Universities

Universities in Poland

AGH University of Science and Technology 5,841 Visitors
Undergraduate
Graduate
2 Courses
12 Courses
City
Established
Krakow
1919
Status
Type
Private
Applied Science
University of Warsaw 5,730 Visitors
City
Established
Warsaw
1816
Status
Type
Public
University
Warsaw University of Technology 4,842 Visitors
Undergraduate
Graduate
10 Courses
19 Courses
City
Established
Warsaw
1915
Status
Type
Public
University
Jagiellonian University in Krakow 4,531 Visitors
Undergraduate
Graduate
2 Courses
15 Courses
City
Established
Krakow
1364
Status
Type
Private
University
Vistula University 4,109 Visitors
Undergraduate
Graduate
44 Courses
22 Courses
City
Established
Warsaw
1996
Status
Type
Private
University
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun 3,616 Visitors
Undergraduate
Graduate
5 Courses
6 Courses
City
Established
Torun
1945
Status
Type
Public
University
Poznań University of Life Sciences 3,583 Visitors
City
Established
Wielkopolskie
1870
Status
Type
Private
University
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan 3,568 Visitors
Undergraduate
Graduate
8 Courses
19 Courses
City
Established
Poznan
1919
Status
Type
Private
Applied Science
Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW 3,427 Visitors
City
Established
Warszaw
1816
Status
Type
Private
Applied Science
SWPS University 3,272 Visitors
Undergraduate
Graduate
11 Courses
6 Courses
City
Established
Warsaw
1996
Status
Type
Public
Applied Science
University of Silesia 3,271 Visitors
Undergraduate
Graduate
12 Courses
23 Courses
City
Established
Katowice
1968
Status
Type
Public
University
Wrocław University of Technology 3,265 Visitors
City
Established
Dolnośląskie
1945
Status
Type
Private
Applied Science
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Welcome to Poland!

Poland’s cultural heritage is incredibly rich with a history dating back for over a thousand years. This includes its longstanding traditions in the higher education sector, with the first university in Poland founded in the 14th century. The Jagiellonian University in Krakow, was established in 1364, as the second university in Central Europe and among top 100 most innovative universities in the world. Today, Poland is becoming an increasingly popular study destination, with more than 65,000 international students. Poland is also one of the largest countries of the European Union.

Studying Abroad in Poland

The culture of Poland has been nurtured by a great variety of folk traditions, with influences and borrowings from France, Scandinavia, Russia, and, more recently, the United States. Poland’s strong connections to the Roman Catholic Church, dating to the 10th century, brought it into close orbit with western Europe. This gave Poland access to cultural developments that had a lesser impact on some of its neighbours.

Study in Poland

Poland is a popular destination for international students and according to UNESCO’s latest statistics it is a host country to more than 23,000 international tertiary level student. Poland has 7 universities which features in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-2017 – the highest ranked being The University of Warsaw (501-600). There are a total of 121 state higher educational institutions and 210 non-state higher educational institutions in Poland, which offer a very wide range of different courses and programs. Regardless you plan to study in Poland a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree, Polish institutions provide international students with a wide range of fields of study. And don't be discouraged by the language there are more than 400 English study programs in Poland.

Scholarships to Study in Poland

Poland is a popular destination for international students and according to UNESCO’s latest statistics it is a host country to more than 23,000 international tertiary level student. Poland has 7 universities which features in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-2017 – the highest ranked being The University of Warsaw (501-600). There are a total of 121 state higher educational institutions and 210 non-state higher educational institutions in Poland, which offer a very wide range of different courses and programs. Regardless you plan to study in Poland a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree, Polish institutions provide international students with a wide range of fields of study. And don't be discouraged by the language there are more than 400 English study programs in Poland.

One thing to consider to study in Polandia is all leading universities offer programmes thought in English, these include medicine, engineering, humanities, business and finance. Poland takes active part in the Bolonia Process. Thanks to the ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) students can be fully mobile, and continue education in other countries. The government of Poland also offers some scholarship programmes for international students to study in Poland such as the Ignacy Łukasiewicz Scholarship Program.