jan grodek state vocational academy in sanok information guide for

JAN GRODEK STATE VOCATIONAL
ACADEMY IN SANOK
INFORMATION GUIDE FOR
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND STAFF
Jan Grodek State Vocational
Academy in Sanok
Ul. Mickiewicza 21
38-500 Sanok
Poland
phone:+ 48 13 46 55 952
Department for International
Cooperation and Mobility
Address: ul. Mickiewicza 21 (room
113A), 38-500 Sanok, Poland.
Phone: +48 13 46 55 975
Website: http://www.pwszsanok.edu.pl/wspolpraca-z-zagranica/
Working hours: Monday – Friday: 7.3015.30
Student appointments: Fridays: 8.0011.00
Contact details:
Marcin Owsiak – Erasmus Institutional Coordinator
Email: international@pwsz-sanok.edu.pl
Agnieszka Chorążak – outgoing and incoming students
Email: astec@pwsz-sanok.edu.pl
CHAPTER 1.
POLAND
1.1. DISCOVER POLAND
Flag:
Coat of arms:
National name: Poland
Capital: Warsaw (1,717 million inhabitants)
Area:312 679 km2
Location: Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west, The Czech Republic and
Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea and
Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russia exclave) and Lithuania to the north.
Population: 38.5 million people
Official language: polish
Political system: democracy
Administrative system: 16 provinces known as voivodeships (Polish: województwa,
singular województwo).
Currency: Złoty (ZŁ)
Time zone: CET (winter UTC+1, summer CEST UTC+2)
Member of NATO:1999
Member of EU: 2004
Polish National Tourist Office: www.poland.travel/en
List of World Heritage Sites of Poland:
Name
Historic
Centre of
Krakow
Wieliczka and
Bochnia Royal
Salt Mines
Auschwitz
Birkenau,
German Nazi
Concentration
and
Extermination
Camp (19401945)
Białowieża
Forest
Description
Kraków Olt Town is the historic central
district of Kraków, Poland. It is one of
the most famous old district in Poland
today and was the center of Poland’s
political life from 1038 until King
Sigismund III Vasa relocated his court to
Warsow in 1596. The entire medieval old
town is among the first sities chosen for
the UNESCO’ s World Heritage List,
inscribed as Cracow’s Historic Centre
The Wieliczka Salt Mine, located in the
town of Wieliczka in southern Poland, lies
within the Krakow metropolitan area. The
mine continuously produced table salt
from the 13th century until 2007 as one
of the world’s oldest operating salt mines,
for most of this time span being a part of
the undertaking żupy krakowskie.It is
believed to be the world’s 14th oldest
company.
Auschwitz was a network of Nazi
concentration and extermination camps
built and operated by the Third Reich in
Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany
during World War II. It was the largest
of the German concentration camps,
consisting of Auschwitz I, Auschwitz II –
Birkenau, Auschwitz III – Monowitz, also
known as Buna-Monowitz and 45 satellite
camps.
The Białowieża Forest is an ancient
woodland sraddling the border between
the two countries, located 70 km north of
Brest (Belarus) and 62 km south-east
Białystok (Poland). It is one of the last
and largest remaining parts of the the
immense primeval which once spread
across the European Plain. The first
recorded piece of legislation on the
protection of the forest dates to 1538,
when a document issued by King
Sigismund I the Old instituted the death
Image
Historic
Centre of
Warsaw
Old City
Zamość
Castle of
Teutonic
Order in
Malbork
Kalwaria
Zebrzydowska
the Mannerist
Architectual
and Park
Landscape
penalty for poaching a wisent (european
bison).
Warsaw’s Old Town was established in
the 13th century. Initially surrounded by
an earthwork raport, prior 1339 it was
fortified with brick city walls. The town
originally grew up around the castle of
the Dukes of Mazovia that later became
the Royal Castle. The Market square
(Rynek Starego Miasta) was laid out
sometime in the late 13th or early 14th
century, along the main road linking the
castle with the New Town to the north.
Jan Zamoyski commissioned the Italian
architect Bernando Morando to design
the city that would be based on the
anthropomorphic concept. The main
distinguishing features of the Old Town
have been well preserved since its
establishment. It includes the regular
Great Market Square of 100x100 meters
with the splendid Townhall and so-called
Armenian houses, as well as the
fragments of the original fortress and
fortifications, including those from
period the period of the Russian
occupation in the 19th century.
The Castle in Malbork is the largest
castle in the world by area. It was built in
Prussia by the Teutonics Knights, a
German Romanian Catholic religious order
of crusaders, in a form of an Ordensburg
fortress. The Order nament it
Marienburg (Mary’s Castle). The town
which grew around it was also named
Marienburg. The castle is a classic
example of a medieval fortress, and on its
completion in 1406 was the world’s
largest brick Gothic castle.
The town is named after the religious
complex (calyary) founded by Governor of
Krakow Mikołaj Zebrzydowski on Dec 1,
1602. The complex is known as Kalwaria
Zebrzydowska park. The city Zebrzydów
was establish in 1617 in order to house
Complex and
Pilgrimage Park
Wooden
Churches of
southern
Lesser Poland
Muskauer Park
/ Park
Mużakowski
Centennial Hall
Wooden
Tserkvas of
Carpatian
Region in
Poland and
Ukraine
the growing number of pilgrims visiting
the religious complex.
The Wooden Churche stle of the region
originated in the late Medieval, the late
16th century, and began with Gothic
ornament and polychrome etail, but
because they were the timber
construction, the sructure, general form,
and feeling is entirely different from the
gothic architecture or Polish Gothic (in
stone or brick).
The Muskau Park is the largest and one of
the most famous English gardens of
Germany and Poland. Situated in the
historic Upper Lusatia region, it covers
3.5 km2 of land in Poland and 2.1 km2 in
Germany.
The Centennial Hall (formerly People’s
Hall) is a historic building in Wrocław. It
was constructed according to the plans of
architect Max Berg in 1911-1913, when
the city was part of German Empire. As
an early landmark of reinforced concrete
architecture, it was listed as UNESCO
World Heritage Site.
Situated in the eastern fringe of Central
Europe, the transnational property
numbers a selection of 16 tserkvas,
churches, built of horizontal wooden logs
by communities of the Eastern Orthodox
and Greec Catholic faiths. They
represent the cultural expression of four
ethnographic groups and the formal,
decorative and technical characteristics
they developed over time. The tserkvas
bear testimony to a distinct building
tradition rooted in Orthodox ecclesiastic
design interwoven with elements of local
tradition, and symbolic references to
their communities’ cosmogony.
1.2. HOW TO GET TO SANOK
By plane: 87 km from Sanok is located an International Airport Rzeszów – Jasionka.
Airlines operating at airport are: polish airlines LOT (www.lot.com) , Eurolot
(www.eurolot.com) , Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) , Lufthansa (www.lufthansa.com) ,
Lufthansa Cargo (www.lufthansa-cargo.com) .
Public Transport in Rzeszow provides convenient
bus connection by a special L bus to and from the
city center.
Passenger and luggage ticket process:
- normal – 3,60zł
- statutory – 1,80zł
Tickets can be purchased from the bus driver.
Current schedule: www.mpk.rzeszow.pl
Taxi – Individual transport to and from the Airport is provided by three transport
corporations. When choosing the carrier, please pay attention to the proper
identification of the vehicle:
- a sticker with information about the price per 1 km
- a license and vehicle registration numbers
- marking with TAXI sign.
A round-the-clock taxi rank is in front of the New Passenger Terminal.
The average price to the center of Rzeszów is about 50 zł. You can make payments by
credit card.
From Rzeszów to Sanok you can travel directly by bus. Ticket price: around 15zł.
225 km from Sanok is located another International Airport: Kraków - Balice.
Airlines operating at airport are: Aeroflot
Russian airlines (www.aeroflot.ru) , Airberlin
(www.airberlin.com) , Alitalia (www.alitalia.com),
Austrian (www.austrian.com) , Brussels Airlines
(www.brusselsairlines.com) , EasyJet
(www.easyjet.com) , Eurolot (www.eurolot.com) ,
Finnair (www.finnair.com) , Jet2 (www.jet2.com) ,
polish airlines LOT (www.lot.com), Lufthansa
(www.lufthansa.com), Norwegian (www.norwegian.no) , Ryanair (www.ryanair.com), Veiling
(www.veilung.com) .
Krakow Airport is served by two regular bus lines: 208 and 292 and one night line: 902,
which goes to Krakow. These are AGGLOMERATION BUS LINES.
Passenger and luggage ticket process:
- normal – 4.00zł
- statutory – 2.00zł
Tickets can be purchased from:
- the ticket machine at the bus stop (payment in cash or with credit/debit card),
- the authorized ticket machines found on 292 line buses (payment in cash – coins only),
- the bus driver, in case of lack or failure of ticket machine (single tickets only,
payment in cash).
Note: The ticket must be validated when getting on the bus.
From Kraków to Sanok you can travel directly by bus. Ticket price: around 32zł.
By coach: There are no difficulties of getting to Poland using international coach lines.
Large cities (such as Warsaw, Krakow, Poznan, Gdansk and others) are situated on
European routes with many connections. You can get to Poland by bus either directly or
you can choose an interesting option with changes in different cities on your route. The
multiplicity of choices is as wide as the number of services and covers both convenient
travel options and a variety of ticket prices. Many transport services offer stops in
smaller Polish towns, also in Sanok.
Bus connections with Poland have been established with many countries: Belgium,
Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Spain, Holland, Ireland,
Lithuania, Morocco, Germany, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden,
Ukraine, Great Britain and Italy.
By car: You can cross Polish border at any time by one of many roads linking Poland
with the neighboring countries. Checkpoints on border crossings with other EU
countries have been removed.
Driving in Poland:
- traffic is on the right side,
- maximum speed: 50 km/h in towns from 5 AM to 11 PM and 60 km/h from 11 PM to 5
AM, 90 km/h outside urban areas, 110 km/h on dual carriageways and 130 km/h on
motorways,
- driving with lights on is obligatory all year long,
- driving under the influence of alcohol is a serious offence. Permitted alcohol content
in blood is up to 0.02% - not prosecuted by law, but up to 0.05% is treated as an
offence and above 0.05% as criminal offence (up to 2 years in jail).
- seatbelts must be worn by all passengers and it is prohibited to use hand-held mobiles
while driving,
- children under 12 are bound to sit in special child seats that should be installed on the
back seat,
- cars must be equipped with a hazard-warning reflexive triangle, a fire extinguisher,
and a first-aid kit.
1.3. MONEY IN POLAND
The złoty, which literally means "golden", is the
currency of Poland. The modern złoty is subdivided
into 100 groszy (singular: grosz, alternative plural
forms: grosze; groszy). The recognized English form
of the word is zloty, plural zloty or zlotys. The
currency sign zł, is composed of Polish small letters
z and ł.
Prices:
Example prices provided below given an idea of how much living in Poland cost. These
cost are just approximate and they are subject to change.
Rent
A room – 300zł per month
Food
Lunch at a canteen: 10zł
Restaurant meal: 20zł
A pizza in a pizzeria: 18zł
A litre of milk: 2.50zł
A loaf of bread: 2.50zł
Beer: 3zł
Transport
Having Fun
Local transport (single): 2.50zł
Cinema ticket: 14zł
Coaches:
Museum ticket: 12zł
Sanok – Rzeszów (80km) – 15zł
Fitness: 12zł
Sanok – Kraków (210km) – 32zł
Swimming pool: 9zł
Sanok – Warszawa (375km) – 61zł
Clubbing: 10zł
Petrol per liter: 4.50zł
Diesel per liter: 4.30zł
Taxi: 2zł per km
1.4 POLISH LANGUAGE
Polish (język polski, polszczyzna) is a Slavic language spoken primarily in Poland, being
the mother tongue of Poles. It belongs to the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic
languages. Polish is the official language of Poland, but it is also used throughout the
world by Polish minorities in other countries. Its written standard is the Polish
alphabet, which has 9 additions to the letters of the basic Latin script:
(ą, ć, ę, ł, ń, ó, ś, ź, ż).
GLOSSARY
First Name- Imię
Good morning – Dzień dobry
Surname – Nazwisko
Good evening – Dobry wieczór
Date of birth – Data urodzenia
Good night – Dobranoc
Address – Adres
Good bye – Do widzenia
Street – Ulica
Hi - Cześć
Number – Numer
Bye – Cześć/Pa
Post code – Kod pocztowy
See you soon – Do zobaczenia
Phone – Telefon
Country – Kraj
Yes - Tak
City – Miasto
No - Nie
Passport – Paszport
Thank you – Dziękuję
ID – dowód osobisty
I am sorry – przepraszam
My name is – Nazywam się
To be - być
What is your name – Jak się nazywasz
I am – ja jestem
How are you – Jak się masz
You are – ty jesteś
I am fine, thanks – Wporządku, dziękuje
He is – on jest
Where is – Gdzie jest
She is – ona jest
How much does it cost – Ile to kosztuje
It is – ono jest
Please – Proszę
We are – my jesteśmy
I don’t understand – Nie rozumiem
You are – wy jesteście
I don’t know – Nie wiem
They are – oni są
Open/closed – Otwarte/zamknięte
Hospital - Szpital
Departure/arrival – Odjazd/przyjazd
Ambulance - Karetka
Entrance/exit – Wejście/wyjście
Police - Policja
Emergency exit – Wyjście ewakuacyjne
Restaurant - Restauracja
Exchange office – kantor walutowy
Cinema - Kino
Women/men – Kobieta/mężczyzna
Airport - Lotnisko
Right/left – Prawo/lewo
Canteen - Stołówka
1.5. SANOK AND ENVIRONS
Sanok is one of urban centres farthest moved to the south-east of
Poland . The city is located in the valley of the River San, on the area
of the Sanok Valley, at
the
foot
of
Mountains
Słonnych and Foothills of
Bukowski in the Carpathian
Euroregion..
It
forms
natural gateway on track
to Bieszczady Mountains National Park.
Sanok is located near to Ukraine and
Slovakia. Sanok was established about
X/XI century. The oldest mention of the
castle in Sanok originates from year 1150
and was made a list in Russki Latopisie with
Hipacki. A town charter received in 1339
year. The town is important cultural and
touristic center. Lots of festivals takes
place in here. Two major museums (open air
museum
including
castle)
expose
collections
of
Galician
most
houses
market
precious
and
and
polish
furnishings,
religious icons and paintings of famous
painter Zdzisław Beksiński. Sanok is also
one of the biggest automotive and plastics
industry center in eastern Poland.”
Monument in Sanok by 3 May street, fragment determining at present of a tourist trail
with Tracks of the good soldier of Szwejk. The small bench of Szwejk in Sanok was
uncovered on Friday 6 June 2003 as first in Poland and fifth in the world.
BIESZCZADY MOUNTAIN
Bieszczady is a mountain range lying in the eastern part Beskidów. They are filling
Bieszczady south-east end of Poland. It one from most attractive krajobrazowo of
areas of Poland. Out of all mountain ranges
in Poland they are walking this Bieszczady
too wildest and secret. Frequently
Bieszczady refers only to the Western
Bieszczady or even only to the part of the
range lying within Poland. The highest peak
of Bieszczady is Mt. Pikuy (1405 m) in
Ukraine. The highest peak of the Polish
part is Tarnica (1346 m).
SOLINA
Solina lake is being called the "sea of the Bieszczady mountains". Surrounded the lake is
famous for hills from the changeability of direction of winds what for many yachtsmen
is not any challenge. Artificially formed Solina lake is a deep container, swimming in it is
permitted only in a dozen or so
designated places. Around the container
solińskiego holiday and spa health resorts
were made - biggest from them these are
Solina and Polańczyk. It is worthwhile
swimming Solina lake by ship admiring
peaks surrounding the sheet of water
Bieszczadów.
MONASTERY OF THE DISCALCED IN ZAGÓRZ
Monumental ruins the 18th century of the late
Baroque church and the monastery - of stronghold
of fathers of the discalced Carmelites in Zagórzu in
the podkarpacki PROV on the hill Mariemont (345 m
asl) in the oxbow Osławy. One of few kept fortified
monasteries in Poland and on land of the ancient
Republic both of Nations. From 1967 protected
historic building with law.
CHAPTER 2.
JAN GRODEK STATE VOCATIONAL ACADEMY IN SANOK
2.1 About Academy
Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa im. Jana Grodka w Sanoku (Jan Grodek
State Vocational Academy in Sanok
/ www.pwsz-sanok.edu.pl) is the public higher
education institution. It was founded in 2001. From the first year of being fund PWSZ
Sanok believes that education should have an international dimension, based on
European educational standards and supported by the scientific and practical
experience shared by higher education, research institutions and enterprises all over
the world.
Currently (in 2015/2016) PWSZ Sanok has about 1000 students. Academy
provides studies on 1st and 2nd level of study.
Fields of study provided on 1st level (bachelor degree):
- agriculture;
- artistic education in the art of music;
- economy;
- economy in agricultural and forest ecosystems;
- emergency medical care,
- mechanical engineering;
- new media, advertisement and modern culture;
- nursing;
- pedagogy;
- social work.
Fields of study provided on 2nd level (master degree):
- social work with organisation and management elements.
PWSZ Sanok is located in 6 buildings with modern
equipment.
In 2009 PWSZ Sanok awarded Erasmus University
Charter and in 2014 Erasmus Charter for Higher Education.
Our aim is to develop the international cooperation.
2.2 Academic year 2015/2016
winter semester of 2015/2016
01.10.2015 – 07.02.2016
Details:
01.10.2015 – 20.12.2015
Teaching
21.12.2015 – 03.01.2016
Holiday – Christmas break
04.01.2016 – 27.01.2016
Teaching
28.01.2016 – 07.02.2016
Exam session
summer semester of 2015/2016
15.02.2016 – 30.06.2016
Details:
15.02.2016 – 20.03.2016
Teaching
21.03.2016 – 30.03.2016
Holiday – Easter break
31.03.2016 – 30.04.2016
Teaching
01.05.2016 – 08.05.2016
Holiday
09.05.2016 – 16.06.2016
Teaching
17.06.2016 – 30.06.2016
Exam session
Other days off:
01.11.2015 – All Saints Day
11.11.2015 – Independence Day
06.01.2016 – Catholic Epiphany
03.05.2016 04.06.2015 – Catholic Holiday of the Most Saint Body of Christ.
CHAPTER 3.
ADMISSION PROCEDURE FOR INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE
STUDENTS AND STAFF
Developing the international cooperation is our purpose. Based on that we are
very interested to receiving visitors, in creating new contacts and in reinforcing the
existing cooperation with our partners.
3.1. Incoming Erasmus exchange students for studies
All incoming exchange students will be nominated by their home university and will send
the application file before the following deadlines:
-
winter semester: 30th June
-
summer semester: 30th December.
Late nominations and students application files that arrive after deadlines will be
processed if time allows.
Please note that you have to send the following documents:
-
Application form
-
Learning Agreement for studies (will be consulted with departmental/faculty
coordinators)
-
Copy of ID or passport.
You can send all documents by email: international@pwsz-sanok.edu.pl or astec@pwszsanok.edu.pl and by post to address:
Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa im. Jana Grodka w Sanoku
International Office
ul. Mickiewicza 21
38-500 Sanok
Poland
The letter of acceptance and the approved learning agreement will be send by email to
candidate and the university within 4 weeks.
3.2. Incoming Erasmus Staff Mobility for Teaching
Application procedure:
-
The interested teaching staff should contact with the International Office.
Email: international@pwsz-sanok.edu.pl
-
The International Office issues and send the invitation letter to the guest
lecture in electronic format.
-
The teaching plan is set in the cooperation with departmental coordinator. The
teaching plan and date of mobility will be agreed upon and signed in electronic
format before start of the mobility period.
-
The International Office issues an official confirmation letter for the Erasmus
Teaching Staff Mobility.
3.3 Incoming Erasmus staff Mobility for Training
We are more than happy to welcome teaching and administrative staff for training. To
arrange training according to the rules of Erasmus program, please contact on email:
international@pwsz-sank.edu.pl