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Chapter I - OBJECTIYES

1. Factual information

Mission of the University:

“The Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences focuses its wide-ranging activities on education and research covering agriculture and related Sciences. The profile of the AUW and its mission are directly involved in transformation programmes dealing with rural development and food ąuality and management, with fuli respect paid to social support and interaction. The knowledge acąuired and the research projects realized at the University make provision for futurę development, regarding all aspects of environmentally sustainable development, which is friendly to human and animal welfare.”

The principal tasks of the faculty are education of students, conducting research, preparation of candidates to independent research work as well as education of the people with professional titles in order to broaden generał and specialist knowledge. The tasks are also development and popularizing technological progress, cooperation in the practical usage of scientific achievements and care of the health and physical development of students. The University operates on the basis of freedom of scientific research and teaching. The University is also obliged to educate students in a spirit of respect for human rights, patriotism, democracy and responsibility for the social and national fat; to popularize the cult of truth and conscientious work at the atmosphere of mutual kindness in the academic environment as well as to provide the services.

Apart from the generał University mission the goals are specified in development plan issued by the faculty council on the basis of a joint discussion process of teaching and research Staff, students and supporting Staff. Nowadays we are facing the strategie decision that is ought to be madę about moving our faculty or part of the faculty outside the city. Limitation of the area and in keeping large animals in the city are the factors that impact on that strategie discussion.

Implementation of Bologna process and changes in our curriculum are also in our mind of. In the academic year 2007/2008 we started English Division study programme for foreigners but also for Polish students (specially formed groups on each year). We would like to develop this English Division study with the benefit for students and for the Staff.

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