Vistula University (VU; Polish: Akademia Finansów i Biznesu Vistula) is a private university in Warsaw, Poland. It was established in 1992 as the University of Insurance and Banking. Its branch since 2019, is Aleksander Gieysztor Academy of Humanities in Pułtusk.
Vistula University offers courses in management, finance and accounting, international relations, economics, philology, journalism, graphics, architecture and computer engineering, pedagogy, history, political science and national security. The university's study offer comprises bachelor's, master's, engineering, doctoral, and MBA programs conducted in Polish and English. The university remains in close cooperation with ICCSS (International Center for Chemical Safety) in Warsaw.
Academic programs
Vistula University offers the following programs in Polish and English:
Economics
VU award bachelor's degrees in the following fields of specialization:
Bachelor in Finance
Bachelor in Banking
Bachelor in International Business and Trade
Bachelor in Accounting
Bachelor in Integration with EU Economics and EU Funds
Bachelor in Economics Sociology
Bachelor in Application of Computer Science in Economics
VU award master's degrees in the following fields of specialization:
Master in International Finance and Banking
Master in International Business and Trade
Master in European Studies and EU Funds
Master in Business Tourism
Master in Application of Computer Science in Economics
Computer science/engineering
VU awards Bachelor's and master's degrees in the following fields of specialization:
Internet Technologies
Computer Systems Management
Application of Computer Technologies in Business
Database Applications
International relations
VU awards bachelor's degrees in the following fields of specialization:
European Union Studies
Diplomacy
International Economic Relations
Sociology of International Relations
Political Sociology
Tourism and recreation
VU awards bachelor's degrees in the following fields of specialization:
Business Tourism
Hotel Management
International Tourism
Philology
Vistula University awards bachelor's degrees in the following fields:
Business English
Linguistics – Translation
Contrastive Linguistics
Cultural Studies
Sociology
Vistula University awards bachelor's degrees in the following fields of specialization:
Media and Communication
Sociology in Business
Political Sociology
Graduate studies
Graduate program in Polish:
Real Estate Management
Real Estate Valuation
Human Resource Management
EU Lobbying (in association with Ambassador's Club and BCC Business Center Club)
Methodology of Teaching Foreign Languages
Specialised Translation
Integrated IT Systems in Companies
Creation and Management of Companies
Graduate program in English:
Hospitality Management (in association with top Hotels and Restaurants located in Warsaw)
Library
VU library has a collection of books, periodicals and digital media to
support the education research activities at the university. All books and media are catalogued
and searchable online.[citation needed]
Vistula University library has:
120,000 volumes
130 comfortable[citation needed] seats for students in the reading room
30 desktop PCs inside the campus enabling the students to use library resources online
14 PCs with the library catalogues
2 PCs with access to the research database LEX POLONICA
MAK computer system which provides access to the National Library databases
Sports
There is a broad range of sport facilities where University students engage in sports individually or in teams. VU has a sports hall for basketball, volleyball, indoor soccer, badminton, table tennis, aerobics, and tennis courts, a gym and an open tartan basketball court. Currently the leading and most active sport sections are: rowing, badminton, indoor soccer, volleyball and Wushu.
Social life and student affairs
VU students have many opportunities for extra-curricular activities and for participating
in social-academic events including:
IFSA Network
Ambassador's Club
Badminton
Indoor Football
Volleyball
Basketball
Wushu
Tennis
Table Tennis
Athletes Club
Vocal Ensemble
Karaoke Club
Chess Club
Painting, Drawing & Photography Club
Movie Makers Club
Marketing Club
Students’ European Economic and Social Science Circle
Summer and Winter Camps
Foreign Language Club
Scholarships
University offers scholarship and financial assistance to international students, primarily in the form of tuition fee waivers for top performing students.
International cooperation
The university cooperates with a number of universities including:
Andalusian Association of Spanish Schools for Foreigners (Spain)
The university offers preparatory language studies for international secondary school graduates who wish to study in Polish in the Vistula University or other institutions.
