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SGH Warsaw School of Economics ( pl, Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie, ''SGH''''Statut Szkoły Głównej Handlowej w Warszawie.''
Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie.
) is the oldest and most prestigious
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. SGH Warsaw School of Economics was founded in 1906 as a private school under the name ''August Zieliński Private Trade Courses for Men''. On 30 July 1919 it became a separate legal entity and was granted the status of an institution of higher education. The school was renamed ''Szkoła Główna Handlowa (SGH)'' in 1933. Following
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SGH was nationalized and its name changed to ''Szkoła Główna Planowania i Statystyki (Main School of Planning and Statistics)'' with an abbreviation of SGPiS. The school regained its pre-war name after the fall of communism in 1991. SGH Warsaw School of Economics offers courses leading to bachelor's or master's degrees to both full-time and extramural students. It also offers programs for doctoral and postgraduate degrees. Its Finance and Accounting program was ranked among the Top 60 Masters in Management by the ''
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'' in 2018. SGH Warsaw School of Economics cooperates with around 200 higher education institutions around the world within student and staff exchange areas. It is also a member of the CEMS, the LLP Erasmus, the Partnership in International Management network (PIM) and the European University Association EUA. It is located at the northern edge of the Mokotów district of
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 officiall ...
. Bus and tram stops as well as the Pole Mokotowskie metro station are nearby.


Organizational structure

SGH Warsaw School of Economics abandoned the traditional departmental structure segregating students on the basis of their major. Professors as well as research and teaching programmes are grouped in five Colleges (Collegiums) as well as a number of extra-collegial units, such as the foreign language teaching center.


Courses offered

SGH is a university with no departments. Within full-time and part-time studies, they are conducted in two levels. Bachelor studies, which last for six semesters, lead to a Bachelor's professional title. Holders of such a title may apply for a place and begin Master studies which last for four semesters. To obtain a diploma (as well as credit terms) it is necessary to gather the required minimum points. Individual subjects are divided into mandatory sections for particular fields, optional for those subjects, additional items which help develop the knowledge unrelated to specific subjects, and objects of education common to all economists. Different subjects can have different minimum points for each of these types of items. SGH full-time students are offered the following fields of study in Polish: * Economics, * European Master in Law and Economics, * European Studies, * Finance and Accounting, * Quantitative Methods in Economics and Information Systems, * Management (Business Administration), * Public Sector Economics (Public Administration), * Social Policy, * Spatial Economic Policy, * International Economics, * Big Data. From 2006/2007 Academic Year SGH Studies are divided into: * Bachelor's Studies (undergraduate) – 6-semester * Master's Studies (graduate) – 4-semester * Doctoral Studies – 6-semester * System based on ECTS credits All SGH students study basic macro- and micro- economics, mathematics, statistics, philosophy, social science, law, history, geography, and languages during the first three semesters. After having passed the required examinations for the first three semesters, they then must register for one out of the six offered areas of studies. The BA degree is granted after completing a required number of credits (about six semesters of studies) and the MA (MSc) degree is granted after completing about eight to ten semesters (including six semesters for the BA) which is the maximum period of tuition free study at SGH. It is worth mentioning that students do not have to get the BA before applying for the master's degree, and the time span required for the degree in the given specialisation(s) depends mostly on students themselves, due to the free choice of courses (some limitations apply), professors, and the maximum work load per semester.


International cooperation

SGH is currently working with over 250 foreign universities, as well as with many international organizations. Main partners are universities from the European Union, North America and Asia. Every year, an international students' exchange involves about 500 students of SGH Warsaw School of Economics and the university hosts over 300 students from foreign universities. Among important international cooperation programs are: LLP Erasmus, CEMS (The Global Alliance in Management Education), Polish-German Academic Forum at SGH, Partnership in International Management (PIM), double diploma programmes (i.e. with Technical University Berlin), bilateral agreements and others.


Student organizations

The Student Union, elective body representing all SGH students in the School's Senate and participating in setting all study regulations, provides students with housing and financial aid as well as organizes a wide range of cultural events.


Collegia

* Collegium of Economic Analysis (''Kolegium Analiz Ekonomicznych'') * Collegium of Socio-Economics (''Kolegium Ekonomiczno-Społeczne'') * Collegium of World Economy (''Kolegium Gospodarki Światowej'') * Collegium of Business Administration (''Kolegium Nauk o Przedsiębiorstwie'') * Collegium of Management and Finance (''Kolegium Zarządzania i Finansów'')


Library

The Library of SGH Warsaw School of Economics is the largest economics library in Poland with its 786 334 volumes of monographs; 216 778 volumes of serials; 983 titles of subscribed periodicals – Polish and foreign, and ca. 30 000 titles of foreign journals in electronic form. The SGH Library holdings are organized in several collections. Each collection is available in different departments, on precisely defined conditions: by free access, by library order slips, or by borrowing. Students are allowed to borrow books exclusively from the Students’ Lending Library.


''Gospodarka Narodowa: The Polish Journal of Economics''

''Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics'' is a quarterly scientific journal publishing leading research across all fields of economics and economic policy. The journal has been established in 1931 and since 2000 is edited at the Collegium of Economic Analysis of the SGH Warsaw School of Economics.


''Journal of Public Policy Studies''

The ''Journal of Public Policy Studies'' ( Polish: ''Studia z Polityki Publicznej'') was founded in 2014 at the Collegium of Socio-Economics of the SGH Warsaw School of Economics. It is published quarterly and is focused on public policy science issues.


Sports centre

There are two gyms, a fitness room, a swimming pool and a sauna available for students on the SGH campus. One may sign up for either Physical Education (PE) class or varsity team activities, neither of which is compulsory. PE classes include: soccer, basketball, volleyball, callanetics, aerobics, swimming and dancing. Varsity team activities offered are: karate, skiing, aerobics, rock climbing, tennis, table tennis, track and field sports, sailing, soccer, swimming, volleyball and basketball.


Notable alumni and faculty


Faculty

* Leszek Balcerowicz – Chairman of the National Bank of Poland (2001–07), Deputy Prime Minister of Poland (1989–91, 1997–2000),
Minister of Finance of Poland Poland's Ministry of Finance ( pl, Ministerstwo Finansów), headed by the Minister of Finance ''(Minister Finansów)'', is part of the government of Poland. Among its powers and responsibilities it drafts the national budget, deals with taxes, fi ...
(1989–91, 1997–2000), architect of the free market reforms in Poland * Joanna Cygler – economist and professor of management *
Adam Glapiński Adam Glapiński (born 9 April 1950 in Warsaw) is a Polish economist and politician, the current President of the National Bank of Poland, Economics professor, a member of the first term of the Sejm, a member of the fourth term of the Senate ...
– Chairman of the National Bank of Poland (2016–22) * Marek Góra – co-author of the pension system reform in Poland * Danuta HübnerEuropean Commissioner for Regional Policy (2004–09), Member of the
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(since 2009) * Michał Kalecki – called: "one of the most distinguished economists of the 20th century" * Stanisław Kluza
Minister of Finance of Poland Poland's Ministry of Finance ( pl, Ministerstwo Finansów), headed by the Minister of Finance ''(Minister Finansów)'', is part of the government of Poland. Among its powers and responsibilities it drafts the national budget, deals with taxes, fi ...
(2006), Chairman of the
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(2006–11) * Oskar Lange – economist, econometrician,
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(1946), and Member of Parliament *
Janusz Piechociński Janusz Piechociński (born 15 March 1960 in Studzianki) is a Polish politician, Minister of the Economy and Deputy Prime Minister of Poland Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland is the deputy of the Prime Minister of Poland and memb ...
Deputy Prime Minister of Poland (2012–15), Minister of Economy of Poland (2012–15) * Dariusz Rosati
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (''Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych'', MSZ) is the Polish government department tasked with maintaining Poland's international relations and coordinating its participation in international and regional supra-natio ...
(1995–97), Member of the
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(2004–09, 2014–19) * Stanisław Wojciechowski
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(1922–26) * Andrzej Sławiński – a member of the Council of Monetary Policies since 2004 and a fellow of
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.


Alumni

''The majority of Ministers of Finance in the governments of the III Republic of Poland were SGH alumni, including all from 1988 to 1997.'' * Leszek Balcerowicz – economist * Elżbieta BieńkowskaEuropean Commissioner for Internal Market and Services (since 2014), Deputy Prime Minister of Poland (2013–14), Minister of Regional Development of Poland (2007–13), Minister of Infrastructure and Development of Poland (2013–14) *
Marek Borowski Marek Stefan Borowski (; born 4 January 1946 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish left-wing politician. He led the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) for a time and was Speaker of the Sejm (the lower, more powerful, house of Poland's parliament) from 2 ...
Deputy Prime Minister of Poland (1993–94),
Minister of Finance of Poland Poland's Ministry of Finance ( pl, Ministerstwo Finansów), headed by the Minister of Finance ''(Minister Finansów)'', is part of the government of Poland. Among its powers and responsibilities it drafts the national budget, deals with taxes, fi ...
(1993–94), Marshal of the
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of Poland (2001–04) * Joanna Cygler – economist *
Jacek Czaputowicz Jacek Krzysztof Czaputowicz (born 30 May 1956 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish politician and academic who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland from 9 January 2018 to 20 August 2020. Education In the years 1980-1983 Czaputowicz studied ...
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (''Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych'', MSZ) is the Polish government department tasked with maintaining Poland's international relations and coordinating its participation in international and regional supra-natio ...
(since 2018) * Barbara Czarniawska – organization scholar, recipient of the
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(2003) *
Adam Glapiński Adam Glapiński (born 9 April 1950 in Warsaw) is a Polish economist and politician, the current President of the National Bank of Poland, Economics professor, a member of the first term of the Sejm, a member of the fourth term of the Senate ...
– economist, chairman of the National Bank of Poland *
Christopher A. Hartwell Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρε� ...
– professor, former President of CASE-Center for Social and Economic Research, advisor on economics transition * Danuta Hübner – politician * Stanisław Kluza – economist *
Grzegorz Kołodko Grzegorz Witold Kołodko (pronounced ; born 28 January 1949 in Tczew, Poland) is a distinguished professor of economics. A key architect of Polish economic reforms. He is the author of New Pragmatism original paradigmatic and heterodox theory of ...
Deputy Prime Minister of Poland (1994–97, 2002–03) and Minister of Finance of Poland (1994–97, 2002–03) * Leon Koźmiński – economist, patron of
Kozminski University Kozminski University (formerly known as ''Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management''; in Polish, ''Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego'') is a private, non profit business school in Warsaw, Poland, and is considered to be "Poland’s h ...
* Maciej Kranz
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executive, Vice President for
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* Andrzej Olechowski
Minister of Finance of Poland Poland's Ministry of Finance ( pl, Ministerstwo Finansów), headed by the Minister of Finance ''(Minister Finansów)'', is part of the government of Poland. Among its powers and responsibilities it drafts the national budget, deals with taxes, fi ...
(1992),
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(1993–95), co-founder of Civic Platform *
Józef Oleksy Józef Oleksy (; 22 June 1946 – 9 January 2015) was a Polish left-wing politician, former chairman of the Democratic Left Alliance (''Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej'', SLD). Early life and education In his youth he lived in Nowy Sącz, and was ...
Prime Minister of Poland (1995–96), Deputy Prime Minister of Poland (2004), Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration of Poland (2004), Marshal of the
Sejm The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland ( Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of ...
of Poland (1993–95, 2004–05) *
Janusz Piechociński Janusz Piechociński (born 15 March 1960 in Studzianki) is a Polish politician, Minister of the Economy and Deputy Prime Minister of Poland Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland is the deputy of the Prime Minister of Poland and memb ...
– politician *
Marek Rocki Professor Marek Dariusz Rocki (born 14 May 1953) is a Polish econometrics, econometrician. He served as a Rector (academia), Rector of Szkoła Główna Handlowa, Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) (1999–2002, 2002–2005 and 2016–2020) and a Se ...
– former Rector (1999–2002, 2002–2005 and 2016–2020), member of the
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(2005–2019) * Dariusz Rosati – politician, former
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* Wiesław Rozłucki – President of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (1991–2006) * Michał Rutkowski – economist, co-author of the pension system reform in Poland, director in the
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in
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* Stefan Starzyński – president of
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 officiall ...
from 1934 to the fall of the city in
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in 1939 *
Edward Szczepanik Edward Franciszek Szczepanik (; 22 August 1915 – 11 October 2005) was a Polish economist and the last Prime Minister of the Polish Government in Exile. Biography Szczepanik was born on 21 August 1915 (his birth was registered with the bir ...
– last Prime Minister of the Government of the Polish Republic in Exile *
Halina Wasilewska-Trenkner Halina Weronika Wasilewska-Trenkner (26 April 1942 – 15 November 2017)See in Polish: http://wiadomosci.dziennik.pl/wydarzenia/artykuly/562644,nie-zyje-byla-minister-finansow-halina-wasilewska-trenkner.html Retrieved 23 January 2018 was a Polis ...
– former finance minister
Republic of Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
(2001), member of
Monetary Policy Council The Monetary Policy Council, Polish: Rada Polityki Pieniężnej (RPP), is a body of Narodowy Bank Polski, the central bank of Poland. Each year, in parallel with the budget project presented by the government, the MPC sets the bases of monetary p ...
(2004–10)


See also

* Polish Economy Hall of Fame *
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References


External links

*
International Centre at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics


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