Study in Krakow, Work in Krakow

Study in Krakow, Work in Krakow
Around 130,000 business ventures operate in the city and almost 4,000 companies injected
with foreign capital investing over PLN 4.6 billion. This potential alone attracts to Kraków
many international corporations casting around for highly educated, strongly motivated
young people as their potential employees. At the same time, an average corporate
remuneration package in Kraków is lower by ca. 20% than that offered in Warsaw. While still
studying at a university, undergraduates may well apply for internships in a number of
companies operating within the city, which consequently gives them a tangible competitive
edge on the tight labour market. If we were to construe Kraków and the neighbouring
Katowice (Upper Silesia) as a single macro-region (such an approach, as well as migration in
looking around for best employment opportunities, is commonplace nowadays), then their
combined potential in terms of employment opportunities on offer would have a major
impact. When combined with the multiple other assets offered by the city, this makes
Kraków in the eyes of potential investors a particularly attractive venue in business terms,
both for the employers and the workforce.
Public seats of higher learning in Krakow:
Jagiellonian University in Krakow
AGH University of Science and Technology
Cracow University of Economics
Pedagogical University of Cracow
Cracow University of Technology
University of Agriculture in Krakow
Univerity School of Physical Education in Cracow
Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow
Academy of Music in Kraków
PWST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Krakow
Non-public seats of higher learning in Kraków:
Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University
The School of Banking and Management
The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Cracow
Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow
Higher School of Economics and Computer Science in Cracow
The Bogdan Jański Academy
Tischner European University
Małopolska Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa im. J. Dietla
Krakowska Wyższa Szkoła Promocji Zdrowia (Cracow School of Health Promotion)
Wyższa Szkoła Ubezpieczeń w Krakowie
Wyższa Szkoła Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego i Indywidualnego w Krakowie Apeiron
Społeczna Akademia Nauk
Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu
For more detailed information look up Raport o Stanie Miasta 2014, rozdz. VII
Szkolnictwo wyższe, nauka i postęp technologiczny (The Report on the State of the
City 2014, Chapter VII, Academic education, science and technological progress) –
Polish version only
Study in Kraków
The very idea of studying in Kraków has long been promoted among foreign students
by the “Study in Krakow” consortium, a partnership between 10 local universities and
the Municipality of Kraków. Its principal task is to promote a more international
character for the universities through granting more opportunities to study in foreign
languages, stimulating inter-university exchange, and inviting foreign academicians
to conduct lectures in Kraków as visiting lecturers (invited academic contributions).
The “Study in Krakow” consortium maintains a high online profile
(www.studyinkrakow.edu.pl), on Facebook (www.facebook.com/studyinkrakow), as
well as showing the flag at the most prestigious education fairs (e.g. at EAIE in
Europe and NAFSA in North America).
Any headway on this score?
Number of foreign students enrolled in the universities co-operating within the
framework of Study in Krakow increases every year. This includes all kinds of
students, who come to study in Krakow for varied periods of time from one semester
up to full-time masters academic programmes and postgraduate studies. While we
are focusing on free movers, we are also paying attention to attracting students who
come to Krakow within numerous scholarship frameworks run by the particular
universities. The most common include: Erasmus, Mundus, SMILE, UNESCO, CEEPUS,
DAAD, Agricola, Asem Duo, Polish Government Stipends, USA Government Stipends,
SAPIENT, EU Australia Joint Mobility Programme Crossings, GFPS, EMBS, STAIR, STEP,
JOSZEF, Marie Curie Actions, etc.
In the period spanning 2008 - 2014 the number of foreign students at Kraków’s
universities grew threefold, i.e. from over 2,000 back in 2008 up to nearly 6,000 in
2014.
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