Academy of Management

The Academy of XXI century

www.swspiz.plLIKE Kick-Off meeting; Athens 13 DEC 2011

Łódź / POLAND

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Population of 786 000

100 000 of students

Transportation center with rail and air facilities

Former center of textile industry ofPoland - Numerous textile mills and factory owners residences

Currently centre of new technolgies

Four cultures in Lodz For many years, the rich history of multicultural Łódź

has been an inspiration for historians, cultural theorists and artists, as well as the residents of the city. Relations between Jews, Germans, Russians and Poles are the foundation of social awareness and cultural identity. This provides the groundwork for the Łódź of Four Cultures festival, attempting to open international dialogue and based on what we share in culture and art, irrespective of our background.

Branches of AcademyThe Academy of Management is a nationwide higher education institution.

It has ten Branch Campuses in:

• Łódź ul. Kilińskiego 98

• Warszawa ul. Marszałkowska 115

• Ostrów Wielkopolski ul. Wrocławska 93a

• Brodnica ul. Matejki 5

• Garwolin ul. II Armii Wojska Polskiego 20

• Kołobrzeg ul. Kasprowicza 3

• Zduńska Wola

• Dublin, IR

• London, UK

• Paris, FR

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About Academy

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The Academy (SWSPZ), established in 1995, is one of the leading private universities in PL having approx. 20.000 students and 450 full time academic staff. There are 18 departments, including • Management,

• Sociology

• Psychology,

• Culture studies,

• IT Studies and Administration

Big number of different specializations

We run also European Center of IT Training which provides professional trainings related to modern IT technologies http://www.szkolenia.swspiz.pl/informacje .

We are a competence centre for methodology, technology and organisation of eLearning.

Thanks to our Polish Open Academy see:http://www.pao.pl/glowna/ that we established, we offer study programmes and extension courses over the Internet as well. Our task is to support traditional lectures and trainings as well as promote modern teaching methods.

There is also a Polish – American postgraduate studies program at Clark University, graduates of which obtain the Master title.

www.clarkuni.eu

About Academy

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• The Academy is a community school and acts as a non-profit institution. It means that all financial surpluses are allocated for the school development.

• Awarded the University of the Year 2007 title at the Young Business Gala

• Holds the 1st position at higher school rankings made by Rzeczpospolita, Polityka, Home & Market and Wprost magazines

• Authorized to grant PhD in economy and language studies

• The first non-state university in Łódź to obtain academic status

• Cooperates with more than 30 universities abroad

• Offers scientific, welfare and sports scholarships

• Student Career Office offers trainings and internships in companies

Our involvement in projects tergetted at adults and active

ageing:

Our involvement in EU projects related to vocational guidance,

career guidance and ageing.

Career Plan 50+: Career plan for employees over 50 years

Leonardo TOI 2009-2011

http://www.careerplan50plus.eu/

http://www.careerplan50plus.eu/

The innovative tool of this project aims to enable management in companies to improve their abilities to identify and predict skills and competencies across departments for employees older than 50 years and thus to better evaluate competencies of individual departments and the whole company.

"CAFÉ in Europe – Civic Awareness For Elders in Europe"

GRUNDTVIG Multilateral: 2010-2012

http://www.cafein.eu/

The main objective of the project "CAFE’ in Europe, Civic Awareness For Elders in Europe" is to identify a common European methodology in the field of adult learning on issues relating to the protection of life and the safeguard of cultural heritage and environment from natural and anthropogenic risks.

„A Sound Mind In A Sound Body”

Leonardo Partnership: 2008-2010

Project aiming to promote healthy ageing

CECE – Competent Entrepreneur & Competitive Employee

Leonardo-Transfer of Innovation: 2008-2010

http://projects.syntrawest.be/cece/default.aspx

The aim of the project was to give every person the opportunity to chart his/her generic competences and to upgrade those competences when necessary. Within the CECE project, a set of unique training programmes has been prepared to develop soft competencies for success in business, occupation and life. On project website you can learn what are the 11 unique key or soft competences, how they can be measured and how to train and refine them.

Our didactics are involved in a big Polish systemic project "Equal opportunities in the labour market for people 50 +".

Its primary objective is to promote economic activity of the age group 50+, as well as measures contributing to their extended activity in the labour market. Right now we are identifying measures that selected EU countries have adopted to promote active aging, including the assessment of the odds of the measures being implemented in the Polish labour market; the analysis will be used for developing good examples of systemic solutions that could support workers aged 50+.

Research done by our Academy:

The Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Research Institute is an independent research unit operating at the Lodz Academy of Management since January 2004. The Institute’s research is of an applied nature, its focus being to further innovation in national and regional enterprises, as well as to increase the economic competitiveness of the Lodz region in general.

Scientific CooperationAcademy cooperates with number of institutions all over the world

BielorusMiński Instytut Zarządzania

BrasilCentro Federal de Educaçăo Tecnológica do ParanáFaculdades Interlagos Sao Paolo

ChileUniversidad de Magallanes

FranceUniversité d'Artois

Hiszpania Universidad de Alcalá

The NetherlandsSaxion Hogescholen (Saxion Universities of Professional Education)

CanadaCanadian School of ManagementUniversity of TorontoUniversity of Victoria

GermanyBrandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus

PeruUniversidad Catolica San Pablo Instituto del Sur

PortugalUniversidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias

RussiaPaństwowy Uniwersytet w Iwanowie

SloveniaUniverza v Ljubljani

United StatesClark University

UkraineNarodowa Akademia Nauk UkrainyPaństwowy Uniwersytet “Politechnika Lwowska”Ternopilska Akademia Gospodarki Narodowej

United KingdomUniversity of Buckingham

ItalyUniversitá degli Studi di Cagliari Universitá degli Studi di Perugia

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Students' live

Students in Academy:• form student council• participate in scientific activities• publish student magazine• participate in student sport's ligue• take part in students camps

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Students' Magazine Yuppie

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Thank you for attention

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Anna Sołtys

Piotr Szukalski

Marta Kędzia