Polish universities receive funding through Excellence Initiative program

Ten universities in Poland have secured research university status through the second edition of the Excellence Initiative – Research University (IDUB) program. This designation provides a 10 percent increase in subsidies to support their development and global competitiveness.

Successful institutions include the University of Warsaw, Jagiellonian University, University of Wrocław, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, University of Gdańsk, University of Silesia, Warsaw University of Technology, AGH University of Science and Technology, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, and Białystok Medical University.

The Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń did not maintain its research university status in this round. While its development plan received a positive evaluation, it will instead follow a path providing a 2 percent subsidy increase between 2027 and 2032, estimated at approximately 13.5 million PLN annually.