Hello Poland

20/07/2019

HELLO POLAND 2019-2020🇮🇳🇵🇱

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07/05/2019

Wroclaw University
In the current academic year, over 1200 international students have enrolled for full-time courses at University of Wrocław most of them come from India, Ukraine, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. This figure has doubled compared to full-time students that the University had in the previous academic year.

Most of the international students come from the countries in which University of Wrocław has consistently been promoted by its International Office. As a result of the Office’s cooperation with local partners and its active participation in university fairs, potential foreign candidates no longer perceive University of Wrocław simply as an unfamiliar institution with a generic website.

University of Wrocław has students of over one hundred different nationalities, coming from very diverse cultural backgrounds. Despite the differences among them, the international students are very willing to integrate; they eagerly join the volunteer organisations and participate in numerous projects (such as University’s International Orchestra).

The steadily growing number of international students is a result of the continued efforts of the International Office, achieved through opening new courses based on market demands and ensuring high quality of education and student support.

03/05/2019

🇵🇱 228 years ago Poland adopted its constitution, the first modern constitution established in Europe and second in the world!

We celebrate the land of Chopin, Marie Skłodowska-Curie and of the 38 million people living in the country today!

This week we also celebrated that Poland has been part of the EU family since 2004. We remain stronger together. 🇪🇺

29/04/2019

Be inspired by prominent personalities of the polish science & culture. You probably already heard them.

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)
was a Renaissance astronomer and the first European to contend that it is the Sun, not the Earth, that is at the centre of the Solar System.

Karol Olszewski (1846-1915) and Zygmunt Wróblewski (1845-1888)
were the first scholars in the world who liquefied oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in a stable state (1883). Olszewski was also the first to liquefy hydrogen, achieving a record low temperature of -225 °C (1884).

Maria Skłodowska-Curie (1867-1934)
was a physicist-chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman ever to receive the degree of a Doctor of Science and the first female professor appointed at the Sorbonne. To this day, Skłodowska-Curie remains the only woman who received two Nobel Prizes, and the only scientist in history to be awarded two Nobel Prizes in two different fields of study (physics in 1903 and chemistry in 1911).

Henryk Arctowski (1871–1958)
was a Polish scientist, oceanographer and Antarctica’s explorer whose name has been given to a number of geographical features in Antarctica and in Spitsbergen.

Jan Czochralski (1885-1953)
was a chemist who discovered a method of growing single crystals and laid foundations for today’s electronics. Without his invention, today we wouldn’t have computers, television sets, telephones, microwave ovens etc.

Stefan Banach (1892-1945)
was a mathematics prodigy who founded one of the most important mathematical fields – functional analysis. He also founded and led the Lwów School of Mathematics to research this branch of mathematics.

Kazimierz Michałowski (1901-1981)
was an archaeologist and Egyptologist who made many discoveries in Egypt, Sudan and Crimea, and founded Nubiology, an archeological science concerned with the scientific study of Ancient Nubia and its antiquities. Today his work is continued by expeditions of Polish scientists, who have excavated many splendid masterpieces of ancient architecture, art and ceramics, revealing spectacular facts about the ancient reality.

Zbigniew Religa (1938-2009)
was a cardiac surgeon and Minister of Health from 2005 to 2007; he was a pioneer in human heart transplantation in Poland. In 2004 together with his team he obtained a prestigious “Brussels Eureka” award at the World Exhibition of Innovation, Research and Technology for developing an implantable pump for a pneumatic heart assistance system.

Sylwester Porowski (born 1938)
is a physicist who built – with his team – a blue semiconductor laser (2001) with a groundbreaking method, which allows applying the laser in medical diagnostic tests, environmental monitoring and in the production of new generation of televisions, video projectors and various storage media.

Aleksander Wolszczan (born 1946)
is an astronomer who found the first evidence for the existence of an extrasolar planetary system and pulsar planets in 1992 (together with Dale Frail).

Andrzej Udalski (born 1957)
is an astronomer and leader of the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. This project, run since 1992, has already brought numerous breakthrough discoveries, including discoveries of many planets outside our solar system. In 2009 the team obtained the prestigious Advanced Investigators Grant of 2.5 million Euro from the European Research Council for continuing the project.

Agnieszka Zalewska (born 1948)
is a Professor at the H. Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Krakow. She has a distinguished career in particle physics and a long association with CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research). From 1th January 2013 she is a President of CERN council.

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29/04/2019

Learn basic information on the sixth largest country and 9th largest economy in the EU.

For students from outside the European Union who come to study in Poland, this may well be the beginning of a fascinating adventure of discovering Europe. Being invited to study in Poland means that you are invited to the European Union, of which Poland is an active member state. We encourage you to discover the European Union, which offers not only varied and interesting cultures and the opportunities associated with strong, innovative economies, but it also provides the very best conditions for successful higher education study in a challenging and friendly atmosphere. With top-quality, internationally recognised degrees, almost no other region in the world can set your career off to such a promising start.

1) Official name: Republic of Poland (short form: Poland), Rzeczpospolita Polska (short form in Polish: Polska)

2) Official Language: Polish

3) Location: Central Europe. Poland borders Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia (the Kaliningrad exclave). Its northern border (440 km long) runs along the Baltic Sea coast.

4) Capital city: Warszawa (Warsaw: population 1.7 million / Warsaw agglomeration: 2.5 million)

5) Population: 38 million. Poland has the seventh largest population in Europe (omitting Russia), and the sixth largest in the European Union.

6) Time zone: Poland belongs to the Central European time zone (GMT + 1 hour / UTC + 1 hour), except for between the last Sunday in March and the last Sunday in October when it switches to daylight saving time.

7) Climate: The Polish climate is moderate continental, with relatively cold winters (from December to March) and hot summers which extend from June to August. January temperatures average -1°C (30°F) to -5°C (23°F). July and August average temperatures range from 16.5°C (62°F) to 19°C (65°F), though some days the temperature can reach even 35°C (95°F).

8) Currency: 1 zloty (PLN) = 100 groszy (current exchange rates: www.nbp.pl)

9) Calling code: + 48; Internet domain: .pl

10) International organisations: Poland is a member of the European Union (EU), the Schengen Area, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), United Nations (UN), International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organisation (WHO), World Trade Organisation (WTO), Organisation for Cooperation and Development (OECD) and many others.

Main Polish cities

Warszawa (Warsaw)
– the capital of Poland with over 1.7 million inhabitants. It is a business city, to which many Poles migrate searching for education and job opportunities. Thanks to its 50 plus higher education institutions, it has a vibrant spirit and constitutes an important scientific and cultural centre. The city was almost completely destroyed during World War II. Its present architectural landscape has largely been shaped by the years of communism (symbolized by the Palace of Science and Culture) and its entrepreneurial character (skyscrapers).

Kraków (Cracow)
Wrocław
Gdańsk
Poznań
Łódź

29/04/2019

See what are the competitive advantages of one of the oldest European higher education system.
1. TRADITION
Poland’s traditions of academic education goes back to 1364 when King Casimir the Great established the Cracow Academy, known today as the Jagiellonian University. The Cracow Academy, being one of the oldest in the world, took after academies in Bologna and Padua, and was the second university in Central Europe after Prague. About two centuries later, in 1579, King Stefan Batory transformed the existing Jesuit College in Vilnius into the Vilnius Academy and in 1661 Jan Casimir, King of Poland, transformed the Jesuit College into the Lvov Academy. Thus, by the end of the 17th century, the Poland and Lithuania Kingdoms had three flourishing universities providing academic education to both national and international students.

2. MODERNITY
Poland is a modern and dynamic member of the European Union where education really counts. Over the last year, the country has grown more popular among international students and its universities have been developing international curricula, contributing to the rise of foreign students to more than 70.000. Poland - with its over 400 universities, more than 800 programmes taught in English, its safety, fast-growing economy and modern cities, its good education and lifestyle - can no longer be overlooked when deciding where to study abroad.

3. BOLOGNA PROCESS
Poland plays an active part in the Bologna Process. Owing to the introduction of three-stage education modelled on Bachelor/Master/Doctoral studies as well as the European Credit Transfer System, both Polish students and foreigners studying in Poland stay fully mobile and can continue their education elsewhere in the European Union. Within just the Erasmus Program that has been going on for over 20 years now, over 43,000 foreign students have come to study in Poland while almost 100,000 students from Poland have taken part of their education in another country within the European Union. Foreign students coming to Poland can expect the most attractive and diversified education opportunities meeting high European standards. They can study medicine, biotechnology or engineering, but also art and business. The diploma awarded to them upon graduation is recognised not only Europe-wide but also in key countries of the world.

4. HIGH QUALITY OF EDUCATION
The Polish higher education system is well developed. The quality of the education provided is monitored and regularly evaluated. The main Polish institutions in charge of quality assurance in higher education are: the Polish Accreditation Committee, the General Council for Science and Higher Education and the Conference of Rectors of the Academic Schools in Poland. There are over 5000 courses available in Poland and each of them has had to gain the Polish Accreditation Committee’s approval. Among them there are a number of fields of study that have received the grade: excellent.

5. COMPETITIVE COSTS OF LIVING AND STUDYING
Compared to other EU countries, the tuition fees in Poland are highly competitive and the costs of living are a fraction of what a foreign student would have to spend in other European cities.

29/04/2019

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20 THINGS TO DO in Poland

You should try or visit at least at once:

1. Polish food like pierogi, bigos, żurek, barszcz, oscypek, placki ziemniaczane, kotlet schabowy or some Polish sweets like sękacz, sernik, kremówka and sweets like krówka or ptasie mleczko
2. Eating in a Bar Mleczny or in a snack bar, which is similar to Spanish tapas bars, but serves Polish food and drinks
3. Going by train from Zakopane to Hel… That’s challenging!
4. Sailing in the Masurian Lake District
5. Canoeing on one of the river or canal in Suwalszczyzna or Drawskie region
6. Skiing and snowboarding in Tatra Mountains
7. Wandering over Bieszczady mountains
8. Meet the Polish Bison in Białowieża National Park
9. Climbing up the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw and take an advantage of a great view from the view terrace on the 30th floor
10. Doing windsurfing or kite surfing in Hel Peninsula
11. Visiting a real Polish village
12. Listening to Hejnał Mariacki (Cracow’s Anthem), which is played by a trumpeter on the highest tower of St. Mary's Church in Cracow and discovering the history of the anthem
13. Finding out how many dwarfs there are in Wrocław
14. Supporting the Poland football team or at least singing the song which Poles sing after losing a game Nic się nie stało, Polacy, nic się nie stało… (No big deal, Poles, no big deal) and supporting our Winter ski jumpers (it’s another most popular, even „national” discipline)
15. Try to draw or dye Easter egg
16. Wear waterproof jacket on Wet Monday during Easter
17. Challenge yourself and eat as many doughnuts as you can on Fat Thursday
18. Don’t go on school on the first day of Spring (Truancy Day)
19. Get wasted during big music festival in Poland – Heineken Open’er or Woodstock
20. Pour hot wax into cold water through a key hole and try to read your fate from the shape of the congealed wax on the eve of St. Andrew’s Day (Andrzejki)