Genesis and Effects of the Activities of the Branch of Poznań University of Physical Education in Gorzów Wielkopolski from 1971 to 1984
Genesis and Effects of the Activities of the Branch of Poznań University of Physical Education in Gorzów Wielkopolski from 1971 to 1984

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to present the 13-year-long activity of the Gorzow branch of theAcademy of Physical Education. The article was prepared in accordance with the methodology ofhistorical research. It is based on the analysis of archival materials, documents and files. Thebranch of the Higher School of Physical Education in Poznań (since 1973 known under the nameof the Academy of Physical Education) was established in 1971, in the Gorzow district as a resultof the efforts of local and provincial authorities. Initially, the new educational institution func-tioned as the Branch (1971–1984). The period of 1971–1984 was the most difficult and leastknown in the fifty-year history of the university. Many teachers commuted from Poznań, and theteaching base was modest. From 1971 to 1984, the Gorzow school educated full-time and part-time students. During the period under review, a total of 1,400 graduates completed their mas-ter’s degrees. Significant contributions to the development of the university were made by: asso-ciate professor Lech Erdmann (1972–1974), associate professor Tadeusz Łobożewicz (1974–1976),Professor Jerzy Gaj (1976–1984). The rector, Prof. Stefan Bączyk, and his successors Prof. ZbigniewDrozdowski and Prof. Alexander Kabsch were also meritorious. In 1982, under martial law, an un-expected, unsuccessful attempt was made to make the Branch independent and transform it intoan independent university.

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