The University of Rzeszów (Polish: Uniwersytet Rzeszowski) is a public university located in Rzeszów, Poland. It was established on 1 September 2001 through the merger of several higher education institutions in the city, including the Rzeszów branch of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Pedagogical University of Kraków, and the Department of Economics of the Hugo Kołłątaj University of Agriculture in Kraków. (from Wikipedia)