KOZMINSKI UNIVERSITY FACT SHEET 2023/2024

Information about the Institution

University Name Kozminski University / Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego

Address 57/59 Jagiellonska street, 03-301 Warsaw, Poland

University Erasmus Code PL WARSZAW21

Website www.kozminski.edu.pl/en/

Language of instructions English / Polish

ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Academic year structure 2 semesters (Fall & Spring) – 15 weeks each semester

Dates of the semesters ✓ Welcome week: 26th of September – 1st of October 2023
(including approximate dates) ✓ Beginning of classes: 2nd of October 2023
✓ National holidays:
1st of November – All Saints Day
11th of November – Polish Independence Day
23rd of December 2023 – 2nd of January 2024 – Christmas break
Fall semester 6th of January – Święto Trzech Króli
✓ Classes: October 2023 – January 2024
✓ Dates of the exam session: 29th of January – 9th of February 2024
✓ Retake exam session: 26th of February – 8th of March 2024*

✓ Welcome week: 13th – 18th of February 2024

✓ Beginning of classes: 19th of February 2024
✓ National holidays:
28th of March – 3rd of April 2024 – Easter
Spring semester 1st – 3rd of May – Long weekend in Poland
30th of May 2024 – Corpus Christi
✓ Classes until 14th of June 2024
✓ Dates of exam session: 17th – 28th of June 2024
✓ Retake exam session: 2nd – 15th of September 2024*
* dates of the retake session are not included in the mobility period
 APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Nominations – deadlines for For the Fall semester & Academic year – 1st of May
the Universities
For the Spring semester – 1st of December

Documents submission – For the Fall semester & Academic year – 1st of June
deadlines for Students For the Spring semester – 1st of January

Students submit the application via link that each of them receives after their
home university submits the nominations
B2 level of English
Accepted Certificates: FCE, IELTS, TOEFL
Language requirements * Unless English is a native language of instruction at the home University (in
such cases, the confirmation concerning language of instruction is required)

Contact details – INCOMING STUDENTS COORDINATORS

(International Relations Office – [email protected]):

Aleksandra Ryniewicz Sylwia Kuszmierek

[email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]

+48 22 519 23 14 +48 22 519 23 39

✓ Before arrival and during the mobility ✓ Nomination and application process
support ✓ Documents and formalities connected
✓ Learning agreements with Scholarships (for non-EU
✓ Courses selection and registration students) the Exchange program
 INFORMATION FOR INCOMING STUDENTS

Required documents/
1. Copy of one’s personal ID/passport;
Student’s set
2. Copy of one’s medical insurance (in the case of EU citizens – please submit your European
Health Insurance Card, which should be also valid for the entire exchange period; non-EU
citizens are asked to submit a proper insurance document with a coverage in the amount of
at least EUR 30.000);
3. Passport-size photo in the JPG format;
4. Student’s transcript of records;
5. Copy of one’s B2 Certificate of English (TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC, FCE, CAE, CPE, LCCI)
unless the language of instruction set for the student’s curriculum is English or unless English
is the student’s native language. We accept language certificates which confirm at least B2
level of English. Also, students can provide us with an official confirmation of their level of
English – issued by their home universities.

Available in course catalogue upon using login and password:

https://ikozminski.edu.pl/
Course information
login: bwz
Syllabus password: BWZ12# or
https://www.kozminski.edu.pl/pl/spolecznosc/incoming-students

Programs offered in English (short version) and

Course Catalog (syllabus)

✓ Students select by themselves their preferred courses in Kozminski Virtual

Course selection University (selection needs to be approved by student’s home university).

Procedure ✓ Access to the platform will be given 2 weeks before the semester starts.

Registration ✓ Undergraduate and graduate students may choose courses from Bachelor and/or
Master programs (selection needs to be approved by student’s home university).
✓ Law students may choose courses from Business studies as well from both levels.

Signing the Learning Fall semester – second half of October

Agreement (deadlines) Spring semester – first half of March

Course load per 30 ECTS credits per semester

semester Exchange students are requested not to take more than 35 ECTS

Language of instruction English/Polish

Welcome Week Fall semester – last week of September 2023
Spring semester – middle of February 2024

Accommodation: 500-700 Euro/per room

Approximate Food: 170-250 Euro
expenses/month/ Public Transport: 13 Euro (student 1-month pass)
Student Utilities: 100-150 Euro
https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Warsaw

Depending on a country: please check on http://www.msz.gov.pl/en/travel_to_poland/visa/

Visa In case a student possesses a residence permit of an EU country, the Polish national visa is
still required as the limit of 90 days (which residence permit gives) will be expired during
the period of exchange (over 150 days in total in Poland).

EU-citizens: European Health Insurance Card is required.

Insurance Non-EU citizens: appropriate health and accident insurance with minimum coverage 30.000
EUR.

Accommodation Off the Campus

Pepe Housing - https://kozminski.pepebooking.com/ *

SPOTAHOME - https://www.spotahome.com/ *
Recommended
companies (Real Estate * platforms dedicated for KU Exchange students; special discount – for details contact
Agencies and platforms) Incoming Coordinator – Aleksandra Ryniewicz

Offers from private owners of the apartments which we gathered for Exchange
students can be found here: http://x.alk.edu.pl/offers_of_accommodation_incoming

Recommended arrival Fall semester: last week - 10 last days of September

dates Spring semester: second week of February

Pick-up assistance: yes, by previously appointed person (KU Mate Program managed
Arrival information by Kozminski International Society https://www.facebook.com/KUInternationalSociety/ ).
The application for KU Mate Program is required.

Check out where potentially you will be spending your mobility – see KU and its premises for yourself before
arrival
http://x.alk.edu.pl/Virtual_visit_of_KU
 KU GRADING SYSTEM

Definition KU grade ECTS grade %

Excellent: outstanding performance with minor errors 5,0 A 100-92

Very good: above average standard but with some errors 4,5 B 91-84

Good: generally sound works with number of notable errors 4,0 C 83-76

Satisfactory plus: fair, but with number significant shortcomings 3,5 D 75-68

Sufficient: performance meets minimum criteria 3,0 E 67-60

Fail: considerable further work is required 2 F 59-lower

http://www.kozminski.edu.pl/uploads/import/Kozminski/files/english_website/important_documents/study_regulations.doc

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE CONTACT DETAILS

General office email address: [email protected]

Aleksandra Przegalińska Vice Rector for International Relations and ESR [email protected]

Valentyna Gumińska Director of International Relations Office [email protected]

Aleksandra Ryniewicz Digitalization of Mobility Manager | [email protected]

[email protected]
Incoming Students Coordinator

Sylwia Kuszmierek Incoming Students Coordinator [email protected]

[email protected]

Paulina Ufa EU Outgoing Students Coordinator [email protected]

[email protected]

Michał Godlewski Non-EU Outgoing Students Coordinator [email protected]

[email protected]

Marzena Indra International Internships Coordinator [email protected]

Ewa Buczyńska Institutional Coordinator of Erasmus + [email protected]

Programme [email protected]

Kalina Błaszkiewicz Staff Mobility Coordinator [email protected]

Lucjan Chilmon Project Manager [email protected]

 KOZMINSKI INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL

Prof. Mariola Ciszewska-Mlinarić Dean of Management Department [email protected]

Prof. Jacek Tomkiewicz Dean of Finance and Accounting Department [email protected]

Krzysztof Chmielewski, Ph.D. Vice-Dean of Management Department (Bachelor) [email protected]

Piotr Wójcik, Ph.D. Vice-Dean of Management Department (Master) [email protected]

Błażej Podgórski, Ph.D. Vice-Dean of Finance and Accounting Department [email protected]

Aneta Gąsiewska Head of KIBS Student Office [email protected]

KOZMINSKI LAW SCHOOL

Kozminski Law School [email protected]

Prof. Bartłomiej Nowak Dean of Law School [email protected]

Rafał Pasternak, Ph.D. Vice-Dean for Law Studies [email protected]

Marek Obszański Law Studies Coordinator (Dean’s Office) [email protected]