Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw

On 1st October 1999 the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw began its existence as a state-owned university, currently consisting of four ecclesiastical faculties: 1. Theology; 2. Canon Law; 3. Christian Philosophy; 4. Family Studies.

The UKSW runs postgraduate courses for candidates who have completed at least a first-cycle programme and hold a degree equal to Bachelor of Arts (licencjat),  Master of Science (inżynier),  Master of Arts (magister).

First-Cycle Studies are designed for candidates holding a certificate of secondary education completion. Graduates are awarded with the professional title of licencjat (equivalent to Bachelor of Arts) or inżynier (equivalent to Bachelor of Engineering).

Long-cycle studies are designed for candidates holding a certificate of secondary education completion. Graduates obtain the professional title of magister, magister inżynier ( equivalent to Master of Science) or their equivalent.

The UKSW as a centre of research and education has the following objectives:

• Educating students in such a way that as graduates they will be ready to take on professional and public responsibilities, maintain a high moral integrity, respect and preserve their own identity and at the same time remain open minded and conscious of the changes around them and become members of the national and local elite;
• Developing and enhancing scientific research which takes into account a personalistic and humanistic perspective of the world and promotes the observance of ethical and moral principles  together with the selfless search for truth.