Poland Country Education Profile

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Poland Country Education Profile

• Niamh Lenehan
• 21st November 2008

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Introduction

• Polish population in Ireland 63,000 (2006
  census)
• 700 applications to recognition service (07/08)
• - 70 higher education
• Education reforms in Poland

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Primary Secondary

• Compulsory education lasts 10 years
• Secondary schools
• Lower Gymnasiums
• Upper - General, Specialised Technical
  Secondary Schools (Matura)
• - Basic Vocational School
• (Supplementary general or technical upper
  secondary schools)

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Matura

• Required for access to higher education
• 3 obligatory subjects passing mark is 30
• Entrance exam may be required for access

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Post-Secondary Schools

• No Matura required
• Mainly for those progressing from general upper
  secondary school
• Vocational title

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Higher Education

• University-type vs non university-type HEIs
• In the year 2004/2005
• -427 HEIs
• -1.9 m students
• Two-cycle degree structure introduced gradually
  since 1990

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Higher Education

• Successful completion of first, second
  long-cycle programmes leads to the higher
  education diploma (dyplom ukonczenia studiów
  wyzszych)
• Bachelors Degree Licencjat / Inzynier (in
  technical fields)
• Masters Degree Magister / Lekarz (medicine
  related fields)

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Higher Education

• Successful completion of a doctoral
  (third-cycle) programme leads to the doctorate
  diploma (dyplom doktora) giving rise to the title
  of doktor
• Higher Doctorate Doktor habilitowany

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Next.

• Questions Answers
• Comparabilities
• Case Studies

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• The information provided below is advisory in
  nature. It is based on the award documentation
  presented by the applicant and does not make any
  representations regarding the authenticity of the
  documentation presented. It does not represent
  right of access to employment, education or
  training. The information provided may assist an
  employer or education and training provider
  determine if an applicant holds the
  qualifications deemed necessary for employment /
  programme entry.  However the decision to grant
  access to employment / education and training
  programmes is at the discretion of the employer
  or education and training provider.This advice is
  based on current understandings of the
  comparability of awards. Comparability of awards
  may have to be re-examined in the future on the
  basis of changes and developments in national and
  international education and training systems and
  our knowledge thereof.  In accordance with
  the retention policy of the Authority, applicants
  have nine months from the date of issue of this
  advice letter to query the advice contained
  therein, after which point the applicants file
  will be deleted.