UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW
www.wz.uw.edu.pl
1/3 Szturmowa Street, 02 – 678 Warsaw, Poland
Phone: +48 22 55 34 183, +48 22 55 34 022, fax: +48 22 55 34 001 E-mail:
Welcome to the Faculty of Management of University of Warsaw!
Brief introduction - crucial facts & figures
About the Faculty of Management
* 1972 – the Institute of Management Studies was set up at the University of Warsaw
* 1974 – it became the Institute of Organization and Management of the University of Warsaw together with the Polish Academy of Sciences
* 1977 – the Institute became a Faculty
* Faculty of Management has aimed to produce highly-expert managers for Polish business as well as local and central government
* A high standard of education is ensured by the academic staff in the fields of economics, law, management theory, quantitative methods, marketing finance, sociology, psychology and others
* One of the largest faculties of the University of Warsaw – over 6000 students
* The Faculty has awarded over 15.000 M.A. degrees, over 3.000 B.A. degrees, 700 MBA degrees as well as 175 Ph.D and 33 reader/assistant professor degrees
* The Faculty employs 132 university teachers on permanent basis as well as 43 administrative and supporting staff
Faculty Authorities
* Prof. Jan Turyna, Ph.D. – Dean
* Ewa Krakowińska, Ph.D. – Associate Dean for Student’s Affairs
International Cooperation
Ø Faculty of Management is a member of:
· European Association for International Faculty Development
· UNICA
· European University Association
· World Universities League
Ø Bilateral Agreements with:
ü University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA)
ü Le Moyne College in Syracuse (USA)
ü University of North Florida in Jacksonville (USA)
ü College of Economics and Business Administration Kyungpook National University, Daegu (Sth. Korea)
ü College of Commerce and Economics, Yeungnam University, Daegu (Sth. Korea)
ü College of Business Administration, Keimyung University, Daegu (Sth. Korea)
ü School of Business Administration, Chonnam National University, Gwangju (Sth. Korea)
ü Faculty of Economics, National University of Yerevan (Armenia)
ü National University of Economics and Finance in St. Petersburg (Russia)
ü Business Faculty, Novosibirsk State Technical University (Russia)
ü Crimean Economic Institute of Vadim Hetman, Kiev National Economic University (Ukraine)
ü University of Banking of the National Bank of Ukraine (Kyiv) (Ukraine)
ü Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad, Nagpur (India) and Dubai (UAE)
ü Institute of European Studies, Nanhua University, Dalin (Taiwan R.O.C)
ü School of Economics and Business, Universidad de Chile (Chile)
ü IESEG School of Management, Lille and Paris (France)
ü International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Malaysia)
Ø Over 60 Bilateral Agreements in the framework of ERASMUS program
Organizational issues
The International Relations Office (IRO) at the Faculty of Management
The IRO is the central point of contact for all international students at the Faculty of Management. Our office staff will help you with immigration issues, orient you to the campus and facilitates your adaptation to life in Warsaw.
Important contact information:
INCOMING STUDENTS / OUTGOING STUDENTS / Academic Departamental Coordinator of Exchange ProgramsAgata Król, MA
E-mail:
Tel. +48 22 55 34183 / Grażyna Olbryś – Ząbek, MA
E-mail:
Tel. +48 22 55 34 022 / Katarzyna Dziewanowska, PhD
E-mail:
Tel. +48 22 55 34 183
Address:
Faculty of Management, UW, 1/3 Szturmowa Street, 02-678 Warsaw, POLAND
Room C218 (building „C”, 2nd floor)
Office hours: from Monday to Thursday, between 10am – 3pm
Here you’ll find some directions how to reach our Faculty: How to reach us
Websites:
· Faculty o Management: http://www.wz.uw.edu.pl/en
· University of Warsaw: http://www.bwz.uw.edu.pl/en/
Academic calendar
Academic year at the University of Warsaw consists of two semesters: winter (=fall) & summer (=spring) – details to be found in here
Further information regarding the upcoming year such as the details of our Orientation Meeting, the set of courses available for foreign students at our Faculty and at the UW, detailed timetable, registration procedures for the lectures and more will follow to students in due time.
We will keep up to date all incoming students by direct contact with each nominated student via email.
Application Procedure:
The deadlines for submitting the application documents for 2015/16 are as follows:Fall semester / May 31, 2015
Spring semester / November 30, 2015
Applicants need to submit documents listed below:
1) Curriculum Vitae
2) Official letter from home university confirming your nomination
3) Previous education degree (e.g. copy of the diploma or Transcript of records)
4) 1 copy of student's passport picture page
5) A recent electronic photograph (to be sent via email):
Student’s e-photo meeting carefully mentioned below requirements is necessary to prepare his/her UW Student ID.
It should be 300 x 375 pixels, as this allows the printing of a 2cm x 2.5cm photo of appropriate quality. The electronic photo must be in JPG format, and its size may not exceed 50 kB
Here you will find the detailed instruction of preparing correct digital photo and information about how to receive the UW Student ID: Electronic student ID_instruction
6) English language ability (if student’s mother tongue is not English language): we accept the following certificates of proficiency in English language: GMAT, TOEFL, IELTS, CAE, CPE confirming the intermediate/upper-intermediate knowledge of English, minimum on the level B2.
Alternatively we can accept certificate from student’s home university confirming English skills as above.
Please make sure the documents (scanned version) will be sent by appropriate due dates directly to:
or by mail to the following address:
Faculty of Management
University of Warsaw
International Relations Office, Agata Król
1/3 Szturmowa Street
02-678 Warsaw, POLAND
Mentor - help during student's stay in Poland:
We are perfectly realize that a lot of our future incoming students are very interested in the possibility of having a mentor/buddy who'll help them in their "first steps" in Warsaw and generally during their stay in Poland.
Being a foreign student at the University of Warsaw, Faculty of Management gives the opportunity of having your own mentor - a Polish Warsaw University student who can pick you up from the airport after arrival, take you for the Faculty/University and town tour, introduce to you the formal procedures and the student lifestyle and generally will provide you with any kind of help throughout your stay.
To apply for mentor please place an appropriate note in our application form or just send the request via mentioned above e-mail.
Accommodation and living in Warsaw
The University of Warsaw has agreements with a few dormitories for students. Rent ranges per month depend on the sort of room (double or triple) and student house.
For more information about our dormitories please visit: UW Accommodation
Students who would like to apply for university accommodation are requested to send us completed Housing application form and Arrival details form.
The easiest way to submit that document is by scanning & emailing it to the Faculty IRO, at: .
Please note: the rooms and flats in our dormitories are scarce and unfortunately we CAN NOT promise that we will be able to arrange the housing for you in your selected student house!
Students who would like to look for accommodation on their own will be able to find some useful information under this link: How to find accommodation in Warsaw.
Also, you can check out accommodation platform of Students’ Union: https://www.facebook.com/university.of.warsaw.students.union.
More helpful information about staying in Poland (e.g. living costs, insurance, medical facilities and Student life) can be found on the main university International Relations Office website at: http://www.bwz.uw.edu.pl/en/?page_id=51 („Practical information” for foreigners).
Please check out some more useful links in English - a kind of the guides for visitors:
http://www.local-life.com/warsaw
http://e-warsaw.pl/2/index.php
http://www.poland.pl/index.htm
www.warsawtour.pl
Consular information – VISA & RESIDENCE PERMIT
Before coming to Poland please make sure whether you have to apply for a Polish student visa in your country of origin.
If you need to do that first of all we encourage you to visit the following website: Foreigners in Poland.
You’ll find there a lot of useful information also including the necessary visa formalities introduced in friendly and accessible way.
An application form for Polish visa is available at:
http://www.msz.gov.pl/?document=2348.
For complete details of the application procedure please contact a Polish consulate or embassy.
Visa requirements and application forms as well as the complete list of Polish diplomatic missions abroad are available at www.msz.gov.pl
Students and academics staying at the University of Warsaw for more than three months are obliged to obtain a temporary residence permit.
The residence permit is issued by the Department of Citizens Affairs of the Mazovian Voivodeship Office (www.mazowsze.uw.gov.pl) for one year.
Insurance and health insurance
Health insurance is mandatory for all students for the whole duration of their stay in Poland.
Otherwise you will be asked to pay for any health service you get.
Every student coming to the University of Warsaw for short-term studies will be asked to present proof of health insurance upon arrival.
Foreign students and academics are advised to purchase third party liability insurance and accident insurance in their home countries.
EU citizens staying in Poland are eligible for free health service providing they present their European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) along with the Student ID and passport or ID card .
EU citizens not having insurance in their country of residence and non-EU citizens may sign an insurance agreement with thePolish National Health Fund (NFZ-Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia) or with one of private clinics.
For more information please contact also appropriate authorities at home institution (e.g.International Relations Office).
Students with disabilities coming to UW may contact Mr. Paweł Wdówik, Head of the Office for Persons with Desabilities, phone:+ 4822 55 20 277, e-mail:
Arriving at the Faculty of Management
Dear Student,
When you arrive at the Faculty of Management please visit our Faculty International Relations Office located in room # C218 (building “C”, 2nd floor).
We will do our best to give you all crucial information and directions and any other assistance you need (e.g. your password to our Student computer system USOS and NET ID for an access to the wireless Internet at our Faculty, etc.).
We are looking forward to meeting you at our Faculty and hope you will be successful and have an enjoyable timein Warsaw!J