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Alumni Programme
The Alumni Programme currently brings together nearly 40,000 graduates of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. Program participants enjoy a range of benefits, such as the opportunity to attend numerous events, access to university libraries, and discounts from NCU partners.
NCU Ambassadors
The Ambassadors of Nicolaus Copernicus University are our graduates who remain closely connected to the university, actively engaged in social, cultural, political, or scientific spheres, and who represent and promote the University.
Amicus Foundation
The Amicus Foundation was established in 1989 to support the development of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. This goal is achieved through, among other things, assistance in securing external funding, direct financial support for students, and the organization of the Children’s University on the Nicolaus Copernicus University campus.
Trade unions
Trade unions operating at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń:
Workers’ Initiative
address: ul. Fosa Staromiejska 3, 87-100 Toruń
tel.: +48 516 597 028
mail: ozzip.torun@gmail.com
NSZZ "Solidarność"
Polish Doctors’ Trade Union
adres: ul. M. Curie Skłodowskiej 9 85-094 Bydgoszcz
tel.: +48 52 585 4618
Polish Teachers’ Union
Trade Union of Collegium Medicum Workers
address: ul. Jagiellońska 13-15 85-067 Bydgoszcz
University Secondary School
The University Secondary School (ULO) was founded in 1998 by Nicolaus Copernicus University, under the patronage of the Ministry of National Education. It is an experimental institution that integrates university resources and expertise with secondary education. Since its foundation, the school has consistently ranked among the top secondary schools in the country, frequently securing the top spot.
Academic Sports Association
Nicolaus Copernicus University Sports Association (AZS UMK) includes basketball teams, rowers, chess players, and handball players, among others. Members of AZS UMK have repeatedly represented Poland at the Olympic Games and won medals. Recent Olympic successes include a silver medal by Katarzyna Zillmann (Tokyo, 2021) and a bronze medal by Mirosław Ziętarski (Paris, 2024).
Alumni Association
An organization bringing together graduates of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. It was founded in 1995 to foster lasting bonds among alumni, support the university’s development, and help members establish professional and personal connections.
Toruń’s University of the Third Age
Since 1989, the University of the Third Age holds lectures, classes and events for Toruń’s senior citizens.