www.iso.uni.lodz.pl
University of LodzInternational Relations Office
3 Uniwersytecka Street90-137 Lodz
Office hours: 7:30–15:30 CET
Phone: (+48) 42 635 42 37Website: www.iso.uni.lodz.plE-mail: [email protected]: facebook.com/polishuniversityvKontakte: vk.com/uniwersytet_lodzki
Accommodation
It is available in one of the University’s dormitories (cost: 70-110 EURO per month). Internet access is available in every room. Students live in twin or triple-bedded rooms and have a direct access to a kitchen and shower.
Students have a 50% discount for public transport in Łódź as well as other discounts for entries to a number of pubs, clubs, sport cen-ters, cinemas, museums and other institutions. With a student visa or temporary residence permit students can work legally. Average cost of living in Lodz (per month): about 250 EURO.
The Polish currency is the zloty (PLN). Example prices (in PLN and EUR) are as follows:
The School of Polish for Foreigners is the oldest institution in Poland specializing in teaching Polish as a foreign language since it was esta-blished in 1952. It offers Polish courses at all levels of proficiency and degrees of intensity. The 9-month preparatory course is designed for students willing to prepare for medical, technical, economic, agricul-tural and humanistic studies in Poland. After completing preparatory course listeners are accepted at majority of Polish Universities without the entrance exam. For questions, please contact: [email protected].
Expense per month zloty euro
Accommodation (UL dormitory) 280–440 70–110
Food (estimated) 600 150
Insurance (national) 49 12
City transport (student discount) 40 10
Entertainment (estimated) 100 25
The University of Lodz has one of the largest and most modern libraries in Poland with 3 million volumes.
There are over 95 nationalities found at the UL! Together with our lovely students we create a diverse multicultural and multigenera-tional community, thus drawing on the best traditions of our city. The University of Lodz builds academic community around the valu-es of respect for cultural, religious and community identities as well as social sensitivity. #UniversityDiversity
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Kyiv
Berlin
Vilnius
Budapest
Helsinki
Vienna
Prague
Warsaw
Stockholm
Belarus
Hungary
Finland
Lithuania
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Russia
Moscow
Minsk
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1 400 km
European Union
Sweden
Ukraine
Germany
Austria
Slovakia
Czech Republic
920 km
Lodz
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Info on governmental scholarship: www.nawa.gov.pl
Foundationdate
1945
Academicstaff
2192
28 000
Number ofstudentsEstimated number
of international students per year
2700
260Number of international academic agreements
1000Number of Erasmus+agreements
Facts and figures
a state-owned Universityaccredited by the Ministryof Higher Education, has been one of the leadingeducational institutionsin Poland since 1945.
Our diplomas are recognized in all countries of the European Union.
We are United in Diversity!
There are 95 nationalities curren-tly found at the University of Lodz
– over 2700 international students each academic year. Our University builds academic community aro-und the values of respect for cultu-ral, religious and community iden-tities as well as social sensitivity. UL strives to educate active global citizens who think critically, under-stand the complexity and the diver-sity of perspectives which underline most global problems.
Poland, a country with a population of 38 million, a member of the European Union. Host of many international sport events. Located in Central Europe, its neighbours include Germany to the west, and Ukraine to the east. Poland faces the Baltic Sea in the north, and its capital city is Warsaw.
, situated 125 km away from Warsaw, is Poland’s third largest city with a population of 700 000. The city is easily acces-sible from any part of Poland and Europe (by plane, train or car). Lodz is proud of its 19th century industrial history. The city attracts tourists with many festivals and cultural events that are held annu-ally, among them Fashion Week - Poland, International Design
Festival, Light Move Festival, film festivals and many others.
Lodz is a major academic cen-ter in Poland with many higher education institutions. There are almost 100 000 students in the city and 95 different natio-nalities present at the University of Lodz alone.
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There are also BA and MA programs taught in English. The latest top student choices are: Computer Science, Business Management, Economics, or International and Political Studies (i.e. with specia-lizations International Marketing, Asian Studies), but we have a lot more (including: Intercultural Communication, Management and Finance and Ecohydrology).
BA, MA and PhD programmes are held at the University’s 12 Faculties:
• Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection
• Faculty of Economics and Sociology
• Faculty of Philology
• Faculty of Philosophy and History
• Faculty of Physics
and Applied Informatics
• Faculty of Chemistry
• Faculty of Mathematics
and Computer Science
• Faculty of Geographical Sciences
• Faculty of International
and Political Studies
• Faculty of Educational Sciences
• Faculty of Law and Administration
• Faculty of Management
For more details, please check:
www.iso.uni.lodz.pl » Studies in English
For admission, please go to:
www.admission.uni.lodz.pl
Full time students (within MA, BA or PhD programs) are also eligi-ble to take part in EU student exchange program called Erasmus+ and have a possibility to spend a semester or a year abroad on full scholarship in one of 30 European countries.
Mobility programmes
If the EU is not enough, you can go on exchange to study with a high amount scholarship in Latin American countries or East
European countries (e.g. Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia) within Credit
Mobility Programme or Mizuta Scholarship in Japan.
Bilateral exchange
Students studying all over the world at partner universities of the University of Lodz are welcomed to take part in a one semester or one year free of charge
mobility program in the framework of bilateral agreements. The only
requirement is that the partner uni-versities have a signed agreement.
Pay less or study for free
Those who can study for free (on simi-lar terms as the locals), include citizens
of the EU/EEA countries, holders of the Pole's Card (Karta Polaka), and some other categories
(check our website). Foreigners can also apply for the Polish Government Scholarship which allows them to study free of charge or with a scholarship.
University of Lodz discounts tuition fee by 50% for non-EU countries listed at our website – check out if you are eligible this year! A 50% discount also applies to Polish origin worldwide. Contact us at [email protected]
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The academic year in Poland starts on 1 October.
Tuition fee:
2000 – 3000 EURO a year,
additionally 120 EURO administrative fee.