Polish Language & Culture

Hunter College, The Kosciusko Foundation & Jagiellonian University

PLEASE NOTE: All Poland Summer 2012 Applicants

must hand in the original application along with 2 extra copies.

The program, organized in cooperation with the Kosciuszko Foundation and offered at the prestigious Jagiellonian University, includes intensive Polish language instruction in the morning (available from beginner through advanced levels) and at least one of the afternoon lectures. A second lecture may be added at no extra cost.

Students live in double occupancy rooms at Dom Studenta "Piast", 5 tram stops from the Old Town, where the University is located. Meals are served three times a day in the dormitory cafeteria.

The classes will be complemented by guided tours of the Krakow's Old Town and the Wawel Royal Castle, as well as by excursions to such places as Pieniny Mountains for a raft ride on the Dunajec River, ski-resort town of Zakopane, Auschwitz Memorial, Wieliczka Salt Mines or Pieskowa Skala Castle.

Full-time students of Polish descent, who are US citizens or permanent residents and who have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, may apply for the Tomaszkiewicz-Florio scholarship. Please come to the Education Abroad Office (E1447) for more information.