Study organisation for exchange students

The academic year is divided into two semesters. Each semester comprises 15 weeks of studying. The examination period starts right after the lecture period and lasts for two weeks. Courses are offered as lectures, which are in some cases accompanied by separate practical classes or labs. The teachers use several forms of assessment – written tests, oral exams, essays, projects and presentations. For many courses the attendance and participation in class discussions will be considered in calculating of the final grade.  

Choosing study path

The exchange students make a choice of course units/modules in one of the application documents – "LEARNING AGREEMENT".  It is a contract between three parties – the student, the home University and the host Institution (PUE) – which is designed to guarantee full recognition of the undertaken programme of studies.
The chosen programme of study may need to be modified after the arrival of the student at the PUE. In such cases, the student can make the changes to his original Learning Agreement by completing a form "CHANGES TO LEARNING AGREEMENT" which also has to be signed by the three parties. The students who wish to modify their study path are obliged to inform the Research and International Relations Office about the changes during the first two weeks of the semester. After that time further modifications are not allowed.  

Obtaining grades

At the end of the semester each student receives an "EXAMINATION CARD" – a document which lists the attended courses (the same as in the learning agreement). The students should take this card to all their teachers to collect their grades with the teachers’ signatures in it. The completed examination card should be returned to the International Relations Office.

Transcript of Records

After a student completes the courses and collects all the grades the PUE issues for them a “Transcript of Records”. It is a document in English which lists the attended courses, the ECTS credits, the obtained grades -  in Polish grading scale and ECTS grading scale. Two copies of this document are sent directly to the student’s home University – one for the home Institution and one for the student. 

The Poznan University of Economics uses the following convertion scale:  

Student ID Card

Each exchange student will receive a Student Identity Card which proves the student status and entitles to a wide range of student discounts (e.g. public transportation in Poland). According to the national regulations the students are required to return the ID to the University at the end of the study period at the PUE.