Uniwersytety WSB Merito | |
| Type | Private university |
|---|---|
| Established | 1994 |
| Students | >50,000[1] |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Poznań, Chorzów, Szczecin, Gdańsk, Gdynia, Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Wrocław, Warsaw, Opole (all urban) |
| Affiliations | Erasmus/Erasmus+, ECTS, ETS and other |
| Website | https://uniwersytetymerito.pl/english/ |
WSB Merito Universities[2][3] (Polish: Uniwersytety WSB Merito, formerly Polish: Wyższe Szkoły Bankowe, Wyższa Szkoła Bankowa[4]) are group of state-recognized private (non-public) universities in Poland. WSB Universities are the largest group of business schools in Poland and have been conducting educational activities in ten Polish cities.[5][6][7][8] In 2013 – 82% and in 2014, 85% of students of WSB Universities were studying and at the same time working, gaining work experience and professional competence.[9]
Founded in 1994 by Tertiary Education Development Center "TEB Akademia" (en. TEB Academy).[10] On 10 August 1994, WSB launched its first field of study – "finance and banking".[11][12] The WSB Universities offer higher education and research facilities. WSB offer includes first-cycle studies (Bachelor's[13] and Engineering[14]), second-cycle studies[15] (Master's and Master's with post-graduate programmes), long-cycle Master's studies (5 years), post-graduate programmes, MBA and Executive MBA, as well as courses and training sessions. Further, the university is an Educational Testing Service (ETS), thus enabling to take exams and obtain TOEIC language certificates.[16][17]