About

The history of the SGH Warsaw School of Economics begins in 1906. Warsaw was formally on the territory of the Russian Empire and it was to the tsar administration to authorize establishment of the Private Courses of Commerce for Men – as the school was known at that time.

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• The oldest university of economics in Poland founded in 1906 by August Zieliński
• Over 11,000 students
• 4,100 participants of post-graduate studies
• More than 2,700 doctoral titles and over 650 habilitation titles granted
• 28 honoris causa doctors
• Around 800 research and didactic workers and lecturers, including 69 full professors
• 25 partner companies
• More than 300 partner universities around the world
• The library collection of 1 million volumes
• More than 60 organisations and student scientific society, including Folk
• Song and Dance Ensemble, SGH Choir and SGH Theatre
• Rich language offer: English, German, Russian, Spanish, French and Italian
• First and second-cycle studies and supplementary education (MBA, postgraduate studies, Children's University of Economics, Academy of Young Economist, Summer Academy of Economics and Entrepreneurship, SGH High School, University of Third Age)
• Doctoral School
• Member of international organisations and networks such as CEMS, PIM, EFMD, EUA, CEEMAN, EUCEN, PECSA, EDAMBA, BUP, CESEENET, AACSB, EADI, CIRET, PRME, EAPS, SAR Network, SUERF
• Accredited by ACCA, AMBA, IQA (CEEMAN), PKA, IPMA-student
• Certificates available to students include SGH & CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting (CBA), SGH & CIMA Diploma in Management Accounting (DMA), SGH & CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting (ADMA)
• 16 double degree programmes (at Bachelor and Master levels)​

History

SGH Warsaw School of Economics is the oldest economic university in Poland. It started its activity in1906 with the foundation of August Zieliński’s Private Courses of Commerce for Men at a time when Poland was being divided by Russia, Prussia and Austria. The founder of the School, August Zieliński managed, to obtain the permission of the Russian authorities for opening courses, which, in fact, provid-ed academic lectures in the Polish language. During World War I, with the consent of the occupying German authorities, the courses were acknowledged as „Handelshochschule”, i.e. the Higher School of Commerce (HSC). However, it was not until Poland regained independence in 1918 that it became pos-sible to give the School a more academic look. One year later, the authorities approved the statute ofthe HSC by giving it full rights of a university. During World War II the school operated in conspiracy.

After the end of the war in 1945, classes were resumed in the library building, which was kept intact. In June 1949, communist authorities nationalised the university and transformed it into the Central School of Planning and Statistics. The „socialist shape” imposed on the university by communists was aimed at creating an institution for educating official personnel, which was adjusted to the needs of a centrally planned and managed economy. Despite numerous limitations and obligations, the so-called science schools managed to develop, such as those of Aleksy Wakar and Michał Kalecki, which at that time were an poprawki of economic thought. By the end of the period of the Polish People’s Republic, the need for a thorough reform of the school became discernible. The conditions to conduct them appeared in 1990 in the wake of the general transformation of the state.

On 5 April 1991, the university returned to its previous name of the SGH Warsaw School of Economics –„Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie” which literally translates from Polish as the „Main School of Commerce”. New authorities commenced the transformation of the School. The teaching process was computerised and modernised and contacts were established with the best economic schools in Europe and around the world. Students were given the opportunity to choose lecturers and shape their own programme of studies.

Education

• Bachelor Studies
• Master Studies
• Doctoral Studies
• Post-Graduate Studies
• MBA Studies
• Academy of Young Economist
• Children’s University of Economics
• Preparatory Courses in Economics
• Language courses
• Professional trainings
• E-learning
• University of Third Age

Research

SGH Warsaw School of Economics conducts research in various areas of economics, finance, management and business administration as well as in public policy and political science. Our researchers lead the rankings of internationally recognized academics from Poland, e.g. in RePEc repository.

Career

We are psychologists whose task is to advice students and alumni on selecting the right direction of development, further education and profession. We carry out various forms of counselling: we help to plan career paths, define plans and goals, support in learning your strong points, personal skills as well as indicate the areas requiring improvement and development.