University of Bielsko-Biała (Polish Akademia Techniczno-Humanistyczna w Bielsku-Białej) - a university located in Bielsko-Biała, Poland, established in 2001. It was previously part of the Lodz Technical University. The University of Bielsko-Biała was founded in October 2001 as an independent governmental academic institution. Previously it was a branch of Łódź University of Technology, founded in 1969 at the request of the Bielsko-Biała industrial region. At present there are 10,000 students in the university. The machine-building, electrical and textile industries are traditional for the region, so the main courses of education have been long- established. As the economy changed, the university naturally followed, developing new faculties such as Management, Environmental Protection, Information Sciences and Humanities. The university employs an experienced academic staff: professors and other experts from the region, who deliver lectures and carry out research. The number of the academic staff is growing constantly. At present, it comprises about 350 people, including about 160 professors and doctors.