International Exchange
The Tischner European University is exchanging students and staff with many universities abroad. The geographical area covered and the number of our partner institutions is growing every year. Today we collaborate with 34 institutions from 17 countries, including USA.
Since 2004 Tischner European University has been a proud holder of an Erasmus University Charter, entitling it to participation in the EU-founded Erasmus programme, which supports Higher Education Institutions and since 2007 constitutes an element of the Lifelong Learning Program developed on the European level. Every year we successfully apply for Erasmus grants, which give significant administrative and financial support to those students who wish to study for a semester or complete an internship abroad. Every year we also host students from our partner institutions, or individuals coming as "visiting students".
Besides spending one or two semester abroad on Erasmus programme, TEU students have possibility to participate in many short-term programmes, which is a great chance to meet new friends, taste other cultures and take part in serious, multinational debates. International students willing to learn more about Poland and Central Europe in a short period of time, come to TEU for a few weeks to participate in summer schools, or to take part in projects organized by student associations, some co-funded by the EU programme "Youth in Action".
Exchanges, study trips and intensive programs involving local and international students, are complemented by lectures offered by professors from abroad, open meetings with distinguished guests and conferences gathering speakers from all over the world.
Jose Maria Aznar, former Prime Minister of Spain; Rocco Butigilione, Italian Minister of European Politics; Prof. Clyde Wilcox from the Georgetown University (USA); Prof. Anjoo Sharan Upadhyaya from the Banaras Hindu University in India; Gyaliong Tsetrin, former political prisoner from Tibet - these are just a few of those who have visited us up till now.
Studying at TEU
Krakow is the former political capital of Poland but undoubtedly the present capital of Polish culture and a student paradise with over 180,000 young people studying at nearly 20 higher education institutions.
Characterised by its friendly atmosphere and wide range of artistic events, it is one of the three most often visited cities in Europe. Krakow is a city of stories and music, the hourly repeated trumpet solo of the “Hejnał” from the tower of St. Mary’s Church mingles with the hustle and bustle of the 20th century and the heart rending Jewish fiddles in the summer festivals.
The city, boasting Austrian, Czech, Hungarian, Jewish, French and Turkish influences, was a Central European cultural melting pot whose charm lingers to this day. Presently it is a meeting place for artists and thinkers who remain under the magical spell of its delightful backstreets and labyrinth-like alleys.
Krakow boasts an impressive number of wonderful old buildings. Each of these buildings has its own story, not infrequently stemming from the 13th century. Today the original cellars of these buildings are centres of a vibrant cultural and night life, illustrating Krakow’s unique ability to successfully blend modernity with its historical past.
To find out more, please visit: www.cracow-life.com
