became Poznan University of Technology. PUT is at present autonomous state institution consisting of nine faculties in which institutes and chairs over one thousand academic staff members do research and run educational tasks for over fourteen thousand students of full -time and part-time studies. PUT has been granted the right to confer doctorates in technical science. Moreover, it runs postgraduate studies within different faculties. In 1995 PUT, as the first Polish University of Technology, became a member of the Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research – CESAER-bringing together the best European Engineering Colleges and Universities of Technology. In 1999 PUT was the host organization of the IX CESAER Conference. In the academic year 1999 / 2000 European Credit Transfer System –ECTS-was introduced at the PUT. Successes Students from the Faculty of Computer Science started few times in CSIDC computer systems projecting world championships organised by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society and ImagineCup (Microsoft). Four different teams in 2001–2006 managed by Doctor of Engineering Jan Kniat were three-time world champions. Many graduates from Computer science and Management faculty work in Microsoft corporation in Redmond, Washington, US. PUT is a member of CESAER Association and was the first Polish technical university to receive membership of that organisation. Notable alumni Paweł Arndt (b. 1954), politician Jacek Błażewicz (b. 1951), computer scientist Janusz Centka (b. 1950), glider pilot, winner of three World Gliding Championships Witold Czarnecki (b. 1953), politician Aleksander Doba (b. 1946), explorer, traveller Waldy Dzikowski (b. 1959), politician Andrzej Jajszczyk (b. 1952), scientist, academic Roman Słowiński (b. 1952), computer scientist, academic Jan Węglarz (b. 1947), computer scientist List of rectors Roman Kozak (1955–1962) Zbigniew Jasicki (1962–1969) Wiktor Jankowski (1969–1972) Bolesław Wojciechowicz (1972–1981) Edmund Tuliszka (1981–1982) Czesław Królikowski (1982–1983) Wiktor Jankowski (1983–1984) Tadeusz Puchałka (1984–1985) Andrzej Ryżyński (1985–1990) Jarosław Stefaniak (1990–1993) Eugeniusz Mitkowski (1993–1999) Jerzy Dembczyński (1999–2005) Adam Hamrol (2005–2012) Tomasz Łodygowski (2012–2020) See also List of universities in Poland Universities in Poznan References External links Official site of PUT PUT's Institute of Computer Science PUT's Institute of Management Engineering PUT's Institute of Environmental Engineering Association of Scientific Circles at PUT Scientific Circle of Environmental Engineers Poznań University of Technology Educational institutions established in 1955 1955 establishments in Poland