again in 1955 to commemorate a famous Polish poet, Adam Mickiewicz.

Adam Mickiewicz University has continued to grow over the last century, and now has as many as 20 faculties and 4 external branches. Currently there are over 31 thousand students at the university and the staff amounts to over 5 thousand people.

The university buildings are spread over the city centre but for years now the main site of expansion has been the Morasko campus, where currently most faculties are located. The university has been developing the campus and in 2023 built an AMU dormitory building “Meteor”, which is the 6th dormitory building of the university.

Rankings

• 277th place in the Green Metric 2024 World University Rankings with 7,700 points 
• 901-100 in ShanghaiRanking 2024
• 1001-12000 in Times Higher Education
• 761-770 in QS Quacquarelli Symonds
• 935 in U.S.  News & World Report

Visit Poznań!

Poznań is the capital city of the Greater Poland voivodeship in Poland. With a population of over 500,000 people, it is the fifth-largest city in the country. It is known for its beautiful architecture, the mechanical goats at the City Hall, the first cathedral in Poland, the history of a victorious uprising in 1918 and the protests of 1956, as well as Poznań academic institutions, including Adam Mickiewicz University.

The beginnings

The early days of Poznań date back to the 10^th century. Civil rights were granted to Poznań in 1253. It is also believed that the turning point in the Christianization of Polish peoples, namely Mieszko I’s baptism in 966, may have happened in Poznań, making the city a possible cradle of Poland as a country. In the following centuries Poznań experienced both growth and challenges posed by the fluctuating political situation in the country and in Europe.

Old Town Square – Stary Rynek

Poznań was severely damaged during World War II, especially the Town Square (Stary Rynek). The City Hall is an architectural Renaissance gem of the city, originally designed by an Italian architect, Giovanni Batista Quadro. Due to the historical and cultural significance of the project, the Town Square was meticulously reconstructed after the war and can be admired to this day. In recent years, it underwent renovations, including new paving.  To this day it remains one of the most important parts of the city.

Today

Today, the city is an important location on the map of Europe, prospering both in economy and social life. After years of post-war reconstructions, as well as recent renovations, the city is a vibrant place worth visiting. It regularly organizes international fairs, as well as such cultural events as Pyrkon (a major fantasy convention), St. Martin’s Day Parade, as well as festivities connected to the Poznań patron saints’ day.

Places worth visiting

When visiting Poznań, tourists can choose from a wide range of museums and other attractions in the city and around it, including:

• The National Museum of Poznań
• Museum of Applied Arts (Castle of Przemysł II)
• The Ethnographic Museum
• The Town Hall and the Poznań goats
• The Museum of the Poznań Uprising of 1956
• Henryk Sienkiewicz Literary Museum
• Poznan Croissant Museum and Experience
• Poznań Palm House
• The Archcathedral
• Rogalin Palace
• Gniezno Cathedral