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Educational Possibilities in Poland

Poland – YOUR Gate to the EU Study & live!

Why Poland? Study & Develop!

• The fatherland of people who changed the world: Mikołaj Kopernik, Fryderyk Chopin…

• among them Nobel Prize winners: Maria Skłodowska-Curie, Lech Wałęsa, Wisława Szymborska

Polish inventions in everyday life

bulletproof vest windscreen wipers

Melex movie projector Hyperion Rover (space exploration)

graphene

Study & be successful!

5 reasons to study in poland

1. Tradition Study & live!

• We’ve been teaching students for 650 years! (Cracow Academy known today as the Jagiellonian University was established in 1364)

2. Modernity Study & Develop!

• fourth place in Europe (after the United Kingdom, Germany and France) in terms of the number of people enrolled in higher education,

• over 100 university-type HEIs, over 200 high quality types of studies as an integral part of the European Higher Education Area,

• most schools offer their courses in foreign languages,

• modern infrastructure (lecture halls, laboratory equipment, libraries, dormitories)

3. Bologna Process Study & fall in love!

• three-stage education modeled after Bachelor/Master/Doctor, European Credit Transfer System,

• diploma awarded to them upon graduation is recognized not only Europe-wide but also in the world

4. High quality of education Study & be successful!

• quality of the education provided is monitored and regularly evaluated by the Polish Accreditation Committee (PAC),

• over 5 thousand courses available in Poland (among them there is a number of fields of study that were given by PAC an “outstanding” note) -> check http://www.pka.edu.pl/?q=en

5. Competitive costs of living and studying Study & Be happy!

• Compared to other EU countries, the tuition fees in Poland are really competitive (3000 EUR per year on average) and the costs of living are a fraction of what a foreign student would have to spend in other European cities (EUR 250 per month on average)

Higher education in Poland – key facts

• over 400 universities (Poland has the largest number of higher

education institutions in Europe):

– 134 public (over 70% of students) and 297 non-public

• over 1.5 million students (Poland has one of the highest

enrollment rates in the world)

• over 40 thousand PhD candidates

• 170 thousand employees, of whom 100 thousand are

academics

• over 46 thousand foreign degree students (their number

is significantly increasing every year) + 10.7 thousand incoming Erasmus students

Study & fall in love!

Foreign Degree students (Main directions) Study & Be RICH!

Ukraine 51%

Belarus 10%

Norway 3%

Spain 3%

Sweden 3%

Lithuania 2%

Turkey 3% USA 2%

Russia 2%

Germany 2% Saudi Arabia 1%

People's Republic of China 1%

Czech Republic 1%

Other 18%

incoming Erasmus students (Main directions)

Spain 28%

Turkey 22%

Germany 9%

Portugal 8%

France 8%

Italy 5%

Other 19%

Study & STAY!

• gradual increase in the number of programmes and courses offerred in English - over 300 currently running @ Polish universities

• the full offer is much wider - check „Poland. Study in English” publication and „Studyfinder” application available at www.go-poland.pl (over 650 programmes)

Poland - Study in English! Study & Be tolerant!

Foreign students (scientific disciplines)

Humanities 6%

Health& Medical

sciences 22%

Agriculture Sciences and

Veterinary 2%

Social sciences 55%

Physical Sciences

3%

Technical Sciences

9%

Fine Arts and Music

3% Study & live!

Foreign degree students (total number)

*Annual average increase rate of the number of international degree students in years 2003-2013 was 17% (one of the highest in the world). According to the Polish government’s Human Capital Development Strategy, share of int’l students in the total number of students should reach 5% until 2020.

Study & be successful!

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• Summer schools of Polish language and culture

last three or four weeks (in the summer break)

outstanding opportunity to learn Polish in Poland

evening shows of Polish movies preceded by short lectures, evenings of talents, multi-cultural evenings, Polish songs evenings, sightseeing.

providers of the courses are Polish higher education institutions specialised in Polish language teaching

• Preparatory Polish language courses

last 9 months (usually starting in October, from Monday to Friday)

for all those who would like to pursue their studies in Polish

classes include Polish language lessons together with subjects related to future studies

tuition fees may vary, depending on institution, and start with 2000 EUR/9 months paid before the course commences

• Polish language courses at foreign universities

For more information please visit www.go-poland.pl

Polish your Polish! Study & Be COOL!

unique searching engine of courses offered in English at undergraduate, graduate and doctoral level

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opportunities we offer in the field of higher education

information on student life and student organizations

News section and where to meet us at fairs and conferences worldwide

And many many more…

examples of recent investments at the Polish universities

Life, culture, tourism in Poland and your opinion on us

For more information please visit:

www.nauka.gov.pl/en

www.go-poland.pl

and write to us:

go-poland@nauka.gov.pl

Thank you for your attention!