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NAFSA Region 1 Conference, 2009Vancouver, WA
The Education System of Poland
[Education, Credentials, & Admission Issuesfor Polish students]
Chair:Christopher Thomas
Presenter:Aleksander Morawski
Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. http://www.ece.org
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Session Outline• Introduction of Speakers• Fun stats!• Brief overview of “potential” students from
Poland• Who are they, what are their goals, what are
their limitations• How can we help them through proficient &
accurate credential evaluation
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Fun Stats! • 667,414 Americans aged 5 & up speak Polish at
home.• 10 million Americans of Polish descent.• In 2007, U.S. consulates in Poland issued 7,530
immigrant and 98,481 non-immigrant visas.
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You might be Polish if: You have an Uncle Stas or Stan. Words like kiszka, kielbasa, & kolaczki mean something to you. You have at least 1 relative who plays the accordion. People have trouble pronouncing your last name. You like to go mushroom hunting. You like your coffee black,
your liquor straight up, and your presentations short.
The Fun part...
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Exchange Visitors
Goals:English Language training Part-time coursework for transfer credit in Poland Professional/Internship Training
Limitations:Period of stay maximum 4 months Full-time employment Transportation/Logistics
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Non-immigrant (B1/B2 business/tourist)
Goals: English Language training Short term professional training NetworkingLimitations: Period of stay maximum 1 year Only part-time study allowed Change of status difficulty
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Expired & Undocumented Students
Goals: Vocational training Employment opportunities English Language training Extension of stay in the USA
Limitations: High scrutiny of reinstatement process Education & SEVIS expenses Low rate of reinstatement, paperwork intensive, rarely successful
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Students
Goals: Employment in Poland & EU Further Education Occasionally, staying in the US
Limitations: U.S. degrees & the Bologna Process Costs
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Resident aliens & their children
Goals: Vocational Training and/or degree programs
Limitations: English language requirement Skewed expectations of higher education Admission based on Polish educational credentials
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Secondary Education
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Education Ladder
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Grade (PL) Word Descriptor (PL) English Translation
6 celujacy excellent
5 Bardzo dobry Very good
4 dobry good
3 dostateczny satisfactory
2 dopuszczajacy/mierny admissible/mediocre
1 niedostateczny unsatisfactory
Grading Scale (post 1991)
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Grading Scale (pre 1991)
Grade (PL) Word Descriptor (PL)
English Translation
5 bardzo dobry excellent
4 dobry good
2 niedostateczny unsatisfactory
2 niedostateczny unsatisfactory
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Secondary Diploma, 1996
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Secondary grade report & final exam
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2003 Secondary diploma and grade report (newer format
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Secondary grade report (new format) continued
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Tertiary Education
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Note: ECTS credits and grading may also be used by some institutions
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H ig h e r E d u c a t io n
457 H ig h e r E d u c a t io n In s t i t u t io n s
• p u b l ic H E I s (uczelnie publiczne) – 1 3 8 - u n iv e r s i t y t y p e – 9 7
- n o n -u n iv e r s i t y t y p e – 3 5
- c h u r c h in s t i t u t io n s f in a n c e d f r o m th e s ta te b u d g e t – 6
• n o n -p u b l ic (uczelnie niepubliczne) – 3 1 9
1 937 404 s tu d e n t s
• p u b l ic H E Is – 1 2 7 6 9 3 7
- fu l l-t im e – 9 4 0 2 0 4
- p a r t-t im e – 9 9 7 2 0 0
• n o n -p u b l ic H E I s – 6 3 3 8 3 7
- fu l l-t im e – 1 1 8 6 2 0
- p a r t-t im e – 5 1 5 2 1 7
Source: Szkolnictwo wyższe 2007. Dane podstawowe. Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego. Warszawa 2009
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Admission Facts
- Based on the results of the maturity examination
- HEIs specify which results of the maturity examination provide basis for admission to the program
- additional entry exams upon the consent of the minister responsible for higher education in 3 cases: - knowledge/skills not assessed by the maturity exam - “old” maturity exams - foreign secondary school leaving certificates
- Number of places available defined by HEIs, in medical fields –defined by Ministry of Health.
Additional admission conditions and procedures defined by HEIs and published by 31st May of the year preceding the academic year to which they refer
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University diploma, title of licentiate
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1. Institution name2. Faculty3. First and last name4. Date of birth5. Place of birth6. Field of Study7. Specialization8. Final assessment9. Graduation date10. Title awarded11. Date of issue12. Diploma number and student signature
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University diploma issued in English
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European Diploma Supplement
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Indeks (study book) starting pages
Kierunek = direction (of study), field of study
Specjalnosc = specialization
zaoczne = weekend study program
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Kierunek = direction (of study), field of study
Specjalnosc = specialization
Indeks (study book) starting pages
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A. Name of InstitutionB. FacultyC. Curriculum/course of studyD. SpecialtyE. Study book numberF. First name of studentG. Last name of studentH. Father's first name, birth date of studentI. Place of birthJ. Signatue of university rector, sealK. City of Institution, date of book issue
1. Year: Academic2. Year: of Curriculum3. Registered for semester number4. Signature of the dean5. Seal of the dean
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A. Name of insitutionB. First and last name of studentC. Year of the curriculumD. Academic yearE. Number of semester (or season)
1. Name of instructor2. Name of the subject3. Total hours: lecture/practice4. Credit (zaliczenie): Grade5. Credit (zaliczenie): Date6. Credit (zaliczeniz): Signature7. Examination: Numercal grade8. Exxaminatio: Word grade9. Examination: Date10. Examination: Signature11. Credit for the semester, signature of dean and seal
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Confirmed Fraud
Sample Documents
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Falsified secondary document
- School seal crooked, uneven, especially over photograph
- Seals do not match
- Overall poor quality
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Falsified secondary document
- All entries handwritten
- Minor grammatical errors
- Poor handwriting
- Alterations (items crossed out)
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Falsified degree and study book
- Font on diploma incorrect
- Documents too crisp for early 1990s
- Indeks entries too uniform
- Signatures and stamps do not match real ones
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Modified study book entries
- see second and third course title editing.
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- Very poor print quality
- Certain pages of original wereglued together – can't read withoutdestroying the original
Falsified “Magister” diploma and and complete study book
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Internet Resources for Polish Education
• ENIC-NARIC: http://www.enic-naric.net/index.aspx?c=Poland
• Educational Recognition and International Exchange Bureau:http://www.buwiwm.edu.pl/
• NORRIC free publication download: http://www.ciriusonline.dk/Default.aspx?ID=4396#countries
• EDUCATION USA in POLAND: http://educationusa.state.gov/centers/index.cfm?region=EUR#POLAND
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education website: http://www.nauka.gov.pl
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education (in English): http://www.eng.nauka.gov.pl
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Ministry of Science and Higher Education website: http://www.nauka.gov.pl
Higher Education – to find an institution, choose one of the “uczelnie” links.
Publiczne = Public
Niepubliczne = Private
Koscielne = Religious
WYKAZ = index (listing of)
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Questions?
Email: [email protected]
www.ece.org/presentations
Aleksander MorawskiEducational Credential Evaluators, Inc.