Studying in Warsaw
Why Warsaw?
Warsaw, the capital of Poland and the country’s largest city situated in the heart of Europe, is a thriving cultural and business center. Warsaw has witnessed dramatic political and social transition which make it a fascinating environment for studying and living.
Each month Warsaw hosts a multitude of events: film, theatre and music festivals, concerts, political and economic debates and open lectures. It is no wonder that over 2,5 million tourists visit the city annually. Among Warsaw 2 million inhabitants, 300.000 are students and each year more and more come from abroad to study.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ABOUT WARSAW:
"Warsaw being a capital city, offers many opportunities to students. There is cheerful attraction within the city, so you will always feel pleasure and homely. Parks are everywhere in Warsaw, which enlightens the natural beauty of the city. Schools and Universities offer various courses to fulfill your dreams. People residing within the city are polite, gentle and cooperative in nature. City has many clubs and several shopping complex. Warsaw is a destination for high quality studies with fun and enjoyment."
Kewan Dugar (India), BA in Business Economics Lazarski School of Commerce and Law (LSC) student
"Warsaw… You will immediately ask me, WHY??? Everything is easy for me here. A desire to acquaint with a Polish colorful culture. New language, new lifestyle and new people you will work or study with. Let’s say your team. I had a big choice where to go but decided to stop on Poland! For me it is something more than a neighboring country. I feel myself very comfortable here! Poland became for me as a second homeland. Like a famous sentence from a poem: “Homeland of mine – happiness mine!” Situated on the junction of West and East. It is difficult to describe by words, you must see and feel this lifestyle."
Pavel Sandrozd (Belarus), BA in IRES Lazarski School of Commerce and Law (LSC) student
ERASMUS IN WARSAW:
More and more foreign students come to Warsaw within Erasmus programme. There are several international students organizations, including the Erasmus Student Network, active in most of Warsaw's schools. They help foreign students in daily and common issues, like finding accomodation, buying phone cards, showing the nearest post offices or laundry. They organize Erasmus parties as well as excursions for example to Kraków or Gdańsk.
STUDENT'S FAVOURITE PLACES:
BUW, New Library of the University of Warsaw
BUW is famous for its impressive modern building and spectacular roof gardens. It consists of main library hall, smaller reading rooms, closed storage areas, offices. BUW is also a favourite meeting spot for Warsaw's students, probably because of its entertainment area that includes shops, bars, bowling club etc.
BUW garden is a perfect resting place not only for Warsaw University students and employees but for all other people. On the roof there is also a view terrace where one may see a panorama of Warsaw and the Vistula river. BUW is on Dobra Street is open to the public every day from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m (from November 1 - March 31, 9:00-15:00).
www.buw.uw.edu.pl/en/
SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN POLAND
The Polish higher education system includes state institutions and private schools which began to appear after 1990. Warsaw offers both prestigious public achools as well as modern private schools. Study programs can take the form of daily, evening or extramural studies and distant learning courses.
To qualify for admission to an university the applicant must hold the maturity certificate called “matura”. The rules of admission are determined autonomously by each institution. Some organize competitive entrance examinations, others use ranking procedures based on the final grades listed in the maturity certificate. There also others which admit all applicants.
WARSAW'S MOST IMPORTANT UNIVERSITIES:
University of Warsaw (Uniwersytet Warszawski, UW)
The Royal University of Warsaw was established in 1816 and it is the largest university in Poland. System of studies at University of Warsaw offers courses of studies in 35 fields of arts and sciences. It comprises 18 faculties and 25 independent research and didactic units.
The main campus of the University of Warsaw is in downtown Warsaw, in Krakowskie Przedmieście. It comprises several historic palaces: Kazimierzowski Palace, Old Library, Auditorium Maximum. Several smaller campuses are located in other parts of the city.
www.uw.edu.pl/en
Warsaw School of Economics (Szkoła Główna Handlowa, SGH)
SGH is the oldest public school of economics and management in Poland. It is also considered to be the most prestigious. SGH belongs to the leading economic universities in Central and Eastern Europe.
The SGH library - which is the Poland’s Central Economic Library - gathered in the library over one million of volumes, which is the highest number in Poland in this thematic field. The essential teaching facilities of the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) campus include five buildings, the newest of them opened in December 2006. SGH has also a range of students housing and sport facilities.
It is located in Mokotów, close to the city centre and near the Pola Mokotowskie park.
http://www.sgh.waw.pl/en/ogolne-en/
Warsaw Agricultural University (Szkoła Główna Gospodarwstwa Wiejskiego, SGGW)
SGGW is the oldest agricultural academic school in Poland, its history dates back to 1816. At present, the university consists of 11 faculties and 6 interfaculty units covering the entire field of agriculture related sciences, among the others: landscape architecture, environmental engineering, forestry, environment protection, tourism and recreation, food technology, veterinary medicine, animal science as well as economics, finance and marketing.
Located in Ursynów the new modern SGGW campus includes faculty buildings, offices, student dormitories, facilities such as Sport Center, hotel, the main library.
http://www.sggw.waw.pl/index-e.html
Medical University of Warsaw (Akademia Medyczna w warszawie, AM)
The Medical University of Warsaw was founded in 1950 on the basis of the former Faculty of Medicine of the University of Warsaw, which was established in the beginning of the nineteenth century. Nowadays the Medical University of Warsaw is the largest and the most prestigious medical school in Poland. It offers degree courses in nine principal subject areas and in four specialities. The Medical University of Warsaw has over five thousand students and a staff of 1352 academic teachers, including 146 professors and 581 lecturers.
http://www.wum.edu.pl/english
Lazarski School of Commerce and Law (LSC) - WDA's member university
Founded in 1993, Lazarski School of Commerce and Law (LSC) is a private, multicultural and multiethnic centre of legal, economic and political studies. LSC offers education of highest quality with opportunities for practical training and focusing on the challenges of globalization in a climate of tolerance and respect. In the last years LSC has been highly ranked in various influential magazines, including Newsweek, Wprost and Gazeta Finansowa.
LSC makes every effort to conform with highest standards in education and works incessantly to improve the quality of its educational offer through developing new academic programs in Polish and English. The undergraduate and graduate academic offer in Polish includes courses in Economics, Management and Marketing, Finance and Banking, International Relations, Computer Science, Administration, as well as Law. LSC also offers postgraduate studies in Management, Finances and Accounting, European Union, Journalism, Entrepreneurship. LSC offers a Ph.D. degree in law.
LSC’s academic offer in English includes a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations (three-year programmes), as well as Master of Science in International Business Economics (3 semesters). These degrees are validated and awarded by the federal University of Wales, UK. Upon completion of the programmes, students receive a UK degree and a Polish degree.
www.lazarski.pl
