Collegium Da Vinci is a Polish

private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grants. Dep ...

in Poznan.

History

June 10, 1996 the Minister of Education granted permission for the establishment of the Higher School of Humanities and Journalism in Poznan, where the initiator and founder is Piotr Voelkel. WSNHiD was included in the list of private universities at number 90. In the same year, the first students began their training at the direction of political science and social sciences. Two years later, WSNHiD added a new direction - international relations. In 2000, running are further directions - sociology and cultural studies, and in the following year - computer science. In 2006, the university obtains authorization to education in educational theory. In July 2004 an agreement was concluded with the Institute of the

Western Institute The Western Institute in Poznań (Polish: ''Instytut Zachodni'', German ''West-Institut'', French: ''L'Institut Occidental'') is a scientific research society focusing on the Western provinces of Poland - Kresy Zachodnie (including Greater Polan ...

joint venture research and teaching, while in February 2008 WSNHiD has established close cooperation with the

University of Social Sciences and Humanities , latin_name = , former_names = Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej , president = , established = 1996 , type = Private , founder = Piotr Voelkel, Andrzej Eliasz, Zbigniew Pietrasiński and Janusz Reykowski , rector = Associate Profe ...

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

. In June 2014 WSNHiD and Western Institute in Poznań signed an agreement to establish a Center for Scientific under the name Greater Scientific and Research Centre. In 2014, The School of Humanities has changed its name to the Collegium Da Vinci.

Rectors

*''1996 – 1999'': PhD. Kazimierz Robakowski, prof. UAM *''1999 – 2002'': PhD. Anna Michalska, prof. WSNHiD *''2002 – 2008'': prof. dr. Waldemar Łazuga *''2008 – 2012'': prof. dr. Karol Olejnik *''2012 – ...'': PhD. Krzysztof Nowakowski

References

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* CDV
Photos of campus CDV
Universities and colleges in Poznań 1996 establishments in Poland Educational institutions established in 1996 {{Poland-university-stub