Warsaw School of Economics
| Warsaw School of Economics | |
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| Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie | |
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| Latin: Schola Princeps Scientiarum Œconomicarum et Commercii | |
| Established | 13 October 1906 |
| Type | Public |
| Rector | Professor Adam Budnikowski |
| Academic staff | 900 (2010)[1] |
| Admin. staff | 1,400 (2010)[1] |
| Students | ~23,000 (2010)[1] |
| Undergraduates | 16,000 (2010)[1] |
| Postgraduates | 5,000 (2010)[1] |
| Doctoral students | 1,400 (2010)[1] |
| Location | Warsaw, Masovian, Poland Coordinates: 52°12′32″N 21°0′32″E / 52.20889°N 21.00889°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | CEMS, LLP Erasmus, PIM,[2] EUA[3] |
| Website | www.sgh.waw.pl |
Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) is the oldest economic university in Poland.
The Warsaw School of Economics was founded in 1906 as a private school under the name August Zieliński Private Trade Courses for Men. On 30 July 1919 it became a separate legal entity and was granted the status of an institution of higher education. The school was renamed Szkoła Główna Handlowa (SGH) in 1933. Following World War II SGH was nationalized and its name changed to Szkoła Główna Planowania i Statystyki (Main School of Planning and Statistics). The school regained its pre-war name after the fall of communism in 1991.
The Warsaw School of Economics offers courses leading to Bachelor's or Master's degrees to both full-time and extramural students. It also offers programs for doctoral and postgraduate degrees. Its Finance and Accounting program was ranked among the Top 40 European Masters in Management by the Financial Times, 2008.[4][5]
The Warsaw School of Economics cooperates with around 200 higher education institutions around the world within student and staff exchange areas. It is also a member of the CEMS, the LLP Erasmus, the Partnership in International Management network (PIM) and the European University Association EUA.
It is located at the northern edge of the Mokotów district of Warsaw. Bus and tram stops as well as the Pole Mokotowskie metro station are nearby.
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[edit] Organizational structure
The Warsaw School of Economics abandoned the traditional departmental structure segregating students on the basis of their major.
Professors as well as research and teaching programmes are grouped in five Colleges (Collegiums) as well as a number of extra-collegial units, such as the foreign language teaching center.
[edit] Collegia
- Collegium of Economic Analysis (Kolegium Analiz Ekonomicznych)
- Collegium of Socio-Economic Policy (Kolegium Ekonomiczno-Społeczne)
- Collegium of World Economy (Kolegium Gospodarki Światowej)
- Collegium of Business Administration (Kolegium Nauk o Przedsiębiorstwie)
- Collegium of Management and Finance (Kolegium Zarządzania i Finansów)
[edit] Organization of studies
From 2006/2007 Academic Year SGH Studies are divided into:
- Bachelor's Studies (undergraduate) – 6-semester
- Master's Studies (graduate) – 4-semester
- Doctoral Studies – (6-semester)
- System based on ECTS credits
Three-tier study system – Majors offered:
- Administration (MA)
- Economics (BSc and MSc)
- European Studies (BA and MA)
- Finance and Accounting (BA and MA)
- International Business (MA in English)[6]
- International Economic Relations (BA, MA)
- International Relations (BA, MA)
- Management (BA, MA)
- Quantitative Methods in Economics & Information Systems (BSc, MSc)
- Social Policy (BA and MA)
- Spatial Economics Policy (MA)
- Tourism and Leisure (MA)
[edit] Famous people of Warsaw School of Economics
[edit] Professors
- Leszek Balcerowicz – former Chairman of the National Bank of Poland, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Poland, architect of the free market reforms in Poland
- Marek Góra – co-author of the pension system reform in Poland
- Danuta Hübner – European Commissioner for Regional Policy
- Michał Kalecki – called: "one of the most distinguished economists of the 20th century"
- Stanisław Kluza – former Minister of Finance of Poland, Chairman of the Financial Supervisory Commission[7]
- Oskar Lange – notable economist, econometrician and Member of Parliament
- Dariusz Rosati – former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, member of the European Parliament
[edit] Alumni
The majority of Ministers of Finance in the governments of the III Republic of Poland were SGH alumni, including all from 1988 to 1997.
- Leszek Balcerowicz – see above
- Elżbieta Bieńkowska - current Minister of Regional Development of Poland.
- Marek Borowski – former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Poland, former Speaker of Sejm
- Danuta Hübner – European Commissioner for Regional Policy
- Stanisław Kluza – see above
- Grzegorz Kołodko – former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Poland
- Józef Oleksy – former Polish Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration
- Marek Rocki – former Rector (1999–2005), since 2005 member of the Senate of Poland
- Dariusz Rosati – see above
- Wieslaw Rozłucki – Founder and former President of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (1991–2006)
- Michał Rutkowski – economist, co-author of the pension system reform in Poland, director in the World Bank in Washington, DC
- Stefan Starzyński – president of Warsaw from 1934 to the fall of the city in World War II in 1939
- Edward Szczepanik – last Prime Minister[8] of the Polish government in exile
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f "Szkoła Główna Handlowa – Informacje ogólne" (in (Polish)). Sgh.waw.pl. http://www.sgh.waw.pl/uczelnia/ogolne/?set_language=pl&cl=pl. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ^ "Partnership in International Management". Pimnetwork.org. http://www.pimnetwork.org/. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ^ "European University Association". EUA.be. http://www.eua.be/. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ^ "Masters in management 2010, Financial Times Business School Rankings". FT.com. 2010. http://rankings.ft.com/exportranking/masters-in-management/pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ^ "Warsaw School of Economics in 2008 Financial Times ranking". Rankings.ft.com. http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/warsaw-school-of-economics. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ^ "SGH studies in management and economics". sgh.waw.pl. http://www.sgh.waw.pl/ksztalcenie/stacjonarne/sm_ang/current_news/. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ^ "Composition of the PFSA (Polish Financial Supervision Authority)". KNF.gov.pl. http://www.knf.gov.pl/en/About_us/Composition_of_the_PFSA/index.html. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
- ^ "History page by the Chancellery of the Prime Minister". KPRM.gov.pl. 2009-01-01. http://www.kprm.gov.pl/en/prime_minister/history/. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
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