Programme Guide - Study in Poland

Uniwersytet
Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
Maria Curie-Sklodowska University
address: pl. M. Curie-Skłodowskiej 5
20-031 Lublin, Poland
phone: +48 81 537 51 76
fax: +48 81 537 52 88
e-mail:
ksztalcenie.cudzoziemcow@poczta.umcs.lublin.pl
www.umcs.lublin.pl
Maria Curie-Skłodowska
University
The Maria Curie-Sklodowska University (UMCS) is a state institution of higher
education established in Lublin, Poland in 1944. It offers academic programmes at undergraduate,
graduate and doctoral levels at ten faculties: of Chemistry, Biology and Earth
Sciences, Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science, Law and Administration, The
Humanities, Economics, Pedagogy and Psychology, Philosophy and Sociology, Political
Science, and Arts. UMCS also runs the Foreign Languages Teaching Centre, Academic
Sports and Physical Education Centre and the University’s Polish Language and Culture
Center for overseas students. The standard offer of the Polish Language and Culture Centre
is adjusted to diversified needs and requirements of its members. The Centre organizes
not only trips to major Polish cities, but also social events and visits to museums and theatres.
It also offers a variety of tailor-made courses for foreigners who want to improve their
language skills and broaden their knowledge on the history and culture of Poland. An
important educational institution is the university’s Main Library with a network of faculty
libraries, as well as the British Council Library and Alliance Francaise UMCS branches. The
University Centre for Open Courses provides a wide variety of supplementary courses.
The university also has its own Botanic Gardens. There are 29 500 students at UMCS,
including 839 doctoral students, and over 1800 superbly educated academic staff and
highly qualified specialists in many fields. The University has several branches or affiliated
colleges located in other towns of the region. All these factors make the Maria
Curie-Sklodowska University the largest university in eastern Poland. Moreover UMCS has
developed numerous contacts for the purpose of further academic collaboration with
other universities and colleges in the world. It is also a member of international academic
bodies and a participant in many programmes of academic cooperation.
Fields of study in English
l BSc in Computer Sciences l BSc in Mathematics and Actuarial Mathematics
l MA in Graphic Art Studies l MSc in Chemistry – specialisation: Materials Chemistry
l MSc in International Business Management
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