About the program
The purpose of studies
Kozminski University focuses and encourages students personal development specifically in business and legal area; therefore, we invite students from all around the world to take part in our International Summer School in Warsaw. The program aims to provide academic professional courses and additionally business and cultural activities. During time spent at our university and in the city will give a unique chance to all the participant to attend classes in one of the best business schools in Central-Eastern Europe and discover beauty of Warsaw.
Gain an amazing international experience and participate in highest quality courses in the heart of this part of Europe!
Dates of the program (edition '24): July 1-30, 2024
Program Highlights
- Participate in the international program with students coming from all around the world.
- Attend intensive courses, fully recognized upon completion, related to your professional interests.
- Get additional credits.
- Participate in courses held in various forms, such as practical classes, labs, lectures etc.
- Professional academics and specialized practitioners in each subject field.
- Travel easily around Poland and the rest of Central-Eastern Europe.
Program
Key topics
BUSINESS COURSES 1. Artificial Intelligence in Business (4 ECTS) 2. Economic Intelligence in Times of Climate Change (4 ECTS) 3. Organizational Communication in the Age of AI (4 ECTS) 4. Sustainability Transition in Business (4 ECTS) 5. Space Law and Business (4 ECTS) 6. one more course - to be announced soon Duration of each course: 1 week
LEGAL COURSE 1. EU Insurance Law (6 ECTS) Duration of the course: 2 week (40h) Courses will be held on campus; attendance mandatory
COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS
Applicable for those students, who want to come to Warsaw: Please make sure you are vaccinated or follow the regulations given by the Polish Government at https://www.gov.pl/web/coronavirus Also, check the regulations which you have to follow in your home country.
Organization of classes
Classes take place from Monday till Friday. Weekends are free, so students to attend cultural activities organized by Kozminski International Society and/or explore city on their own.
Community
Leading lecturers
Prof. Aleksandra Przegalińska holds the position of Vice-Rector responsible for International Cooperation and ESR and is also part of the MINDS (Management in Networked and Digital Societies) department at Kozminski University. She received a doctoral degree in the field of the philosophy of artificial intelligence at the University of Warsaw. She is a graduate of The New School for Social Research in New York, where she participated in research on identity in virtual reality, with special emphasis on Second Life. She received a scholarship from the Fulbright Foundation. She also worked during the Polish Presidency of the EU Council as chairwoman of the Audiovisual Working Party on behalf of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
In 2016, she has started a fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 2021, she became a Research Fellow in the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), and since 2022 is a Senior Research Associate at Harvard University as part of the Harvard Labour and Worklife Program.
Leon Ciechanowski is a cognitive scientist, philosopher, culture science expert. He is a graduate of philosophical Studies in English and cultural studies at the University of Warsaw, and intercollegiate studies at the “Artes Liberales” Academy. Leon is working in the domain of human-computer interaction, Phenomenology, and a sense of agency/control. He is currently completing his Ph.D. in Psychology at the SWPS University and is involved in the study of chatbots, robots, and wearables in cooperation with MIT. He is also a consultant for various business sectors (banking, data analytics, telecommunication). In his spare time, Leon loves to popularize (neuro)science as a member of the “Brain!” foundation.
Professor of Corporate Sustainability Management. Head of Sustainability Transition at Kozminski University. Director of Positive Entrepreneurship Research Lab. Expert on circular economy, values-driven transformation, and sustainable entrepreneurship. Co-founder of Climate Leadership platform for business powered by UN Environment. The Associate Research Expert at SUSTBUSY Research Center Business & Society – Towards a Sustainable World at ESCP Europe and visiting professor at Audencia Business School.
Holding a PhD form University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, prof. Karpa's research interest embrace innovation markets, innovation policy, as well as climate change economics. As a lecturer, he values the real economy set-up in class and strives for an ever engaging student learning experience.
Antonio is currently a PhD candidate at Kozmiński University wher he prepares the PhD thesis on climate finance. He has been professionally engaged in managing the energy sector in Poland, where he was actively participating in realization of complex business and technical endeavours on a daily basis. In addition to that, he has also been engaged in the development of the Polish innovation ecosystem on behalf of one of the major institutional player that created the very first pre-seed/seed financing and VC financing funds. Thus, his active business experience as well as solid academic background makes him prefectly suited for the applied part of the course.
Communication Professional and Social Scientist who specializes in the area of Organisational Culture, Internal Communication and Creativity in Business. Has over 15 years in multinational companies in HR&Communication departments.
Certified facilitator of creative methods of work: FORTH innovation method facilitator (http://www.forth-innovation.com), LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®, playmobil.pro practitioner, SCRUM master and Design Sprint facilitator.
Assistant Professor at Koźminski University in the Management in Networked and Digital Societies (MINDS) Department.: http://nerds.kozminski.edu.pl/
Publications:
"COMMUNICATION PLAYBOOK. CREATING CULTURE OF INNOVATION THROUGH COMMUNICATION". https://communicationsrewired.com/ and“Organizational Agility: designing the future now: A guidebook to Future Organizational Design”
Sońta, M. (2021), "Designing playful employee experience through serious play– reflections from pre-pandemic corporate learning events in Poland", Journal of Work-Applied Management, Emerald Publishing Limited, https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JWAM-01-2021-0011/full/html
Sońta, M. and Magala, S. (2020), "What You Create Is What You Learn", International Journal of Management and Applied Research, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 293-307, http://ijmar.org/v7n3/20-021.html
Anna Tarasiuk - attorney-at-law working on the insurance market since 1999. Anna is a private insurance law expert in the field of both: life and non-life insurance. She provides advisory services to financial institutions, including insurers, banks, insurance and financial intermediaries. Anna advises in relation to regulatory matters, cross-border services, distribution of insurance products, insurance contracts and bacassurance and affinity cooperation.
Professor of Kozminski University, attorney at law, expert in risk management and insurance, including space insurance. Author of at least several dozen publications on the above. Her main book concerns ‘Space insurance. International legal aspects’ (Kluwer Law International, 2017). The recent research concerns risk management and insurance of in-orbit-servicing ventures and suborbital flights. Frequent speaker at Polish and international academic and industry conferences. Head of the Centre for Space Studies at Kozminski University and leader of the postgraduate studies ‘Entrepreneurship in the space industry’. Expert at the Committee of the Enterprise Risk Management at International Astronautical Federation.
Lecturer with 11 years experience working in the space sector. Executing space and engineering projects of a multidisciplinary nature. 4 years of experience as Head of Project Office, responsible for managing multidisciplinary group of engineers and business development activities. Lecturer at Kozminski University and Warsaw University of Technology in the field of Project Management in the aerospace sector. Scientific interests in the field of space law and analytical mechanics (details in publications section).
Bartosz is a legal counsel with 13 years of experience working at the Space Research Centre of Polish Academy of Science. Lecturer at Kozminski University. Speaker at national and international conferences. Member of the Polish Rocket Society. Member of the Supervisory Board of Astri Polska sp. z o.o. . In the years 2015 -2021 legal counsel at the Institute of Communications. In the course of research for doctoral thesis on suborbital activities. Expert in the field of space contracts.
Feel free to check below what participants of previous editions of the program think about:
Artificial Intelligence in Business: “Aleksandra is a fascinating person, and was an excellent lecturer. The course itself was very interesting. Anna did very well to teach a class with mixed mathematical ability. Both lecturers are admirable.”
Economic Intelligence in Times of Climate Change: “Course which I would recommend to everyone that’s interested in climate changes and the world around us, also looking from the economic point of view. Really interesting classes, engaged lecturers and great atmosphere! Happy to be part of it!”
Organizational Communication in the Age of AI: “I’m so happy that I made a decision to participate in this course! Great lecturer, interesting topics, fun way of conducting classes – that’s a perfect combination for summer school program 😊”
Sustainability Transition in Business: “Fascinating subject, and the Professor is clearly top of this field. My favorite course for the programme!”
Artificial Intelligence in Business “Overall it was a very interesting course where i learned a lot about AI.” “Very interesting content which was completely different to anything offered at my home university. A course which would probably have been better delivered in person but glad I got the opportunity to take it being on the other side of the world.”
Economic Intelligence in Times of Climate Change “Very interesting course with great teachers.” “Variety of topics, excellent delivery of the classes, clear and well organized methods of teaching. I enjoyed this course a lot!”
New Technologies in Finance (Blockchain. Bitcoin. Fintech) “Very interesting and complete course.”
Organizational Communication in the Age of AI “Very dynamic and fun course. Above my expectations.” “Amazing and interesting classes, full of different activities and tasks, completely different methods of teaching and approach then what I’m used to back in my home country.”
Sustainability Transition in Business “I want to thank professor Rok for always including in the lectures an analysis of real life situations with examples regarding existing businesses.” “Excellent professor and excellent approach. I am satisfied both with lectures and activities.”
EU Insurance Law
“I am very happy to have the chance to participate in this course. Professors were the best and I have gotten much useful and interesting information from them. Thank you.”
“Very interesting course. The professors are good.”
“Has been a wonderful experience, from all possible points of view!”
TERMS & ADMISSSION
APPLICATION AVAILABLE UNTIL THE 6th of June
Dates of the program: 1 - 30 of July 2024
Apply online at https://rekrutacja10.kozminski.edu.pl/na/default.aspx - choose the International Summer School program
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the scan of your ID/passport
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the Certificate of English ( B2 or FCE, TOEFL, IELTS) unless English is your native language or it is the language of instruction at your home University
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1 passport size picture in JPG file
Before your arrival please send to iss@kozminski.edu.pl a copy of the medical insurance (in case of EU citizen - please submit European Health Insurance Card)
Mandatory – please send confirmation of payment for the participation in the program to iss@kozminski.edu.pl
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Go to https://rekrutacja10.kozminski.edu.pl/na/default.aspx and choose the International Summer School program.
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Complete your personal data and add all the required documents.
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Submit your application until 26th of June
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Wait until your application is reviewed – then you will be contacted by the program’s coordinator who will provide you with all the further details.
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Pay for the participation in the program (700 EUR for students from KU’s partner universities; 900 EUR for students from non-partner universities; 800 EUR for DAAD scholars).
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Choose courses, get to know their schedules, contents etc.
Transporation
- Public Transport System in Warsaw http://www.ztm.waw.pl/index.php?l=2
- Application how to get to http://warszawa.jakdojade.pl/?locale=en
- Polish Railway http://rozklad-pkp.pl/en
- Bus connections http://www.polskibus.com/en/index.html
- Taxi in Warsaw http://www.sawataxi.com.pl/home
HOW TO GET TO THE UNIVERSITY FROM THE CHOPIN AIRPORT?
- The journey should take you approximately 30-45 min. ”. to the city center and 1h-1h 15 min. to Kozminski University.
- The best way to get from the Chopin Airport to the University is to take the bus 175 in front of the Airport Exit gates, and get off at the “CENTRUM” stop. When you get off from the bus, you will need to go underground to access the tram stop. Follow signs with trams of direction to Żoliborz.
- Take tram 18 to ŻERAŃ FSO, get off at the stop “PIMOT”, the university will be on your left side- a blue building.
Accommodation
Kozminski University does not have on-campus accommodation.
We recommend to participants to use portals such as booking.com and air bnb to look for short term rentals in Warsaw. Also you can use services of PepeHousing and spotahome.com where discounts which we have arranged for participants of ISS.
Fees
Mandatory transfer’s title: International Summer School + name and surname of the participant
Bank Millennium SA
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900 EUR (1- 4 courses) for students from non-partner Universities excluding accommodation;
800 EUR (fixed list of courses available below) for DAAD scholarship holders;
700 EUR (1- 4 courses) for students from KU partner Universities excluding accommodation;
600 EUR (1-4 courses) for Kozminski University students.
Deadline for payment: 7th of July
Cancellation fee
The cancellation fee is 25% of the fee applicable by the 5th June. Students from non- partner institutions receive 675 euro back, from partner institutions - 525 euro. After the 5th June, no fees are refundable.
Fees paid for the current summer cannot be transferred to the next year.
DAAD scholarships available to German Students - details connected to 2024 edition - to be announced
Details connected to DAAD scholarships
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