It is the oldest economics university in Poland. Its mission has been to continually educate economists and business leaders who serve the nation, country, and region.
University history:
The Warsaw School of Economics was founded in 1906 as a private school under the name (Zieliński) for men’s trade, and in 1919 it became a legal entity and received the status of a higher education institution.
In 1933 its name was changed to Szkoła Główna Handlowa, the official abbreviation (SGH).
After the Second World War, the school was nationalized and its name changed to become (Szkoła Główna Planowania i Statystyki) the main school for planning and statistics with the abbreviation (SGPiS), then it returned and regained its previous name before the war after the fall of communism in 1991.
It is located on the northern edge of Mokotow in the Warsaw region, close to bus and tram stops and to the Pole Mokotowskie metro station.
SGH Warsaw School of Economics offers courses leading to a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree for both full-time and overseas students. It also offers doctoral and postgraduate degree programs.
SGH cooperates with about 200 institutions of higher education around the world within the student and staff exchange areas, and is a member of CEMS, LLP Erasmus, a partner in the International Management Network (PIM) and the European Universities Association EUA.
Teaching staff:
SGH is distinguished by its high level of education and its flexible adjustments of programs to suit the needs of students, successful graduates, and distinguished teaching staff.
University President: Professor Peter Wachowiak
University Vice Dean for Development: Prof. Roman Sobecki
Vice Rector for Research: Prof. Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak
University Vice Dean for Teaching and Student Affairs: Professor Krzysztof Kozovsky
Vice President for International Relations: Professor Jacek Prokop
the students :
SGH students represent nearly 60 countries around the world.
13,700 students are enrolled in bachelor’s and master’s degree programs
More than 700 students study at the doctoral level
More than 4,900 students complete other postgraduate courses
Employees:
It employs more than 790 academic and research staff members
Campus :
It is a historical facility that is a model of the original Polish architectural building of the interwar period. The complex of buildings was built for the purposes of the school, and with development and improvement it became an ideal center of academic life.
Faculties:
The following fields of study are offered to full-time SGH students in Polish:
Economics / European Master in Law and Economics / European Studies /
Finance and Accounting / Quantitative methods in economics and information systems / Management (business administration) / Public sector economics (public administration) / Social policy / Spatial economic policy / International economics / Big data.
Study Programs:
From the 2006/2007 academic year, SGH studies are divided into:
Undergraduate Studies (Undergraduate) – 6 semesters
MA (Graduate) – 4 semesters
PhD studies – 6 semesters
A system based on ECTS credits
The library :
The first economic library in Poland, the library building was built in 1928-1931, and the building is an example of the most advanced and innovative functional solutions used at that time in Europe, especially the use of natural light falling on the reading room covered with triple-roofed domes.
As for the main building, it was built in 1951 and was arranged around the central courtyard covered with a stepped pyramid, giving it the form of interior caves surrounded by galleries and topped by a glass canopy called the Umbrella Theater
The library owns nearly a million volumes of studies, a thousand titles of joint foreign and Polish periodicals, and about 30,000 titles of foreign journals available electronically.
The holdings of the Saudi German Hospital library are organized into several groups, each group is available in different sections, either through free receipt or through library request vouchers, or borrowing, and students are allowed to borrow books from the student loan library exclusively.
Sport Center :
The center consists of two gymnasiums, a fitness room, swimming pool and sauna available to students on the SGH campus. One can sign up for either a physical education (PE) class or university team activities.
Physical education classes include: football, basketball, volleyball, calannetics, aerobics, swimming and dance.
The group activities offered are: karate, skiing, aerobics, rock climbing, tennis, table tennis, track and field sports, sailing, football, swimming, volleyball and basketball.
School magazines:
Polish Journal of Economics Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics is a quarterly scholarly journal that publishes groundbreaking research in all areas of economics and economic policy. The magazine was founded in 1931 and since 2000 it is edited at the Collegium of Economic Analysis of the SGH Warsaw School of Economics.
Journal of Public Policy Studies Studia z Polityki Publicznej
Founded in 2014, focuses on publishing science issues, and is published every three months
The advantages that the university enjoys:
The CEMS Masters in International Management program taught at SGH was ranked among the top five programs in the world for the year 2015.
_In the opinion of Newsweek Polish journalists of all Polish universities, it is SGH that gives its graduates the greatest chance of finding a good job.
According to independent polls, graduates of the Warsaw School of Economics have the highest salaries among graduates of Polish universities.
The Warsaw School of Economics is one of the main research centers in Poland in the areas of business, management, economic policy, finance, banking and European integration. Its renowned academics are strongly involved in the financial and business environments, and shape the country’s economic future.
_ Its researchers have received many awards for scientific publications and research results, such as awards granted by the National Center for Science, institutions and famous journals.
Its researchers are among the European Commission’s experts in the fields of research and innovation as well as social policy.
_ SGH has been ranked as the best research university in Poland in economic sciences with the degree of excellence awarded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education
Its finance and accounting program was ranked among the top 40 European Masters in Management by Financial Times, 2008.
_ School researchers participate in projects funded through competitive bidding by the National Science Center and the National Research and Development Center along with all science funding schemes from the European Union, and the Warsaw School of Economics is one of the main beneficiaries of international grants awarded to funded projects.
SGH always strives to bring a European dimension to its academic activity, combining tradition with engagement with the contemporary world, and the constant pursuit of future challenges. The university strives to provide students with the latest knowledge, skills and a sense of responsibility towards society.
