City: Warsaw
Language: English, Polish
Credits: 10 EC
About
This course is a bit like Erasmus in a nutshell. Polish language classes are scheduled from Monday to Friday – language courses include 76 hours of classes and take place during the first half of the day. In the afternoon, students will have an opportunity to participate in various supplementary activities (at least 25 additional hours of classes on Polish language, culture, and history).
Morning language classes will enable course participants to develop their communication skills. During classes, there will also be space for focusing separately on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students, regardless of their level, will have an opportunity to improve their knowledge of grammar from a pragmatic point of view.
Afternoon activities include language workshops/lectures on the culture and history of Poland, film screenings, visits to museums, theatre improvisation workshop - you will be working with Poland’s leading figures in the field of theatrical improvisation (in Polish only, you will need B1-level language skills), silkscreen printing workshops at Poland’s most highly acclaimed art studio (Kwiaciarnia Grafiki), dance workshops, meetings with special guests, and integration events.
It is worth checking whether your university, as part of a bilateral agreement with the University of Warsaw, can cover the cost of the course at the Polonicum Centre.
Additional info:
☞ All our teachers have many years of experience in teaching Polish as a foreign language. A very large group of teachers are also examiners of state exams certifying knowledge of Polish as a foreign language.
☞ The Polonicum Centre, representing the University of Warsaw, is one of the state examination centres. The Polonicum Centre also conducts university certification at B1, B2 and C1 levels. Most of the Polonicum lecturers are members of the group of experts of the National Agency for Academic Exchange; some of them were responsible for preparing the state exams at the C2 level.
☞ Each person who registers for the summer course will receive an official e-mail confirmation of acceptance.
☞ University of Warsaw provides with accommodation for Participants of Polonicum’s course at Zamenhofa Student Dormitory number 4. Most rooms are double rooms.
☞ The Polonicum Centre only reserves vacancies in the dormitory and negotiates the daily accommodation fee. The dormitory charges are the responsibility of the institution which granted the scholarship (if you are a scholarship holder). If you're a stipendiary of the International Relations Office of the University of Warsaw, they'll be responsible for organising your residence, not the Polonicum Centre.
The price will be announced in July. For comparison, in the summer of 2025 it was 70 PLN / night in a double room.
We encourage you to check out our Instagram profile, polonicumuw – in the highlighted stories, you can see a few glimpses of how much fun our students had in previous years!
Course leader
Piotr Kajak, PhD
Course aim
For 71 years, our goal has been twofold: to teach the Polish language and to introduce people to Polish culture, including popular culture. During the course, you'll develop all kinds of linguistic and soft skills, like intercultural and mediation skills. The course gives you the chance to experience all of the best bits of Erasmus, like meeting new and interesting people, exploring Poland as a group and enjoying the beauty of the Polish language.
Fee info
Fee
3900 PLN, regular