Coronavirus update for foreign students

Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemia all higher education institutions in Poland have either suspended classes or switched to the remote mode of teaching. Most of the universities published guidelines as regards to the informing proper authorities in case of getting an infection, staying in dormitories, etc.

Please find below a list of the newest official announcements by the Polish Governmental Authorities and respective universities and associations:

Government of Poland: www.gov.pl/web/coronavirus

Chief Sanitary Inspectorate: https://gis.gov.pl/ (in Polish)

Ministry of Science and Higher Education https://www.gov.pl/web/nauka/rekomendacja-ministra-nauki-i-szkolnictwa-wyzszego-w-zwiazku-z-sytuacja-zagrozenia-epidemiologicznego-w-kontekscie-pracownikow-uczelni (in Polish)

Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange: www.nawa.gov.pl/en/

Information for international students from the Students' Parliament of the Republic of Poland: https://psrp.org.pl/international-students/?fbclid=IwAR2fh1TzpBjquS7IhHawhqix8k_zB30CcbDAu1u0wGFPC-1eDzNkUggytV0

Information regarding Coronavirus published by some of the Polish universities:

Universities (in alphabetic order)

• Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan http://international.amu.edu.pl/
• Jagiellonian University in Krakow https://en.uj.edu.pl/en_US/news/-/journal_content/56_INSTANCE_SxA5QO0R5BDs/81541894/144762484
• Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin https://www.umcs.pl/en/news,17,useful-information-for-students,88739.chtm
• Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun https://www.umk.pl/en/news/?id=26649
• The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow https://upjp2.edu.pl/aktualnosci/upjpii-coronavirus-annoucement-1429.html 
• University of Gdansk https://en.ug.edu.pl/media/promowane/95387/university_gdansk_rectors_order_preventing_spread_covid-19
• University of Lodz https://iso.uni.lodz.pl/
• University of Opole http://www.uni.opole.pl/page/3391/new-rules-in-halls-of-residence
• University of Szczecin http://dsm.usz.edu.pl/en/coronavirus-update-executive-order-no-28-2020/
• University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn http://www.uwm.edu.pl/en/egazeta/coronavirus
• University of Warsaw http://en.uw.edu.pl/information-on-preventing-covid-19-spread-among-the-uw-community/
• University of Wrocław https://uni.wroc.pl/en/coronavirus-announcements-and-decisions/

Universities of Technology (in alphabetic order)

• AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow https://www.agh.edu.pl/en/
• Bialystok University of Technology https://pb.edu.pl/iro/2020/02/28/coronavirus-disease-recommendations/
• Czestochowa University of Technology https://www.pcz.pl/pl/ogloszenie/zarzadzenie-nr-314-2020-rektora-politechniki-czestochowskiej-z-dnia-16032020-roku-w (in Polish)
• Gdansk University of Technology https://pg.edu.pl/welcome-assets/-/asset_publisher/BLCJEe1FDMPc/content/key-questions-and-answers-on-the-operation-of-the-university-during-suspension-of-classes?p_p_auth=Bg3kHbxp&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fpg.edu.pl%2Fwelcome-assets%3Fp_p_auth%3DBg3kHbxp%26p_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_BLCJEe1FDMPc%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-1%26p_p_col_count%3D1
• Lodz University of Technology https://www.p.lodz.pl/en/announcement-no-12020-rector-tul-11-march-2020
• Lublin University of Technology http://en.pollub.pl/en/news/get/id/15
• Opole University of Technology https://wu.po.opole.pl/najczesciej-zadawane-pytania/  (in Polish)
• Poznan University of Technology https://www.put.poznan.pl/en/news/coronavirus-announcements
• Rzeszow University of Technology https://w.prz.edu.pl/uczelnia/aktualnosci/rectors-announcement-regarding-dorms-1644.html
• Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice https://www.polsl.pl/en/pages/welcome.aspx
• Cracow University of Technology https://www.pk.edu.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3354:suspend-of-didactic-classes-at-pk-from-march-11-2020&catid=10&lang=en&Itemid=1258
• University of Bielsko-Biala https://www.ath.bielsko.pl/12727-2/
• Warsaw University of Technology https://www.pw.edu.pl/engpw/News/Coronavirus-FAQ
• Wrocław University of Science and Technology https://pwr.edu.pl/en/university/news/coronavirus---rectors-statement-10386.html

Medical Universities (in alphabetic order)

• Medical University of Bialystok https://www.umb.edu.pl/en/main_news/21756,Important_information_for_students_and_PhD_students
• Medical University of Gdansk https://covid-19.gumed.edu.pl/60500.html
• Medical University of Lodz https://umed.pl/komunikat-rektora-w-sprawie-organizacji-pracy-uczelni-w-zwiazku-z-ogloszeniem-stanu-zagrozenia-epidemicznego/ (in Polish)
• Medical University of Lublin http://www.umlub.pl/en/
• Medical University of Silesia in Katowice https://smk.sum.edu.pl/2020/03/13/contact-information-in-case-of-sickness/
• Medical University of Warsaw https://www.wum.edu.pl/en
• Nicolaus Copernicus University – Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz https://www.cm.umk.pl/en/

Universities of Economics (in alphabetic order)

• Poznan University of Economics and Business https://ue.poznan.pl/en/
• University of Economics in Katowice https://www.ue.katowice.pl/no_cache/en/university/news/article/rectors-order-on-preventing-the-spread-of-covid-19.html
• Warsaw School of Economics http://www.sgh.waw.pl/en/Pages/news.aspx?NewsID=00916f7b-ec72-42d4-b2da-ded78a27facd&ListID=5729e9b5-2750-48d5-957f-5240049abc96
• Wrocław University of Economics http://www.ue.wroc.pl/en/

Universities of Agriculture and Life Sciences (in alphabetic order)

• Poznań University of Life Sciences https://puls.edu.pl/en/coronavirus-new-restrictions
• University of Agriculture in Krakow https://en.urk.edu.pl/
• University of Life Sciences in Lublin https://www.up.lublin.pl/english
• Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW https://www.sggw.pl/en/
• Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences https://www.upwr.edu.pl/news/51004/koronawirus_sars_cov_2_messages.html

Universities-type Non-Public HEls (in alphabetic order)

• Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University https://international.ka.edu.pl/?_ga=2.20604728.1625782780.1584435501-1325468735.1584435501
• Collegium Civitas https://www.civitas.edu.pl/en/our-university/news/communique-regarding-prevention-of-the-spread-of-covid-19-virus-within-the-collegium-civitas-community
• Kozminski University https://www.kozminski.edu.pl/?id=1302
• Łazarski University https://www.lazarski.pl/en/news/news/information-on-preventing-covid-19-spread-among-the-lazarski-university-community/
• Polish-Japanese Academy of lnformation Technology https://pja.edu.pl/en/news/zarzadzenie-rektora-pjatk-ws-zawieszenia-zajec
• SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities https://english.swps.pl/university/news/3075-suspension-of-classes-at-swps-university  
• Vistula University https://www.vistula.edu.pl/en/about/news-and-events/news/do-14-kwietnia-zajecia-tylko-w-trybie-online  
• WSB Universities https://www.wsb.pl/english/news/suspension-of-classes-on-march-12-25-2020