What is University of Wrocław?
[[Image:Wroclaw- Uniwersytet i Kosciol Uniwersytecki.jpg|thumb|University of Wrocław near River Oder]] The '''University of Wrocław''' is a [[public university]] in [[Wrocław]], [[Poland]]. It was started in [[1702]] by Leopold I ([[Holy Roman Emperor]]), and has nearly 25,000 [[student]]s.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Polen|last2=Główny Urza̜d Statystyczny|date=1998|title=Szkoły wyższe i ich finanse = Higher education institutions and their finances|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/845251905|journal=Szkoły wyższe i ich finanse = Higher education institutions and their finances|language=Polish|issn=1506-2163|oclc=845251905}}</ref> == History == The first attempt to found a university in Wroclaw was in 1505. The initiator was Vladislav II. Due to wars, lack of money, the university was not opened. In 1702, the Society of Jesus founded a university called Leopoldina. It had the only faculty of philosophy and сatholic theology. In 1811, as a result of a reform, the universities in Breslau and [[Frankfurt (Oder)|Frankfurt an der Oder]] were merged. The university was called Silesian Friedrich Wilhelm University. Here students studied at 5 faculties — Catholic theology, [[Protestantism|Protestant]] theology, law, philosophy and medicine. The University of Breslau became the first German university to have both Catholic and Protestant faculties. After the end of [[World War II]], the German university in the city was closed and then transformed into a Polish state university, which was officially opened on June 9, 1946. In 1952 — 1989 the university was named after the President of Poland [[Bolesław Bierut]]. In 2001, there were celebrations in Wroclaw dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the foundation of the University. == General information == The University of Wroclaw is a [[higher education]] institution in the Republic of Poland. There are 10 departments that provide 44 areas of study, classes are mostly [[Polish language|Polish]], with only some in English. The University of Wrocław provides Bachel