20 Notable alumni of
Wroclaw University of Technology
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The Wroclaw University of Technology is 1199th in the world, 419th in Europe, and 26th in Poland by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 20 notable alumni from the Wroclaw University of Technology sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Mateusz Morawiecki
- Occupations
- historianpoliticianeconomistinternational forum participantmanager
- Biography
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Mateusz Jakub Morawiecki is a Polish economist, historian and politician who served as prime minister of Poland between 2017 and 2023. A member of the Law and Justice (PiS) party, he previously served in the cabinet of prime minister Beata Szydło as deputy prime minister from 2015 to 2017, Minister of Development from 2015 to 2018 and Minister of Finance from 2016 to 2018. Prior to his political appointment, Morawiecki had an extensive business career.
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Wanda Rutkiewicz
- Occupations
- mountaineer
- Biography
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Wanda Rutkiewicz was a Polish mountaineer and computer engineer. She was the first woman to reach the summit of K2 and the third woman (first European woman) to summit Mount Everest.
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Kornel Morawiecki
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- physicistdissidentuniversity teacherpoliticiantrade unionist
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Kornel Andrzej Morawiecki was a Polish politician, the founder and leader of Fighting Solidarity (Polish: Solidarność Walcząca), one of the splinters of the Solidarity movement in Poland during the 1980s. His academic background was that of a theoretical physicist. He was also a member of the 8th legislature of the Sejm, of which was also the Senior Marshal on 12 November 2015. His son Mateusz Morawiecki was the Prime Minister of Poland from 2017 to 2023, as well as a former chairman of Bank Zachodni WBK.
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Krzysztof Wielicki
- Occupations
- mountaineer
- Biography
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Krzysztof Jerzy Wielicki is a Polish mountaineer, regarded as one of the greatest Polish climbers in history. He is the 5th man to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders and the first ever to climb Mount Everest, Kangchenjunga, and Lhotse in winter. He is a member of The Explorers Club.
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Leszek Czarnecki
- Occupations
- engineereconomistinternational forum participantentrepreneur
- Biography
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Leszek Janusz Czarnecki is a Polish billionaire. His main business activity is banking. He is an engineer by education and a doctor of economics. Graduate of Harvard Business School (AMP). Since 2006 he lives in Malta.
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Maja Włoszczowska
- Enrolled in the Wroclaw University of Technology
- Studied in 2002-2008
- Occupations
- sport cyclist
- Biography
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Maja Martyna Włoszczowska is a Polish mountain biker. She is the 2008 and 2016 Olympic silver medalist in cross-country cycling. She is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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Krzysztof Baranowski
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- sailorjournalisttraveleropinion journalistteacher
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Krzysztof Baranowski – yachtsman, sailing captain, journalist, teacher, member of the Council Board of Polish Maritime Foundation. He is the first Pole to sail twice single-handed around the globe. He is a graduate of the Wroclaw University of Technology (engineer of electronics) and High School of the Journalists in Warsaw.
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Rafał Dutkiewicz
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- politician
- Biography
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Rafał Dutkiewicz is a Polish politician and entrepreneur who served as the city mayor of Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland from 2002 to 2018.
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Zbigniew Jagiełło
- Occupations
- bankermanager
- Biography
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Zbigniew Jagiełło is a Polish banker. He was appointed President of the Management Board of Bank PKO Bank Polski in October 2009. He is also the Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bank Pocztowy S.A. and Board Member of the Association of Polish Banks.
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Wojciech Murdzek
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- politician
- Biography
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Wojciech Piotr Murdzek – a Polish politician, from 2020 he is Minister of Science and Higher Education, from 2002 to 2014 he was president of Świdnica, also parliamentarian and member of the Sejm.
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Paweł Kasprzak
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- filmmakerpoliticianwriter
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Cezary Paweł Kasprzak is a Polish political and human rights activist, one of the leaders of the Obywatele RP movement, and a professional TV producer. He was an Independent Students' Union, Orange Alternative and Solidarity trade union activist, a close collaborator of Władysław Frasyniuk. He is a founding member of the Consultative Council of Poland created during the October 2020 Polish protests. He is an author of numerous press publications.
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Tomasz Czechowicz
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
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Tomasz Czechowicz is a Polish entrepreneur and a private equity investor. He is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of MCI Capital SA, one of the most dynamic private equity groups in Central and Eastern Europe. He also serves on the supervisory boards of multiple companies. Czechowicz manages a group of investment funds active in Poland and across Central and Eastern Europe. The funds are primarily focused on supporting companies in the technology and internet services sectors.
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Henryk Gołębiewski
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- politician
- Biography
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Henryk Gołębiewski is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 8454 votes in 2 Wałbrzych district as a candidate from the Democratic Left Alliance list.
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Stanisław Iwan
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- politician
- Biography
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Stanisław Antoni Iwan is a Polish business executive and former politician who is the vice president of the Kostrzyn–Słubice Special Economic Zone. He served as voivode of the Lubusz Voivodeship from 2000 to 2001 and in the Polish Senate from 2007 to 2015.
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Ryszard Zbrzyzny
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- trade unionistpoliticianmining engineer
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Ryszard Zbrzyzny is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 9644 votes in 1 Legnica district as a candidate from Democratic Left Alliance list.
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Kerstin Günther
- Years
- 1967-.. (age 57)
- Occupations
- electrical engineer
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Kerstin Günther is a German business executive. Since 1991, she has held management positions in the Deutsche Telekom Group where in March 2012 she was appointed Senior Vice President Technology Europe, reporting to Claudia Nemat, board member Europe and Technology. From 2013 till 2017, she has been chairwoman of Magyar Telekom, which is a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. From 2016 to May 2020, Günther was a member of the Supervisory Board and the Audit Committee of the publicly listed, pan-European stock exchange Euronext N.V. Since June 2020 she is a member of the Supervisory Board and the Audit Committee of Deutsche Wohnen SE. Since April 2019, she is Chief Financial and Technology Officer of the health research center Helmholtz Zentrum München. She is responsible for the areas of finance, law, personnel, infrastructure, IT and digitalization.
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Włodzimierz Kalicki
- Years
- 1955-.. (age 69)
- Occupations
- opinion journalistjournalist
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Włodzimierz Kalicki is a Polish writer and journalist. He published his first articles in the underground bibuła papers in the 1970s in the People's Republic of Poland. He received an underground award during martial law in Poland in 1981. In 1989 he joined the team of Gazeta Wyborcza, the first independent Polish newspaper. He has received several journalism awards for his articles and has written several books.
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Umar Garba Danbatta
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- university teachercivil servant
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Umar Garba Danbatta, is a Nigerian author, philanthropist, administrator and professor of electrical, telecommunications engineer. He served as the executive vice-chairman and chief executive Officer of Nigerian Communications Commission since November 2015 to April 2020 and was reappointed in July 2020 to October 2023 by the confirmation from the Senate house. Prior to his appointment, he has been acting vice-chancellor of Kano State University of Science and Technology since its establishment in 2001 and became acting vice-chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission in August 2014.
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Jan Czekajewski
- Occupations
- engineer
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Jan Czekajewski is a Polish-American engineer and owner/president of Columbus Instruments.
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Elwira Lisowska
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- immunologistacademic
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Elwira Lisowska is a Polish biochemist and professor. She made significant contributions to the biochemistry of human blood groups, especially MNS and P1PK blood group systems, and to the immunochemical characterization of glycopeptide antigens.