WSB Merito Universities[2][3] (Polish: Uniwersytety WSB Merito, formerly Polish: Wyższe Szkoły Bankowe, Wyższa Szkoła Bankowa[4]) are group of state-recognized private (non-public) universitiesinPoland. WSB Universities are the largest group of business schools in Poland and have been conducting educational activities in ten Polish cities.[5][6][7][8] In 2013 – 82% and in 2014, 85% of students of WSB Universities were studying and at the same time working, gaining work experience and professional competence.[9]
Uniwersytety WSB Merito
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| Type | Private university |
|---|---|
| Established | 1994 |
| Students | >50,000[1] |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Poznań, Chorzów, Szczecin, Gdańsk, Gdynia, Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Wrocław, Warsaw, Opole (all urban) |
| Affiliations | Erasmus/Erasmus+, ECTS, ETS and other |
| Website | https://uniwersytetymerito.pl/english/ |
Founded in 1994 by Tertiary Education Development Center "TEB Akademia" (en. TEB Academy).[10] On 10 August 1994, WSB launched its first field of study – "finance and banking".[11][12] The WSB Universities offer higher education and research facilities. WSB offer includes first-cycle studies (Bachelor's[13] and Engineering[14]), second-cycle studies[15] (Master's and Master's with post-graduate programmes), long-cycle Master's studies (5 years), post-graduate programmes, MBA and Executive MBA, as well as courses and training sessions. Further, the university is an Educational Testing Service (ETS), thus enabling to take exams and obtain TOEIC language certificates.[16][17]
WSB Universities consists of 10 faculties (departments) in ten cities in Poland:
These departments are grouped into five teaching units:
In 2009, the university began offering its MBA at the Franklin University in Ohio, United States.[37][38]
In 2019, Perspektywy published a yearly prepared ranking of non-public universities in Poland.[39]
The results of WSB Universities were as follows:
In information about the results of recruitment for the academic year 2019/2020 published by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education,[40] WSB Universities featured high in the list of the most frequently selected universities at first-cycle as well as long-cycle Master-level studies in Poland. WSB University in Poznań took the first position as the most frequently non-public local university. In addition, WSB Universities in Gdańsk, Toruń and Wrocław were indicated as the most popular in their regions. WSB University in Warszawa ended up among ten most-chosen non-public universities for part-time studies.
In ranking of Private Masters Degree Universities 2015 published by Perspektywy and Rzeczpospolita, WSB in Poznań ranked 15th, WSB in Wrocław ranked 18th, WSB in Gdańsk ranked 26th, WSB in Toruń in 30th place.[41]
In ranking of Top Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs in Poland in 2016, WSB in Poznań with the Aalto Executive MBA program ranked 8th, WSB in Wrocław with the Franklin University MBA program (FUMBA) ranked 9th, WSB in Gdańsk ranked 14th, WSB in Toruń ranked 20th place.[42]
WSB Universities was listed in various rankings by Wprost.[43] In the general ranking of universities in 2015, WSB in Poznań ranked 19th, taking the place between SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.[43] Among 10 private universities most esteemed by employers, WSB in Poznań ranked in 3rd place.[43] Among universities offering the fields of economics, finance, accounting and also management and marketing, WSB in Poznań ranked 8th in Poland.[43]
"WSB" is abbreviation of『Wyższa Szkoła Bankowa』which means in English "Higher School of Banking" or "Greater School of Banking" (like French Grandes écoles).
