State Higher Vocational School in Tarnów (Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Tarnowie) – a public, vocational type university, created on the basis of the Council of Ministers of 19 May 1998 as the first university in Poland of a new type of vocational educating undergraduate and engineering.

The university operates under the Act of 26 June 1997 on higher vocational schools (Ustawa z dnia 26 czerwca 1997 roku o wyższych szkołach zawodowych), the statute and other regulations issued on its basis.

Institutes and specializations In 2012, the university offered studies, both full-time) and part-time, for licentiate (3 years) or engineering (3.5 years) for the sixteen specializations:

Institute of Humanistic Polish studies English studies German studies Romance studies

Institute of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Chemistry, Mathematics, Environmental protection,

Polytechnic Institute Electronics and telecommunication, Electrical engineering, Computer science, Materials science,

Institute of Administration and Economics Administration, Economics,

Institute of Health Protection Physical therapy, Nursing, Physical education,

Art Institute Graphics, Design.

National cooperation Source:University website. AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków Jagiellonian University in Kraków Bronisław Czech University School of Physical Education in Krakow Agricultural University of Kraków Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków

International cooperation Source:University website:International cooperation . Università degli Studi di Trieste, Italy Pädagogische Akademie des Bundes, Vienna, Austria Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, France Université de Nantes, Nantes, France Haute École Blaise Pascal du Luxembourg (Belgium), in Bastogne, Belgium Haute École namuroise catholique, in Malonne, Belgium Universitatea Babeş-Bolya, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Hochschule Wismar, Germany Keski-Pohjanmaan Ammattikorkeakoulu – Mellersta Österbottens Yrkeshögskola Politechnika w Kokkola, Finland University of Naples Federico II, Italy Gaziantep Üniversitesi, Turkey Blackburn College, an Association of Lancaster University, England Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo (Italy).

Rectors of Higher Vocational School in Tarnow Adam Juszkiewicz (1998-2007) Stanisław Komornicki (2007-2015) Jadwiga Laska (2015-2019)

References

External links University website