Collegium Civitas
Collegium Civitas is a private university for the social sciences located in Warsaw, the capital of Poland.[1][2] It is open to new inventions in higher education: interdisciplinary approaches, closer lecturer-student relations, study abroad programs, internships, and the encouragement and supervision of individual student research projects.
 The Palace of Culture and Science, where the university is located | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1997 |
| Rector | Stanisław Mocek |
| Honorary President Honorary Rector | Jadwiga Koralewicz Edmund Wnuk-Lipiński |
Academic staff | 210 |
| Students | 2,000 |
| Location | , , 52.231667°N 21.006389°E |
| Campus | Urban (Palace of Culture and Science) |
| Affiliations | Polish Academy of Sciences National Accreditation Commission University Accreditation Commission at the Conference of Rectors of Polish Universities |
| Website | civitas.edu.pl |
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History
It was established under the auspices of five Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Political Studies, Philosophy and Sociology, History, History of Art, and Slavic Studies) in 1997,[1][2] and has relied extensively upon the teaching and research traditions of these institutions.[3] Collegium Civitas was the first non-public university in Poland to welcome foreign students, which it did in 1997.[3]
As of 2021, the Rector was Stanisław Mocek, the President was Jadwiga Koralewicz, and the Chancellor was Magdalena Wypych.[4]
Degrees
The university is formally entitled to grant MA and BA degrees in International Relations, Political Science, and Sociology.[1] Recently, it has also received the right to grant PhD degrees in Sociology.[1]
Location
The university is situated at the centre of Warsaw, in the landmark Palace of Culture and Science, between the ninth and twelfth floors.[2]
Notable alumni
- Adrian Kubicki (born 1987), Consul General of the Republic of Poland in New York City[5]
- Paulina Matysiak (born 1984), member of the 9th term Sejm.
- Robert Rowiński (born 1984), dancer, choreographer, and model.
- Jakub Wesołowski (born 1985), film, television, and theatre actor; journalist.
Notable faculty
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Programs in English
- 3-year BA in International Relations
- 3-year BA in Political Science
- 2-year MA in International Relations
- 2-year MA in Political Science
- 3-year BA in American Studies
- PhD in Sociology
Programs in Polish
- 3-year BA in International Relations
- 3-year BA in Political Science
- 3-year BA in Sociology
- 2-year MA in International Relations
- 2-year MA in Political Science
- 2-year MA in Sociology
- PhD in Sociology
- 4-year PhD in International Relations
(offered jointly by Collegium Civitas and the Institute of Political Studies at the Polish Academy of Sciences) - 4-year PhD in Slavonic languages and literature
(offered jointly by Collegium Civitas and the Institute of Slavonic Languages at the Polish Academy of Sciences)
References
- Yearbook of Polish Foreign Policy, Volume 1998, 1999.
- Michal Murawski (2019). The Palace Complex; A Stalinist Skyscraper, Capitalist Warsaw, and a City Transfixed
- "About us; History".
- "About us; Leadership".
- "Consul General in New York - Poland in US". Poland in US - Gov.pl website.