About KOZMINSKI UNIVERSITY
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Goal of Studies
The Kozminski Law School at the Kozminski University offers an exceptional educational product. Graduates are well prepared to undertake law application and perform standard law professions. Moreover, they can successfully work as legal advisers, consultants and experts in the field of economy in both Polish and international environment.
Course Program
Law studies at Kozminski University unite traditions and the newest trends in educating law around the World. We realize 100% of agreed standards in 2003, by Deans Conference of Polish Law Divisions, overall we offer a lot of lectures and other law classes in such forms that help to educate as effectively as possible the lawyer of the 21st century.
Axis of education are constructing studies that are closely related with traditional law branches (material law, criminal, civil, administrative, financial, procedural, international etc.). Lectures are held by distinguished law professors, numerous of them for years unite science with law practice and perform in public sector. All lectures are updated every year and are held in appropriate discipline domain - in perspective obligatory European Union law in Poland. There are also special lectures on joint law. We conduct some lectures in English.
Course program is enriched with lectures on economy, management, accounting, public relations and specializations on European and Polish economic and financial laws. This is why, in relation to those lectures, after graduating from KOZMINSKI UNIVERSITY lawyers, from the beginning will be business and financial partners, that will be aware of economic processes. Law graduates will be acquainted with business strategies and business games theories.
In order to prepare our graduates in taking an application, on the V year of studies we offer court specialization. Through all years of studies all exercises from specific branches of law (for example civil law, criminal law, administrative law), and some lectures (for example obligation law, partnership law, trade law) are held by professors that are working in science and law practices. Lectures are held in modern forms, that have been checked in law schools all over the World. They are held in the way of simulations of court cases, clinics of deeds, simulations on starting partnerships and in classical way of solving cases.
Only at Kozminski academy, at Law course the unique 90-hours program is held. The program is called " Law workshops". It is held on the IV year and is co-ordinated by judges with big experience, with help of notaries, lawyers, solicitors, public prosecutors and the heads of penitentiaries. We also dispose room for trial practices.
As first private academy in Poland, in January 2005 we launched Students' Law Advising Council.
Courses for incoming students:
Fall semester 2009/2010
- European business law
- prof. Waldemar Hoff
- Regulatory governance
- prof. Waldemar Hoff
- Intellectual Property Law (European law and Polish law analysis)
- prof. Joanna Sieńczyło – Chlabicz
- Media Law
- prof. Joanna Sieńczyło – Chlabicz
- Introduction to Polish Civil Procedure
- mgr Aleksandra Ratajczak
- Introduction to Polish criminal law
- dr Celina Nowak
- Europeization of the Contract Law
- prof. Fryderyk Zolll
- Introduction to the European Environmental Law
- dr Joanna Kielin
- A Panoramic View of Different Laws in the World from European Laws to Asian Laws
- prof Teruji Suzuki
- Corporate Culture in Comparison; Anglo-American, German and Japanese models of Corporate Governance – prof Teruji Suzuki
- Japanese Law: Japan as one of the Advanced Type of Market Orientated State and Society
- prof Teruji Suzuki
- International Relations in Asia
- prof Teruji Suzuki
The Kozminski Law School at the Kozminski University offers an exceptional educational product. Our Academy is widely recognized and respected in Central and Eastern Europe - the first in the region to receive the prestigious EQUIS accreditation, which is the most significant recognition in the business education environment. We take advantage of the synergy effect derived from combining the highest standards of a legal education with the achievements of a business school.
To be successful, a lawyer must possess much more than knowledge of the law. Accordingly, in addition to teaching the law, our educational program is designed to expose participants to the regimen, commitment and sense of urgency that companies and law firms demand today, while maintaining a balanced, equitable approach to the community at large. We pay special attention to developing such skills as leadership, team building, decision-making, communication, and presentation.
Close ties with top representatives of the world of law, management, finance, and economy prepare students to work in the legal departments of multinational corporations. Business courses allow future lawyers to understand better the complicated economic background of legal disputes. We co-operate with over seventy renowned schools and universities worldwide. The quality of education, the international atmosphere, and the opportunity to take courses in the English language makes the Kozminski University a desired destination for foreign students and faculty members.
Studying at the Kozminski University prepares young people for competition in a tough and demanding environment. The rigorous program prepares our students to attain higher positions in their professional lives. Attending the Kozminski University also provides an excellent opportunity to enjoy Poland and Central and Eastern Europe. Your experiences here will be unforgettable.
KOZMINSKI UNIVERSITY – KOZMINSKI LAW SCHOOLCOLLEGE OF LAW
The Kozminski Law School is part of the renowned private business school – the Kozminski University. Throughout the years, the Kozminski Law School has become an innovative, modern, and dynamically developing research and academic center. Its wide recognition is reflected by consistently top places in the prestigious national rankings.
The Kozminski University excels in interdisciplinary education. By offering courses in law, management, finance, sociology and other fields of studies, the Academy provides a program conducive to a new type of legal education. Students can select a variety of courses that will enable them to see the law in action in its real-world environment. Through such an exposure, they can become experts in specific areas of professional knowledge.
On March 1, 2008, the Kozminski University was awarded a full membership in the European Law Faculties Association (ELFA), which was established in Belgium in 1995 and now has more than 160 members. ELFA provides a forum for the exchange of ideas among members of the international academic community. Conferences are organized in different academic centers to bring the community together. ELFA, which publishes the European Journal of Legal Education, is open to non-EU schools of law to participate in its works as observers. Currently, ELFA is focused upon pan-European implementation of the Bologna Declaration. ELFA also seeks to create a system of quality assurance for education and its cohesion across the EU. The official seat of ELFA is Leuven, Belgium.
Classes are conducted by international-class faculty members with outstanding research achievements. The faculty includes judges of the Supreme Court of Poland, judges of the Supreme Administrative Court of Poland and of lower Polish courts, a former Minister of Justice of Poland, ambassadors, prosecutors, and renowned attorneys and legal advisors, all of whom bring their expertise into their classrooms. Visiting professors from all over the world add the international dimension to our curricula.
The Kozminski Law School is a strong academic center organizing top-quality research that results in conferences covering a wide variety of subjects.
Our students participate in exchange programs with other academic institutions all over the world. They are expected to study abroad for one or two semesters during their course of studies. To broaden the experience of our exchange students, we continuously develop new cooperation agreements with excellent academic institutions.
Research and Academic Exchange
Research and academic exchange at the Kozminski University enhance intercultural and interdisciplinary dialogue, develop a platform for sharing academic experiences, and improve the mobility of faculty and students.
Academy faculty co-operate with prestigious foreign universities, participating in international research teams and projects, such as the initiative, ”Joint Network on European Private Law – The Research Group on the Existing EC Private Law.”
Research is conducted in all main fields of the legal science. Courses in EU Law, Company Law, Theory and Philosophy of Law, Civil Substantive Law and Civil Proceedings, Financial and Taxation Law, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Criminology, International Private Law, and Political and Legal Doctrines are especially intense. We strive to develop interdisciplinary programs in law and business.
Research is conducted by inter-departmental study teams or independently by chairs. An example of one such independent project is the Leonardo da Vinci Program entitled, ”On-line Distance Learning Module in European Union Basic Law Education,” which was offered by the Chair of Private Law.
The research and exchange programs are prominent in our academic activities. They enhance:
- participation in international seminars, conferences and meetings
- joint academic and research projects
- participation in research teams
- conducting profiled didactic activities, seminars and lectures
- participation in the process of developing new modules, specializations and lectures
- participation in developing interactive, up-to-date and innovative teaching methods
Student exchange is based either upon the Erasmus program or upon bilateral agreements between the Academy and partner institutions. Under general terms, international exchange students pay the tuition fee charged by their home universities. Exchange students pay the costs of transportation, insurance, accommodation and living in Poland.
For detailed information regarding student exchange and the current schedule of lectures offered, including the ECTS points for each course, please see our website.
Extracurricular Activities
The Kozminski Law School hosts many national and international conferences with renowned guests representing the world of legal science, business, politics, and diplomacy. For example, in 2007, the Kozminski Law School hosted the following:
- V International Conference on Supporting UN Peace Mission Veterans
- ”Debate on the UE Reform on the Day Before German Presidency. Political & Legal Aspects”
- ”Prosecution & Justice Administration Institutions and the Protection of Financial Interests of the European Communities” organized by the Kozminski University in cooperation with the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
- ”Personal Data Protection – Protection or a Threat?” occasioned by the Personal Data Protection Day designated by the Council of Europe
- ”The Convention of Prüm – the EU Legal Experiment”
- ”Jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice under the Prejudicial Procedure in the Third Pillar of the European Union. Implications for Poland”
- ”National Minorities Protection in European Union”
- ”Treaty of Lisbon – Legal & Political Aspects. Challenges for Poland”
- ”European Civil Code – Vision or Utopia” organized as an annual conference series entitled “Law and Economy”
“Intellectual Breakfasts” are a highlight of our academic lives. These elegant meetings provide a platform for a free discourse and exchange of opinions on the critical developments in law without the regimen typical of a conference. Discussions revolve around the issues formulated by the guest of honor. Professors and students express their views on an equal footing.
Extracurricular activities include public lectures and seminars that cover a wide range of issues, such as economic aspects of crime, constitutional systems of European countries, principles of international relations, the current state of the legal profession and the possibility of its reform. Particularly noteworthy among those activities is the ”Program of Precedent Cases” organized by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights.
A series of interdisciplinary seminars constitutes a forum for achieving cooperation between the economic and legal sciences. To enhance mutual understanding, once a month a guest speaker lectures on a subject of interdisciplinary interest followed by a speaker representing a different academic discipline. These meetings, which are open to the public, evolve into a think-tank that navigates the scholars toward a multi-dimensional model of research.
The Museum of Judicature stands out as a unique and experimental initiative. It doubles as a laboratory for students and an archive of court memorabilia, such as court documents, seals, photographs, uniforms, furniture and other court-related artifacts from the past. When acting out their roles in a moot court or studying the history of law, the students experience the feel of legal professions in their real-life dimension. The Kozminski Law School has also assumed the role of a custodian of professorial collections of books. Its Professorial Library contains legal classics that once belong to distinguished law professors. Thus, the sense of continuity, a necessary ingredient of professional pride, is instilled in the young generations.
The Kozminski University offers well-equipped teaching facilities. All classes are conducted on the Academy’s premises at Jagiellonska St. Six assembly halls, fifty four lecture halls, and five computer labs are available for faculty members and students.
The facilities include a modern two-level library with unrestricted access to its books. Its computer lab and its individual and team work spaces make studying easier and more efficient. Library computers provide access to the most important law and economic databases, such as EBSCO, Elseviere, Emerald, JSTOR, ProQuest, ebrary, Lex-Omega, and LexPolonica. The databases can also be accessed through WiFi Access Points located throughout the premises. In addition, easy access to Internet resources is available in five computer labs, including one with sixty-five workstations. An advanced IT system provides all students and faculty members with e-mail accounts and personal websites.
The Kozminski University offers modern athletic and recreation facilities, such as several athletic fields, halls and a well-equipped gym. The competitive atmosphere has led to spectacular accomplishments in national and international arenas, particularly in windsurfing, skiing, tennis, and car racing. Our sports association has fifteen sections: football (soccer), basketball, volleyball, swimming, tennis, table tennis, aikido, sailing, judo, aerobics, Alpine skiing, golf, diving, karate, and Japanese fencing (battodo). Many other activities are available from horseback riding to dancing.
Three bars and a cafeteria are located on the premises, which offer tasty and reasonably priced meals (2-4 €) and coffee (1-2 €). A post office, an ATM, and a kiosk with newspapers, magazines and snacks are located on the ground floor.
The International Studies Office assists international students in finding a flat or a room in Warsaw. Although the cost of monthly accommodations depends upon the location, size and standards, typical rentals are within the range of 250-300 € per month.
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