Academy of Special Education, Warsaw Poland

APS is a university with an 85-year-old teaching tradition. Among its biggest assets are highly qualified staff, diverse programs of study and recently improved conditions of studying (new premises as well as well good quality IT equipment). It provides a range of study opportunities including acquisition of quality jobs and graduates are in high demand on the job market.

APS currently has some 7,000 students enrolled in both full-time and part-time study programs. In addition, the Academy offers various postgraduate programs which enable to acquire complimentary qualifications allowing working in education as well as other job tasks.

The Academy’s Faculty of Applied Social Sciences is the first high education institution in Poland to have started a full-time social work study program. The course is designed to meet the needs of the growing population of the elderly, disabled or chronically ill who need professional care and support. The university educates professional social workers within a full study program, which is comparable to similar courses of European standard (previously, the Social Work faculty was incorporated into other social science courses).

Apart from educational activities, the university is involved in a wide range of interdisciplinary scientific research projects. In addition, APS conducts various projects under the auspices of the European Social Fund.

APS places great importance on disabled students offering them a variety of assistance alternatives in terms of fulfilling their career plans.