Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu

What Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu does

Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu (Poznań University of Life Sciences, UPP) is a Polish public university founded in 1919 and governed under the Ministry of Education and Science. It delivers higher education across six faculties covering agriculture and horticulture with biotechnology, forestry and wood technology, veterinary medicine and animal sciences, food science and nutrition, environmental and mechanical engineering, and economics, supported by a doctoral school, postgraduate studies, and the Centrum Kształcenia Ustawicznego continuing-education unit. The university operates an integrated campus ecosystem including five student dormitories with roughly 1,500 beds, the Centrum Kultury Fizycznej sports center, a main library and scientific information center, the Centrum Innowacji i Transferu Technologii for technology transfer, the Biuro Karier career services office, and a university publishing house.

The institution's technology stack is anchored by the proprietary eHMS student information system (wirtualny dziekanat) developed by KALASOFT Sp. z o.o., used for academic administration, and by the Totupoint Bluetooth-based indoor navigation system deployed across campus buildings to support visually impaired users. Other integrations include the Bo5.pl reservation/payment platform for sports facility bookings and Microsoft Office Forms for dormitory and pre-arrival registrations. The university holds HR Excellence in Research certification from the European Commission, is GDPR-compliant with a designated Data Protection Officer, and recently achieved an "excellent" rating in Poland's national scientific activity evaluation (ewaluacja).

UPP's business model is that of a state-funded public university: revenue is a mix of government subsidies, regulated tuition, EU-funded project grants (FERS, Erasmus+), dormitory and ancillary service fees, and industry partnerships. Customers are segmented across domestic and international degree students, doctoral researchers, adult learners, and secondary school outreach participants. Pricing for dormitories is set at PLN 470-700 per month depending on room type and location (Przylesie, Sadyba, Jurand, Danuśka, Maćko), with sports and recreation services priced on monthly subscription or per-use bases. Recent commercial partnerships with Google (on AI and digital education) and Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) signal an active push to diversify funding sources and embed industry collaboration into the academic model.

Name

Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu

Legal name

Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu

Website

https://up.poznan.pl

Company type

Public

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu is a Polish public university founded in 1919, delivering life-sciences degree programs across six faculties and serving domestic, international, and doctoral students through an integrated campus including dormitories, sports, library, and technology-transfer services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHAEAL

Technical Universities with Energy, Materials & Sustainability Focus

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Technical & Polytechnic Universities

SECONDARYEDAGABAL

Agriculture, Environmental & Earth Sciences

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Higher Education Textbooks & Courseware

Keywords

• Higher education
• Agricultural sciences
• Life sciences research
• Veterinary medicine programs
• Doctoral studies

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu is a public state university delivering higher education and research across six faculties: Agriculture and Horticulture with Biotechnology, Forestry and Wood Technology, Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Food Science and Nutrition, Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, and Economics. It offers bachelor's, master's, long-cycle master's, doctoral school, and postgraduate programs, complemented by supporting services including student dormitory housing (~1,500 beds across five residences), the Centrum Kultury Fizycznej sports center, the Centrum Kształcenia Ustawicznego for continuing education, the main library, the Centrum Innowacji i Transferu Technologii for technology transfer, the Biuro Karier for career services, and the university publishing house.

Product overview

Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu (Poznań University of Life Sciences) is a multi-faculty public university offering a unified educational service centered on academic degree programs across six faculties (agriculture, forestry, veterinary medicine, food science, environmental engineering, economics). Supporting the core academic offering are complementary service units: the Centrum Kultury Fizycznej (sports center) for physical education and sports; student dormitories (Jurand, Danuśka, Maćko, Przylesie, Sadyba) for accommodation; the Centrum Kształcenia Ustawicznego for continuing education; the university library; the Centrum Innowacji i Transferu Technologii for innovation and technology transfer; the Biuro Karier for career services; and the university publishing house. These units operate as integrated components within the university's overall academic mission rather than standalone commercial products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Degree Programs (Studies, Doctoral School, Postgraduate Studies)

Quantifiable outcome

• Excellent result in scientific activity evaluation (ewaluacja działalności naukowej)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW): Poland's largest agricultural and life sciences university, offering similar faculties across agriculture, veterinary medicine, forestry, and food sciences. SGGW is the most direct peer to UPP in scale, scope, and student target market. <parameter name="peer_description">Poland's largest agricultural and life sciences university, offering similar faculties across agriculture, veterinary medicine, forestry, and food sciences. SGGW is the most direct peer to UPP in scale, scope, and student target market.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@up_poznan
• Facebookfacebook.com/uppoznanofficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/uniwersytet-przyrodniczy-w-poznaniu
• Instagraminstagram.com/up_poznan

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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