Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie

address: al. Niepodległości 162,
02 - 554 Warsaw, Poland
phone: +48 22 564 64 64
fax:
e-mail: information@sgh.waw.pl
internet: http://www.sgh.waw.pl/

Warsaw School of Economics

Founded in 1906, the Warsaw School of Economics (Szkoła Głowna Handlowa w Warszawie, SGH) is the oldest public university of economics and management in Poland.

Education. Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) offers many opportunities to study economics and social studies. Besides our Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD programes we also offer post-graduate studies and vocational trainings for people interested in life-long learning. Our educational system complies with the Bologna Declaration, which assumes:

• a system of academic grades which are easy to read and compare internationally, including the introduction of the diploma supplement
• a system based on two cycles: a first cycle (Bachelor) geared to the employment market and lasting at least three years and a second cycle (Master) conditional upon the completion of the first cycle
• a system of accumulation and transfer of credits (ECTS)
• mobility of students, teachers and researchers
• cooperation with regard to quality assurance
• the European dimension of higher education.

Postgraduate studies & MBA programmes. Postgraduate studies, with abundance of faculties and courses, are addressed to graduates of various universities. Our candidates can select from over ninety programmes in Polish and English including the prestigious executive MBA programmes – Canadian Executive MBA and Warsaw Executive MBA.

Research. Traditionally, the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) has been a centre for scientific research in economics and management science. Research projects are carried out by five collegia. Each year, our research results in over 1,5 thousand published books, monographies, scripts, coursebooks, articles and research papers. Every year, the SGH publishes a bilingual, Polish & English report on the competitiveness of the country’s economy and around 150 expertises.

International cooperation. SGH has traditionally been open to exchange of knowledge, educational and research experience with foreign academic centres. The School maintains international contacts cooperating with over 200 foreign univer- sities, and takes part in research activities conducted in collaboration with foreign centres. Each year foreign academics visit the School to attend seminars and conferences, give lectures and participate in joint research projects. SGH also takes part in a wide range of international student exchange programmes. The SGH is involved in several international programmes for faculty and students.

CEMS Membership and CEMS Master in International Management degree programme. Warsaw School of Economics is the only Polish university to be a member of CEMS - the Global Alliance in Management Education created by 27 leading business schools around the World and over 60 multinational companies. Objective of CEMS is to provide a management education programme that will develop tomorrow’s thought and business leaders. More than 2500 graduates from 35 countries and innumerable industry sectors are currently studying through one-year CEMS MIM programme, recently ranked World’s #1 M.Sc. programme in Management by Financial Times. PIM – Partnership in International Management. SGH is also a member of a global network of leading business schools promoting exchange among MBA students. SGH position on a global market was recognized by awarding us 5 Palmes (universal buisiness school with major international influence) in Eduniversal ranking of World’s business schools. SGH was the only school in Poland and one of 36 schools in Europe to receive top rank.

Infrastructure. The SGH campus is situated very close to the city centre and near the Pola Mokotowskie, one of the biggest recreational park areas in Warsaw. The teaching facilities of the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) campus include five buildings, with the newest of them built in 2006. The SGH has a range of students housing facilities. Dormitories may provide housing accommodation for one thousand students. The School offers well developed sports facilities that include three multi-purpose sports halls, climbing wall, swimming pool, and fitness room. The School’s library contains the largest collection of economic books in Poland, exceeding one million volumes.

Student life. In SGH there are over 90 students’ organisations whose activity makes the university teem with life and activity almost incessantly. The most active ones are students’ associations and inter-university or international associations such as AIESEC or the European Students Forum AEGEE. Beside lectures and classes, students cooperate in realising projects concerning all spheres of social life: science, culture, professional work, sports, entertainment or religion.

Study programmes

Fields of study in Polish

• administracja (Administration)
• ekonomia (Economics)
• ekonomiczna anliza prawa (Law and Economics)
• europeistyka (European Studies)
• finanse i rachunkowoEc (Finance and Accountancy)
• gospodarka przestrzenna (Spatial Economics)
• metody ilościowe w ekonomii i systemy informacyjne (Quantitative Methods in Economics and Information Systems)
• międzynarodowe stosunki gospodarcze (International Economic Relations)
• polityka społeczna (Social Politics)
• stosunki międzynarodowe (International Relations)
• turystyka i rekreacja (Tourism and Recreation)
• zarzadzanie (Management)

Facts & figures

• Established in 1906
• 820 faculty members
• 15 000 students
• Over 500 foreign students

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