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18
Feb 10

Warsaw – A Surprise Study Abroad Destination

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Downtown Warsaw

Downtown Warsaw

It may come as a surprise to many, but Warsaw, Poland is the city with the greatest number of higher education schools in Europe. In fact, one in three adult Varsovians holds a university-level degree.  At any moment there are 300,000 university students in the capital city, including 3,775 foreign students.  Students from Europe constitute the biggest group – many from Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Norway and Sweden.  A large number of students also come from the United States.  As for Asian students, most of them come from Taiwan, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, India and China.  Having such a high concentration of young people has had a cultural impact on the city, there are dozens of active student clubs enhancing Warsaw’s artistic and cultural attractiveness.  Poland’s capital has a thriving nightlife, with many bars and clubs. Warsaw also attracts many young and independent designers, artists, directors and performers who add to the city’s theatre, music, design and architecture.

If you are looking to study abroad, over 15 learning institutions offer courses and studies dedicated especially for foreigners.  With Educaedu Poland you can browse for the one that suits you best:  The Ryszard Lazarski School of Commerce and Law has the biggest number of foreign students studying for their bachelors and masters in Economics and International Relationships.

You can study Human Rights and Genocide Studies at the Collegium Civitas.

You can also choose one of many MBA programs taught in English at various universities like a European MBA at the Kozminski University.

A summer university course in Economics and Management provided by the oldest business school in Poland, Warsaw School of Economics, is also highly recommended.


15
Feb 10

Course of the Week – Contemporary Wig Making

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Of all the different types of schools and courses, who would have thought that there could be an entire school centered around the making of wigs?  Well, there is and Educaedu has found it.

Perukarstwo Bodagar in Warsaw, Poland is a school devoted to wig making.  Their Contemporary Wigs Making Course is quite intensive.  It consists of classes 4 days-a-week, 8 hours-a-day for a total of 7 months!  After something like that, anyone would become a wig expert.

In the course you will learn to make wigs for television, film and theatre as well as events such as weddings.  A large portion of the wigs made go to people who have lost their hair for medical reasons.  At the end of the course you will receive a Professional Wig Maker Certificate.

Some topics include:

  • Wig Making Techniques
  • Wig Hairdressing
  • Wig History