Programme Guide - Study in Poland

� Uni ver si ties ha ve so me spe cial of fi ces to ta ke
ca re of the ne eds of eve ry in ter na tio nal stu dent.
Spe cial ly as si gned Po lish stu dents help new co mers to
ad just to the ir new envi ron ment.
� Phenomenon unique to Poland’s education market is
the large share of it in the hands of private institutions of
higher education. The composition of the Polish market
is comparable to that in the USA. There are now about
310 privately owned universities and colleges in Poland
and 138 state schools of higher learning. Thanks to high
level of competition the cost of studying is lower than in
other European countries.
� Students who decide to study in Poland in English
can do so at one of more than 100 institutions. These
include universities, technical universities, higher
schools of engineering, agricultural academies,
academies of economics and numerous other higher
vocational colleges and teacher training colleges.
HEI’s in Poland emphasize the application of scientific
knowledge for future professional needs. Strong
focus is placed on fundamental and applied research,
as well as on creative and artistic work.
� Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) who as the first
in modern times developed a heliocentric theory of
the Solar System and Maria Sk odowska-Curie who
discovered polonium and radium in 1898 are the
world-famous Polish scientists. Nowadays Polish
scientist are responsible for such break-troughs in
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science as: discovery of the practical implementation
of blue laser, the design of the technology for the
manufacture of the smallest synthetic diamonds in
the world, construction of an artificial heart or
designing nano-cristals for the purpose of 3G mobile
telephony system. Aleksander Wolszczan, Polish
astronomer graduate of the Nicolaus Copernicus
University in Toruƒ, was the first to prove the
existence of a planetary system in the Universe outside
of our Solar System.
� Studying in Poland offers a wonderful opportunity
to get to know the rich culture of the country, to see
splendid historical monuments and to enjoy some of
Europe’s largest and most unspoilt natural habitats.
Thirteen sites in Poland have been put on the
UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. One of them,
the Bia owie˝a Forest, is the biggest naturally
afforested area in Europe and the last remaining
section of primeval forest, with some species of flora
and fauna unmatched anywhere else in Europe. It’s,
for example, the habitat of the European bison, the
continent’s largest mammal. Another UNESCO site
which arouses excitement and admiration is Malbork
Castle, erstwhile headquarters of the Teutonic Order
and the largest Gothic fortress in Europe. Also
Wieliczka Salt Mine, the worldís oldest commercial
enterprise still in business, became a destination for
tourists from all over the world. Todayís mine is
a labyrinth of corridors and chambers 350 km long,
2 km of which are accessible to visitors.
� Ministry of National Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.men.gov.pl
� Ministry of Science and Higher Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.mnisw.gov.pl
� Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.krasp.org.pl
� Conference of Rectors of Non-University HEI’s in Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . www.krzasp.pl
� Polish Academy of Sciences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.pan.pl
� The State Accreditation Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.pka.edu.pl
� Bureau for Academic Recognition and International Exchange . . www.buwiwm.edu.pl
� Study in Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.studyinpoland.pl
� Study in Warsaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.studyinwarsaw.pl
� PERSPEKTYWY Education Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.perspektywy.org
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