East European Academy of Applied Sciences in Białystok
private higher education institution in Białymstok, Poland
East European Academy of Applied Sciences in Białystok (Polish: Wschodnioeuropejska Akademia Nauk Stosowanych w Białymstoku) is a non-government higher education institute in Białystok. It is the oldest of its type in Podlaskie Voivodeship and one of the oldest non-public universities in Poland.
History
The East European Institute of Economy in Białystok (Polish: Wschodnioeuropejski Instytut Gospodarki w Białymstoku) applied to the Ministry of National Education to establish the University of Finance and Management in Białystok, which on August 17, 1993 was entered into the Register of Non-State Universities under item 23. About 800 students were admitted to the first year of full-time and extramural studies. The first rector was prof. dr hab. Jozef Szabłowski. In 1993, the university purchased facilities after the liquidated Clothing Works. M. Nowotki "Bielpo" at Ciepla Street.
In 1996, on the initiative of Rector Józef Szabłowski, a university choir was established, whose founder and first conductor was Agnieszka Duda-Bienie.
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