WSB Universities also WSB University ( pl, Wyższe Szkoły Bankowe, Wyższa Szkoła Bankowa) are group of state-recognized private (non-public) universities in

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 populou ...

. WSB Universities are the largest group of

business school A business school is a university-level institution that confers degrees in business administration or management. A business school may also be referred to as school of management, management school, school of business administration, or ...

s in Poland and have been conducting educational activities in ten Polish cities. In 2013 - 82% and in 2014, 85% of students of WSB Universities were studying and at the same time working, gaining work experience and professional competence. Founded in 1994 by Tertiary Education Development Center "TEB Akademia" (en. TEB

Academy An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosop ...

).Szkoły Wyższe
- TEB Akademia On 10 August 1994, WSB launched its first

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– "finance and banking". The WSB Universities offer

higher education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after compl ...

and research facilities. WSB offer includes first-cycle studies (

Bachelor's A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to si ...

and

Engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...

), second-cycle studies (

Master's A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

and

with post-graduate programmes), long-cycle Master's studies (5 years), post-graduate programmes, MBA and

Executive MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

, as well as

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and training sessions. Further, the university is an Educational Testing Service (ETS), thus enabling to take exams and obtain TOEIC language certificates.

Structure

WSB Universities consists of 10 faculties (departments) in ten cities in Poland: * WSB University in Bydgoszcz (Faculty of Finance and Management in Bydgoszcz)
(pl. ''Wydział Finansów i Zarządzania w Bydgoszczy'' – dean: dr Karolina Marchelwska-Patyk) * WSB University in Chorzów (Off-campus department in Chorzów)
(pl. ''Wydział Zamiejscowy w Chorzowie'' – dean: dr Krzysztof Koj) * WSB University in Gdańsk (Faculty of Finance and Management in Gdańsk)
(pl. ''Wydział Finansów i Zarządzania'' – dean: prof. nadzw. dr inż. Irena Bach-Dąbrowska) * WSB University in Gdynia (Faculty of Economics and Management in Gdynia)
(pl. ''Wydział Ekonomii i Zarządzania w Gdyni'' – dean: prof. Artur Roland Kozłowski) * WSB University in Opole (Faculty of Economics in Opole)
(pl. ''Wydział Ekonomiczny w Opolu'' – dean: dr Katarzyna Mizera) * WSB University in Poznań (Faculty of Finance and Banking in Poznań)
(pl. ''Wydział Finansów i Bankowości w Poznaniu'' – dean: dr Roman Łosiński) * WSB University in Szczecin (Faculty of Economics in Szczecin)
(pl. ''Wydział Ekonomiczny w Szczecinie'' – dean: dr Andrzej Kokiel) * WSB University in Toruń (Faculty of Finance and Management in Toruń)
(pl. ''Wydział Finansów i Zarządzania w Toruniu'' – dean: dr Monika Wyrzykowska-Antkiewicz)Władze uczelni
- WSB Toruń * WSB University in Warsaw (Faculty in Warsaw)
(pl. ''Wydział w Warszawie'') – dean: dr Maciej Kawecki) * WSB University in Wrocław (Faculty of Finance and Management in Wrocław)
(pl. ''Wydział Finansów i Zarządzania we Wrocławiu'') – dean: dr hab. Radosław Kamiński) These departments are grouped into five teaching units: * WSB Poznań, which also includes WSB Chorzów i WSB Szczecin
( rector: prof. zw. dr hab. Józef Orczyk)Władze uczelni
- WSB PoznańWładze uczelni
- WSB ChorzówWładze uczelni
- WSB Szczecin * WSB Wrocław, which also includes WSB Opole
(rector: prof. dr hab. inż. Jacek Mercik)Władze uczelni
- WSB WrocławWładze uczelni
- WSB Opole * WSB Toruń, which also includes WSB Bydgoszcz
(rector: prof. zw. dr hab. Marek Jacek Stankiewicz)Władze uczelni
- WSB Bydgoszcz * WSB Gdańsk, which also includes WSB Gdynia
(rector: prof. nadzw. dr hab. Jan Wiśniewski)Władze uczelni
- WSB GdańskWładze uczelni
- WSB Gdynia * WSB Warsaw
(rector: dr Krzysztof Kandefer)Władze uczelni
- WSB Warsaw

Fields of study (education)

* First cycle (undergraduate/Bachelor's) studies: ** Administration (Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Poznań, Warszawa) ** Administration and Internal Security (Opole) **

Cosmetology Cosmetology (from Greek , ''kosmētikos'', "beautifying"; and , '' -logia'') is the study and application of beauty treatment. Branches of specialty include hairstyling, skin care, cosmetics, manicures/ pedicures, non-permanent hair removal such ...

(Gdańsk) ** Data Engineering (Gdańsk) **

Design A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product, or process. The verb ''to design' ...

in Business (Bydgoszcz, Toruń) ** Dietetics (Gdańsk) **

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics anal ...

(Warszawa) **

Film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmospher ...

and Creative Media (Gdynia) **

Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of f ...

and

Accounting Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "languag ...

(Bydgoszcz, Chorzów/Katowice, Gdańsk, Gdynia, Opole, Poznań, Szczecin, Toruń, Warszawa, Wrocław) **

Information Technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology syste ...

(Chorzów/Katowice, Gdańsk, Gdynia, Poznań, Szczecin, Warszawa, Wrocław) **

in Business (Bydgoszcz, Toruń) **

Internal Security Internal security is the act of keeping peace within the borders of a sovereign state or other self-governing territories, generally by upholding the national law and defending against internal security threats. Responsibility for internal secu ...

(Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Gdynia, Poznań, Toruń, Wrocław, Warszawa) **

International Relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such ...

(Gdańsk) **

International Trade International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories because there is a need or want of goods or services. (see: World economy) In most countries, such trade represents a significa ...

(Poznań) **

Law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...

in Business (Chorzów/Katowice, Gdańsk, Opole, Poznań, Toruń, Warszawa, Wrocław) **

Management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activitie ...

(Bydgoszcz, Chorzów/Katowice, Gdańsk, Gdynia, Opole, Poznań, Szczecin, Toruń, Warszawa, Wrocław) **

Marketing Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to emph ...

and

Sales Sales are activities related to selling or the number of goods sold in a given targeted time period. The delivery of a service for a cost is also considered a sale. The seller, or the provider of the goods or services, completes a sale in r ...

(Chorzów/Katowice, Szczecin) ** Media and Business Communication (Opole) **

Multimedia Multimedia is a form of communication that uses a combination of different content forms such as text, audio, images, animations, or video into a single interactive presentation, in contrast to tradit ...

and

Computer Graphics Computer graphics deals with generating images with the aid of computers. Today, computer graphics is a core technology in digital photography, film, video games, cell phone and computer displays, and many specialized applications. A great de ...

(Gdańsk) **

National Security National security, or national defence, is the security and defence of a sovereign state, including its citizens, economy, and institutions, which is regarded as a duty of government. Originally conceived as protection against military att ...

(Chorzów/Katowice) **

Pedagogy Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...

(Bydgoszcz, Chorzów/Katowice, Gdańsk, Gdynia, Opole, Szczecin, Toruń, Warszawa) **

Psychology Psychology is the science, scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immens ...

in Business (Bydgoszcz, Chorzów/Katowice, Gdańsk, Gdynia, Poznań, Szczecin, Toruń, Warszawa) **

Public Administration Public Administration (a form of governance) or Public Policy and Administration (an academic discipline) is the implementation of public policy, administration of government establishment ( public governance), management of non-profit es ...

(Chorzów/Katowice) **

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in Business and Administration (Szczecin) **

Tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring (disambiguation), touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tour (disambiguation), tours. Th ...

(Bydgoszcz) **

and

Recreation Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or plea ...

(Chorzów/Katowice, Gdańsk, Gdynia, Poznań, Szczecin, Toruń, Warszawa, Wrocław) * First-cycle studies in English: **

Business English Business English is a part of English for specific purposes and can be considered a specialism within English language learning and teaching, or a variant of international English. Many non-native English speakers study the subject with the goal ...

(Chorzów/Katowice) **

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

(Poznań) ** Engineering Management (Bydgoszcz, Poznań) **

(Poznań) ** IT in Business (Bydgoszcz, Toruń) **

(Bydgoszcz, Poznań, Toruń) **

Philology Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defined as ...

(Gdańsk, Gdynia, Poznań, Wrocław) **

and Recreaction (Toruń) * First-cycle studies (Engineering): **

(Chorzów/Katowice, Gdańsk, Gdynia, Poznań, Szczecin, Warszawa, Wrocław) **

in Business (Bydgoszcz, Toruń) **

Logistics Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics manages the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of ...

(Bydgoszcz, Chorzów/Katowice, Gdańsk, Gdynia, Opole, Poznań, Szczecin, Toruń, Warszawa, Wrocław) ** Engineering Management (Bydgoszcz, Chorzów/Katowice, Gdańsk, Opole, Poznań, Szczecin, Toruń, Wrocław) * Long-cycle Master's studies (5 years): **

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and Early School

Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...

(Gdańsk, Gdynia, Szczecin, Toruń) **

(Gdańsk, Poznań, Wrocław) **

(Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Toruń) * Second cycle studies (Master's): ** Administration (Warszawa) **

(Warszawa) ** Finance and Accounting (Bydgoszcz, Choirzów/Katowice, Gdańsk, Opole, Poznań, Szczecin, Toruń, Warszawa, Wrocław) ** Finance-Law Major (Bydgoszcz) **

(Gdańsk, Poznań) **

in Business (Bydgoszcz, Toruń) **

(Gdańsk) **

: Engineer-Master studies (Bydgoszcz) **

(Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Poznań, Szczecin, Toruń, Warszawa, Wrocław) **

(Bydgoszcz, Chorzów / Katowice, Gdańsk, Gdynia, Opole, Poznań, Szczecin, Warszawa, Wrocław) ** Engineering Management (Bydgoszcz, Toruń) **

for Engineers (Chorzów / Katowice, Gdańsk, Poznań, Szczecin) ** Management-Law Major (Toruń) **

(Chorzów / Katowice) ** Online Management (Chorzów / Katowice, Opole, Poznań, Szczecin) **

(Bydgoszcz, Chorzów / Katowice, Gdańsk, Opole, Szczecin, Toruń, Warszawa) **

in Business (Poznań) **

(Toruń) **

and

(Gdańsk, Poznań, Wrocław) * Second-cycle studies in English: ** Business Management (Poznań) **

in Business (Toruń) **

(Bydgoszcz, Toruń) **

(Bydgoszcz) **

and

(Toruń) **

– the English-language path (Szczecin) * Second-cycle studies with post-graduate programmes: ** Administration (Warsaw) **

in Business (Bydgoszcz, Toruń) **

(Warszawa) **

and

(Bydgoszcz, Chorzów / Katowice, Gdańsk, Poznań, Szczecin, Toruń, Wrocław) ** Finance-Law Major (Bydgoszcz) **

(Gdańsk) **

(Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Szczecin, Wrocław) **

(Bydgoszcz, Chorzów / Katowice, Gdańsk, Gdynia, Opole, Poznań, Szczecin, Wrocław) **

Engineering (Bydgoszcz, Toruń) ** Managerial and Legal Major (Toruń) **

(Chorzów / Katowice) ** Online Management (Chorzów / Katowice, Poznań, Szczecin) **

(Bydgoszcz, Opole, Toruń) **

(Toruń) * postgraduate programmes - over 650 postgraduate fields of study * MBA study programmes - studies for managerial staff: ** Bydgoszcz: Master of Business Administration ** Chorzów: Master of Business Administration, two majors to choose from: Management in International Business and Project Management ** Gdańsk: Master of Business Administration, MBA Leadership ** Opole: Master of Business Administration ** Poznań: Executive MBA, Master of Business Administration ** Szczecin: Master of Business Administration ** Toruń: Master of Business Administration ** Wrocław: Franklin University MBA, Master of Business Administration, Executive MBA – Project Management, Executive MBA – Business Trends * Third-cycle studies (doctoral studies): ** The Faculty of Finance and Banking of WSB University in Poznań - right to confer a Ph.D. in economic sciences, in the discipline of economics. ** The Faculty of Finance and Management of WSB University in Gdańsk - right to confer a Ph.D. in economic sciences, in the discipline of management sciences. ** The Faculty of Finance and Management of WSB University in Wrocław - right to confer a Ph.D. in economic sciences, in the discipline of economics. * Additionally, WSB Universities offer specialties and majors subsidised from the European Union funds: ** First-cycle subsidised studies at WSB Bydgoszcz, WSB Szczecin, WSB Toruń, WSB Warszawa ** Second-cycle subsidised studies at WSB Bydgoszcz, WSB Poznań, WSB Toruń, WSB Warszawa In 2009, the university began offering its MBA at the

Franklin University Franklin University is a private university with its main campus in Columbus, Ohio. It was founded in 1902 to serve the needs of adult students. On-site courses are offered at the university's campus in Columbus' Discovery District. However, mos ...

in Ohio, United States.

Rankings

In 2019, Perspektywy published a yearly prepared ranking of non-public universities in Poland. The results of WSB Universities were as follows: * WSB Poznań - 14th place * WSB Gdańsk - 23rd place * WSB Wrocław - 26th place * WSB Toruń - 30th place. In information about the results of recruitment for the academic year 2019/2020 published by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, WSB Universities featured high in the list of the most frequently selected universities at first-cycle as well as long-cycle Master-level studies in Poland. WSB University in Poznań took the first position as the most frequently non-public local university. In addition, WSB Universities in Gdańsk, Toruń and Wrocław were indicated as the most popular in their regions. WSB University in Warszawa ended up among ten most-chosen non-public universities for part-time studies. In ranking of ''Private Masters Degree Universities 2015'' published by Perspektywy and Rzeczpospolita, WSB in Poznań ranked 15th, WSB in Wrocław ranked 18th, WSB in Gdańsk ranked 26th, WSB in Toruń in 30th place. In ranking of ''Top

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

(MBA) programs in Poland in 2016'', WSB in Poznań with the Aalto Executive MBA program ranked 8th, WSB in Wrocław with the

MBA program (FUMBA) ranked 9th, WSB in Gdańsk ranked 14th, WSB in Toruń ranked 20th place.Najlepsze programy MBA w Polsce 2016
- perspektywy.pl WSB Universities was listed in various rankings by

Wprost ''Wprost'' (, meaning "Directly") is a Polish-language weekly news magazine published in Poznań, Poland.

.Ranking Szkół Wyższych 2015
-

Wprost ''Wprost'' (, meaning "Directly") is a Polish-language weekly news magazine published in Poznań, Poland.

, 2015 In the general ranking of universities in 2015, WSB in Poznań ranked 19th, taking the place between SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities and the

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań The Adam Mickiewicz University ( pl, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu; Latin: ''Universitas Studiorum Mickiewicziana Posnaniensis'') is a research university in Poznań, Poland. It traces its origins to 1611, when under the Royal Ch ...

. Among 10 private universities most esteemed by employers, WSB in Poznań ranked in 3rd place. Among universities offering the fields of economics, finance, accounting and also management and marketing, WSB in Poznań ranked 8th in Poland.

Curiosity

"WSB" is abbreviation of "Wyższa Szkoła Bankowa" which means in English "Higher School of Banking" or "Greater School of Banking" (like French

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Structure

Fields of study (education)

Rankings

Curiosity

See also