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Karkonoska Państwowa Szkoła Wyższa w Jeleniej Górze

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Learning with pleasureThe College with the future

TABLE OF CONTENTS1. FIFTEEN YEARS OF THE COLLEGE 32. WHERE WE ARE 4 CAMPUS 83. A SHORT HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE 104. FIELDS OF STUDY 125. COLLEGE SPORTS CLUB OF THE UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION 166. REGIONAL COOPERATION 187. FINANCIAL AID 198. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 209. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 2210. JULIUSZ SŁOWACKI LIBRARY AND ACADEMIC INFORMATION CENTRE 2511. THE HALL OF RESIDENCE 2812. KARKONOSZE COLLEGE’S INVESTMENTS 3013. KARKONOSZE COLLEGE PERSONS OF MERIT 3414. PHOTO GALLERY 36

1. Fifteen years of the CollegeLadies and Gentlemen, The Karkonosze College in Jelenia Góra (Karkonoska Państwowa Szkoła Wyższa – KPSW) came into existence on 1st July 1998 and was one of the first eight State Higher Vocational Schools set up by the Prime Minister’s order.The College offers rich curricula, well qualified academic staff, well equipped laboratories and education in a beautiful and friendly environment. The College is the only autono-mous higher education institution in the Karkonosze Region, therefore it aspires to fulfil its cultural obligations, offering a broad range of courses in the fields of social sciences and humanities as well as natural sciences and technology. What is more, it also aims to become the social and cultu-ral centre of the subregion by housing such organizations as the Karkonosze Academic Society and the Karkonosze University of the Third Age, and providing a venue for the meetings of other organisations such as the Citizens’ Forum: A Partnership for the Karkonosze Region or RADAR – Jelenia Góra Association of Army Radio Engineers. KPSW has been closely cooperating with universities and colleges of Wrocław since its foundation in 1998. The College owns a well-equipped hall of residence, which provides comfortable accommodation in the immediate vicinity of the college for students. Other facilities of KPSW include a modernised sports hall and an indoor swimming pool. The various forms of the financial aid to the students pro-vided by the College include the needbased scholarship, the special scholarship for persons with disabilities, and the Rector’s scholarship for the best students. KPSW enables students with disabilities to attend its courses, offering them exceptional support in their education and rehabilitation. The campus houses a specialised Centre of Osteoporosis Treatment and Motor Rehabilitation OSTEOCYT.The College’s modern Library and Academic Information Centre is fully equipped with multimedia devices and provides Internet access for each student. The library has a reading room with a Braille display and an electronic magni-fier for students with vision impairment.

The College supports its Student Government and enco-urages various activities on the field of culture (e.g. the Juwenalia, a students’ holiday), recreation, tourism and sport, including the University Sports Association, which allows the students to go in for many sports (competitive or recreational). Student Research Clubs are active at each faculty. KPSW intensifies the international exchange of students and lecturers, benefiting from its ERASMUS Charter. In the course of the academic year and during the holidays stu-dents can go abroad to international conferences, seminars, youth meetings and youth camps. Each year, KPSW students participate in the International Conference of Young Scientist – Universities of the Eurore-gion Nysa, organised by the Academic Coordination Centre in the Euroregion Nysa. The Karkonosze College intends to expand its educational offer, as new specialities are being prepared and postgradu-ate studies are planned to be introduced.

You are cordially invited to visit the Karkonosze College in

Jelenia Góra,

Rector prof. dr hab. Henryk Gradkowski

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Location

Lower Silesia province is one of the 16 Polish provinces, with its capital in Wrocław. It was formed in 1999 out of the lands of former Wrocław province, Legnica province, Jelenia Góra province, Wałbrzych province and parts of Leszno and Kalisz provinces. Lower Silesia province is located in the south--west of the country and contains a large part of historical Silesia, and the eastern Upper Lusatia. This region, rich in various landscapes, is an interesting part of Poland. Jelenia Góra is one of the most beautiful cities in the province. It is situated in the Jelenia Góra Basin and borders on the steep slopes of the Karkonosze Mountains, the Izera Mountains and the Izera Foothills, the Kaczawskie Mountains and the Rudawy Janowickie Mountains. The Bóbr River cuts through the bottom of the basin. The Kamienna, a left tributary of the Bóbr, forms the axis of the city, along which the districts Cieplice and Sobieszów are situated. The centre of Jelenia Góra lies where the Kamienna and the Bóbr meet. The city was founded in 1108, when Bolesław Wrymouth arrived in these parts. According to a legend, he met a beautiful deer and founded the town.Jelenia Góra is located in the center of the Valley of Palaces and Gardens, a complex of historic buildings which are being gradually restored and put into use. Jelenia Góra is also the sports centre of the Jelenia Góra Basin. The best mountain cycling, orienteering and climbing routes can be found here. In winter, it is the perfect place to practice alpine skiing and cross-country skiing. The city’s Jelenia Góra Aero Club

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View of Jelenia Góra and Śnieżka.

Samotnia HostelPhoto by Eugeniusz Gronostaj

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Chojnik CastleWojanów Palace

Sixteenth-centuryRenaissanceCzarne Manor House Paulinum Palace in Jelenia Gora

Sokolik andKrzyżna Góra

View from Śnieżka

Jelenia Gora is located in the centre of the Valley of Palaces and Gardens, the complex of historic buildings which are gradually restored and put into use.

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CampusSince 1st October 2003, KPSW has had its seat in an ex-mi-litary campus at ul. Lwówecka 18, located in a beautiful park which covers 12.5 hectares. The complex served as barracks since its erection. What is more, it was used in the post--war training of military personnel for nearly 60 years. The first barracks in this part of Jelenia Góra were built at the beginning of the twentieth century, and before the Second World War they were followed by further ones, called von Neumann Barracks. The 1st Silesian Rifle Battalion No. 5 under von Neumann, which was stationed here, was formed from the Silesian Infantry Battalion. In August 1914 the 1st Silesian Rifles Battalion No. 5 went to the First World War and at the beginning of 1919 the remnants of the battalion returned to Jelenia Gora. The unit was disbanded in the same year, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. The barracks, however, did not remain empty, as the headquarters of the 2nd Battalion, accompanied by the 7th and 8th Company of the 7th Infantry Regiment of

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KPSW Assembly HallCampus in winter

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the Reichswehr arrived in Jelenia Góra. The army reform in 1936 resulted in the creation of the 83rd Infantry Re-giment, which set out to war at the beginning of August 1939. During World War II the reserve of the 28th and 83rd Regiment were stationed in the barracks, and other German units stayed there to rest. After the war Jelenia Góra be-came a Polish garrison and the 10th Infantry Division was dispatched here in order to support the state authorities. The 29th Infantry Regiment and the 39th Light Artillery Regiment were stationed in the Grunow barracks, which are now the seat of the Karkonosze College. In 1949 the 29th Infantry Regiment was reorganized to become a motorized infantry regiment and left Jelenia Góra, and the 39th Light Artillery Regiment was relocated to Strzegom. Soldiers belonging to combat units started being replaced by soldiers receiving their military education. The barracks served as a military education centre since 1948. The educational activity was initiated by the Infantry Officer School and the Law Officer School, transferred to Jelenia Góra from Łódź and Warsaw respectively. Furthermore, the Topographical Officer School functioned here in years 1951 – 1955. When the Infantry Officer School was disbanded in 1955, it was replaced by the Radio Engineering Officer School, which

previously had had its seat in Beniaminów near Warsaw. In 1967 the Radio Engineering Warrant Officer School was es-tablished. The Radio Engineering Officer School educated many specialists in radiolocation and aircraft equipment in its 50 year history. On its basis, the Higher Officer’s Aca-demy of Radio Engineering was formed, which in turn was transformed into the Centre of the Radioelectronic Training on 1st September 1994. The school, in cooperation with the Wrocław University of Technology organised engineering courses for civilians and soldiers. When it became known that the school would be closed, efforts to adapt the huge post-military area to civil purposes as effectively as possible began. Nevertheless, the authorities of KPSW had to put a lot of effort to carry out the idea of transforming a part of the barracks into a campus.


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- 30th January 1997: A meeting during which the founda-tion of a higher vocational school was discussed took place in the Jelenia Góra branch of the Wrocław University of Technology.

- 1st July 1998: The Karkonosze College was established un-der the name Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Jele-niej Górze – Kolegium Karkonoskie. Dr Henryk Gradkowski was entrusted with the function of Rector of the Karkonosze College by Minister for National Education. Prof. zw. dr hab. inż. Tomasz Winnicki was elected Vice-Rector. Mgr Grażyna Malczuk was appointed Chancellor.

- 1st October 1998: Classes begin in the Institute of Phi-lology and the Institute of Pedagogy. The candidates who passed the qualification procedure of the Teacher Training College, which was to be closed, became students of Kole-gium Karkonoskie.

- February 1999: The Institute of Technology was establi-shed.

- 2000: The Institute of Western Languages and the Institu-te of Medical Education became a part of the organizational structure of Kolegium Karkonoskie. The introduction of new specialities began the process of merger with the Teacher Training College of Foreign Languages in Jelenia Góra. The Institute of Medical Education was formed by the transformation of the Postsecondary Medical School Complex in Jelenia Góra – Cieplice.

Kolegium Karkonoskie, as the first college in Po-land, was authorised to run undergraduate medical courses. Since courses of the Czech and Russian languages were introduced on various specialities and a new philological in-stitute was established, the name of the former Institute of Philology was changed to the Institute of Slavic Languages.

3. A short history of the College Jelenia Góra City Council donated two buildings at 1 Maja 56 to Kolegium Karkonoskie. The building ‘A’ was a tempo-rary seat of the College administration; furthermore, seven classrooms and a computer lab were established there. That building was entirely taken over by the Institute of Slavic Languages for its purposes.The building ‘B,’ after being renovated and adapted, was given to the Institute of Pedagogy for the purposes of a newly created specialty. The building featured seven classrooms, a sports hall and a lecturers’ room.

The College came into the ownership of a building at ul. Cieplicka 16 in Jelenia Góra – Cieplice, which was given to the Institute of Technology.- Academic year 2000/2001: The courses at the Institute of Medical Education (Instytut Edukacji Medycznej – IEM) and the Institute of Western Languages began. IEM courses took place in the buildings of Anna Rydlówna Medical School Complex in Jelenia Góra – Cieplice at ul. Leśna 5. The complex included a teaching building with a sports hall and a boarding house with a canteen. It gave the College new opportunities, namely to convert a number of rooms to a lecture theatre, to convert the boarding house into a hall of residence and expand it, and, ultimately, to receive those buildings from the Provincial Assembly of Lower Silesia. Kolegium Karkonoskie came into the ownership of a villa at ul. Wolności 38 as a result of the merger with Jelenia Góra Teacher Training College of Foreign Languages, whose structures formed the basis for the Institute of Western Languages.

- 10th October 2000: The inauguration of the academic year, combined with the formal opening of the new Rector’s Office at ul. Zamojskiego 7 in Cieplice. The Rector's Office housed the central administration of Kolegium Karkonoskie and two lecture theatres with 90 seats each.

- 2nd October 2001: During the inauguration of the academic year a building at ul. Cieplicka 16, intended for the purposes of the Institute of Technology, was opened.

- 7th October 2002: An agreement which concerned the adaptation of the property located at ul. Lwówecka 18 in Jelenia Góra for the educational purposes of Kolegium Kar-konoskie was signed by the College, the Military Property Agency and the city of Jelenia Góra. The property included training and administrative buildings, a sports hall and an indoor swimming pool.

- The official opening of the academic year 2003/2004 was combined with the opening ceremony of a new campus of the College at ul. Lwówecka 18 and the fifth anniversary of Kolegium Karkonoskie.

- 30th June 2004: Kolegium Karkonoskie came into the ownership of the new campus.

- At the beginning of the academic year 2004/2005 all edu-cational and administrative units were located in one place.

- The official opening of the academic year 2007/2008 was combined with the opening of the rebuilt library, which was named after the poet Juliusz Słowacki.

- At the end of 2007 Kolegium Karkonoskie purchased a de-veloped property with two former barracks, which were converted into halls of residence.

- 4th December 2010: Kolegium Karkonoskie changed its name to the Karkonosze College in Jelenia Góra.- 2011: The redevelopment of the College sports hall, named after Jerzy Szmajdziński, was finished.

- 12th October 2012: The College inaugurated its fifte-enth year by opening its indoor swimming pool with a rehabilitation centre.

Buildings in the years 1910-1915

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The Faculty of Humanitiesand Social Sciences

offers full-time and part-time bachelor programmes in the following fields:

Journalism and Social Communication

The programme educates the students to be media workers and is mainly focused on comprehensive preparation for in-terpreting social, political and cultural events, as well as on the conscious and creative participation in those events. The students will be provided with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills concerning: the social communication, the mass communication processes, the ways of influencing the recipient and issues related to the characteristics of different media. The social communication topics will be

4. Fields of Studydealt with primarily in the course of practical activities such as negotiation techniques, public relations or rhetoric and eristic, during which the students will learn about image-bu-ilding and persuasive communication. Acquired theoretical knowledge, supported by traineeships, will not only improve the students’ qualifications, but also expand their skills in making contacts which will be beneficial in their subsequ-ent job search.

Philology with specialities: English, German

English Philology focuses on its teaching specialisation, whereas German Philology concentrates on the learning of the language, which begins at the most basic level. English Philology graduates are prepared to work as teachers. They are supposed to have knowledge and skills necessary in their work, namely: the knowledge of modern methods of teaching

and learning; the knowledge of curricula and curricular fra-meworks, as well as the ability to interpret them; the ability to make proper contacts with students and their parents. Graduates are expected to acquire the relevant knowledge and skills while attending their classes in the following subjects: psychology, pedagogy, didactics of language, and working as trainees at schools. German Philology graduates have basic knowledge of the language, literature and culture of German-speaking countries and the ability to use it in their work and life in an ethically way. The graduates are supposed to have interdisciplinary skills enabling them to use their knowledge of the language in various academic and social fields. The graduates are also expected to be able to solve professional problems; collect, process and communi-cate (in writing and orally) information; and work in a team.

Pedagogyin two specialities:

- child and youth care education and social rehabilitation - early and primary childhood education. Pedagogy graduates have the knowledge of general peda-gogy, history, philosophy, sociology and psychology which is necessary to understand the socio-cultural context of educa-tion, upbringing and providing care for children and youth. The graduates have social communication skills, are able to use the diagnostic workshop of the teacher, as well as to create their own methodological workshop, and are willing to continually improve their knowledge and practical skills.

Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology

offers full-time and part-time bachelor programmes in the following fields:

Physiotherapy

The programme prepares students for the planning and implementation of physiotherapy in the processes of pre-vention, treatment and rehabilitation, as well as in sport and wellness. The graduates are eligible to perform compre-hensive physiotherapy (kinesitherapy, physicotherapy, and massage), to perform auxiliaryduties in various branches of medicine, and to promote health. The future physiothera-pists are taught to act as independent professionals, and to provide a high level of physiotherapy services aiming to develop, sustain or restore the fitness and function of hu-man body which have been lost or decreased due to various diseases or injuries.

NursingThe programme prepares qualified nursing staff to perform individual professional activities, to provide quality medical services, to promote health, and to educate healthy and sick people of any age about health. The graduates can apply for jobs in public and private healthcare centres, including hospitals, clinics, nursing care centres, centres providing hospice and palliative care services, sanatoriums, medical rescue units, as well as at schools (as school nurses).

Physical EducationThe programme prepares students to work as teachers in educational institutions. The graduates are eligible to teach

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physical education classes and organise extracurricular physical culture activities. Theoretical education is comple-mented by mandatory participation in summer and winter training camps: the former ones’ training programme deals with water sports, the latter ones focus on alpine skiing and cross-country skiing courses.A wide range of lectures, exercises and theoretical and prac-tical classes allow students to prepare thoroughly for their future work. Pedagogic traineeships serve as an excellent opportunity to verify the students’ knowledge and provide them with additional skills.

Technical and Computer Science Education

This programme is designed for people who intend to acquire the comprehensive knowledge of computer science, material engineering, the operation and diagnostic testing of mechanical and electrotechnical devices, and the basics of manufacturing engineering. Practical classes tied to computer technology, such as laboratories, projects and seminars, constitute over 50% of the programme. The students acquire the knowledge of computer science during their classes in such subjects as: the basics of computer science and IT systems, algorithms and data structures, engineering computer graphics, multimedia technologies, the basics of programming, object-oriented programming, database technology, website creation technologies, web application creation technologies, computer networks and network applications, server administration. The students acquire mechanical knowledge during classes in such subjects as: materials science, manufacturing engineering, technical mechanics and strength of materials, electrical engineering, metrology and surveying, electric drive com-ponents and machines, electronic circuits and components, the basics of machine design, the operation and reliability of technical systems. Classes in subjects as: mathematics, physics, chemistry, and engineering graphics will provide students with basic knowledge essential to comprehend the

curricula of technical and computer science classes. An edu-cation system organised in such a way allows the students to gain theoretical and practical knowledge, and skills which enable the graduates to operate as engineers in many areas of economic life. In addition, the knowledge of the basics of management and of organization of production, which they gain during their studies, prepares the graduates to set up and conduct business activity in the form of a small business.

On completion of the studies, apart from the diploma, the

students receive a Diploma Supplement, which contains a

full description of knowledge and skills acquired during the

studies. Graduates from KPSW can continue their education

at 2nd level studies in Poland and abroad.

Post-diploma education:Depending on the number of candidates, the College may run parttime post-diploma programmes:

Early and Primary Childhood EducationChild and Youth Care Education and Social Rehabilitation

Sociotherapy with Pedagogic TherapyProfessional Teaching QualificationThe Early Intervention and the Supportof the Development of the Small ChildGeneral Security and Industrial Safety Engineering

Other courses :The College also organises instructor courses:

- physical recreation instructor courses, consisting of a gene-ral part and a speciality (aerobics, swimming, cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, self-defence, snowboarding, tennis)

- sports instructor: basketball, bodybuilding, athletics, football, handball, volleyball, swimming, table tennis, lawn tennis.

Faculty research clubs Students have many opportunities to pursue theirinterests in the College:

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences:

• Psychology, Psychoeducation and Psychotherapy Student Research Club• “Teatr Studencki” drama club• Astronomy Student Club• “Radio NaGłos” Student Research Club

The Faculty of NaturalSciences and Technology:

• “Paramedyk” Student Research Club• “PHYSIS” Physiotherapy Student Research Club• “InteleKKt” Computer Science Research Club• “Elektronik” Research Club• Computer Aided Design Research Club• “Kontrast” Photographic Club• “NEURON” Student Research Club• “BOLUS” Student Research Club• “ProSalute” Student Research Club

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KU AZS has been active in KPSW since the opening of the College. Its sections include: Combat SportsAthleticsBeach VolleyballSwimmingBasketballFutsalSkiingFootballVolleyball.

During the academic year games of various sports between students from different years of study and different pro-grammes are held at the College.

Major achievements:

- In 2000-2009 the College women’s basketball team achie-ved great successes. The team was promoted from Division II to Division I, and later to the Premier League, and com-peted in that highest division in the seasons 2005-2009,

- In 2009, during the Academic Championship of Poland, the College women's handball team won the title of the Academic Champion of Poland,

- The students Dorota Skórzecka and Paweł Piepiora won the titles of World Champions in Shotokan Karate competi-tions in years 2008 and 2009,

- The students Klaudia Pielesz, Kinga Byzdra, Monika Ma-liczkiewicz and Joanna Obrusiewicz were members of the Polish national women’s handball team in 2009-2011,

- Artur Gędzius won the title of Champion of Poland in luge in 2011,

- The College students are members of various national te-ams, including cross-country skiing, bobsleigh and women’s handball. They have many achievements in cross-country races and on many fields of competitions of Lower Silesian Academic League.

5. College Sports Club Of The University Sports Association (Klub Uczelniany Akademicki Związek Sportowy – KU AZS)

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granted on the basis of disability degree certificate for as long as the certificate remains valid, but for no longer than one academic year.

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6. Regional cooperation

TAURON Dystrybucja Centrum Przemysłowo-Usługowe ZETOKomenda Miejska Policji Wojewódzkie Centrum Szpitalne Kotliny JeleniogórskiejUzdrowisko CiepliceSzpital Specjalistyczny MSWSanatorium Uzdrowiskowe MSWDRAEXLMAIER PGE GiEK Elektrownia Turów w BogatyniDOLFAMEX CONNECT Jeleniogórskie Centrum Leczenia Osteoporozy i Rehabili-tacji Narządu Ruchu „OSTEOCYT”Zespół Opieki Zdrowotnej CARITAS Diecezji Legnickiej Netcom Goldnet INFORMER Sogen w Gryfowie ŚląskimJupiter w MirskuŁużyckie Centrum MedyczneZespół Opieki Zdrowotnej w ZłotoryiUzdrowisko Świeradów –Czerniawa Miedziowe Centrum Zdrowia PGE GiEK Kopalnia Węgla Brunatnego TurówPMPoland Jelonka.com Muzyczne RadioKsiążnica KarkonoskaTelewizja Dami,Telewizja Karkonosze Play

as well as hospitals, clinics, kindergartens, primary schools, upper secondary schools, community centres, boarding ho-uses, children’s homes asn nursing homes in Jelenia Gora and the surrounding area.

7. Financial aidStudents of the Karkonosze College in Jelenia Góra can apply for financial aid in the form of:- a need-based scholarship,- a scholarship for students living in a hall of residence or renting a flat,- a special scholarship for persons with disabilities- the Rector’s scholarship for the best students, awarded for high grades, for exceptional sports achievements and for academic or artistic achievements,- the Minister’s scholarship for academic achievements,- the Minister’s scholarship for achievements in sport,- hardship benefits.

The need-based scholarship may be granted for a period of one term to a student who is in a difficult financial situation and whose nett income per family member does not exceed the amount of 850.00 zł.

The scholarship for students living in a hall of residence or renting a flat, granted for a period of one term, may be added to the need-based scholarship granted to a student who is in a difficult financial situation and whose nett income per family member does not exceed the amount of 850.00 zł if that student would be unable to commute to the College every day, or it would be extremely difficult for him. That additional scholarship may be granted to a student who lives in a hall of residence or has signed a rental agreement and is registerd for temporary residency in Jelenia Góra and/or has signed a rental agreement approved by the tax office and the College is at least 40 km away from the place of that person’s permanent residence.The special scholarship for persons with disabilities is

KPSW has been cooperating with regional institutions and enterprises since its inception.

The most notable partners include:

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A disability-friendly collegeKPSW supports disabled persons in their education. The support aims to improve the conditions of education for stu-dents with a disability certificate, as well as to increase the quality of education for all people with disabilities atten-ding the classes. The equipment owned by the College and various forms of support offered to disabled persons by the academic staff are some of the ways in which KPSW pursues its objectives regarding:- giving equal opportunities to students with disabilities,- promoting social rehabilitation by modernising the process of education,- improving the quality of education,- taking advantage of modern equipment,- providing a wide range of therapeutic physical rehabilita-tion using the College’s and the local Cieplice Spa’s person-nel and technical resources,- providing professional medical and psychological support.

The offer addressed to students with disabilities is expan-ded each year, which makes KPSW a friendly and inno-vative centre of integration for persons with and without disabilities. Rector’s Plenipotentiary for Students with Disabilities, supported by the College authorities, launches various initiatives in order to achieve that objective. The Centre for the Rehabilitation and Integration of Students with Disabilities (Centrum Rehabilitacji i Integracji Osób Niepełnosprawnych – CERIN) is going to be open by the College in the immediate future. Initially. the Centre will provide physical and psychological rehabilitation primarily for all students from the universities and colleges of Jelenia Góra. In the next stage of the Centre’s development, stu-dents of other Polish colleges and universities able to con-tinue their education in their chosen programme at the universities and colleges of Jelenia Góra will also be admit-ted for a rehabilitation term (in accordance with ECTS). Foreign students will be able study in this mode owing to the two philology programmes (English and German).In order to undergo a series of rehabilitation treatments coordinated by CERIN, a student with disabilities could also take a leave of absence from his/her university or college

- changing the form of a test or an exam from written to oral and vice versa;- allowing the students to use computers and laptops during the classes;- providing the students with tests and other materials in an enlarged font;- providing the students with printed or electronic copies of transparencies and presentations used during classes;- allowing the students to record lectures with the use of a tape recorder;- allowing the students to pass several tests covering smal-ler portions of material instead of one general exam;- allowing the students to use devices assisting in reading or hearing,

Psychological and pedagogic support for studentsThe College’s staff run the Inter-faculty Consultative and Advisory Centre for students. The team of lecturers who give advice and specialist support for all students is compo-sed of psychologists, educationalists and sociologists.

Rehabilitation in Cieplice SpaStudents with disabilities have the opportunity to choose the type of physical education classes which is adapted to their physical and somatic capabilities, namely the imple-mentation of rehabilitation treatments in Cieplice Spa. The treatments carried out under medical supervision include: massages, hydrotherapy, kinesitherapy and physiotherapy. Students with disabilities can participate for free in a wide range of rehabilitation exercises, simultaneously earning their credit for physical education.

Computer station for visually impaired persons

The Library and Academic Information Centre has a com-puter station adapted for the needs of visually impaired stu-dents. The computer is equipped with a magnifier, screen reader software and a refreshable Braille display. Qualified staff members provide technical support and teach the stu-dents how to use that specialist equipment. In addition, the station is prepared to enable a person with disabilities, if necessary and in the presence of a teacher, to demon-strate his/her knowledge or pass an exam with the use of the computer.

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for a term or a shorter period of time. In the final stage further programmes will be inter-nationalised, which will give foreign students an easier access to the education with rehabilitation.

Technical resourcesWith the support of the EU, the College built a new sports hall and an indoor swimming pool. Both of those buildings have advanced rehabilitation facilities. The extensively renovated hall of residence (with hotel standards) has an outside lift leading to the ground floor, which can be used by people on wheelchairs. Integration rooms, in which are a disabled person and his/her carer can live, are situated on the ground floor.

Education with the rehabilitation of students with disabilitiesKPSW promotes the continuous adaptation of the teaching process to the psychophysical abilities of disabled students, which however does not affect the level of courses. The ada-ptation involves:- the forms of participation in classes,- the forms of obtaining credits and taking exams.The individual forms of education are designed by Rector’s Plenipotentiary for Students with Disabilities. The adapta-tion, depending on the type of the student's disability, may take the following forms:- increasing the time limits for writing tests and exams by up to 50%;

Persons suffering from upper extremities paresis can use a computer station equipped with a keyboard cover which allows them to press buttons precisely, and with a special mouse which can be handled with one’s entire palm or foot.

Technical equipment forhearing impaired people

The College owns induction loop amplifiers and individual FM sets which allow for the precise reception of lectures in lecture rooms and even for an individual reception of environmental sounds by persons with hearing losses.

Buildings accessible for persons with disabilities walking on crutches or using wheelchairsKPSW has three lifts that allow persons with physical disabi-lities to move freely within the campus area. Each building has sanitary facilities adapted for the needs of persons with disabilities.

Special scholarshipsEach full-time or part-time student with a disability who has a disability degree certificate can applyfor a special scholarship forpersons with disabilities.

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“Gesunde Schule und Qualifizierung - Zdrowa

szkoła i kształcenie” project (GESZKO)The main aim of the Healthy School and Education project (GESZKO) is to improve the perspectives of socially neglec-ted young people with learning problems and to strengthen their life competence. Approximately 30 sub-projects in the field of health will be implemented within the project . They are designed as extra-curricular classes, and their purpose is to provide essential skills (cooking, baking, organic farming, food production, first aid, motor skills). The activities are carried out in partnership with the University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Goerlitz and the University of Leipzig. The project is intended to work long term and internationally, and focus on the identifying with the community, which will be possible thanks to the network of regional governance. The network will include schools, mentors, work places and companies in the PolishGerman border area.The project is co-funded by Poland-Saxony Cross-border Cooperation Operational Programme.

The College’s otherinternational projects:

- Cooperation with the The Open International University of Human Development ‘Ukraine’ in Kiev, Ukraine (in-cluding follow-up studies at the master’s degree level),

- Cooperation with the University of Abertay in Dundee,

The Erasmus programmeThis programme enables students to receive funding to spend up to 12 months (usually 5 months) at a foreign university or college. The College’s lecturers and staff members, especially those involved in the College’s inter-national cooperation, are also eligible to join the programme in order to qualify for short educational and training trips. Since 2011, students have had also an interesting opportu-nity to apply for a scholarship allowing them to undergo a traineeship abroad. Such a traineeship should last at least three months.KPSW cooperates with universities and colleges from such countries as: the Czech Republic, Germany, the Ne-therlands, Turkey, Estonia, Great Britain, Romania, Italy, Portugal and Greece.

Cooperation in the Nysa Euroregion The College participates in the work of the Academic Co-ordination Centre of the Nysa Euroregion, which aims to coordinate higher education and the academic and research activities of teachers and academic staff members of uni-versities and colleges in the Polish-Czech-German border area. Foreign members of the ACC include the Technical University of Liberec, the Czech Republic (TUL), the University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Goerlitz, Germany (HSZiGr) and the International Graduate School Zittau, Germany (IHI).

9. International cooperation

/ / The College is involved in a number of student and employee exchange programmes organised by the European Union, benefiting from its attractive location in the Nysa-Neisse-Nisa Euroregion near the Polish-Czech and Polish-German border / /

Scotland(including follow-up studies at the Bachelor of Honours

level) ,- Cooperation with the Polish-Dutch NEMO Foundation

concerning science and education (visits and traineeships for students, conferences)

- Cooperation with the German cultural and educational centre Haus Schlesien, KoenigswinterHeisterbacherrott, Germany (visits, traineeships for students)

- Cooperation within the Trinational Network for Environ-mental Education: www.green-triangle.info,

- Cooperation within the cross-border educational network PONTES : www.pontes-pontes.eu ,

- Trips to Germany, funded by the German-Polish Youth Office ,

- Sudents’ trips to the annual Insight Dubai conference at the Dubai Women’s College, the United Arab Emirates,

- Updates the College website to contain current infor-mation about other available options of international traineeships, scholarships, projects and meetings.

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BiCIN plays a very important role in the education of KPSW students. It is located in the centre of campus, a few dozen meters away from the educational buildings. It provi-des the access to library materials and information resources necessary to implement the curriculum for students and academic teachers. The library serves as the main library of the College and a scientific information centre. It collects library materials connected with the available education programmes. The project called “The conversion of a former military building into a scientific library in Jelenia Góra” was substantially completed in June 2007, and financially completed in October 2007. The project was co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional De-velopment Fund under Priority 3 “The local development of the Integrated Regional Operational Programme” and by the state of Poland. The funds for the project consisted in 75% of the subsidies of the European Regional Development Fund, in 15 % of the College’s own funds, and in 10 % of funds from the state budget. As a result of the project, a building which had been used as a military canteen for many years, was given a new practical function. The outcome of the project is a building that currently serves as an open-access academic library with the floor sur-face of 1,735 m² and the capacity of 13,128 m3. The modern computerised library, together with an archive and a scien-tific information centre, makes a significant contribution to the improvement of education conditions in the region in terms of higher vocational education. All rooms are accessible to persons with disabilities, and reading places are equipped with modern technical devi-ces adapted to their needs (e.g. a Braille display for blind

persons and an electronic magnifier suitable for visually impaired persons). The core resources of the library consist of materials from such fields as the humanities, social scien-ces, engineering sciences, medical sciences and literature. Materials used in the learning of English and German con-stitute a substantial part of the library’s collection. The library services are also available to people from out-side of the College, under the rules defined in the library’s regulations. The library collection comprises 61,200 units of inventory. The library stores also diploma papers written by the College’s graduates. 91 magazines in Polish and foreign languages are subscribed for students. The College makes the full texts of its books available in the Lower Silesian Digital Library. They are very popular with Internet users. The book “Poradnik metodyczny dla wychowawców” (Methodological Handbook for Carers) edited by Zenon Zieja is the most frequently read title. The publication has been accessed more than 100,000 times. The library is equipped with a computer library system, which allows for looking up various pieces of information from its collection. All bibliographic descriptions of the library collection are uploaded into a computer database, and the library catalogue is available on the Internet. The lending library has twelve computer stations with library catalogues. The Scientific Information Centre provi-des its users with 21 computers which provide the access to the Internet and other information resources.

10. Juliusz Słowacki Library and Scientific Information Centre

(Biblioteka i Centrum Informacji Naukowej imienia Juliusza Słowackiego – BiCIN)

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The reading room with access to the InternetThe library has in total 55 computer stations for readers and library staff members. The following academic databases may be accessed for free within the campus: Elsevier, Sprin-ger, Web of Knowledge, Nature, Science, WileyBackwell and SCOPUS. In addition to electronic magazines, the Springer database provides access to the full text of books. Electronic Polish academic publications from the ePNP collection are available to students on the six computer stations in the library building. The first floor of the library contains the following reading rooms: the general reading room with a separate collection of books, the reading room with special collections and eight reading rooms for a single person (re-ading cabins), seven of which are equipped with computers with Internet access. One reading room is designed for visually impaired persons. It is equipped with a state-of--the-art electronic magnifier, which facilitates the reading of books and magazines by visually impaired students. Blind and deaf-blind persons are provided with a computer with a magnifier and a screen reader, coupled with a 40character Braille display.VHS, DVD, CD and cassette players, as well as a scanner, are available for library users. The library’s lift allows persons with disabilities to move freely. Apart from the passenger lift the library has also two lifts for book transport. All toilets in the building are adapted to the needs of persons with

disabilities. The library building has fire alarm systems and automatic fire suppresion systems installed in storerooms for special collections and in the archive. The library’s re-ading rooms, Scientific Information Centre and communal area are air-conditioned. The library building houses two seminar rooms divided with a sliding wall, which allows them to be joined to form one large room. The organizational structure of the Library and Scientific Information Centre includes also the Archive and the Publishing and Printing Section.

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The Karkonosze College hall of residence is located in the College campus in a quiet place surrounded by green, far away from city traffic. Its location makes it a very good starting point for trips around the region of Lower Silesia, to the nearby Karkonosze Mountains and to Poland’s southern neighbours. It has 116 rooms, including single and double rooms, and apartments for 2, 4 or 5 people.Each of them has a bathroom with a shower, and wireless Internet connection. Single and double guest rooms are intended for College lecturers and hotel guests.

The apartments for 4 or 5 people, which have two or three rooms, can be rented at any time throughout the year. The objective of the Hall of Residence is to provide accommoda-tion for full-time and part-time students, as well as for the academic staff. Full-time students live in double rooms, to which they are assigned by drawing lots. Part-time students live in single or double rooms, to which they are assigned on the basis of a prior hotel booking.All rooms have private bathrooms and cable TV connection. Wi-Fi Internet connection is available in the whole building.

11. The Hall of Residence

DOM STUDENTA – HALL OF RESIDENCE

ul. Kadetów 1 58-503 Jelenia Górareception: 75 64 53 390director: 75 64 53 389deputy director and fax number: 75 64 53 388

Other facilities include:

Dom Studenta Karkonoskiej Państwowej Szkoły Wyższej

All rooms have private bathrooms and cable TV connection. Wi-Fi Internet connection is available in the whole building.

kitchens with refrigerators, fully equipped to allow the residents to prepare meals on their own;- a conference room for 100 people, designed to house bon-ding and cultural events;- a café with kitchen facilities for catering,- the Student Club- a disco room with a DJ console and a café,- a sports hall with exercise equipment.The building is adapted to the needs of persons with disabi-lities owing to its lift and wide corridors. which ensure that the rooms are easily accessible.

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The College’s indoor swimming pool was co-financed by the Regional Operational Programme for Lower Silesia Province for years 2007-2013 under Priority 9, Measure 9.1 “Rehabilitation of degraded urban areas in cities over 10,000 inhabitants” for the action: “The conver-sion and extension of an indoor swimming pool located in the educational complex of the Karkonosze College in Jelenia Góra.” The agreement concerning the co-financing of the project was signed between our College and Lower Silesia Province on 25.05.2010.The total value of the project amounted to: 8,582,074.24 zł. Funds from the European Union constituted the 62.06% of the total eligible costs of the project. As a result of the realisation of the project, an indoor swimming pool with the capacity of 11,133.78 m3 and the floor surface of 1,121.47 m² was built.

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The new swimming pool is the result of the conversion of an older indoor pool which was in a bad condition.The newly built swimming pool, serving as on of the teaching facilities of the College, will have the following functions:- a sports and training function (swimming lessons, tra-ining courses, trainings and swimming competitions)- a health function (rehabilitation activities).

As was planned, the College received the certificate of occupancy of the indoor swimming pool in September 2012 and began classes at the swimming pool in October.

The facilities available to students include: a swimming pool hall with a 6-lane sports swimming pool, whose basin is 25 m long and 12.5 and which is 1.35 - 1.8 m deep, with auxiliary rooms for lifeguards and instructors and a first aid room. The swimming pool may be used by maximum 60 people at the same time.

A biological regeneration zone with a rehabilitation func-tion:• sauna zone - one Finnish (dry) sauna cubicle;• showers;• seats with vats for dipping one’s legs in hot or cold water;• a place to restThe regeneration zone is accessible from both the pool hall and from the outside through the main hall. There-fore, the zone has separate changing rooms and sanitary part for those who use only the regeneration zone. The rehabilitation rooms are located in the zone which is accesible directly from the hall of the regeneration zone. They contain:- two dry massage cabins; - bubble massage bath site- four-chambered galvanic baths site

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The sports hall KPSW in Jelenia Góra received funding from the Regional Operational Programme for Lower Silesia Province for years 2007-2013 under Priority 7, Measure 7.1 “Develop-ment of infrastructure of tertiary education” for the action : “The conversion and extension of a sports hall located in the educational complex of the Karkonosze College in Jelenia Góra at ul. Lwówecka 18.” The total value of the project amounted to 8,233,774.87 zł. Funds from the European Union constituted the 56.13% of the total costs of the project., which amounted to 4,571,329.12 zł.As a result of the realisation of the project, a sports gym with the capacity of 18,380 m3 and the total floor surface of 2,823 m² was built. The sports hall was opened on 1 March 2011.Students have classes in a modern sports facility, which is also adapted to the needs of persons with disabilities, and which features full-size handball, basketball, volleyball and tennis courts, seats for 170 spectators, two rooms intended for education and rehabilitation, a gym and a biological regeneration zone.

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Zofia Czernow, Karkonosze College person of merit in 2003 – member of the local government, the former President of Jelenia Góra, Member of the Sejm of the 7th term (since 2011).

The title “Karkonosze College person of merit” has been awarded to people whose actions contributed to the foundation of the College, and who, through the support of the College’s educational and investment activities, assist in its ongoing development. This honourable circle includes politicians and scholars:

Marcin Zawiła, Karkonosze College person of merit in 2003 – member of the local government, Member of the Sejm, President of Jelenia Góra (in years 1990-1994 and since 2010).

Jerzy Szmajdziński, Karkonosze College person of merit in 2003 – politician, Member of the sejm, Deputy Speaker of the Sejm of the 6th term, former Minister for Defence.

Dr Marian Michalski, Karkonosze College person of merit in 2004 - politician, teacher, Member of the Sejm of the 2nd term, promoter of a healthy lifestyle. Author of the book “Bieganie dla zdrowia i zabawy: poradnik dla każdego” [Running for health and fun: a guide for everyone]

Prof. dr hab. n. med. Zbigniew Domosławski, Karkonosze College person of merit in 2005 –specialist in internal medicine, cardiologist, specialist in sports medicine, historian of medicine. Author of over 600 academic publications for specialists and the general public. Member of the Committee on the History and Philosophy of Medicine of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

13. Karkonosze College persons of merit Józef Kusiak, Karkonosze College person of merit in 2006 - political and local government activist, PhD in Historical Sciences, President of Jelenia Góra (1998-2002 and 2002-2006). Author of many publications discussing the issues of local government.

Prof. dr hab. inż. Andrzej Mulak, Karkonosze College person of merit in 2008 - Dean of the Faculty of Electronics at Wroclaw University of Technology, later Rector of Wrocław University of Technology. President of Wroclaw Scientific Society (since 2011).

Prof. dr hab. Tadeusz Koszczyc, Karkonosze College person of merit in 2008 – Head of the Department of Physical Education Didactics of the University of Physical Education in Wrocław, instructor-lecturer of the Polish Association of the Blind, instructor-lecturer of the Water Volunteer Rescue Service (Wodne Ochotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe – WOPR), sailing and windsurfing instructor.

Piotr Borys, Karkonosze College person of merit in 2009 – politician, member of the local government, councillor of the Lower Silesia Regional Council, Lower Silesia Province Deputy Marshal,Member of the European Parliament.

Prof. dr hab. Tadeusz Borys, Karkonosze College person of merit in 2010 – Dean of the Faculty of Regional Economy and Tourism at the University of Economics in Jelenia Gora. Member of the Committee on Statistics and Econometrics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the State Environmental Council and the Scientific Council of the Karkonosze National Park (inter alia).

Prof. dr hab. Władysław Dynak, Karkonosze College person of merit in 2010 – Polish philologist who specialises in literature didactics, folkloristics , the history of nineteenth-century literature, and literary studies, academic teacher.

Roman Jałako, Karkonosze College person of merit in 2012 – president of Cieplice Spa till 2012, currently vice president and co-author of the rehabilitation programme for students with disabilities.

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THE LECTURE BY PROF. ANDRZEJ MULAK

STUDENTS OF THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AT

A CONFERENCE IN DUBAI

THE VISIT OF AND THE LECTURE BY DR. MASAHARU NIFUKU

JELENIA GÓRA-HANAU POLISH-

GERMAN EXCHANGE

STUDENTS AT A SUMMER CAMP

STUDENCI NA OBÓZIE LETNIM

THE LECTURE BY PROF. JAN MIODEK,A RENOWNED POLISH LINGUIST

THE LECTURE BY MINISTER RADOSŁAW SIKORSKI

DUTCH PEOPLE IN THE KARKONOSZE COLLEGE (2010/2011)

AN ACADEMIC CONFERENCE – THE INFLUENCE OF THE ARMY ON THE INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF JELENIA GÓRA

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JULIUSZADA – JULIUSZ SŁOWACKI COMMEMORATION

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