This document provides information about educational opportunities in Poland. It highlights Poland's strong tradition of education dating back 650 years to the founding of Jagiellonian University. It notes that Poland has over 100 universities and offers over 200 high quality fields of study as part of the European Higher Education system. Tuition and cost of living are also very competitive compared to other EU countries. The document encourages students to study in Poland to gain an excellent education while experiencing the culture and history of the country.

1. READY, STUDY, GO! POLAND
Educational Possibilities in Poland

2. Poland – YOUR Gate to the EU
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3. Why Poland?
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• The fatherland of people who changed the world: Mikołaj Kopernik,
Fryderyk Chopin…
• among them Nobel Prize winners: Maria Skłodowska-Curie, Lech
Wałęsa, Wisława Szymborska

4. Polish inventions in everyday life
bulletproof vest windscreen wipers
Melexmovie projector Hyperion Rover
(space exploration)
graphene
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5. 5 reasons to study in poland

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

7. 2. Modernity
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• 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)

8. 3. Bologna Process
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• 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

9. 4. High quality of education
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• 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

10. 5. Competitive costs of living and studying
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• 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 onaverage)

11. Higher education in Poland – key facts
• over 400 universities (Poland has the largestnumberofhigher
education institutions inEurope):
– 134public (over 70%ofstudents) and297non-public
• over 1.5 million students (Poland has one of the highest
enrollment rates intheworld)
• over 40 thousand PhDcandidates
• 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
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12. Foreign Degree students (Main directions)
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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%

13. incoming Erasmus students (Main directions)
Spain
28%
Turkey
22%
Germany
9%
Portugal 8%
France 8%
Italy 5%
Other 19%
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14. • 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 650programmes)
Poland - Study in English!
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15. 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%
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16. 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.
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10 185 11 365
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15 862 17 000
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17. • Summer schools ofPolish language and culture
 lastthreeorfourweeks(inthesummerbreak)
 outstandingopportunitytolearnPolishinPoland
 evening shows of Polish movies preceded by short lectures, evenings of talents, multi-cultural
evenings,Polishsongsevenings,sightseeing.
 providers of the courses are Polish higher education institutions specialised in Polish language
teaching
• Preparatory Polish language courses
 last9months(usuallystartinginOctober,fromMondaytoFriday)
 forallthosewhowouldliketopursuetheirstudiesinPolish
 classesincludePolishlanguagelessonstogetherwithsubjectsrelatedtofuturestudies
 tuition fees may vary, depending on institution, and start with 2000 EUR/9 months paid before
thecoursecommences
• Polish language courses at foreign universities
For more information please visit www.go-poland.pl
Polish your Polish!
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18. unique
searching
engine of
courses offered
inEnglish at
undergraduate,
graduate and
doctoral level
www.go-poland.pl opportunities
weoffer inthe
field ofhigher
education
information on
student lifeand
student
organizations
News section
andwhere to
meet usat
fairs and
conferences
worldwide
And many
many more…
examples ofrecent
investments atthe
Polish universities
Life,culture, tourism
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20. 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!