The Polish University Abroad, or Polish University in Exile ( pl, Polski Uniwersytet na Obczyźnie, abbreviated PUNO), was initially established in

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in 1949 (de facto 1952). The Polish University Abroad has a

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programme and does research. It has outposts in

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, and

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. ''PUNO'' is based in Hammersmith,

. The nearest

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(

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Rectors of PUNO

* Prof. Tadeusz Brzeski (1951–1958) * Prof. Cezaria Jędrzejewiczowa (1958–1967) * Prof.

Tadeusz Sulimirski Tadeusz Joseph Sulimirski (1 April 1898 – 20 June 1983) was a Polish-born British historian and archaeologist, who emigrated to the United Kingdom soon after the outbreak of World War II in 1939. Sulimirski was a pioneer and leading expert in th ...

(1967–1978) * Prof. Jerzy Gawenda (1978–1987) * Prof. Mieczysław Sas-Skowroński (1987–1993) * Prof. Wojciech Falkowski (2002–2011) * Prof. Halina Taborska (2011–2017) * Prof. Tomasz J. Kaźmierski (2017–2021) * Prof. Włodzimierz Mier-Jędrzejowicz (2021-2025)

References

POLSKI UNIWERSYTET NA OBCZYŹNIE (PUNO) w LONDYNIE
TECHNIKA I NAUKA nr 72

Alma Mater, Nr 66-67/2004

External links

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