[2] According to a 1945 project by Karol Borsuk, Bronisław Knaster and Kazimierz Kuratowski, the institute is subdivided into sections correspodning to the major branches of mathematics.

The institute conducts doctoral studies in the field of mathematics and is located at 8 Śniadeckich Street in the Śródmieście District of Warsaw.

Over the course of its history, a number of prominent Polish mathematicians were employed by the institute including Stanisław Gołąb, Kazimierz Kuratowski, Franciszek Leja, Edward Marczewski, Stanisław Mazur, Andrzej Mostowski, Władysław Orlicz, Witold Pogorzelski, Wacław Sierpiński, Hugo Steinhaus and Tadeusz Ważewski.

It hosts workshops and conferences with participation of both young mathematicians and specialists from different countries around the world.

[3] It is a national institution and, in addition to the headquarters in Warsaw, there are six branches in other Polish cities.