The university is also a member of the Socrates-Erasmus programme for exchange students from all over Europe, promoting advanced engineering and a European dimension.
There are nine faculties (since 2020): Poznan University of Technology (PUT) was officially founded in 1955 and the first rector was Roman Kozak.
The school remained open at the outbreak of the Second World War, during which time 716 graduates had completed their studies there.
It was allocated in a building nowadays situated at Marie Skłodowska-Curie Square, today the Rector's Office.
Many graduates from Computer science and Management faculty work in Microsoft corporation in Redmond, Washington, US.
PUT is a member of CESAER Association and was the first Polish technical university to receive membership of that organisation.