READY, STUDY, GO! POLAND Educational Possibilities in Poland

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1 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 2016 READY, STUDY, GO! POLAND Educational Possibilities in Poland Przemyslaw Skrodzki Internationalization Team coordinator Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Science and Higher Education

2 Poland YOUR Gate to the EU Study & live!

3 Why Poland? The fatherland of people who changed the world: Mikołaj Kopernik, Fryderyk Chopin among them Nobel Prize winners: Maria Skłodowska-Curie, Lech Wałęsa, Wisława Szymborska Study & Develop!

4 5 reasons to study in poland

5 1. Tradition We ve been teaching students for 650 years! (Cracow Academy known today as the Jagiellonian University was established in 1364) Study & live!

6 2. Modernity 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) Study & Develop!

7 Polish inventions bulletproof vest windscreen wipers graphene Study & be successful! movie projector Hyperion Rover (space exploration) Melex

8 3. Bologna Process 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 Study & fall in love!

9 Poland - Study in English! gradual increase in the number of programmes and courses offerred in English - over 300 currently Polish universities the full offer is much wider (over 700 programmes) check Studyfinder application available at Study & Be tolerant!

10 4. High quality of education 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 Study & be successful!

11 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 285 non-public almost 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 52 thousand foreign degree students (their number is significantly increasing every year) + 12 thousand incoming Erasmus students Study & fall in love!

12 5. Competitive costs of living and studying Compared to other EU countries, the tuition fees in Poland are really competitive (2000 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) Study & Be happy!

13 Warsaw is the most affordable European Student City! According to 2016 QS Best Student Cities Index

14 Foreign degree students (total number) Number of international degree students in the last 10 years Study & be successful! *Annual average increase rate of the number of international degree students in years was 18% (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.

15 Foreign Degree students (Main directions) Spain 3% Norway 3% Belarus 10% Sweden 3% Turkey 3% Lithuania 2% Russia 2% USA 2% Germany 2% Saudi Arabia 1% People's Republic of China 1% Czech Republic 1% Other 18% Study & Be RICH! Ukraine 51%

16 incoming Erasmus students (Main directions) Other 19% Italy 5% France 8% Spain 28% Study & STAY! Portugal 8% Germany 9% Turkey 22%

17 Foreign students (Main Study Areas) Technical Sciences 9% Physical Sciences 3% Fine Arts and Music 3% Humanities 6% Health& Medical sciences 22% Study & live! Agriculture Sciences and Veterinary 2% Social sciences 55%

18 Degree Students Physiotherapy 3% Economics & finance 2% Other 2% from Malaysia main Study areas (2015) IT 18% Medicine 75%

19 Polish your Polish! 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 Study & Be COOL!

20 opportunities we offer in the field of higher education unique searching engine of courses offered in English at undergraduate, graduate and doctoral level News section and where to meet us at fairs and conferences worldwide information on student life and student organizations And many many more examples of recent investments at the Polish universities Life, culture, tourism in Poland and your opinion on us

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