The Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities''Statut Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczo-Humanistycznego w Siedlcach.''
s. 9. ( pl, Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny w Siedlcach) is a higher-education institution in

Siedlce Siedlce [] ( yi, שעדליץ ) is a city in eastern Poland with 77,354 inhabitants (). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously the city was the capital of a separate Siedlce Voivodeship (1975–1998). The city is situated b ...

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. It was created on October 1, 2010, by the decision of

Sejm The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland ( Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of ...

signed by the

President of the Republic of Poland The president of Poland ( pl, Prezydent RP), officially the president of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej), is the head of state of Poland. Their rights and obligations are determined in the Constitution of Pol ...

Bronisław Komorowski Bronisław Maria Komorowski (; born 4 June 1952) is a Polish politician and historian who served as President of Poland from 2010 to 2015. Komorowski served as Minister of Defence from 2000 to 2001. As Marshal of the Sejm, Komorowski exercis ...

. The previous name of the university was 'Akademia Podlaska w Siedlcach', in English known officially as University of

Podlasie Podlachia, or Podlasie, ( pl, Podlasie, , be, Падляшша, translit=Padliašša, uk, Підляшшя, translit=Pidliashshia) is a historical region in the north-eastern part of Poland. Between 1513 and 1795 it was a voivodeship with the c ...

. The history of the academic institution in Siedlce began in 1969. It has had four previous titles during its existence: * 1969–1974: Wyższa Szkoła Nauczycielska ("University of Education") * 1974–1977: Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna ("University of Pedagogy") * 1977–1999: Wyższa Szkoła Rolniczo-Pedagogiczna ("University of Agriculture and Pedagogy") * 1999–2010: Akademia Podlaska ("Podlaska University") * 2010 onwards: Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny ("University of Natural Sciences and Humanities") The university has four faculties: Natural Sciences, Humanities, Exact Sciences, Law and Economics Studies. The university is eligible to give doctoral degrees in agronomy, biology, chemistry, history, safety science and zoology.

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