WHAT WE OFFERWHO WE ARE

Collegium Medicum is the only public

medical university in the Kuyavian-

Pomeranian Region, offering a wide

variety of programmes provided by

three faculties: Medicine, Pharmacy

and Health Sciences. It is the youngest

and the smallest school of its type in

Poland, which constitutes its major

advantage – our philosophy rests on

an individual-focused approach to

teaching and a constant development

of the student-teacher partnership.

WHAT WE OFFER

Our school offers a rich variety

of programmes in the areas of

medicine, pharmacy and health

sciences. Currently, we provide

education in Polish in 18 fields of

study: audiophonology, biomedical

engineering, biotechnology,

cosmetology, dispensing optics and

optometry, elder care management,

electroradiology, emergency medical

science, laboratory medicine,

medicine, midwifery, nursing,

nutrition science, occupational therapy,

optometry, pharmacy, physiotherapy,

public health, and in English in 4

fields of study: laboratory medicine,

medicine, nursing and physiotherapy.

WHERE WE ARE

Bydgoszcz is the 8th largest city in

Poland and the capital of the Kuyavian-

Pomeranian Region. It has over 350

thousand inhabitants, about 10% of

whom are students. The city has a lot

to offer to both residents and visitors,

whose mobility is facilitated by an

airport located just 2 miles from

the city centre and a well-developed

public transport system.

If you’re hooked on sports, there are

over 150 sports facilities you can visit.

These include: Łuczniczka

– one of the most modern sports and

entertainment halls in Europe,

Zawisza Sports Complex – with an

athletics and football stadium,

or Polonia Stadium – now mainly

a speedway track.

Bydgoszcz boasts its green spaces.

Myślęcinek – the Forest Park of

Culture and Recreation – is one of the

largest recreation areas in Poland.

Wyspa Młyńska – also called the Little

Venice – is one of the most enchanting

and picturesque places in the city.

Located on the bank of the Brda River

and ringed by renovated historical

buildings and granaries, it hosts

numerous festivals, concerts and fairs.

Legend has it that the name of the city

of Bydgoszcz derives from the phrase

“be our guest”. Thus, the open gates

in the city’s coat of arms symbolise

hospitality and a warm welcome of its

inhabitants.

A BIT OF OUR HISTORY OUR PATRON

Our school was established in 1984

as the Ludwik Rydygier Medical

University. It began its functioning

with the Faculty of Medicine, whose

educational offer covered a full range

of medical specialties. In the same year,

the Faculty of Pharmacy was created,

launching the programme of laboratory

medicine, and then pharmacy and

cosmetology. It was followed by the

Faculty of Nursing, changed a few

years later into the Faculty of Health

Sciences due to the growing number

of diverse medical and health-related

programmes added to its offer. In 2004,

the school joined forces with one of

the most prestigious multi-profile

universities in Poland – the Nicolaus

Copernicus University in Toruń

– and was renamed into Collegium

Medicum.

Ludwik Rydygier (1850-1920) was

a Polish doctor, surgeon, professor

of medicine and a brigadier-general

of the Polish Army. He was one of

the most significant contributors to

gastrointestinal surgery and a keen

supporter of the latest achievements

in medicine. A prolific scientist, he

introduced novel surgical techniques

in such fields as orthopaedics,

gynaecology and urology, and was the

author of about 200 scientific papers.

THE CAMPUS ACCOMMODATION

The didactic buildings of our school

are located in various parts of the

beautiful city of Bydgoszcz.

Most of them are grouped into two

major campuses situated in the

heart of the city.

Classes are held in both historical

buildings of classical architecture as

well as more modern, stylish facilities.

There are plenty of options to find

your lodging in Bydgoszcz. Our school

offers single, 2-, 3- and 4-person rooms

in three conveniently located and

disabled-friendly student houses.

Apart from standard room equipment,

we provide free Internet access,

kitchen facilities, recreation rooms

and quiet study areas. There is

also a wide selection of rooms and

apartments offered for rent by private

landlords.

Student’s House No. 3 is one of the

most modern and stylish student

dormitories in Poland. The facility

houses 180 elegant rooms with

standard equipment, en suite

bathrooms, and fully-fitted kitchens

for each pair of rooms.

CLINICAL EDUCATIONACCOMMODATION

Practical classes and clinical

placements are an essential element

of medical education. Our students

enjoy a broad access to hospitals,

clinics, laboratories and other

health-related institutions, offering

them the possibility to acquire

professional knowledge and skills

from practitioners working in different

areas of medical, pharmaceutical

and health sciences.

There are two university hospitals

in Bydgoszcz functioning as the

institutional infrastructure for

education, scientific research and

highly specialised diagnostic, medical

and rehabilitation services. The

organisational units of Collegium

Medicum also collaborate with many

other hospitals and clinics in the region.

The University Hospital No. 1 in

Bydgoszcz is the region’s largest

highly specialist medical facility

of interregional significance. Its

emergency department, fully

computerised and supplied with state-

of-the-art medical equipment, is one of

the most modern ER units in Poland.

The University Hospital No. 2 in

Bydgoszcz is one of the largest

multidisciplinary medical facilities

in the region. The hospital works

in collaboration with foreign

establishments, engaging in joint tasks

related to scientific research and

academic teaching.

The Centre for Medical Simulation was

established with the aim of enhancing

the quality and effectiveness of medical

education provided to Collegium

Medicum students, which is in accord

with the University’s strategy for

development as a modern teaching

centre. The facility is designed to help

enrich the process of medical teaching

through simulation-based courses,

extracurricular classes, Objective

Structured Clinical Examination

CENTRE FOR MEDICAL SIMULATION

(OSCE) sessions, teaching staff training,

as well as courses and internships for

medical simulation instructors.

Simulated medical environment

provides students with access to rare

and uncommon clinical cases and

allows them to practice their skills as

often as necessary in order to avoid

medical malpractice and optimise

clinical treatment results.

CENTRE FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION IN ENGLISH

Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz has

been providing education in English

since 2009, when the 6-year Medical

Programme in English was launched

with a group of future doctors from

Scandinavian countries.

The university has enriched its

English-taught offer by such

programmes as nursing, physiotherapy

and laboratory medicine, and is

currently providing education to

students from such countries as

Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Denmark,

UK, Spain, Italy, Germany, USA, Canada,

Brazil, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia,

India, Thailand, Ethiopia, Pakistan,

Afghanistan, and Poland.

Higher education received outside of

their home country provides students

with a unique opportunity for an

intercultural exchange of viewpoints,

experiences and traditions. Studying

in a multicultural environment is

undoubtedly an enriching and inspiring

experience.

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Our school actively participates in

the Erasmus+ student exchange

programme. We have signed

agreements for over 100 places for

exchange students with nearly 50

higher education institutions from

such countries as Belgium, Spain,

Portugal, France, Greece, Germany,

Italy, Finland, Slovakia or Turkey.

We therefore provide our students

with the opportunity to change their

surroundings for a period of three to

ten months and enjoy the Erasmus+

experience. Collegium Medicum also

participates in many research and

development projects funded by

national and international bodies, such

as the National Centre for Research

and Development, the European

Commission, and the Regional Operational

Programme for the Kuyavian-Pomeranian

Voivodeship.

MEDICAL LIBRARY

The Collegium Medicum Medical

Library was established in 1984. It

is fully computerised and makes use

of the Horizon library system and

an advanced multi-search tool. Its

collection comprises about 100,000

volumes of books and journals in

print. The library provides access to

bibliographic and full-text databases,

26,000 journals and over 140,000

e-books on biomedicine.

Students have access to leading full-

text databases, such as: Academic

Search Complete, Ackland’s Atlas

of Human Anatomy, Books@Ovid,

Business Source Premier, Clinical

Key, Ebsco E-book Collection, Health

Source Consumer Edition, Health

Source Nursing/Academic Edition,

Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, LWW

Legacy Archive, Master File Premier,

Medline Complete, Newspapers

Source, ProQuest Health Research

Premium Collection, Regional Business

News, Science Direct [Elsevier],

Springer Link.

RESEARCH ACTIVITY

Departments and units functioning

within Collegium Medicum support

our academic staff and students in

their scholarly investigations. Many

research proposals developed by our

scientists provide them with grants

awarded by the Polish Ministry of

Science and Higher Education and the

National Science Centre. The obtained

funds allow our academics not only

to purchase specialist equipment and

carry out highly advanced research

studies, but also to achieve scientific

development and gain valuable

experience. Our scientists present their

research results at numerous national

and international conferences and

symposia. The conventions and joint

research projects pursued in association

with foreign partners result in

cooperative scholarly papers published

in high-ranking international journals

indexed in the ISI Master Journal List.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY

If you wish to broaden your medical

horizons and go beyond the

curriculum, there is a wide array of

options for you to choose from. The

Student Scientific Society welcomes

anyone interested to join our active

Student Clubs devoted to diverse

areas of medicine, pharmacy and

health sciences. If that is not enough,

you can also become a member of

the Laboratory Medicine Student

Association, the Polish Pharmaceutical

Students’ Association, the Academic

Society for Emergency Medicine, the

Polish branch of the International

Federation of Medical Students’

Associations, or the Collegium

Medicum Choir. Writing academic

papers, participating in national and

international conferences, attending

trainings and educational events

– these and other activities will help

you spread your wings.

Sports also play a significant role in

the lives of many of our students.

The Academic Sports Association is a

dynamically functioning organisation

offering a wide range of sections to

join. The club organises summer and

winter sports camps and takes part in

numerous national championships and

tournaments.

SOCIAL & COMMUNITY LIFE

There are over a dozen universities and

colleges in Bydgoszcz, which makes

students a substantial percentage of

the city’s population. Pubs and clubs,

cafés and restaurants, galleries and

museums, parks, stadiums, cinemas and

theatres, an opera and a philharmonic –

there are so many alternatives that you

will never have to wonder how to spend

your leisure time. Let us not forget

about events organised by our Student

Government – orientation parties, lab

coat parties, sportsmen’s parties, grill

parties, Halloween parties, after-exam

parties… you name it!

Many of our future doctors, nurses,

physiotherapists, lab technicians and

other medical specialists serve our

local community by organising health

awareness campaigns, blood and bone

marrow donor events, first aid courses,

or open lectures and workshops

for children and adults. Collegium

Medicum also actively participates in

major science festivals organised in

our region with the aim of combining

education and entertainment.

Centre for Medical Education

in English at NCU Collegium Medicum

studiesinenglish@cm.umk.pl

+48 52 585 38 90

JOIN US!

Collegium Medicum

im. Ludwika Rydygiera w Bydgoszczy

ul. Jagiellońska 13-15

85-067 Bydgoszcz

office@cm.umk.pl (general enquiries)

www.cm.umk.pl/en

Department of Projects

and International Cooperation

erasmus@cm.umk.pl

+48 52 585 36 91

If you’re looking for high-quality medical education provided by experienced and inspired teachers in

a cosy and welcoming atmosphere

Photographs: Justyna Gapska, Jolanta Kilkowska, Mariusz Kowalikowski, Wojciech Łowicki, Andrzej Romański, Robert Sawicki, CM archives