| Kozminski University | |
|---|---|
| Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego | |
| Established | 1993 |
| Type | Non-public |
| Rector | Witold Bielecki |
| Admin. staff | 350 |
| Students | ~8,000 (academic year 2009/10) |
| Location | Warsaw, Poland |
| Website | [1] |
Kozminski University (formerly known as Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management, in Polish Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego) is a private, non profit business school in Warsaw, Poland, considered to be "Poland’s highest rated private university"[1]. It was established in 1993 and named after Leon Koźmiński, a Polish professor of economics and entrepreneurship, and also the father of Andrzej Koźmiński, who was the founder and the first rector of the school. It is one of approx. 60 top business schools in the world with "triple crown accreditation".
Kozminski University is consistently ranked in the top 40 Master programs in management by Financial Times (35th in 2011, 30th in 2010, 36th in 2009[2]), as well as in the top 40 European business schools (39th in 2010, 42nd in 2009[3]). In the ranking of global executive MBA programs Financial Times ranked it as 81st in the world in 2010 and 91st in 2009[4].
In 1999 Kozminski University was the first business school in Central and Eastern Europe to receive EQUIS accreditation[5]. In 2005 the accreditation was extended to the full, unconditional one. Kozminski University was also the first business school in Central and Eastern Europe accredited by AACSB (since 2011[6]), AMBA[7], and CEEMAN.
Kozminski University is also the only business school in Poland accredited with distinction by National Accreditation Committee [8].
As of 2011, it is the only private business school in Poland with full doctorate (since 1998) and habilitation (since 2003) granting rights in management. It is also entitled by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education to grant PhD titles in law and economics (since 2009).
The school runs programs in Polish and in English at bachelor, master, postgraduate, MBA and doctorate levels in management, finance, law, European studies, sociology, psychology in management and administration.
The school's campus is located in Praga Północ a north-eastern district of Warsaw.
Kozminski University offer of programs conducted fully in English includes
The University offers undergraduate, graduate, postgradudate and PhD programs of studies in Polish in the following fields