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The SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities is a private university in Warsaw, Poland. There are five campuses of the SWPS, located in Warsaw, Wrocław, Sopot, Poznań, and Katowice.[2]
Polish: SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny | |
Former names | Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej |
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Type | Private |
Established | 1996 |
Founder | Piotr Voelkel, Andrzej Eliasz, Zbigniew Pietrasiński and Janusz Reykowski |
Rector | Associate Professor Roman Cieślak, Ph.D. |
Students | 16,500[1] |
Location | , |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | EUA, Socrates-Erasmus |
Website | swps.pl |
There are about 16,500 students enrolled.
It was founded in 1996 by three professors as the first private university.[3] SWPS means High School of Social Psychology (Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej).
In 2008, Piotr Voelkel took the position of SWPS University founder.[4]
In 2015, it received a university status under Polish law.[5]
There are 8 faculties in SWPS University:
The University's main study areas are Psychology, Law, Languages, Literature and Culture Studies, Media and Communication, Management, and Design.[6]
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