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SGH Warsaw School of Economics

Founded in 1906, SGH Warsaw School of Economics (Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie, SGH) is the leading public university of economics and business in Poland. SGH Warsaw School of Economics offers many opportunities to study economics and business. Besides Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD degree programmes, SGH also offers postgraduate and executive studies for people interested in lifelong learning. Our educational system complies with the Bologna Declaration, which assumes:

higher education based on two main cycles: undergraduate studies (Bachelor) geared to the employment market and lasting at least three years and graduate studies (Master), which may be followed by third-cycle doctoral studies,
adoption of the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), I introduction of the European diploma supplement,
mobility of students, teachers and researchers,
cooperation with regard to quality assurance,
European dimension of higher education.

SGH has always been open to exchanging knowledge, and sharing educational and research experience with other academic centres. SGH cooperates with over 300 universities all over the world, and takes part in research activities conducted in collaboration with centres abroad. Each year academics from various countries visit SGH to attend seminars and conferences, give lectures and participate in joint research projects. SGH is involved in several international programmes for staff and students alike, including double degree programmes offered in cooperation with 16 partner universities. Every year, nearly 500 SGH students complete parts of their curricula abroad.

As the only Polish academic member of CEMS, SGH also offers the prestigious CEMS Master’s in International Management programme. We are accredited by: EQUIS, AMBA, BSIS, IQA (CEEMAN), ACCA.
SGH in 2022 joined CIVICA – The European University of Social Sciences. Such membership is a new level of international academic cooperation. It brings innovative educational and civic engagement opportunities to our students. They will have a chance to complete additional international exchanges as well as special teaching projects conducted jointly with CIVICA universities: Sciences Po, Bocconi, LSE, CEU, EUI, Hertie School, SSE, SNSPA and IE University.

Short history of CEMBA

In 1991, the Canadian Management Centre was established at the Warsaw School of Economics. In 1995, as the Canadian MBA Office, it launched the Executive Master of Business Administration (CEMBA) studies. They were (and still are) geared to working professionals: entrepreneurs, managers, CEO's. MBA studies conducted in the time period between 1995-2000, as a result of co-operation of two Canadian universities (University of Calgary and University of Quebec at Montreal), were sponsored by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

Up to the end of the year 2000, more than 180 students finished their studies. In September 2000, on the basis of the agreement between the Warsaw School of Economics and the ESG - University of Quebec at Montreal (ESG - UQAM), a subsequent edition of the MBA program was launched. The first group of 40 students started classes in September 2000. Students start classes at the begining of November every year. Since CEMBA's inception in 1995/1996, 835 students in 28 cohorts have graduated from the CEMBA programme. Cohort XXXI will start on the 7th of March, 2025.

Since March 2017 Canadian Executive MBA is AMBA Accredited Program.