Editing Toruń (section)

== Education ==
[[File:Miasteczko Uniwersyteckie w Toruniu.jpg|thumb|left|Miasteczko uniwersyteckie (''University City'')]]
Over 30 elementary and primary schools and over ten high schools make up the educational base of Toruń. Besides these, students can also attend a handful of private schools.
[[File:Torun Collegium Maximum (1).jpg|thumb|Collegium Maximum of the [[Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń]]]]
The largest institution of higher education in Toruń, [[Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń]], serves over 20,000  students and was founded in 1945, based on the [[Toruń Scientific Society]], [[Stefan Batory University in Wilno]], and [[Jan Kazimierz University in Lwów]]. The existence of a high-ranked and high-profiled university with so many students plays a great role the city's position and importance in general, as well as in creating an image of Toruń's streets and clubs filled with crowds of young people. It also has a serious influence on local economy.

Other public institutions of higher education:
* Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne (a section of the Theological Faculty of the Nicolaus Copernicus University)
* The Teacher Training College - Nauczycielskie Kolegium Języków Obcych (affiliated to the Nicolaus Copernicus University)
* College of Fashion (Kolegium Mody)
* [[University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn]] - Faculty of Geodesy and Land Management Department in Toruń
* College of Social Work - Kolegium Pracowników Służb Społecznych
* [[University of Gdańsk]] - College of Language
[[File:I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu.jpg|thumb|I Liceum Ogólnokształcące, one of the oldest high schools in Poland]]
There are also a number of private higher education facilities:
* [[WSB Merito Universities]] - WSB Merito University in Toruń<ref>[http://www.wsb.pl/english/about-wsb-group/wsb-torun WSB University in Toruń] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301132031/http://www.wsb.pl/english/about-wsb-group/wsb-torun |date=1 March 2016 }} - WSB Universities</ref>
* The University of Social & Medial Culture in Toruń - Wyższa Szkoła Kultury Społecznej i Medialnej (affiliate to the [[Radio Maryja]])
* Toruńska Szkoła Wyższa
* Wyższa Szkoła Filologii Hebrajskiej (Higher School of Hebrew Philology)
* Toruń School of Entrepreneurship - Toruńska Wyższa Szkoła Przedsiębiorczości

Also located in Toruń is one of the oldest [[high school]]s in Poland, [[:pl:I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu|I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Mikołaja Kopernika]], which dates back to a [[Gymnasium (school)|gymnasium]] founded in 1568.<ref name=LO/>