SWPS University explained

SWPS University
Native Name:Polish: SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny
Former Names:Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej
Established:1996
Type:Private
Founder:Piotr Voelkel, Andrzej Eliasz, Zbigniew Pietrasiński and Janusz Reykowski
Rector:Associate Professor Roman Cieślak, Ph.D.
Students:16,776[1] (12.2023)
City:Warsaw, Wrocław, Sopot, Poznań, Katowice
Country:Poland
Campus:Urban
Website:swps.pl
Affiliations:EUA, Socrates-Erasmus
Administrative Staff:1000
Colours:Black, White
Qs Eeca:161
Qs Eeca Year:2022
Qs Eeca Ref:[2]

SWPS University (Polish: Uniwersytet SWPS) is a private non-profit university in Poland established in 1996 by three psychology professors, Andrzej Eliasz, Zbigniew Pietrasiński and Janusz Reykowski.

SWPS University is one of the largest private universities in Poland with a community of over 14,000 students at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels, including over 1,200 international students from more than 60 countries. The university has five campuses, located in major Polish cities, including Warsaw, Wrocław, Sopot, Poznań, and Katowice.[3]

The institution was formerly known as the Warsaw School of Social Psychology (Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej, SWPS). It was granted university status under Polish law in 2015.[4]

Administration

In 2008, the position of SWPS University founder was transferred to the Institute for the Development of Education (Instytut Rozwoju Edukacji) and its president, Polish businessman and philanthropist Piotr Voelkel.[5] Before 2018, SWPS University was administered by a privately appointed board of trustees. Trustees served four-year terms and met annually. Andrzej Eliasz was chairman of the board of trustees. Other members included Jan Strelau (former chairman of the board of trustees), Michał Jan Boni (Member of the European Parliament), Magdalena Dziewguć (Google for Work), Robert Firmhofer (director of Copernicus Science Centre), Aleksander Kutela (Onet.pl S.A.), Przemysław Schmidt, Ewa Voelkel-Krokowicz.[6] As of 2018, in compliance with the new higher education law in Poland, the governing body of SWPS University consists of rector and director general.

Rectors

  1. Andrzej Eliasz (from 1996 to 2016)
  2. Roman Cieślak (since 2016)[7]

Academics

SWPS University offers 15 undergraduate and graduate programs taught entirely in English and over 30 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral study programs, with over 70 specializations, in Polish. The main study areas are Psychology, Law, Languages, Literature and Culture Studies, Media and Communication, Management, and Design.[8] The University has been ranked by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education as the leading higher education institution offering Social Sciences program in Poland.

Faculties

Eleven faculties of SWPS University have the authority to grant doctoral degrees in the following disciplines: cultural studies, literature studies, law, and sociology (in Warsaw) as well as psychology (in Warsaw, Wrocław, and Sopot). The university also has the authority to grant post-doctoral degrees (habilitacja) in cultural studies (Warsaw) and psychology (Warsaw and Wrocław).

Faculties of SWPS University[9] !Locations!Faculties!Subjects
WarsawWarsaw Faculty of PsychologyPsychology
Warsaw Faculty of HumanitiesHumanities
Warsaw Faculty of Social SciencesSocial Sciences
Faculty of Design in WarsawDesign
Warsaw Faculty of LawLaw
SopotSopot Faculty of PsychologyPsychology
KatowiceKatowice Faculty of Psychology
KrakówKraków Faculty of Psychology
WrocławWrocław Faculty of Psychology
Wrocław Faculty of Law and CommunicationLaw and Communication
PoznańPoznań Faculty of Psychology and Law Psychology and Law

Notable staff

Notable alumni

Social engagement

SWPS University collaborates with various local and national organizations nurturing the idea of social engagement of its faculty and students. SWPS has a Legal Clinic which offers free legal advice for low-income individuals. The University also supports local craftsmen running their small businesses in the Praga District of Warsaw where the University main campus is located. Much of the research output is devoted to social, business and political issues such as neuroscience, behavioral insights for economy and public policy, health and nutrition, ageing, youth adaptation, or facing EU challenges from Horizon Europe (e.g. migrations, human & technology relations in the digital world). SWPS cooperates with various NGOs and institutions devoted to social causes, are the first European campus with the Ashoka Journey to Changemaking Certificate, and are member of newly-established Engaged Universities Forum, grouping 7 Polish Universities around the UN SDGs.

Rankings

The W:1001+
The W Year:2022
The W Ref:[14]
Arwu W Psy:201

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Higher education in the 2023/24 academic year . pl . 2024-06-30 . Statistics Poland .
  2. Web site: QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia . 15 January 2023.
  3. Web site: University profile. www.studyinpoland.pl. en-gb. 2017-10-14.
  4. Web site: SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny - Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego. www.npc.pl. Net P.C.. www.nauka.gov.pl. pl. 2017-10-14.
  5. Web site: Instytut Rozwoju Edukacji NIP 5213462069 KRS 0000291897 REGON 141190936 krs-pobierz.pl. krs-pobierz.pl. pl. 2018-06-07.
  6. Web site: Rada Powiernicza. Piasecka. Karolina. www.swps.pl. pl-pl. 2018-06-07.
  7. Web site: Ustawa 2.0, rektor SWPS: Ustawa o szkolnictwie wyższym daje szanse aktywnym uczelniom - sejm-rząd Społeczeństwo. PTWP. www.parlamentarny.pl. pl. 2017-10-15.
  8. Web site: Ruszyła rekrutacja na rok akademicki 2019/20 - Uniwersytet SWPS.
  9. Web site: Sienkiewicz . Anna . Organizational Structure . 2023-05-28 . english.swps.pl . en-gb.
  10. Web site: Profesor Jan Strelau doktorem honoris causa Uniwersytetu SWPS. Sławski. Rafał. www.swps.pl. pl-pl. 2017-10-15.
  11. Web site: Honorary Degrees and Recognition Committee. Piasecka. Karolina. english.swps.pl. en-gb. 2017-10-15.
  12. Web site: Profesor Cialdini doktorem honoris causa SWPS. Piasecka. Karolina. swps.pl. pl-pl. 2017-10-15.
  13. Web site: Profesor Jan Strelau doktorem honoris causa Uniwersytetu SWPS. Pluta. Ewa. swps.pl. pl-pl. 2017-10-15.
  14. Web site: SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities. 16 June 2021.
  15. Web site: Ranking Uczelni Niepublicznych - Ranking Szkół Wyższych PERSPEKTYWY 2019. www.perspektywy.pl. pl-pl. 2019-08-21.
  16. Web site: SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities. 2019-09-09. Times Higher Education (THE). en. 2020-01-02.
  17. Web site: World University Rankings 2020. Times Higher Education (THE). 20 August 2019. en. 2020-01-02.
  18. Web site: World University Rankings 2020 by subject: Psychology. 14 November 2019.
  19. Web site: World University Rankings 2020 by subject: Social sciences. 29 October 2019.
  20. Web site: 2021 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects . 2024-04-04 . www.shanghairanking.com.