In the article I present the achievements of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn in the 21st century. It is a multidisciplinary University. Research and academic didactics are carried out here in the areas of knowledge about life, inanimate nature, technical sciences, arts, as well as humanities, social sciences and theology. The University performs research, teaching, artistic, economic and social functions, but above all, those, that root the members of the academic community in the world culture, and prospective ones – related to the future, civilizational challenges, creating a new political and social order, a new man living in the 21st century. University employees carry out research mission and expert activities in many areas of the economy, culture, social welfare and education.