Dormitories

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Academic campus (Dormitories) of the University of Lodz is known in Lodz as Lumumbowo. The name stems from the address, as the first UniLodz dormitories were located at Lumumby Street, in a charming and green part of the city. Lumumbowo is located at the tram terminal (in the language of Lodz “krańcówka”) from which you can easily get to the main buildings of the University of Lodz in the city. Some faculties are located in the direct neighbourhood of the dormitories.

Sounds interesting? See who can get a place in a student dormitory and check other important information that each future and current resident of the UniLodz Dormitory at Lumumbowo should know.  

The latest information and announcements

Rules for applying for a place in student dormitories

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. A place in a dormitory is granted for the duration of full-time/part-time BA, MA, doctoral studies or Uniform Master's Studies.

2. A person who has been granted a place in a student dormitory has the right to live there from 1 October to the last day of the summer examination session specified in the Regulation on the division of the academic year.

3. Before starting the next level of studies, the procedure for granting a place in a dormitory starts from the beginning.

The latest information on dormitories, including application deadlines, can be found on the main website of the University of Lodz in the “Dormitories” tab.

RULES FOR APPLYING FOR A PLACE IN A DORMITORY FOR THE FIRST TIME

1. Priority in obtaining a place in a dormitory is given to full-time students whose daily commute to the university would prevent or significantly hinder their studies.

2. When allocating places in a dormitory, the University of Lodz Committee for Student Dormitories takes into account the age of applicants for a place in a dormitory and may also take into account other relevant criteria such as:

a) distance from the place of residence,
b) full-time student status,
c) special circumstances: e.g., orphanhood, disability,
d) documented chronic illness,
e) residence of the spouse in a given dormitory,
f) the fact of continuing education,
g) other circumstances specified by the University of Lodz Committee for Student Dormitories.

RESERVING A PLACE AT THE UNIVERITY OF LODZ DORMITORY (deadline, method, and place for submitting an application)

1. To retain their place for the next academic year, students/doctoral school participants are required to register their application in the USOSWEB system. Details regarding the deadlines, method and place of submitting applications are specified in a separate announcement published each year on the University of Lodz website in the News section. (go to the DORMITORIES tab)

2. A student who has been granted a reserved place in a dormitory has the right to live there from 1 October until the last day of the summer examination session specified in the Regulation on the division of the academic year.

3. Only a person who has resided there for at least 2 months before the end of the term (i.e. until 30 April) can reserve a place in a given dormitory for the next academic year.

4. In the event of failure to meet the condition specified in point 3, the procedure specified in the rules for applying for a place in a dormitory – for the first time – shall apply.

A DORMITORY SWAP

1. A student/doctoral student who wishes to exchange their current dormitory for another one must complete an application for a dormitory swap, which is provided as Appendix 4 – go to STUDENT CAMPUS – DOCUMENT DATABASE.

2. If a dormitory swap request is denied due to a lack of vacancies, the application mentioned in paragraph 1 can only be reconsidered at two consecutive meetings of the University of Lodz Committee for Student Dormitories.

3. A student/doctoral student who is granted a dormitory swap must relocate within 7 days of the Committee’s decision.

A PLACE IN A DORMITORY FOR THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS PERIOD

1. Students may extend their stay in student dormitories during the summer break (i.e., from 1 July to 20 September of a given calendar year) by submitting an application for a place in a student dormitory for the summer break via USOSweb.

2. Priority in allocating places in student dormitories for the summer break is given to students residing in a given dormitory during the academic year.

3. The extension of accommodation until 30 September 2025 applies only to students continuing their studies and who have been allocated a place in a student dormitory for the next academic year.

RULES FOR APPLYING FOR A ROOM FOR A MARRIED COUPLE

1. The University of Lodz students – persons of the opposite sex who wish to live together in a double room must submit a statement of their intention to live together to the manager of the relevant dormitory.

Written consent from roommates is also required in the case of living in a shared segment – GO TO THE DOCUMENT DATABASE.

RULES FOR APPLYING FOR A SINGLE ROOM

1. The Rector, after obtaining the opinion of the University of Lodz Committee for Student Dormitories, may grant a single room to:

a) students with a valid disability certificate (a copy of the valid disability certificate must be provided), 
b) students holding a current certificate from a specialist doctor confirming the necessity for long-term medical treatment or the presence of a chronic illness that requires specific living conditions
c) other students in exceptionally justified cases.

2. The template of the application referred to in point 1 is attached as Appendix 7 (GO TO THE DOCUMENT DATABASE) to the Regulations for the allocation and use of places in the University of Lodz student dormitory. This is a supplementary application, which is submitted together with the application for reservation/allocation of a place. The application and accompanying documents are submitted electronically via Usoweb, and after the electronic rounds are completed, a paper version of the application is delivered to the Student Campus, Lumumby 1, 91-404 Łódź.

RULES FOR APPLYING FOR A ROOM FOR A STUDENT WITH A CHILD
  1. The Rector, after obtaining the opinion of the University of Lodz Committee for Student Dormitories, may allocate a place in a room to a student with a child to:

a) a student raising a child alone (a photocopy of the child's abbreviated birth
certificate must be provided),
b) a married couple (a photocopy of the child's abbreviated birth certificate must be provided).

    2. The template for the application referred to in point 1 is attached as Appendix 6 (GO TO THE DOCUMENT DATABASE) to the REGULATIONS FOR THE ALLOCATION AND USE OF PLACES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF LODZ DORMITORY. The application and accompanying documents should be submitted via Usosweb or at the Student Campus (after the electronic rounds have ended).

RESERVATION OF A PLACE/GUEST ROOM

Rector's Regulation No. 166 of 22 May 2025 on: reservation of a place/guest room and fees for renting guest rooms in the University of Lodz dormitories.

Applicable rates – Appendix No. 1

Preliminary reservation form – Appendix No. 2 (in Polish)

Dormitories – FAQ

WHO CAN TRY TO GET A PLACE IN A STUDENT DORMITORY AND HOW TO DO IT?

Students of the first-cycle, second-cycle and doctoral studies can apply for a place in the UL dormitories. Once you have been admitted a place you can use it till obtaining a specific scientific degree, unless you decide to change the room or the dormitory earlier. 

Remember that the priority in applying for granting a place in a dormitory is given to people from full-time studies, for whom the distance from their place of residence makes it difficult to travel to the University every day.  
Detailed information about how to apply for a place in a dormitory of the University of Lodz can be found below.

Application forms can be found in the DOCUMENT DATABASE

HOW MUCH WILL I PAY FOR A DORMITORY?

Prices of beds/rooms in the UL dormitories are lower than the market prices for renting apartments. This is yet another argument that convinces students to choose Lumumbowo. A monthly cost of rental is from PLN 370 to PLN 820 and depends on a specific dormitory, and on how many people you share your room with. 

 

WHEN CAN I MOVE INTO A DORMITORY?

You can live in a dormitory of the University of Lodz from October 1 to the last day of the summer examination session. 

 

 

CAN I STAY IN A DORMITORY FOR A PERIOD OF HOLIDAYS?

If you want to stay in the dormitory for a period of holidays (1.07-30.09), you need to submit a relevant application until 15 June. Remember that the priority in applying for granting a place in a dormitory for a period of holidays is given to people who lived in the dorm during the academic year.

CAN I LIVE IN A DORMITORY WITH MY WIFE/HUSBAND?

Yes, you can; however first you need to contact the manager of a given UL dormitory and submit a declaration of willingness to live together. If you are to share your room with other residents, you must obtain their consent in writing.

 

CAN I LIVE IN A DORMITORY WITH MY CHILD?

Yes, you can. The Rector can agree for that after issuing an opinion on the application (previously submitted to COSiD-SB – Service Centre for Students and PhD Candidates). A student who brings up a child on his/her own or a married couple with a child can live in a dormitory. In both cases you will need a photocopy of the abbreviated birth certificate of the child. 

 

 

CAN I LIVE IN A SINGLE ROOM?

Yes, you can. The Rector may grant permission to live in a single room for students who have a valid certificate of disability, a valid certificate from a specialist doctor, which confirms a long-term treatment, a chronic disease and the need to live in certain conditions. The consent is also issued in other exceptional circumstances. The application for a single room has to be submitted to COSiD-SB – Service Centre for Students and PhD Candidates. 

 

WHAT RULES APPLY IN THE UL DORMITORIES?


Once you become a resident of the UL Dormitory you need to follow several basic rules, which can be found in the RULES OF ALLOCATION AND USE OF HOUSING IN THE UNIVERSITY OF LODZ DORMITORIES, available here [LINK]  

Please pay attention to the fact that due to Covid-19 pandemic the University of Lodz applies special precautions. Therefore, throughout the whole period of pandemic in the UL dormitories special sanitary regime applies, which you have to follow strictly, even though in Poland some restrictions have already removed. Our priority is to ensure safety for both students and dormitory employees.

Please remember that the following rules apply at the UL dorms: 

  1. The Dormitory Reception has the right to check every entry and going out of its residents. They can ask you why you are leaving the building, where you are going and when you will be back. They can also check if you are coming back at the declared time.  Each time it happens, you will have an obligation to write the time of your entering and leaving the dormitory.
  2. You can leave the UL dormitory for one or more nights after having it previously agreed on with the dormitory manager. In case of not arranging it with the manager you will lose your place. Your personal belongings will be packed and placed in a safe place.
  3. No people from the outside of the UL dormitory or residents of other dormitories are allowed on the premises of the dorm.
  4. The dormitory is closed at 11 p.m. (23:00).
  5. TV rooms and gyms are closed.
  6. Face masks should be worn every time you leave your room: in all areas of common use (e.g., corridors, laundry rooms, reception desk area).
  7. At a time, there can be only one person in the common kitchen.
  8. There is a ban on gathering of residents on the corridors.  

Violation of the above rules will result in the removal from the UL dormitory. Please remember that these restrictions are introduced for the safety of both: you – students, as well as dormitory administration. If you don’t agree with the rules, please consider another place of residence.   

In case of continuation of an epidemic threat, the University of Lodz reserves the right to keep the above listed rules in the new academic year.

I AM AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT / I STUDY IN THE POLISH LANGUAGE CENTRE FOR FOREIGNERS. CAN I STAY IN A DORMITORY?

Yes, you can. If you are planning to come to the University of Lodz under a student exchange programme, you can apply for a place in a dormitory of the UL during registration. The principle of admitting places in a dormitory is, as follows: those who properly finish the registration process first, are higher up on the list of those entitled to accommodation. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that every student will get a place. 

 

 

Get familiar with our dormitories

Dormitory No.5 building

The University of Lodz Dormitory No. 5

Single and double rooms (12 single rooms, including 2 rooms for people with disabilities, 102 double rooms) with a bathroom, TV room, study room, drying room, laundry room, Wi-Fi

31 August 2020 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
"Pretor" building

The University of Lodz Dormitory No. 3 "Pretor"

Double rooms with bathroom (211 double rooms), shared kitchen on the first floor, Wi-Fi, laundry room, drying room, TV room

31 August 2020 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
Dormitory No.8 building

The University of Lodz Dormitory No. 8

single and double rooms (6 single rooms, including 2 single rooms for people with mobility impairments, 113 double rooms) with a bathroom, kitchenette and a fridge, communal kitchen on each floor, TV…

31 August 2020 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
Dormitory No.7 building

The University of Lodz Dormitory No. 7

Single and double rooms (8 single rooms, including 4 rooms for people with disabilities) with bathroom, small kitchenette with a fridge in each room, shared kitchen on each floor, elevator, Wi-Fi,…

31 August 2020 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
Dormitory No.9 building

The University of Lodz Dormitory No 9 "Hades"

single and double rooms (2 single rooms for people with disabilities, 116 double rooms) with a bathroom, kitchenette and a fridge, communal kitchen on each floor, TV room, study rooms, exercise room,…

31 August 2020 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
Dormitory No.11 building

The University of Lodz Dormitory No. 11

single and double rooms with a hall (6 single rooms and 169 double rooms), bathroom/2 rooms, shared kitchens, TV room, laundry room, drying room, gym, Wi-Fi only in the hall.

31 August 2020 |News
Category: Uniwersytet
Dormitory No.10 building

The University of Lodz Dormitory No. 10 "Olympus"

Single and double rooms (300 double rooms, 19 single rooms), independent and in segments with bathrooms, room for people with disabilities, Wi-Fi throughout the building, communal kitchen on each…

31 August 2020 |News
Category: Uniwersytet

The University of Lodz Dormitory No. 13 "Alcatraz"

double rooms with a hall and 4 single rooms, bathroom/four rooms, shared kitchens, TV room, laundry room, drying room, Wi-Fi only in the hall

31 August 2020 |News
Category: Uniwersytet

Contact details

DORMITORIES

OPENING HOURS:

MONDAY: 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

TUESDAY: 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

THURSDAY: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

FRIDAY: 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
 

 

TEAM MEMBERS:

mgr Anna Felisiak - Head of the UniLodz Dormitories

responsibilities: management of student dormitories and the student campus

P: secretariat: +48 42-665-51-66
E: anna.felisiak@uni.lodz.pl

mgr Łukasz Ochrytkow - Deputy Head of UniLodz Dormitories

responsibilities: management of student dormitories and the student campus

P: secretariat: +48 42-665-51-66

E: lukasz.ochrytkow@uni.lodz.pl

Magdalena Szczepańska

P: secretariat: +48 42-665-51-66
E: magdalena.szczepanska@uni.lodz.pl

responsibilities: office support for the Dormitories – handling administrative and record-keeping matters of the section, archiving unit documents, office matters, project implementation

Beata Łysoniewska

P: +48 42 66 55 430
E: beata.lysoniewska@uni.lodz.pl
responsibilities: coordination of the work of the University Commission for the allocation of places in student dormitories in terms of allocating places in the dormitories of the University of Lodz in the academic year, processing applications from students and doctoral students applying for places in dormitories, single rooms, and exchanges, implementation of programmes: Youth in Lodz, Studies and Sport in the area of accommodation, editor of the University of Lodz Science On in the area of Student Organisations operating at the University of Lodz, administration of the Dormitories website

Anna Marciniak

P.: +48 42 66 55 338
E: anna.marciniak@uni.lodz.pl

responsibilities: management of guest rooms at the University of Lodz dormitories, management and implementation of conferences at the student campus in terms of accommodation, processing of applications for places in dormitories during the summer holiday period, supervision and coordination of matters related to the servicing of student organisations and their financial settlement of subsidies granted  under the budget of the Vice-Rector for Academic and External Relations

Sebastian Pansewicz

responsibilities: providing services to international students and doctoral students in the area of accommodation in dormitories, processing applications for guest rooms in student dormitories of the University of Lodz

P.: +48 42-635-66-65
E: sebastian.pansewicz@uni.lodz.pl

mgr Agnieszka Fit

P.:  +48 42-665-53-89
E: agnieszka.fit@uni.lodz.pl

responsibilities: coordination of matters related to orders for the purchase of goods and services for student dormitories (obtaining purchase procedures, market research, distributing information about concluded tender contracts, settling orders for goods and services, entering into the system and settling invoices related to the purchase of goods and services for student dormitories, preparing reports on purchases for student dormitories, keeping BDO waste records, coordinating matters related to rented space in the student campus, coordinating tasks related to support for events organised on the premises of the University of Lodz Dormitories, accepting and settling requests for refunds of overpayments and deposits from students

mgr Monika Małecka

P:  +48 42-665-53-89
E: monika.malecka@uni.lodz.pl

responsibilities: coordination of matters related to orders for the purchase of goods and services for student dormitories (obtaining purchase procedures, market research, distributing information about concluded tender contracts, settling orders for goods and services, entering into the system and settling invoices related to purchases of goods and services for student dormitories, preparing reports on purchases for student dormitories, keeping BDO waste records, coordinating matters related to rented space in the academic housing complex, coordinating tasks related to support for events organised on the premises of the University of Lodz Dormitories, accepting and settling requests for refunds of overpayments and deposits from students

University Campus Council

UNIVERSITY OF LODZ

 

Narutowicza 68, 90-136 LODZ

fax: 00 48 42/665 57 71, 00 48 42/635 40 43

NIP: 724 000 32 43

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