okladka ok montaz 5/7/08 9:50 AM Page 1 Participating universities: Study programmes in Poland Jagiellonian University in Krakow offered in foreign languages www.uj.edu.pl University of Warsaw www.uw.edu.pl Cardinal Stefan Wyszyƒski University in Warsaw www.uksw.edu.pl University of Zielona Gora www.uz.zgora.pl Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz www.ukw.edu.pl University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn www.uwm.edu.pl Warsaw School of Economics www.sgh.waw.pl Warsaw University of Life Sciences www.sggw.pl Study programmes in Poland Warsaw University of Technology offered in foreign languages www.pw.edu.pl Wroclaw University of Technology www.pwr.wroc.pl www.studyinpoland.pl AGH University of Science and Technology www.agh.edu.pl Technical University of Lodz www.p.lodz.pl Lublin University of Technology www.pollub.pl Poznan University of Technology www.put.poznan.pl Cracow University of Technology www.pk.edu.pl Opole University of Technology www.po.opole.pl Bia∏ystok Technical University www.pb.edu.pl University of Physical Education in Poznan www.awf.poznan.pl Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management www.kozminski.edu.pl Pultusk Academy of Humanities 2008/2009 www.ah.edu.pl Warsaw School of Social Psychology www.studyinpoland.pl www.swps.edu.pl Programme Guide Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University College www.ksw.edu.pl School of Economics and Law in Kielce www.wseia.edu.pl Ateneum – The Higher School in Gdansk www.ateneum.edu.pl 01-10 wstep 5/7/08 10:04 AM Page 1 Published by the ”Perspektywy” Education Foundation www.perspektywy.org Warsaw, 2008 01-10 wstep 5/7/08 10:04 AM Page 2 01-10 wstep 5/7/08 10:04 AM Page 3 A welcome from Poland Poland has a lot to offer to a student coming from a far away country. There are over 400 both public and private higher education institutions in the country. Many of them with centuries old tradition but all of them well technically equipped and with outstanding, internationally recognised body of professors on their staff. For a foreign student considering studying in Poland it is very important to know that one does not need to speak Polish language to study in our country as most of universi- ties offer either entire programmes or rich portfolio of cours- es in English. It is possible now to get entire education in English in fields ranging from mining and medicine to music and art. Realising the importance of internationalisation of higher education the Conference of Rectors in Poland together with the „Perspektywy” Education Foundation established a spe- cial programme called „Study in Poland” with the purpose to facilitate international exchange of students and to pro- vide international students with information on higher edu- cation in Poland. Poland is a good country to come and study. It is stable, safe and centrally located in Europe. Polish people are known for their hospitality and friendly attitude to people from other countries. It is also worth noting that Poland is one of least expensive countries of the European Union. We look forward to welcoming you! Waldemar Siwiƒski President ”Perspektywy” Education Foundation 01-10 wstep 5/7/08 10:04 AM Page 4 Published by the ”Perspektywy” Education Foundation in cooperation with the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (KRASP) and the Conference of Rectors of Non-University Higher Schools in Poland (KRZaSP). PERSPEKTYWY Education Foundation 31 Nowogrodzka Str., 00-511 Warsaw, Poland phone: +48 22 628 58 62, fax: +48 22 629 16 17 e-mail: [email protected] www.perspektywy.org © PERSPEKTYWY Education Foundation This publication is based on information from each institution of high- er education. The publisher has made every effort to ensure the accu- racy and completeness of the information contained in this publica- tion; however, no responsibility can be taken for any errors or omis- sions. The information listed is subject to change. Texts prepared by the PERSPEKTYWY Education Foundation team Design: Artur Krajewski DTP: Artur ˚ebrowski, Irena Roman, Piotr Konopka Photo: Krzysztof Wojciewski, Artur ˚ebrowski, Artur Krajewski, Piotr Hayder, East News Photo Agency, PAP, Forum Polish Photographers Agency, Pi´kna Agency and photos provided by featured schools This publication is available at www.studyinpoland.pl Warsaw 2008 ISBN 978-83-61239-16-1 01-10 wstep 5/7/08 10:04 AM Page 5 Contents ● A welcome from Poland . 3 ● Wy Poland? . 6 ● Higher Education System . 8 ● Study programmes in English, German and French . 11 Jagiellonian University . 11 The University of Warsaw . 27 Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw . 37 University of Zielona Góra . 43 University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn. 47 Warsaw School of Economics . 53 Warsaw University of Life Sciences . 55 Warsaw University of Technology . 59 Wroc∏aw University of Technology . 71 AGH University of Science and Technology . 95 Technical University of Lodz . 99 Lublin University of Technology . 111 Poznan University of Technology . 113 Cracow University of Technology . 123 Opole University of Technology . 137 Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management . 143 Warsaw School of Social Psychology . 149 Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University College . 153 Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz . 155 Eugeniusz Piasecki University of Physical Education in Poznan . 156 Pultusk Academy of Humanities . 157 School of Economics and Law in Kielce . 158 Ateneum – The Higher School in Gdaƒsk . 159 ● Index . 161 01-10 wstep 5/7/08 10:04 AM Page 6 Why POLAND? ● Poland is a fascinating country that serves as higher education awarded an Erasmus University the geographical and cultural crossroads of Charter is approaching 200 and the mobility of Eastern and Western Europe. Located at the cen- Polish students is growing rapidly. ter of the Northern European plain, Poland has been a nation of survivors since the foundation of ● Poland, the largest country among the newest the first Polish state more than 1000 years ago. members of the European Union has one of Through its turbulent history its people have man- Europe’s youngest populations – half of its citi- aged to maintain their identity, and today, the zens are less than 35 years old. Out of nearly 39 country enjoys a crucial position as the largest of million Poles almost 2 million are university stu- the former Eastern European states and the most dents. populous new member of the European Union. ● Poland’s education market has been the most ● On the 21 December 2007 Poland joined The dynamically developing one in Europe during Schengen Area. As a result passport checks are the last ten years. The number of higher educa- abolished on Poland’s borders to Germany, tion institutions has increased five fold while the Slovakia, Czech Republic and Lithuania. It prac- number of students quadrupled. Each year tically means that persons admitted to the almost half a million young people begin their Schengen Area can travel hassle-free between 24 education at universities and colleges. countries of the Schengen Area without internal land and sea border controls, from Portugal to ● Polish academic traditions reach back to 14th Poland and from Greece to Finland. century, some of the Europe’s oldest universities can be found here. The Jagiellonian University of ● Thanks to its location, Poland occupies a spe- Cracow was established in 1364. Nicholas cial place in European Union. Poland’s border Copernicus and Marie Sk∏odowska-Curie are on the river Bug became the EU’s eastern border. among great names of Polish scientists known In the wider geographical and geopolitical sense and admired worldwide. Poland occupies a central position. More and more foreign investment from Western Europe is ● Today’s Polish universities continue the glori- to be shifted to Poland, as well as from the US ous traditions of their predecessors. Warsaw and Asia. Poland’s geographic location facilitates University is ranked first in the Top Coder inter- the logistics activities and forecasts indicate an national IT ranking, it outperformed such great increase in the number of immigrants to the institutions as the Massachusetts Institute of country. Technology. A representative of Poland also leads the Top Coder individual ranking. ● Polish institutions of higher education are par- ticipating to international student exchange pro- ● Polish universities offer high quality studies grammes like Socrates / Erasmus and engaging in and are an integral part of the European educa- bilateral agreements an individual exchange pro- tion space. All leading universities offer pro- grammes pursued by particular schools. All these grammes thought in English, these include medi- initiatives enhance the development of relations cine, engineering, humanities, business and between Polish and foreign institutions of higher finance. Poland takes active part in the Bolonia education. The number of Polish institutions of Process. Thanks to the ECTS (European Credit 6 01-10 wstep 5/8/08 1:48 PM Page 7 Poland Transfer System) students can be fully mobile, such break-troughs in science as: discovery of and continue education in other countries. the practical implementation of blue laser, the design of the technology for the manufacture of G Universities have some special offices to take the smallest synthetic diamonds in the world, care of the needs of every international student. construction of an artificial heart or designing Specially assigned Polish students help newco- nano-cristals for the purpose of 3G mobile mers to adjust to their new environment. telephony system. Aleksander Wolszczan, Polish astronomer graduate of the Nicolaus Copernicus G Phenomenon unique to Poland’s education University in Toruƒ, was the first to prove the market is the large share of it in the hands of pri- existence of a planetary system in the Universe vate institutions of higher education.