Located at: Pl. Politechniki 1
00-661 WARSZAWA
phone: (+48 22) 234-7352, (+48 22) 629-61-53
fax: (+48 22) 234-7352
e-mail: office@sjo.pw.edu.pl
The Foreign Language Centre, established over 45 years ago, functions as an inter-faculty network with branches operating within every Faculty of the University. It serves students of all types, i.e. full-time, evening, extra-mural and doctoral. The Centre's main facilities and offices are located in the University Main Building. The Centre employs a staff of about 100, supported by 4 technical and administrative personnel to serve over ten thousand students in over 500 language teaching groups.
The Centre is administered by a director, a deputy director and six language section heads.
Courses are available in a wide range of languages: English, German, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish and, for foreign students, Polish. The course programme consists of 2 or 4 hours of classes per week, depending on the faculty.
General language instruction is provided for all students, including practice in comprehension, reading and, where necessary, written work. Intermediate and advanced students are made familiar with various elements of ESP (English for Special Purposes - technical or business) as well as with texts relevant to their chosen area of study.
General requirements are laid down by the University Senate while the detailed ones by the various Faculty Councils.
An additional function of the Centre is to organise and set final examinations for doctoral graduates, as well as to conduct various qualifying examinations for both students and staff for grants, practical work experience programmes abroad, fellowships, etc.