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POZNAŃ AND UNIVERSITY

POZNAŃ
Poznań, a former capital of Poland, the roots of which go back to the 9-th century, is the largest city of the Wielkopolska region. Today the historical stronghold on the Warta river is one of the leading economic, cultural and academic centres of Poland. Poznań is inhabited by 580,000 people. It is a large industrial and an important communication centre. The Poznań International Fair is known all over the world.
Poznań has 7 theatres, 18 museums, 64 art galleries, a concert hall, many orchestras and 28 choirs. Well known in the world are music or theatre competitions, such as H. Wieniawski Violin Competition or the "Malta" theatre festival. Tourists are attracted by the beauty of the "green city" in which 18% of the total area are taken by forests and parks. Sportsmen, professional and amateur alike, are attracted by Europe's most modern regatta course on Malta Lake. Monuments of architecture, with the unique complex of Renaissance tenement houses in the Old Market, are a true attraction.
Poznań is the third largest academic centre in Poland (after Warsaw and Cracow). It has 15 institutions of higher learning and 56 research and development institutes. State institutions provide education to about 70,000 students. Adam Mickiewicz University is the largest academic institution. One third of all the academic teachers in Poznań work at Adam Mickiewicz University. Nearly half of all the students in Poznań study at Adam Mickiewicz University. The University, whose mission is universitas, offers the most comprehensive programme of study. The University is also the Alma Mater for the communities of the Medical Academy, Agricultural Academy and University School of Physical Education.

ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY

address:
A. Mickiewicz University
Collegium Minus
Wieniawskiego 1
61-712 Poznań

Rector

Prof. dr. hab. Stanisław Lorenc
tel. +61 829-43-08

Vice-rectors: Prof. dr. hab. Bronisław Marciniak, tel. 829-43-67
Prof. dr. hab. Bogusław Mróz, tel. 829-43-07
Prof. dr. hab. Kazimierz Przyszczypkowski, tel. 829-44-11
Prof. dr. hab. Bogdan Walczak, tel. 829-43-38
AMU Prof. dr. hab. Janusz Wiśniewski, tel. 829-43-77


  Adam Mickiewicz University is the largest university in Poznań and one of the largest in Poland. It was established in 1919, thus crowning many centuries of struggle to set up a university in the heart of Wielkopolska. The first professors of the Piast University came from Cracow, Lvov, Vilnius and Warsaw. The school, renamed to Poznań University, flourished throughout the interwar period. Every tenth Polish graduate received the diploma from Poznań University.
   Today, our University - renamed to Adam Mickiewicz University in 1955 - is a place of work for over 2,000 teachers and a place of study for above 50,000 students. It is a hope, not only of Wielkopolska, for initiatives in social and economic life, a starting place of members of social elites, a challenge to hundreds of secondary school leavers who aspire for solid, comprehensive studies providing insight into the latest world achievements in exact and humanist sciences.
   Twelve faculties and several smaller institutes offer about 150 degree and specialty courses; individual interdisciplinary, humanist and natural studies have also been introduced. Among the most popular faculties are law and administration, social studies and modern languages. A three-step model of education, comprising the bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctor's degree, is becoming more and more popular. About 2,000 students get grants for academic achievements. Every year over 30 students are awarded prestigious grants of the Minister of National Education and (or) well-known foundations. Scholarly and didactic work is carried out on university premises comprised of over 120,000 m2. Some of the university buildings were built at the beginning of 1990's: Collegium Physicum in Morasko and Hipolit Cegielski Collegium. The construction of Collegium Polonicum in Słubice, the largest educational centre on the Polish-German border, is well advanced. About 900 students study in Viadrina, on the western bank of the Odra River, at the same time being matriculated at Adam Mickiewicz University.
   The road to knowledge leads not only through lecture halls. The entire academic community has access to the Internet. The computer network has been recently extended to the University Library with over 4 million volumes. Student special interest groups are flourishing. Research work is sponsored by the Council for Scientific Research. The future of the students is managed by the Careers Office, organized with PHARE funds.
Adam Mickiewicz University has signed over 100 cooperation agreements with foreign partners. It is well rooted in the city, acting as a sponsor of many centres of science, culture and recreation. The university hall is one of Europe's best known concert halls. Some of the university staff have attained fame in art and sport.

Academic year
The academic year is divided into two semesters (fall and spring), each lasting 15 weeks. The fall semester starts on 1 October and ends about 20 January the following year. The spring semester starts in mid February and ends about 25 May. Each semester ends with an examination session, usually lasting 2-3 weeks. A detailed time table of the academic year is announced a few weeks in advance.

Public holidays:
1 November- Al Saints' Day
11 November- Independence Day
winter recess- Christmas - New Year
spring recess- Easter
1 May- Labour Day
3 May- 3rd May Constitution Day
7 May- Sports Day
May/June (Thursday)- Corpus Christi


Practical information

 Admission criteria
All foreign students wishing to enrol in the first year of study at Adam Mickiewicz University, who are not members of the ECTS programme, should hold an A-level diploma. Polish students can find information on the admission criteria in a prospectus available from the Dział Nauczania UAM, ul. Wieniawskiego 1, 61-712 Poznań.
Foreign students holding A-level diplomas do not have to take entrance examinations. They report directly to the University Registrar or to the Polish Ministry of National Education in Warsaw through a diplomatic bureau closest to their place of residence.
Students who are members of the ECTS programme are admitted on the basis of agreements signed between partner universities or faculties.

Information on visa requirements can be obtained at Polish embassies in respective countries.

Accommodation, grants
Adam Mickiewicz University offers over 3,000 places in six hostels.
Social scholarships are granted to all students with financial difficulties. Grants for academic achievements are offered upon the completion of the first year of studies and depend on the grade average. Furthermore, students living over 30 km away from Poznań can get a commuter allowance.
Foreign students (non-members of the ECTS programme) may apply for scholarships to the Biuro Międzynarodowego Kształcenia (International Education Office) at the Polish Ministry of National Education, Al. Szucha 25, 00-918 Warszawa (tel. (48 22) 628 04 61 or (48 22) 29 72 41.
Catering services are provided in student canteens and suit all tastes and budgets. A full lunchtime service of salads and hot meals is not expensive.

Insurance
Both Polish and foreign students are eligible for free health service. Accident insurance is voluntary. Students can take out insurance policies on their own or through the university (all formalities are handled by dean's offices of respective faculties).

Language of instruction
At Adam Mickiewicz University all languages and classes and conducted in Polish. However, at some faculties some subjects may be studied in English with the exception of the Faculty of Modern Languages and Literatures, where for most courses the language of instruction is the language of a given specialisation.

For foreign applicants a summer course in Polish is offered at the University. The course fee is USD 550. More details are available from Ms Krystyna Fronk, Dział Nauki UAM, Wieniawskiego 1, 61-712 Poznań, tel. 829-44-07.

Libraries
The Main University Library is in ul. Ratajczaka 38/40. It is open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Most faculties have their own library facilities.

Student organizations
  • Student Self-Government (Samorząd) - Main office in "Jowita" Hostel, ul. Zwierzyniecka 7. Faculty Student Self-Governments have their offices on faculty premises. Student SIGs - active on most faculties.
  • Academic Sports Union (AZS) 61-813 Poznań, ul. Zwierzyniecka 7, "Jowita" Hostel, Room 210
  • Academic choir 61-712 Poznań, ul. H. Wieniawskiego 1, Coll. Minus
  • Chamber choir 61-712 Poznań, ul. H. Wieniawskiego 1, Coll. Minus
  • "Biuro Podróży" and "Strefa Ciszy" Theatres

    Pastoral care
    Roman-Catholic pastoral care, counselling and advice available in the Dominican Church, ul. Kościuszki 99.
    INTRODUCTION TO ECTS