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GENERAL INFORMATION

The Institute of Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners has a limited number of spaces for program participants in three student dormitories: “Bydgoska” at ul. Bydgoska 19, “Piast” at ul. Piastowska 47, and “Żaczek” at al. 3 Maja 5. If you are interested in staying in one of these, please tick the appropriate box in the application form. The moving-in period usually begins 3 days before the beginning of the program. Due to the limited number of spaces in the student dormitories, we are unable to guarantee that all interested people will receive a dormitory room. We will do our best to meet your needs, and will inform you via e-mail if a reservation has been made for you.
Reservation of places will take place after the Institute receives at least the registration fee.

Participants receive accommodation on the basis of personal referrals from the coordinator of programs for foreigners through USOSweb. People who have received confirmation of being granted a space in a dormitory should report to the office of the dormitory from Monday to Friday, from 8:00 am. to 3:30 pm.

Important: When moving into a student dormitory, it’s necessary to have proof of identity (a passport or ID card), a photo of yourself that will be used for a resident card and some Polish money to pay a deposit as well as the fee for one month of accommodation in advance. Both the deposit and the monthly accommodation cost in the 2022/23 academic year were 560 PLN. In the 2023/24 academic year, there may be a slight increase in this price.

Important: We kindly ask those who are planning to arrive in Krakow on the weekend or during the evening (when administration is closed) to inform us of this by e-mail (polish.for.foreigners@uj.edu.pl). This will allow us to reserve accommodation for you in the dormitory. We would like to emphasize the importance of taking care of formalities connected with accommodation in the rooms reserved for participants of the Polish language program as early as possible. 

Accommodation is provided by employees of student dormitories.

The deposit will be returned when the participant moves out, as long as there has been no damage to the room. The rooms are equipped with basic equipment: beds, tables, bookshelves, wardrobes, lamps, a telephone, TV and internet connection. Internet service is included in the price of the dormitory fee. In the student dormitories there are kitchens, but they are not equipped with dishes, pots or appliances. When moving in, every student can take bedding from the storeroom (a pillowcase and bedsheet) as well as curtains. The bedding and curtains can be changed every 3 weeks. The rooms contain blankets and duvets, pillows, lamps and telephones; the dormitory does not supply towels. There are no refrigerators in the rooms.
If you would like to withdraw  from the place you have been granted, please notify the Institute as soon as possible.
On the grounds of the student dormitories there are also student hotels where students’ parents and friends can stay for a reasonable price, as long as there are rooms available.
The Institute does not provide help in organizing private accommodation; information about firms and people who rent apartments can be found on the Internet (Facebook and student Internet forums)

 

We would like to kindly inform all interested parties that the Jagiellonian University does not enter any partnerships with recrutation agencies or other organisations that go between a University and candidates in the admission processes. Our goal is to ensure that the admission processes run error-free, in accordance to the qualification criteria as stated in University legal regulations, and without violating communication policies that are in place at the JU and that apply to the communication between the University and candidates.

Foreign candidates who wish to pursue Polish language program can apply directly to the Institute of Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners
polish.for.foreigners@uj.edu.pl and are encouraged to do so, as our website: www.plschool.uj.edu.pl (Polish and English versions).

ach foreigner studying at the JU has to have a health insurance valid for the period of his/her program (semester or year). 
A document confirming the insurance must be provided before the Polish language and culture program starts.

 

Types of health insurance:

  • insurance policy obtained in the country of origin or bought in a Polish insurance agency (it should be valid for the full program);
  • European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) issued in the country of origin;
  • insurance at the National Health Fund (Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia – NFZ), available after signing an agreement with the NFZ individually (Wojewódzki Oddział NFZ w Krakowie, ul. Wadowicka 8W).
  • foreigners who do not have an EHIC may sign an agreement with the National Health Fund individually.
  • the contract signed with the National Health Fund should be registered in the appropriate branch of the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS). ZUS provides the account number to which the program participant is obliged to transfer contributions every month.

Citizens of the European Union, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein who hold a European Health Insurance Card or are insured at the NFZ by the university are covered by the free of charge medical care in institutions which have signed contracts for the supply of medical services with the NFZ. The EHIC is issued in the country of origin. More information can be found on the Małopolska NFZ website and on the European Committee websites.

Citizens from outside the EU, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein who are insured at the NFZ on the basis of their application are covered by the medical care in institutions which have signed contracts for the supply of medical services with the NFZ if they pay their monthly medical contribution.
A list of institutions which have signed a contract with the NFZ may be found at the regional NFZ division website – www.nfz-krakow.pl.
In the event of falling ill, students may go to the SCANMED Health Centre at al. Armii Krajowej 5, tel.: +48 12 629 88 00, where they may consult general practitioners and specialists. In the event of an emergency, you should contact a district hospital emergency ward (Szpitalny Oddział Ratunkowy – SOR) or call 999 from a stationary phone or 112 from a mobile one.

 

Upon arrival in Krakow, all course participants must register their address of residence for the duration of their stay in Poland. People staying in student dormitories receive residence registration forms from the dormitory’s administration office, and people staying in private accommodation should obtain a form directly from the Department of Administrative Affairs.

Residents of Krakow districts numbers I-VII can obtain registration at the Department of Administrative Affairs:

Wydział Spraw Administracyjnych
Referat Ewidencji Ludności
al. Powstania Warszawskiego 10, 31-549 Kraków
sa-02-1@um.krakow.pl

Residents of Krakow districts numbers VIII-XIII can obtain registration at the Department of Administrative Affairs:

Wydział Spraw Administracyjnych
Referat Ewidencji Ludności
ul. Wielicka 28a, 30-552 Kraków
sa-03@um.krakow.pl

Residents of Krakow districts numbers XIV-XVIII can obtain registration at the Department of Administrative Affairs:

Wydział Spraw Administracyjnych
Referat Ewidencji Ludności
os. Zgody 2, 31-949 Kraków
sa-04@um.krakow.pl

 

www.bip.krakow.pl/idz

Citizens of non-EU/EEA member states can enter Poland only with a valid travel document (passport) and a visa obtained from the Polish Embassy or Consulate in their country of residence. A short-term visa entitles a foreign student to stay in Poland for up to three months; a long-term visa entitles a foreign student to stay in Poland for a maximum of 12 months. The Voivodeship can extend a Schengen visa or a Polish visa; the visa is then added as a sticker to the foreigner’s travel document.

Information concerning the extension of visas can be obtained from:

 

Małopolski Urząd Wojewódzki w Krakowie
Wydział Spraw Cudzoziemców
ul. Przy Rondzie 6, 31-547 Kraków
phone +48 12 210 20 20
www.malopolska.uw.gov.pl
e-mail: info.opt@muw.pl

 

Both citizens of member states of the European Union and foreigners arriving in Poland from outside the EU have to legalise their stay in Poland if exceeding 3 month. Full information about the legalisation may be obtained at the Małopolski Urząd Wojewódzki w Krakowie, Wydział Spraw Cudzoziemców, ul. Przy Rondzie 6, 31-547 Kraków.

The hotline (information on legalizing the stay of foreigners) is open from Monday to Friday, from 8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m., phone 12 210 20 20

Info.opt@malopolska.uw.gov.pl

In accordance with Polish regulations, people possessing 2 passports (including one that is Polish) must enter and leave Poland using the Polish passport.