About the country
Location: central Europe
Population: over 30mln
Language: polish
Capital city: Warsaw
Climate: continental; average temperature is about 7°C (45°F); temperatures in Warsaw range, on average, from –6° to –1°C in January and from 13° to 26°C in July; weather is really changeable
Currency: zloty (PLN)
Learn more: www.poland.pl, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland
National traditions
Holidays: 1st May, 3rd May (Anniversary of First Constitution), 11th November (Day of Independence), 1st January (New Year), Easter and Easter Monday, 25th December (Christmas), 26th December (Boxing Day), 1st November (All Saints Day)
Food: pierogi, bigos, oscypek, schabowy, placki ziemniaczane
Sweets: krówki, delicje, ptasie mleczko, sękacz
Drinks: hot beer (grzaniec), vodka – Żubrówka, Wyborowa
Other: …
Advantages
great hospitality with lots of places to visit and various landscapes all around the country: Baltic Sea, Mazury Lakes, Tatra Mountains, Bieszczady, winter capital: Zakopane, beautiful old cities like Cracow, Wroclaw, Gdansk, Poznan, Lublin
IADS member info
Type of membership: country
Association: PTSS – Polskie Towarzystwo Studentów Stomatologii; Polish Association of Dental Students
Address: ul. Bukowska 70, 60-812 Poznań
Telephone: 0048 61 854 71 07
Website: www.ptss.pl
Contact: ptss@ptss.pl
Registration date at IADS: 2001
Number of Dental schools: 10
Number of students: 900
NEO Contact details
Name: Joanna Filipiuk
E-mail: neo@ptss.pl
Mob: +48504257567
Address: ul. Chodzki 5/43, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
University/School: Medical University of Lublin
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Exchange Programme General Info
Availible cities/universities: Szczecin, Poznań, Lublin, Warsaw, Cracow, Zabrze, Gdańsk, Białystok, Wrocław, Łódź
Best period for exchange: during school year from 1st October to 14th December and from 14th February till 30th June; but also during summer holidays from 1st July to 30th September
Exams period: 1st January – 14th February; 1st – 30th June
Exchange duration: 2-4 weeks
Language requirements: English
Deadline for applications: 2 months in advance; concerning exchanges during summer holidays deadline for applications is 1st of May each year
Form of application required: original paper with school or NEO stamp sent via e-mail; e-applications only before acceptance
Deadline for confirmation: 1 month in advance
Type of exchange: unilateral and bilateral
Bilateral contracts: Hungary, Turkey
Number incomings accepted per year: depends on each school and LEO as well as arrangements with other NEOs
Clinical work possibilities: only observing, assisting
Social program: organized by LEO
Estimated cost of exchange:
- accommodation: from 15-30 pln per night
- food: lunch costs about 10-20 pln in restaurant, 5-10pln in student bar
- pocket money: 30 pln per day
- spare time costs: cinema 15 pln, disco 5-10 pln
Insurance deposit system requirements: not yet
Insurance policy requirements: yes (ISIC or EURO<26 cards are ok)
Sponsorship possibilities: sometimes sponsored entrance fees for sightseeing and accommodation for free on bilateral exchange
Remarks: accommodation in dormitories available only with advance payment with statement concerning exchange period
