Wroclaw Medical University (WMU)
Wroclaw Medical University consists of 5 faculties: Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Public Health and Postgraduate Education. The total number of chairs and clinics is 107. Altogether, 891 academic professors and teachers work at the Medical University and about 3 500 students continue their studies. Wroclaw Medical University has 22 international agreements of co-operation signed with other universities abroad. The university is involved in the research and educational programmes: the 5th, 6th, 7th Framework Programme, COST, SOCRATES-ERASMUS, and Leonardo da Vinci.
Wroclaw is an active Centre of medical student education. The process of teaching is realised by a team of highly qualified specialists. The Medical University also performs a wide range of scientific activities and provides the whole region of Lower Silesia with highly specialised medical care.
Research activities of scientists employed in Wroclaw Medical University cover – among others – following areas: Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Psychiatry, Cardiology, Oncology, Paediatrics (Asthma, Allergy), Medical Microbiology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, advances in the diagnostics and treatment of viral hepatitis and HIV infection, mental and clinical studies on transplantation medicine, study on anti-ageing medicine.
Staff of Wroclaw Medical University sit on the editorial boards numerous international journals.
Wroclaw Medical University’s list of research projects in last 5 years (in area of life science and related):
No. | Project name | Found | Total amount [Euro] |
Duration time |
EPICSTENT – “Antibody-funcionalised cardiovascular stents for improved biocompability and reduced restenosis” | FP7 Marie Curie Actions IAPP |
477120 | 2013 - 2017 | |
IntReALL - International study for treatment of childhood relapsed ALL 2010 with standard therapy, systemic integration of new agents, and establishment of standardized diagnostic and research.” Coordinator: Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin |
FP 7 Health |
515350 | 2011 - 2016 | |
“SICA-HF - Studies Investigating Co-morbidities Aggravating Heart Failure” Coordinator: Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin |
FP 7 Health |
310148 | 2009 - 2014 | |
“BIOSTAT-CHF - A systems biology study to tailored treatment in chronic heart failure” Coordinator: University medical Center Groningen, Department of Epidemiology |
FP 7 Health |
653332 | 2010 - 2015 | |
“BIOELECTRICSURFACE- Electrically Modified Biomaterials’ Surfaces: from Atoms to Applications” Coordinator: University of Limerick, The Materials & Surface Science Institute |
FP 7 NMP |
431320 | 2008 - 2011 | |
“GABRIEL - A Multidisciplinary Study to Identify the Genetic and Environmental Causes of Asthma in the European Community" Coordinator: Imperial College of Science Technologyand Medicine |
FP 6 | 257842 | 2006 - 2010 | |
“Caries protection of erupting permanent first molars in children” | EEA grants | 304866 | 2009-2011 |