Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie

address: ul. Dewajtis 5, 01-815 Warsaw, Poland
phone: +48 22 569 68 32
fax: +48 22 569 96 93
phone: +48 22 569 68 32
fax: +48 22 569 96 93
e-mail: rekrutacja@uksw.edu.pl
internet: www.rekrutacja.uksw.edu.pl

Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw

One of the youngest Polish comprehensive universities. On September 3, 1999, the Sejm, or the lower house of the Polish Parliament, enacted a law establishing a new university in Warsaw – the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University.
Since opening, the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw (or, UKSW for short) has steadily grown and is now comprised of nine faculties and twenty-nine fields of studies.

Programmes and Courses. The programmes are offered on a full-time (free-of-charge) and part-time basis. There are both continuous programmes leading to a graduate degree, as well as programmes leading to an undergraduate degree (Level one), and then to a graduate degree (Level two). UKSW also offers post-graduate and PhD programmes for those who aspire to improve their qualifications.
Our students can benefit from a study period abroad at more than 90 European universities as part of the Erasmus programme, as well as domestic study periods at 19 Polish universities as part of the Mobile Students Program, or MOST. Apart from a wide educational offer, the students can also take an active part in a number of special interests groups, students organizations or student government. There is also a theatre and choir at the University.

Polish language course. Foreign nationals admitted to UKSW are obliged to attend classes in Polish as a Foreign Language, and to take an examination in Polish at a level set at A5 according to the language proficiency levels of ALTE, or C2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The Polish classes are offered free of charge, and the students take them as part of their mandatory curriculum. The proficiency level in Polish for students who are foreign nationals is assessed on grounds of an interview or other tests. In addition, there is the “Polish Language and Culture” Summer School offered, on a fee basis, by the Institute of the Polish Language at UKSW. Foreigners who wish to improve their Polish for professional or personal purposes will find them useful as well. For more information go to: http://www.kursy_jezyka_polskiego.uksw.edu.pl/

Campus. UKSW offers classes at 2 main campuses - one located at Dewajtis 5 in Bielany (district of Warsaw), and the other at Woycickiego 1/3 in Młociny (district of Warsaw). Apart from classroom areas, the Bielany campus also features: the Main Library, central administration offices and a student cafeteria. As regards the M?ociny campus, in 2008 there was opened thestate-of-art Interdisciplinary Education and Research Centre with a hall for sports and other events.

The Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw today:

• Most often chosen university in Poland (based on the 2007/2008 Report of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education)
• 26 fields of studies, two novelties in preparation: European studies and studies of religion
• 58 student societies and clubs
• Over 80 agreements with 55 partner universities
• The expanded Erasmus Chart for the years 2009-2013, granted by the European Commission of Education and Training with the possibility of foreign training for our students
• The CSWU membership in international academic associations FIUC and FUCE
• The Polish program MOST (the system of students’ mobility) – national grants for studying in other 19 universities in Poland
• More than 200 foreigners
• Over 660 doctorate students (including foreigners)
• The only in Poland, Student Legal Consultancy Office giving advice not only on the state law but also on the canon law which shows its uniqueness
• The library being in possession of extremely precious collection of books from incunabula (books printed since 1500), through ancient publications, the valuable nineteenth century collection up to electronic publications. At present it comprises 300 thousand volumes
• In order to meet candidates’ expectations, we have started the Internet system of recruitment – the Internet Registration of Candidates (IRK).

Study programmes

Fields of study in Polish

• administracja (Administration)
• archeologia (Archaeology)
• biologia (Biology)
• chemia (Chemistry)
• dziennikarstwo i komunikacja społeczna (Journalism and Public Relations)
• europeistyka (European Studies)
• filologia polska (Polish Philology)
• filozofia (Philosophy)
• fizyka (Physics)
• historia (History)
• historia sztuki (Art History)
• informatyka (Informatics)
• informatyka i ekonometria (Information Technology and Econometrics)
• inżynieria Erodowiska (Environmental Engineering)
• kulturoznawstwo (Cultural Studies)
• matematyka (Mathematics)
• nauki ścisłe (Science)
• ochrona Erodowiska (Environmental Protection)
• pedagogika (Pedagogy)
• politologia (Political Sciences)
• prawo (Law)
• prawo kanoniczne (Canon Law)
• psychologia (Psychology)
• religioznawstwo (Religious Studies)
• socjologia (Sociology)
• stosunki międzynarodowe (International Relations)
• studia nad rodziną (Family Sciences)
• teologia ogólna (Theology)

Facts & figures

• Established in 1999
• 18 000 students (65% women)
• 759 academic staff

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