Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie

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

Warsaw School of Economics

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

Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) offers many opportunities to study economics and social studies. Besides our Bachelors, Masters 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, 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.

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.

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 universities, 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.

Our students are associated in a number of organisations including international ones, such as:

• AEGEE - The European Students' Forum
• AIESEC
• CEMS Club.

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.

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