State Higher Vocational School in Tarnow

State Higher Vocational School in Tarnów (Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Tarnowie) – a public, vocational type university, created on the basis of the Council of Ministers of 19 May 1998 as the first university in Poland of a new type of vocational educating undergraduate and engineering.

Academy of Science in Tarnow

Akademia Nauk Stosowanych w Tarnowie
Latin: Collegium Tarnoviense
Motto	Per aspera ad astra
Established	19 May 1998
Academic affiliation	UICEE, ESNA, ECTNA, EURASHE
Rector	Jadwiga Laska
Address	ul. Adama Mickiewicza 8 , Tarnów , 33-100 , Pol 50,01564 20,99043
Website	www.pwsztar.edu.pl

The university operates under the Act of 26 June 1997 on higher vocational schools (Ustawa z dnia 26 czerwca 1997 roku o wyższych szkołach zawodowych), the statute and other regulations issued on its basis.

Institutes and specializations

In 2012, the university offered studies, both full-time) and part-time, for licentiate (3 years) or engineering (3.5 years) for the sixteen specializations:

Institute of Humanistic

• Polish studies
• English studies
• German studies
• Romance studies

Institute of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

• Chemistry,
• Mathematics,
• Environmental protection,

Polytechnic Institute

• Electronics and telecommunication,
• Electrical engineering,
• Computer science,
• Materials science,

Institute of Administration and Economics

• Administration,
• Economics,

Institute of Health Protection

• Physical therapy,
• Nursing,
• Physical education,

Art Institute

• Graphics,
• Design.

National cooperation

• AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków
• Jagiellonian University in Kraków
• Bronisław Czech University School of Physical Education in Krakow
• Agricultural University of Kraków
• Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków

International cooperation

• Università degli Studi di Trieste, Italy
• Pädagogische Akademie des Bundes, Vienna, Austria
• Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, France
• Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
• Haute École Blaise Pascal du Luxembourg (Belgium), in Bastogne, Belgium
• Haute École namuroise catholique, in Malonne, Belgium
• Universitatea Babeş-Bolya, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
• Hochschule Wismar, Germany
• Keski-Pohjanmaan Ammattikorkeakoulu – Mellersta Österbottens Yrkeshögskola Politechnika w Kokkola, Finland
• University of Naples Federico II, Italy
• Gaziantep Üniversitesi, Turkey
• Blackburn College, an Association of Lancaster University, England
• Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo (Italy).

Rectors of Higher Vocational School in Tarnow

• Adam Juszkiewicz (1998-2007)
• Stanisław Komornicki (2007-2015)
• Jadwiga Laska (2015-2019)

External links

• University website