Erasmus+ programme

The students who would like to study in Academy of Silesia within Erasmus+ Programme should be nominated by the international office of their universities. Please nominate the students including the following information and sending it to dwz@wst.com.pl:

• name and surname of the student
• date and place of birth
• email address
• subject area
• level of study
• proposed period of stay (indicate the term please)

Once the students are nominated they should follow the application procedure

Application deadline:
spring term: 15th November
winter term: 15th May

Application - REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

• Application form
• Transcript of records
• A copy of passport (EU members can send a copy of ID card)
• online learning agreement
• A copy of EHIC card – however, it is strongly recommended to buy an extra insurance as the card does not cover all the necessities

All the documents should be signed where necessary, scanned and send via email to dwz@wst.com.pl

Spring term: usually lasts from the end of February till the middle of June + examination period (till the beginning of July)

Winter term: usually lasts from the beginning of October till the end of January + examination period (till the middle of February)

academic calendar, AŚ

All the students who would like to study within Erasmus+ Programme in Academy of Silesia should meet the following language requirements: English B2 or Polish B2

Language of instruction of all the subjects: English

Architecture - Bachelor's degree program

Interior Design - Bachelor's degree program

Interior Design - Master's degree program

Civil Construction - Bachelor's degree program

Mechatronics

Fashion Design

Graphic Design

Medicine - Uniform master's studies

Nursing - BACHELOR’S AND MASTER'S DEGREE

Academy of Silesia grading system

• 5,0 (A) – excellent/very good
• 4,5 (B) – fairly good
• 4,0 (C) – good
• 3,5 (D) – satisfactory plus
• 3,0 (E) – satisfactory
• 2,0 FX unsatisfactory (fail) (the student is allowed to retake an exam)
• 2,0 F unsatisfactory (fail) (the student is NOT allowed to retake an exam)

Pass: 3,0 – 5,0
Fail: 2,0

No visa is required from the (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) member countries. All citizens of non-EU/EEA member countries who wish to study in Poland are required to obtain a Polish visa prior to their arrival to Poland.

Legalization of stay: Students who are going to stay in Poland for longer than 3 months should obtain a temporary residence permit at the Silesian Voivodeship Office.

Silesian Voivodeship Office
Department for Citizenship and Foreigners
Address: Katowice, ul. Jagiellońska 25
Phone: +48/32/207 73 27
E-mail: wsoim@katowice.uw.gov.pl

You can find more information here: www.katowice.uw.gov.pl

To get more information about staying in Poland visit the Ministry of Foreign Affair’s website: www.msz.gov.pl

All exchange students should take out health insurance for the whole period they are going to stay abroad.

If you are an EU citizen, you are obliged to have an EHIC card.

If you are not an EU citizen, you should purchase health insurance prior to your arrival to Poland and it should be valid during the entire stay. Otherwise you should apply for public health insurance (Polish National Health Fund - NFZ) – it is only possible after arriving in Poland ( link - scroll down for English!)

All exchange students should get an extensive insurance plan when still in the home country and send it to the Incoming Officer before her/his mobility starts.

Every exchange student should have:

• private health insurance plan (of student’s choice) covering at least out- and in-patient treatment, civil liability and repatriation for the whole mobility period (EU citizen - additionally EHIC card)
• personal accident insurance.

Detailed information about healthcare in Poland can be found on the website of the National Health Fund www.nfz.gov.pl

More information about healthcare in Poland: www.educationpoland.pl

Dormitories

• Akademik Polonia:
  www.akademikpolonia.pl
• Ondraszek Gliwicka:
  www.booking.com
• Dormitories – University of Economics in Katowice
  www.eu.katowice.pl
• Dormitories – University of Silesia in Katowice
  www.student.us.edu.pl
• Akademik Katowice / BaseCamp Student
  https://www.basecampstudent.com

link to the public transport operator in Silesia: metropoliaztm.pl

an app of the public transport operator: play.google.com

a commercial app for finding transport connections and checking timetables: play.google.com

Useful links:

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Poland
  www.msz.gov.pl


• More information about studying in Poland:
  wwww.educationpoland.pl
  www.studyinpoland.pl
  www.go-poland.pl

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https://hello.erasmusapp.eu/

Erasmus+ Mobile App

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