On Thursday, 13 June 2024, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education hosted a gala for awarding Education Excellence Certificates of the Polish Accreditation Committee with the participation of Minister Dariusz Wieczorek.
During the ceremony, the ‘Excellent Degree Programme − excellence in providing education as part of a degree programme’ certificates were received by the degree programme directors − Aleksandra Nadgórska-Socha, PhD, DSc, Assoc. Prof. from the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Agata Zygmunt-Ziemianek, PhD from the Faculty of Social Sciences − on behalf of the university authorities. Certificates were awarded to the Environmental Protection and Sociology degree programmes − they were among the elite group of 26 degree programmes recognised in this year’s fourth edition of certificates.
The Polish Accreditation Committee awards Education Excellence Certificates to promote the highest quality of education. The basis for awarding the Certificate is a positive programme evaluation for six years, supported by good practices in the quality of education or documented, regular achievements of students and graduates. The application for awarding a degree programme with a Certificate is submitted by the chairs of teams operating in the fields of science and art, based on the recommendations contained in the team’s opinions.
Polish Accreditation Committee awards Certificates in four categories:
• Excellent Degree Programme − excellence in providing education as part of a degree programme;
• Always for the student − excellence in supporting student development;
• Open to the world − excellence in international cooperation;
• Partner for development − excellence in cooperation with the socio-economic environment.
Units that run degree programmes awarded with a Certificate by the Presidium of the Polish Accreditation Committee implement effective, innovative and exemplary solutions that promote the quality of education. In particular, they are characterised by:
• effectiveness – the ability to achieve goals in improving the quality of education,
• universality – the possibility of transferability to other universities,
• innovativeness – an innovative approach to improving the quality of education,
• exemplary nature – the ability to be a reference point,
• ethicality – compliance with ethical standards and principles of social responsibility,
• stability – repeatability and unchanging impact on improving the quality of education.
More information can be found on the websites of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and Polish Accreditation Committee.
Materials of Ministry of Science and Higher Education