Academy of Business in Dabrowa Gornicza

Academy of Business, located between two major urban centers in the south of Poland such as Katowice and Krakow, is one of the most renown business and information technology universities in Poland.

Academy of Business in Dabrowa Górnicza, founded in 1995, has several years of experience in educating students, conducting research and co-operating with the state economy. Since the beginning of its activity, 20 000 graduates gained practical and theoretical knowledge allowing them to enter the European labour market. Academy of Business offers bachelor, master, bachelor in engineering, doctorate and postgraduate programmes. One can choose from 14 fields of study and over 70 specialties.

Academy of Business is committed to provide high-quality education opportunities to its students and staff which include an international dimension. Our objective is to work on the international level, in close liaison with the European and international education, research and business environment. European dimension has already been incorporated into the curriculum of a number of successful programmes taught at the Academy. Joint study programmes held with HEIs from various countries in Europe, Asia and America provide our students with the opportunity to undertake period of study abroad and to be awarded double diploma. The quality of education at Academy of Business is acknowledged by the high positions in the rankings of Polish higher education institutions and the State Accreditation Committee.

Academy of Business has wide experience in delivery of scientific and research projects. As the second non-public higher education institution in Poland, Academy of Business holds the top ‘A category’ in the field of scientific and R&D activity awarded by the Committee for Evaluation of Scientific Institutions.

The origin of WSB Academy dates back to the first half of the 1990s. When the Private College of Business and Foreign Languages was founded was the first in the Dąbrowa Basin. The University was found on 1995.

Ranking

The University has earned high rankings among Polish higher education institutions and the State Accreditation Committee. According to Perspektywy, Rzeczpospolita, Wprost, Polityka and Home & Market, the University is one of the best in Poland. The Committee approved the quality of education from faculties such as Management and Marketing (I and II cycle studies), IT (I and II cycle studies) and Sociology and Economics. The Academy was awarded a prestigious accreditation of Economic Production and Operations Quality System (EPOQS™) on Management and Marketing faculty.

The Academy works with business sector, including a number of the biggest Polish employers whose management staff participate in the process of creating study programs as well as take part in conducting classes.

Every year Academy of Business takes part in numerous international programmes such as Erasmus+, Norway Grants, DAAD, Visegrad Fund, Polish-Lithuanian Youth Exchange Fund etc. Participation in the EU and other international and research projects has grown into multilateral joint agreements with universities in many European countries and Asia. Academy of Business has about 180 bilateral cooperation agreements with foreign universities, both from European and non-European countries. The Academy is continuously developing further opportunities to internationalise the curricula by further applications for mobility and educational programmes and the development of more double/joint degrees in other fields of study. Students have the opportunity to complete part of their studies or internships in one of the cooperating organizations all over the world.

Students of Academy of Business in Dabrowa Górnicza have the unique opportunity to apply for a joint degree in 1st and 2nd cycle studies. The Academy holds partnerships on joint study programmes with HEIs from various countries in Europe, Asia and America. The students of Academy can earn a double diploma by doing part of their studies in one of the partner universities abroad.

The intensive education in Academy of Business in Dabrowa Górnicza is assured by: knowledge, experience and skills of highly qualified scientific and academic staff.

• 4 branch departments: Kraków, Cieszyn, Olkusz, Zywiec