Previously it was a branch of Łódź University of Technology, founded in 1969 at the request of the Bielsko-Biała industrial region.

The machine-building, electrical and textile industries are traditional for the region, so the main courses of education have been long-established.

As the economy changed, the university followed, developing new faculties such as Management, Environmental Protection, Information Sciences and Humanities.

The university employs an experienced academic staff: professors and other experts from the region, who deliver lectures and carry out research.

These students who can possibly take up a job in Poland or branch offices of foreign concerns can undergo such training here.