UNIVERSITIES OF ECONOMICS IN POLAND poland facts and figures OFFICIAL NAME LOCATION TIME ZONE Republic of Poland (short form: Poland is situated in Central CET (UTC+1) Poland, in Polish: Polska) Europe and borders Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, CALLING CODE POPULATION (2019) Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania +48 38 million and Russia. INTERNET DOMAIN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE EU ACCESSION .pl Polish 2004 STUDENTS (2019) CAPITAL CURRENCY (FEBRUARY 2020) 1.23 million Warsaw (Warszawa) 1 zloty (PLN) 1 PLN = 0.23 EUR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS GOVERNMENT 1 PLN = 0.26 USD (2019) Parliamentary republic 78.3 thousand Warsaw ● UNIVERSITIES OF ECONOMICS IN POLAND PAGE 2 PAGE 5 PAGE 7 WHY HIGHER POLISH POLAND? EDUCATION CONTRIBUTION IN POLAND TO ECONOMIC SCIENCES PAGE 12 PAGE 13 PAGE 37 UNIVERSITIES DEGREE ACCREDITATION OF ECONOMICS PROGRAMMES & QUALITY MINIGUIDE IN ENGLISH ASSURANCE WHY POLAND? Are you planning to study business abroad? Are you looking for high-quality degrees provided by experienced and inspired teachers? Good, then you have the right brochure in front of you! This publication explains briefly what the Polish higher education system is like, introduces univer- sities of economics in Poland, lists the degree programmes that are taught in English and presents some of the many reasons for international students to choose Poland. ACADEMIC TRADITION degree or a diploma programme, you will receive a Diploma Supplement in English. Foreign students Poland’s traditions of academic education go studying in Poland stay fully mobile and can back to 1364, when King Casimir the Great continue their education anywhere else within the established the Cracow Academy, known today European Union. as the Jagiellonian University, one of the oldest universities in the world. HIGH QUALITY OF EDUCATION MODERNITY The Polish higher education system is well devel- oped. The quality of the education provided is Poland is a modern and dynamic country, and monitored and regularly evaluated. Polish diplomas a member of the European Union. It is ranked are recognized in the European Union and world- among the world’s 25 most developed econo- wide. See pages: 38-39. mies, where education really counts. COMPETITIVE COSTS OF LIVING FULLY MOBILE AND STUDYING All institutions of higher education in Poland Compared to other EU countries, the tuition fees use the European Credit Transfer and Accumu- in Poland are highly competitive, and the costs lation System (ECTS), which facilitates interna- of living are a fraction of what a foreign student tional credit transfer. You will receive certifi- would have to spend in other European countries. cates or other types of official documentation For more information, visit: www.go-poland.pl. for all completed courses. If you complete a full 2 FINANCIAL TIMES RANKINGS Financial Times, creator of one of the most prestigious rankings, has a total of six sepa- rate ranking lists that target specific educa- tional programmes. Polish business schools MORE REASONS TO CHOOSE POLAND (SGH Warsaw School of Economics and Kozminski University) have been listed in four There are many other reasons why you should of them: Global Masters in Finance, Global consider studying in Poland: safe, stable and Masters in Management, European Business multicultural environment, rich tradition and School Ranking, and EMBA Ranking. In 2019, culture, friendly people, beautiful landscapes, CEMS Master in Management, which is low cost of living, vibrant student life. We invite co-administered by SGH, moved up to the you to consider the great opportunities that 8th place. Poland has to offer. 3 Higher Education in Poland Poland conforms to the guidelines of the Bologna Process in European higher education. The degree system based on the three-cycle structure has been successfully implemented together with the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS). The European standard in higher education makes it easier for students to obtain recognition of their qualifications in other countries. Polish engineering and technology diplomas are subject to automatic recognition in the European Union, which Poland joined in May 2004. 8-9 1ST CYCLE First-cycle studies (3 to 4 years) lead to the 7 professional degree of a licencjat or inżynier. DOCTORAL studies (PhD) rd These two are the Polish equivalents of the 3 Cycle 6 bachelor’s degree. To obtain either of these degrees, students have to earn 180–240 ECTS 5 credits. MASTER (maister) 2ND CYCLE 4 2nd Cycle 90–120 ECTS Second-cycle studies – master’s degree 3 programmes (1.5 to 2 years) – follow the MASTER first-cycle studies and lead to the professional Long-cycle BACHELOR degree of master (magister) or an equivalent 2 270–360 ECTS degree depending on the course profile. To (licenMcjAatS/iTnEżyRnier) st obtain the degree, students have to earn 21nd C Cyycclele 1 180–240 ECTS 90–120 ECTS credits. Years of MATURA CERTIFICATE (or equivalent) 4 LONG-CYCLE STUDIES 3RD CYCLE In addition to the general structure, 11 fields Third-cycle studies – doctoral degree of study including acting, art conservation programmes (normally 3 to 4 years) are and restoration, canon law, dentistry, law, accessible to graduates of master’s degree medical analysis, medicine, production and programmes, leading to a Ph.D. degree. photography, pharmacy, psychology and vet- erinary medicine, offer long-cycle programmes, that is master’s degree programmes (4.5 to 6 years), which lead to the professional degree of master (magister), or an equivalent degree depending on the course profile. To obtain this degree, students have to earn 270–360 ECTS credits. TOP COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN AMONG FOREIGN STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITIES OF ECONOMICS IN POLAND Polish universities have attracted the interest of students from a wide variety of backgrounds from all around the globe. In the academic year 2018/2019, Poland hosted more than 78,000 students from 174 countries (7,5% year-over-year growth). Among foreign students, the most popular fields of study at economic universities in Poland in 2018/2019 were: • management (13,800), • economics (3,500), • finance and accounting (1,700). Over 23% international students in Poland study economics. Most of them come from: Ukraine, Belarus, India, Turkey, Spain and China. ↓ For more information about: tuition fees, admission requirements, examinations & grading, academic calendar, diplomas, recognition of degrees, scholarship offers see: www.go-poland.pl and publication: Studying in Poland. 5 Polish Contribution to Economic Sciences A BRIEF SUMMARY field of economics actually prevention as crucial to pro- place Copernicus among the tecting economies from ruin. greatest authors of the world The principles described in economic thought. In 1517, the treatise are known as the he derived a quantity theory Copernicus-Gresham law. of money — a key concept in economics — and in 1519 he formulated an economic principle that later came to be called Gresham’s law or Copernicus-Gresham law. THE GREAT POLISH COPERNICUS-GRESHAM ECONOMIST LAW Mikołaj Kopernik [Nicolaus In 1517, Nicolaus Coperni- Copernicus] (1473–1543) cus wrote a treatise on the is primarily known as the phenomenon of bad money exceptional astronomer who driving out good money. In THE FATHER OF POLISH formulated the true model it, he noted that the “debase- ECONOMICS of the solar system. How- ment of coin” was one of the ever, this great Pole was also main reasons for the collapse Fryderyk Florian Skarbek active in multiple different of states. That made him one (1792–1866) was a thinker disciplines, including mathe- of the first advocates of mod- best recognized for his sci- matics, law, military strategy, ern monetary policy based on entific work in the field of and economics. What may factors such as the unification economics. Despite being come as news to many, his of the currency in circulation exposed to the theories of the scientific achievements in the and identification of inflation physiocrats and mercantilists 6 during his studies in France, it of the State, responsible for industries: the sugar indus- was the liberal approach of the its monetary policy and price try, construction of railways, founding father of economics stability. The institution holds commercial activities, and Adam Smith that guided his the exclusive right to issue the banking sector. In 1870, life’s work. Skarbek gave eco- the currency of the Republic he founded Bank Handlowy, nomic science a national hue, of Poland – PLN, the Polish a commercial bank in War- which is why he is also called zloty. When Poland became saw which, under a different the father of Polish econom- a member of the EU in 2004, name, operates to this day. ics. In his works he brought to Narodowy Bank Polski joined In 1875, Kronenberg founded the foreground the concept the European System of Cen- the Commercial School, the of nation, binding together all tral Banks (ESCB). first notable school prepar- the phenomena related to the ing specialists for commerce national economy. and industry. A group of the Kronenberg school alumni, headed by August Zieliński, initiated the Advanced Com- mercial for Men, giving rise to what is now SGH Warsaw School of Economics, the oldest economic university in Poland. LEOPOLD CARO’S SOLIDARISM THE OLDEST Leopold Caro (1864–1939) CONTINUOUSLY was an economist, political POLISH CENTRAL BANK OPERATING BANK thinker, and social activist, IN POLAND proclaimer of the idea of social The first Polish central bank, solidarism, which for Caro was the Bank of Poland (Bank Leopold Kronenberg (1812– a system different from liberal- Polski), was established in 1878), was a great Polish ism or socialism. He believed 1828 by the Treasury Minis- banker, investor, and financier. that the interdependence of ter Duke Franciszek Ksawery His first big success was the people would limit freedom Drucki-Lubecki (1778-1846). acquisition of a snuff tobacco for the sake of fraternity and Today, the National Bank of monopoly in 1839, the prof- build equal development Poland (Narodowy Bank Pol- its from which allowed Kro- opportunities for everyone.