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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Flying_UniversityFlying University - Wikipedia

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   The Flying University (Polish: Uniwersytet Latający, less often translated as "Floating University") was an underground educational enterprise that operated from 1885 to 1905 in Warsaw, the historic Polish capital, then under the control of the Russian Empire, and that was revived between 1977 and 1981 in the communist People's Republic of Poland.

2. www.atlasobscura.com › articles › the-secret-polishMarie Curie Got Her Start At a Secret University For Women

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   Aug 4, 2016 · The Flying University began in the Polish capital of Warsaw in 1882, when secret classes for women began taking place in private homes. The lectures and seminars were taught by Polish...

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3. www.openculture.com › 2016 › 07Marie Curie Attended a Secret, Underground “Flying University ...

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   Curie earned two degrees in Paris in 1893 and 1894, and her first Nobel Prize in 1903 . The Fly­ing Uni­ver­si­ty last­ed until 1905, and the oper­a­tion would lat­er return to activ­i­ty in the late 1970s and ear­ly 80s with Poland under the thumb of com­mu­nism.

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   What is Flying University?

   • The purpose of Flying University and similar institutions was to provide Polish youth with an opportunity for an education within the framework of traditional Polish scholarship when that collided with the ideology of the governing authorities.

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   When did the Flying University become a Free University?

   • Everything was illegal, of course. By 1890, 5,000 men and women had completed studies at the Flying Universities. This sort of establishment lasted until 1905 when greater liberties were granted. In 1920, the Flying University officially metamorphosized into the Free Polish University — an official academic institution with full colors.

   The story of Poland's secret "Flying Universities" that gave

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   How did the Flying University work?

   • Small tuition fees were collected which were used to pay for utilities, teacher compensation, and even a small library. Everything was illegal, of course. By 1890, 5,000 men and women had completed studies at the Flying Universities. This sort of establishment lasted until 1905 when greater liberties were granted.

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   Why did the Flying University become known as 'the Flying University'?

   • For security reasons, they had to keep changing their meeting place, so as not to get caught – this constant movement led to the gatherings becoming known as ‘The Flying University’. The professors who taught at the flying university were the cream of the crop, all at the top of their respective fields.

   The Flying University: Towards the Emancipation of Polish Women

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5. www.zmescience.com › flying-universities-polandThe story of Poland's secret "Flying Universities" that gave ...

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   Aug 19, 2016 · In 1920, the Flying University officially metamorphosized into the Free Polish University — an official academic institution with full colors. Then, a disaster for Polish academia struck once...

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6. culture.pl › en › articleThe Flying University: Towards the Emancipation of Polish ...

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   Unfortunately, not everything went smoothly for the students of the university. In 1889, a conflict of interests arose. Szczawińska-Dawidowa wanted the flying university to become a social institution with research vacancies for educated women. But, this idea was only embraced by those who had already studied there.

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7. www.flyingmag.com › flyings-flight-school-guideSee Where Top Aviation Universities Rank - FLYING Magazine

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   Aug 3, 2022 · Below is a list of all the colleges/universities within the U.S. that offer aviation flight programs and their overall rankings out of 50, with the University of Oklahoma topping the list. #1...

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jadwiga_Szczawińska-DawidowaJadwiga Szczawińska-Dawidowa - Wikipedia

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   Jadwiga Szczawińska-Dawidowa (6 October 1864 – 26 February 1910) was a Polish teacher, school founder, writer and women's rights activist. She founded the underground Flying University to provide women with higher education and was the initiator of the efforts to found the Warsaw Public Library.