Warsaw School of Economics (SGH)

Few people know that the large campus of the Warsaw School ofEconomics, located between Batorego and Rakowiecka Streetsand the Niepodległości Avenue, is a historical facility – an exam-ple of the original Polish architectural concept of the interwarperiod.The building complex at Niepodległości Av. was constructed forthe purposes of the school, and, as a result of constant improve-ments, it has always been a perfect centre of academic life. Thereis no doubt that the shape of the library, the building A and themain edifice with the so called “parachute lecture theatre” havea positive influence on the character of studies and work at SGH.

There are two gyms, a fitness room, a swimming pool and a sauna available for students on the SGH campus. If you wish, you may sign up for either Physical Education (PE) class or varsity team activities, neither of which is compulsory. PE classes include: futsal, basketball, vol­leyball, callanetics, pilates, aerobics, swim­ming, sailing, boxing, tennis or ballroom dancing. 45 minute lessons are held once a week. Varsity team activities offered at SGH are: kara­te, skiing, aerobics, rock climbing, ten­nis, table tennis, track and field sports, sailing, football, swimming, volleyball and basketball.

There are various student scientific societies (alphabetical order):Coaching Scientific Society• at the Institute of International Marketing and Management• Mentor: Joanna Żukowska, Ph.D.Competitiveness Scientific Society• at the Institute of Foreign Trade and European Studies• Mentor: Professor Tomasz DołęgowskiEastern Relations Scientific Society• at the Institute of World Economy• Mentor: Krzysztof Falkowski, Ph.D.Energy Scientific Society• at the Institute of Foreign Trade and European Studies• Mentor: Professor Grażyna Wojtkowska-ŁodejEuropean Cooperation Scientific Society• at the Institute of World Economy• Mentor: Paweł Lesiak, Ph.D.