Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, International Meeting Joint Study Programme in International Business Management WSINF – WYŻSZA SZKOŁA INFORMATYKI (THE COLLEGE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE), LODZ, POLAND PARTNER PRESENTATION

Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, International Meeting Joint Study Programme in International Business Management Presentation Content WSINF – general info WSINF – educational offer WSINF – infrastructure WSINF – Rankings & Rewards WSINF – International Projects

Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, International Meeting Joint Study Programme in International Business Management WSINF – general info (1) Private Higher Education Institution Approved and registered at the Ministry of Education in 1997 One of the biggest non-state universities in the Lodz region Around 7’000 students at 8 Faculties 3 divisions in Bydgoszcz, Włocławek, Opatówek

Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, International Meeting Joint Study Programme in International Business Management WSINF – general info (2) scientific publications conferences and seminars R&D projects Special Interest Groups for students Career Office Language Centre Scholarships (social and motivation ones – for significant learning and sport achievements)

Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, International Meeting Joint Study Programme in International Business Management WSINF – educational offer (1) B.A AND M.A. STUDIES AT THE FOLLOWING FACULTIES:  Computer Science  Computer Science and Econometrics  Pedagogy and Educational Science  Computer Artistic Graphics  Economy  Physical Education  Interior Architecture – NEW  Physiotherapy – NEW

Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, International Meeting Joint Study Programme in International Business Management WSINF – educational offer (2) POST-DIPLOMA STUDIES CITY & GUILDS APPROVED ENGLISH LANGUAGE CERTIFICATION CENTRE AT THE FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT IT COURSES AND QUALIFICATIONS:  MSDN – Academic Alliance  Sylvan Prometric Authorised Testing Centre  CISCO Computer Networks Academy Computer Artistic Graphics  Novell Education Academic Partner Physical Education  Microsoft Authorised Training Centre

Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, International Meeting Joint Study Programme in International Business Management WSINF – infrastructure campus of 24 thousands sq.m modern laboratories (1400 computers) 2 Houses of Residents (double rooms with bathroom and Internet access) Internet Café; library Sport Centre (with Aqua Park and Swimming Pool)

Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, International Meeting Joint Study Programme in International Business Management WSINF – Rankings & Rewards (1) ACCORDING TO THE MOST SIGNIFICANT POLISH WEEKLY MAGAZINES -1 st place among all private universities in Lodz -2 nd place among all private universities in Lodz -2 nd place among private universities in Lodz for Computer Science and Educational Science

Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, International Meeting Joint Study Programme in International Business Management WSINF – Rankings & Rewards (2) European Medal 2006 – awarded by the Office of the Committee for European Integration and Business Centre Club Business Fair Play Award Polish Business Leader Award Friendly Place for Youth Label Reliable School Label

Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, International Meeting Joint Study Programme in International Business Management International projects (1) EUROPEAN UNION PROGRAMMES: Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig, Daphne, Culture 2000, Youth, Curriculum Development, Atlantis, Erasmus-Mundus, Public Health, E-learning, E-Content Plus, Action &6.2, Lingua, Intelligent Energy Europe, Tempus, Edulink APC- EU, Socrates-Erasmus … and coming soon: Integrated Lifelong Learning Programme

Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, International Meeting Joint Study Programme in International Business Management International projects (2) GRUNDTVIG 3 The application of e-learning to language teaching  teachers’ transnational workshop held in Florence, Italy September 2006 (WSINF represented by the experts from Foreign Languages Department)  target: foreign language teachers willing to develop knowledge and skills in the field of e-learning methodology application  result: one of the activities leading to set-up of e-learning at WSINF

Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, International Meeting Joint Study Programme in International Business Management International projects (3) LEONARDO DA VINCI LeTS – Language e-Teacher Services  creation of three on-line training packages designed for language trainers and teachers in order to develop their ICT skills with a special focus on e-learning  connection with the Grundtvig 3 project described above  countries representation in the European partnership: Italy, Spain, Ireland, Lithuania, Germany, Slovak Republic, Poland  

Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, International Meeting Joint Study Programme in International Business Management International projects (4) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT Development and implementation of Joint Study Programme in International Business Management  fulfilment of Bologna Declaration on joint degrees and education recognition  three year long project aimed at creation of a common international studies in Business Management  participating countries: Lithuania, Latvia, Portugal, UK, Romania and Poland

Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, International Meeting Joint Study Programme in International Business Management International projects (5) YOUTH IT4YI – Information Technology for Youth Initiatives  International Seminar on Information Technologies for Youth Initiatives held in Ancara, Turkey June 2006  participation of youth from 31 countries (WSINF represented by IT and Graphic Faculty students)  aim: identification of common fields where IT is used the most, discovering other cultures, sharing of experience, knowledge and skills 

Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, International Meeting Joint Study Programme in International Business Management International projects (6) LINGUA 2 PV Linguistic Education through Environmental Education and Art Education  preparatory visit held in Iasi, Romania September 2006  common development of a project proposal within the framework of EU Lingua 2 programme  participants: experts in language teaching (WSINF represented by Foreign languages Department)

Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, International Meeting Joint Study Programme in International Business Management International projects (7) GRUNDTVIG 1-PV HPPE – Health Promotion and Peer Education  preparatory visit held in Madrid, Spain September 2006  common development of a project proposal within the framework of EU Grundtvig 1 programme  Participants from: Spain, Italy, UK and Poland  Main aim: health promotion through adult training as future facilitators of ‘peer educators’ groups to be established among young persons

Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, International Meeting Joint Study Programme in International Business Management International projects (8) GRUNDTVIG 2 SENSORY – Counselling Centre for training sensory disabled  Target group: future and current students with hearing disorders  Partnership: Italy, Poland, Hungary and Spain  Main aim: promotion of higher education among persons with sensory disabilities  Activities: identification of existing barriers, research on the systems applied, development of new methods encouraging continuation of education after secondary school among the target group

Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, International Meeting Joint Study Programme in International Business Management International projects (9) SOCRATES-ERASMUS  students and teachers mobility  access to international learning practices; enrichment of education experience due to exchanges carried out  bilateral agreements signed with universities from the following countries: United Kingdom, Finland, France, Turkey, Estonia, Bulgaria.

Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, International Meeting Joint Study Programme in International Business Management International projects (10) ACTION & 6.2 ADORE – Teaching Struggling Adolescent Readers  A comparative study of good practices in European Countries  Research on functional illiteracy and reading skills among youth  Partner countries: Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Norway, Romania, Hungary and Italy