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POLAND
Rzeczpospolita Polska
Location
Poland - Centarl Europe Country
Administrative Map
Administrative Division
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Since 1st January 1999
16 voidvodships (województwo)
373 Counties/districts (powiat)
2489 communes (gmina)
Statistics
Poland
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Area – 312 685 sq. Km
Population – 38 635 144
Flag Coat of arms Language - Polish
Political system – Parliamentary republic
Capital - Warszawa
Major cities – Gdańsk, Kraków, Łodź, Poznań, Szczecin,
Wrocław, Toruń
- Climate – moderate
- International Organizations:
NATO, UN, EU, CE
Population – age structure
• Population - 38 635 144
• Life expectancy – 70 years (men), 79 years
(women)
• Avarage Pole – 33, 37 years old
• Natural growth – 351 000 (2003) = 0,03%
while in 1983 – 723 000
• Family Supporting Policy - Becikowe
• Getting Married – 24 years old
• Becoming a mother – 25-29
Gender Structure
• 52% of women – 48% of men
• 106 women per every 100 men
• Both in cities and villiges
Ethnic Structure
• Pretty homogenous nation
• 3-5% of minorities (Germans, Belerussians
and Ukrainians)
• The Tatars – Polish Muslims
Population - students
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126 higher academies
301 private schools
2 million students
400 000 graduates per year
Most atractive courses: ICT, Biotechnology,
Management, Foreign Languages
Polish names
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• Origin – Christian
tradition
• Suffixes indicates marital
status:
Ms. = -ówna, -ina
miss = -ówna, -anka
• Surnames: -ski, -cki
• Zosia, Zośka, Zosieńka,
Zochna, Zocha
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Trendy girl's names in today's
Poland: Aleksandra, Natalia, Karolina,
Patrycja, Kinga, Klaudia, Magdalena,
Julia, Gabriela, Dominika, Justyna,
Paulina, Weronika, Angelika, Sylwia,
Anita, Zuzanna, Alicja, Kamila, Oliwia.
Traditional girl's names: Anna,
Barbara, Danuta, ElŜbieta, Ewa,
GraŜyna, Helena, Irena, Jadwiga,
Joanna, Józefa, Katarzyna, Krystyna,
Maria, Renata, Stanisława, Stefania,
Teresa, Zofia.
Trendy boy's names: Kamil, Jakub,
Patryk, Adrian, Michał, Dawid, Kacper,
Mateusz, Karol, Krzysztof, Sebastian,
Jan, Marcin, Daniel, Szymon,
Bartłomiej, Filip, Krystian, Paweł,
Adam, Rafał, Arkadiusz, Konrad,
Łukasz, Dariusz, Dominik, Oskar,
Andrzej, Damian, Przemysław,
Radosław.
Traditional boy's names: Józef,
Władysław, Piotr, Stanisław, Kazimierz,
Tadeusz, Mieczysław, Lech, Bolesław,
Bogusław, Wojciech, Zbigniew,
Zdzisław.
Polish Language
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Indo-European language belonging to the West Slavonic group
Poles, Czechs, Slovaks – linguistic similarities
966 – implementation of Latin
„Let me work now and you have some rest” – first Polish sentence,
secular writing – XIII
• Characteristics:
7 cases
• Singular/ plural
3 genders in singular and 2 in plural
conjugation of verbs by: person, tense, mood, voice and aspect
ortography: Ŝ vs. rz, u vs. ó, h vs. ch
• Borrowings from English, Russian, German, French, Czech
Lifestile
• Greetings:
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- Dzień Dobry
- Cześć
- Hej
- Witam
2) Triple cheek kiss☺
3) Bruderszaft and the
guests’ health
Religion
• 138 registered churches and religion
associations
• 966- babtism
• 95% Catholic Church
• Pilgrimage to Częstochowa
• Pope John Paul II (1978 – 2005)
Poles Abroad
• In total 14-17 million are estimated to live abroad
• Main targets of destination: USA (6-10 million),
Germany, Brasil, France, Canada, Belerus
• Reasones: partitation (by Russia, Austria, Prussia)
and uprisings, I and II World War, communism,
• Work emigration: 2 million (UK, Ireland, Sweden)
Famous Poles
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John Paul II - pope
Adam Malysz - sportsman
Agnieszka Holland - director
Andrzej Wajda - director
Czeslaw Milosz - poet
Frederick Chopin – composer, musician
Nicolaus Copernicus - astronomer
Krzysztof Kieslowski - directior
Maria Sklodowska-Curie - scientist
Roman Polanski - director
Lech Walesa – first president after 1989, Nobelist
Wislawa Szymborska - poet
• Aleksander Wolszczan - astonomer
Economy
• Currency exchange
1 EUR = 3,3 PLN
1 USD = 2,3 PLN
1GBP = 4,2 PLN
• Employment structure:
agriculture – 15,8%
industry – 30%
services - 54,2%
Main political parties
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PO (Citizens’ Platform)
PiS (Law and Justice Party)
SLD (Democratic Left Allience)
PSL (Polish Peasants’ Party)
Poland’s Way to EU
• Year 1989 – turningpoint
• Year 1990 – beginning of negotiations,
European Agreement
• 16th April 2003 – signing the Accession
Treaty
• 1st May 2004 - membership
Some images of Poland
Polish Sites on UNESCO List
• 13 sites in Poland have
been put on UNESCO
list of World Heritage
Sites.
• First list from 1978
among 12 most
precious sites included
Cracow
Examples of Polish Sites on
UNESCO list
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Cracow (Old Town)
Wieliczka Salt Mine
Warsaw (Old Town)
Toruń (Old and New
Town)
Zamość (Old Town)
Malbork Teutonic Castle
The BiałowieŜa Forest
Auschwitz Birkenau
Warsaw
Cracow
Tatra Mountains
Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Voivodeship
• Bydgoszcz/Toruń
Toruń
City of Nicolaus Copernicus
and Ginger Bread
Toruń’s Old Town
– Teutonic Treasures
Toruń –
this established in 28th of December 1233 city is located by the Vistula
River. In 1997 thanks to its unique character, which is owed to the
historical monuments of the Old Town, Torun was registered on the list of
world heritage of the UNESCO.
Since the beginning of its existence Torun visibly marked its presence on
the European map. This is to be thanked to its natural geographical
conditions that allowed the main trade routes to cross in Torun.
700 years of its history developed the political, economic and cultural
position. A lot of historical monuments and interesting architectonical
object representing the achievements of the medieval ages builders stood
the test of time.
Torun is also famous for the legends and myths about its origin.
Torun School of Banking
• Torun School of
Banking which is a
private vocational
university of economic
and financial profile,
was created by
Banking Education
Society
Torun School of Banking
• 3-year-long full time
Bachelor’s Studies;
• 3-year-long part time
Bachelor’s Studies;
• 2-year-long full time
Marster’s Studies;
• 2-year-long part time
Master’s Studies;
• Postgraduate Courses
Torun School of Banking
- subjects in English
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International Finance
Modern Solution in Marketing and Management
Strategic Management
Instruments of Strategic Management in Enterprice
Business Mergers and Acquisitians
International Commercial Law
Derivatives
Corporate Finanse
Logistic Management
Business English
Polish Language
Where to find information?
www.poland.gov.pl
www.poland.com
www.paiz.gov.pl
www.pot.gov.pl
www.staypoland.com
www.wsb.torun.pl
Contact
Anna Kępa
Torun School of Banking
Tel.: +48 56 66 09 236
Fax: +48 56 66 09 207
E-mail: [email protected]