The origins of the University date back to 1957, when in the former barracks at Dąbrowskiego st., the Teacher Training College was established offering two-year studies in mathematics, biology and economics of households and public nutrition.

In 1971, by decision of the Council of Ministers, the Higher Teacher Education School in Czestochowa was established.

In the same year, the project of establishing the University of Czestochowa on the basis of the HPS and the Theological Institute did not pass in the parliamentary committee on education, science and youth.

After numerous debates in the academic community, it was decided that the best candidate for the university's patron at the moment of transformation of HPS into JDA would be Jan Długosz.

After presenting this proposal, on March 26, 2003, the HPS Senate decided to elect Jan Długosz as the patron of the university.

The JDA authorities explained this step by the need to create a strong faculty that will soon apply for the new right to award doctorate (PhD) qualifications.

Competences related to the education of persons seeking scientific degrees were taken over by the Doctoral School.

Thus, the University joined the small group of Polish academic institutions which provide medical education.

The structure also includes Wladyslaw Bieganski[4] Collegium Medicum (established on June 1, 2023 from the transformation from the Faculty of Health Sciences).

There is a long-standing tradition of dual education in physics with the University of Le Mans in France, as well as in social work, specialization "Case Management" with the Hochschule der Bundesagentur für Arbeit in Mannheim, Germany.

PhD students of the Faculty of Science and Technology can realize PhD programmes in the co-tutelle system under the supervision of two co-supervisors: a research employee of the Faculty of Science and Technology and an employee of an external university, receiving a double diploma, Polish and foreign.

Source:[8] Faculty of Humanities • Dean: dr Przemysław Sznurkowski, prof. UJD Structure: • Institute of History • Institute of Literary Studies • Institute of Linguistics • Department of Philosophy Fields of studies: • journalism and media cultures • Polish philology • Foreign philologies • philosophy • history • Iberian studies • Philosophy (in English) • Specialized English for Business Faculty of Social Sciences • Dean: dr hab.

Katarzyna Winczek, prof. UJD Structure: • Department of Painting • Department of Graphics • Department of Music Fields of studies: • artistic education in the field of musical art • artistic education in the field of visual arts • photography and visual communication creation • graphics • painting • Music in Public Space (in English) • music in public space • Painting (in English) • Academic Sports Center • JDU Library, whose collections consist of nearly 390,000 items • JDU Publishing House • Centre for Knowledge Transfer & Innovation in the Areas of Science & Art • Centre for Lifelong Learning • University Centre for Culture, Art and Science • Distance Learning Centre • Planetarium – built in 1990–2000, launched in 2007.

It is equipped with a modern digital DIGISTAR III SP system • University of the Third Age (over 600 listeners every year).

The University units are members of scientific consortiums, which include academic centres from all over the country and industry representatives.

Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa cooperates with approximately 170 research centres abroad under bilateral agreements and in connection with the implementation of the ERASMUS+ program.

Faculty of Science and Technology; Wladyslaw Bieganski Collegium Medicum; Planetarium (13/15 Armii Krajowej av.

The author of the coat of arms is prof. Andrzej Desperak, employee of the Faculty of Art of the University.