POLAND Rzeczpospolita Polska
Location Poland - Centarl Europe Country
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Administrative Division Since 1st January 1999 16 voidvodships (województwo) 373 Counties/districts (powiat) 2489 communes (gmina)
Statistics Poland - Area 312 685 sq. Km - Population 38 635 144 - Flag - - Coat of arms - - Language - Polish - Political system Parliamentary republic - Capital - Warszawa - Major cities Gdańsk, Kraków, Łodź, Poznań, Szczecin, Wrocław, Toruń - Climate moderate - International Organizations: NATO, UN, EU, CE
Population age structure Population - 38 635 144 Life expectancy 70 years (men), 79 years (women) Avarage Pole 33, 37 years old Natural growth 351 000 (2003) = 0,03% while in 1983 723 000 Family Supporting Policy - Becikowe Getting Married 24 years old Becoming a mother 25-29
Gender Structure 52% of women 48% of men 106 women per every 100 men Both in cities and villiges
Ethnic Structure Pretty homogenous nation 3-5% of minorities (Germans, Belerussians and Ukrainians) The Tatars Polish Muslims
Population - students 126 higher academies 301 private schools 2 million students 400 000 graduates per year Most atractive courses: ICT, Biotechnology, Management, Foreign Languages
Polish names Origin Christian tradition Suffixes indicates marital status: Ms. = -ówna, -ina miss = -ówna, -anka Surnames: -ski, -cki Zosia, Zośka, Zosieńka, Zochna, Zocha NAME DAYS Trendy girl's names in today's Poland: Aleksandra, Natalia, Karolina, Patrycja, Kinga, Klaudia, Magdalena, Julia, Gabriela, Dominika, Justyna, Paulina, Weronika, Angelika, Sylwia, Anita, Zuzanna, Alicja, Kamila, Oliwia. Traditional girl's names: Anna, Barbara, Danuta, ElŜbieta, Ewa, GraŜyna, Helena, Irena, Jadwiga, Joanna, Józefa, Katarzyna, Krystyna, Maria, Renata, Stanisława, Stefania, Teresa, Zofia. Trendy boy's names: Kamil, Jakub, Patryk, Adrian, Michał, Dawid, Kacper, Mateusz, Karol, Krzysztof, Sebastian, Jan, Marcin, Daniel, Szymon, Bartłomiej, Filip, Krystian, Paweł, Adam, Rafał, Arkadiusz, Konrad, Łukasz, Dariusz, Dominik, Oskar, Andrzej, Damian, Przemysław, Radosław. Traditional boy's names: Józef, Władysław, Piotr, Stanisław, Kazimierz, Tadeusz, Mieczysław, Lech, Bolesław, Bogusław, Wojciech, Zbigniew, Zdzisław.
Polish Language Indo-European language belonging to the West Slavonic group Poles, Czechs, Slovaks linguistic similarities 966 implementation of Latin Let me work now and you have some rest first Polish sentence, secular writing XIII Characteristics: 7 cases Singular/ plural 3 genders in singular and 2 in plural conjugation of verbs by: person, tense, mood, voice and aspect ortography: Ŝ vs. rz, u vs. ó, h vs. ch Borrowings from English, Russian, German, French, Czech
Greetings: 1) - Dzień Dobry - Cześć - Hej - Witam 2) Triple cheek kiss 3) Bruderszaft and the guests health Lifestile
Religion 138 registered churches and religion associations 966- babtism 95% Catholic Church Pilgrimage to Częstochowa Pope John Paul II (1978 2005)
Poles Abroad In total 14-17 million are estimated to live abroad Main targets of destination: USA (6-10 million), Germany, Brasil, France, Canada, Belerus Reasones: partitation (by Russia, Austria, Prussia) and uprisings, I and II World War, communism, Work emigration: 2 million (UK, Ireland, Sweden)
Famous Poles John Paul II - pope Adam Malysz - sportsman Agnieszka Holland - director Andrzej Wajda - director Czeslaw Milosz - poet Frederick Chopin composer, musician Nicolaus Copernicus - astronomer Krzysztof Kieslowski - directior Maria Sklodowska-Curie - scientist Roman Polanski - director Lech Walesa first president after 1989, Nobelist Wislawa Szymborska - poet Aleksander Wolszczan - astonomer
Economy Currency exchange 1 EUR = 3,3 PLN 1 USD = 2,3 PLN 1GBP = 4,2 PLN Employment structure: agriculture 15,8% industry 30% services - 54,2%
Main political parties PO (Citizens Platform) PiS (Law and Justice Party) SLD (Democratic Left Allience) PSL (Polish Peasants Party)
Poland s Way to EU Year 1989 turningpoint Year 1990 beginning of negotiations, European Agreement 16th April 2003 signing the Accession Treaty 1st May 2004 - membership
Some images of Poland
Polish Sites on UNESCO List 13 sites in Poland have been put on UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. First list from 1978 among 12 most precious sites included Cracow
Examples of Polish Sites on Cracow (Old Town) Wieliczka Salt Mine Warsaw (Old Town) Toruń (Old and New Town) Zamość (Old Town) Malbork Teutonic Castle The BiałowieŜa Forest Auschwitz Birkenau UNESCO list
Warsaw
Cracow
Tatra Mountains
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Bydgoszcz/Toruń
Toruń City of Nicolaus Copernicus and Ginger Bread
Toruń s Old Town Teutonic Treasures
Toruń this established in 28 th of December 1233 city is located by the Vistula River. In 1997 thanks to its unique character, which is owed to the historical monuments of the Old Town, Torun was registered on the list of world heritage of the UNESCO. Since the beginning of its existence Torun visibly marked its presence on the European map. This is to be thanked to its natural geographical conditions that allowed the main trade routes to cross in Torun. 700 years of its history developed the political, economic and cultural position. A lot of historical monuments and interesting architectonical object representing the achievements of the medieval ages builders stood the test of time. Torun is also famous for the legends and myths about its origin.
Torun School of Banking Torun School of Banking which is a private vocational university of economic and financial profile, was created by Banking Education Society
Torun School of Banking 3-year-long full time Bachelor s Studies; 3-year-long part time Bachelor s Studies; 2-year-long full time Marster s Studies; 2-year-long part time Master s Studies; Postgraduate Courses
Torun School of Banking - subjects in English International Finance Modern Solution in Marketing and Management Strategic Management Instruments of Strategic Management in Enterprice Business Mergers and Acquisitians International Commercial Law Derivatives Corporate Finanse Logistic Management Business English Polish Language
Where to find information? www.poland.gov.pl www.poland.com www.paiz.gov.pl www.pot.gov.pl www.staypoland.com www.wsb.torun.pl
Contact Anna Kępa Torun School of Banking Tel.: +48 56 66 09 236 Fax: +48 56 66 09 207 E-mail: anna.kepa@wsb.torun.pl