Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu – National-Louis University

Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu – National-Louis University (WSB-NLU) — non-public university, one of the first non-public higher education schools in Poland. The university offers bachelor's, engineer's and master's degree in the following fields: computer science, management, psychology, law and postgraduate studies including MBA program.WSB-NLU was the first university in Poland to offer an American diploma of Bachelor of Arts in addition to the Polish diploma and the first to offer its students a virtual dean's office and an electronic student record book. Currently, the university operates on the basis of the Cloud Academy™ management system, awarded during the 11th edition of the Highest Quality QI 2017 competition as the largest pro-quality program in Poland.The competition is organized under the patronage of the Department of Quality Management at the Cracow University of Economics, the Polish Committee for Standardization and the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development. The university has a good rating awarded by the Polish Accreditation Committee.

The strategic partner is the American National Louis University, based in Chicago. The university was established in 1991, and in May 1992, a key agreement was signed with National Louis University in Chicago, which resulted in the official name change to WSB-NLU. Thanks to this cooperation, the university was able to offer curricula based on American business and quality standards from the very beginning. For many years, students had the opportunity to obtain two degrees: a Polish one (Bachelor's/Master's) and an American one (Bachelor of Arts) issued specifically by the Chicago-based National Louis University.

Authorities

WSB-NLU authorities (2023):

President: Krzysztof Pawłowski, Ph.D.

Rector: prof. WSB-NLU Dariusz Woźniak, Ph.D.

Vicerector: prof. WSB-NLU Michał Jasieński, Ph.D.

Dean: Jerzy Choroszczak, Ph.D.

Vicedean: Krzysztof Przybycień, Ph.D.

• Vicedean: dr hab. Jadwiga Lizak, prof. WSB-NLU
• Vicedean: Michał Mółka, Ph.D,
• Vicedean: Sebastian Zupok Ph.D,

Chancellor: Przemysław Bochenek, M.A.

Executive Director: Sławomir Piętka, M.A.

Quasteor: Dorota Knopf, M.A.

Rector's Representative: Joanna Felczak, Ph.D

Rector's Representative: prof. WSB-NLU Dariusz Reśko, Ph.D,

Rector's Representative: prof. WSB-NLU Tadeusz Mędzelowski, Ph.D.

History

1 October 1991 - Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu starts its activity as Sądecko-Podhalańska Szkoła Biznesu.

8 May 1992 – signing an agreement with National-Louis University from Chicago; as a result WSB-NLU is established, offering the program of studies given by NLU.

30 September 1992 - Minister of National Education, professor Andrzej Stelmachowski orders to enter Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu – National Louis University in Nowy Sącz in the register of non-public universities. WSB-NLU – is granted the authorization to offer first degree (licencjat) studies in Management and Marketing.

1993 – purchasing the building at ul. Zielona 27 in Nowy Sącz, together with the Stadnicki Palace in Nawojowa, it becomes the main building of the university.

October 1993 – cooperation agreement between Craig School of Business California State University (USA) and WSB-NLU (grants for full lecture courses run by American professors for WSB-NLU students and for staff development and internships).

May 1995 – signing an agreement with Maastricht School of Management on offering a joint program of Master of Business Administration.

May 1995 – for the first time WSB-NLU wins the „Wprost” ranking for non-public universities, in Business Studies category it comes second after Warsaw School of Economics, ahead of all Polish universities and business schools.

1997 - WSB-NLU is the first university in Poland to receive an accreditation of the Association of Management Education SEM FORUM.

1998 – the university is given the Minister's authorization to grant its graduates the degree of magister (Master's degree) in Management and Marketing.

1999 – the Minister's acceptance of a new field of study at a first degree level 0 Computer Science.

25 September 1999 – the Monument of a Graduate is unveiled – a sculpture by Andrzej Pasoń.

4 November 1999 – signing an agreement with NLU, thanks to which NCA accreditation covers two first degree programs: Management and Marketing and Computer Science – their graduates, apart from the Polish licencjat title also receive its American counterpart – the Bachelor of Arts degree.

Polish Prime Minister prof. Jerzy Buzek hands in the Pro Publico Bono award to Rector Krzysztof Pawłowski for the best civic initiative in the first decade of free Poland.

2000 – the university is among other schools receiving the Microsoft Certified Professional certificate. Thanks to the agreement with Microsoft, WSB-NLU students are given an opportunity of obtaining an MCP title in one of three categories: Systems Engineer, Programmer and Database Administrator.

Types and fields of study

Full-time studies are conducted only in the campus in Nowy Sacz.

management: bachelor's and master's degree full-time, part-time and interactive form - RealTime Online.

computer science: engineering degree full-time, part-time and interactive - RealTime Online.

psychology: 5-year master's degree in full-time, part-time and interactive form - RealTime Online.

law: 5-year master's degree in full-time, part-time and interactive form - RealTime Online.

Interactive online studies RealTime Online with the Cloud Academy™ platform

In this model, the classes and lectures are carried out by analogy with the part-time form of education, on weekends (Friday after 5:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday), on average twice a month.

Lectures are conducting at the university and, additionally, they are transmission via the Cloud Academy™ system and are archived on the platform.

Classes are conducting only remotely, using the Cloud Academy™ system.

The student can participate in interactive classes using any mobile device with Internet access, after the end of the classes, they can replay them (lectures) as many times as student want at a convenient time until the end of the academic year (all lectures are continuously archived in the system).

Ranking

• 2022/2023 WSB-NLU among the most frequently chosen universities of non-public part-time studies according to of the MEiN ranking
• November 2022 Receiving the "FUNDAMENT" award from the Polish Congress of Entrepreneurship
• 2021/2022 WSB-NLU among the most frequently chosen universities of non-public part-time studies according to of the MEiN ranking
• 2020/2021 WSB-NLU among the most frequently chosen universities of non-public part-time studies according to of the MEiN ranking
• 2018 First place in the competition of the Perspektywy portal for the best recruitment event

2017 awarding the Cloud Academy system an award in the "Product" category in the Highest Quality International competition organized under the auspices of PARP, the Polish Committee for Standardization and the Department of Quality Management at the Cracow University of Economics

2017 Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu - National Louis University among the most popular universities in Poland according to the ranking of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education

• May 27, 2010 Academic Information Center - "The most innovative and creative university in Poland" - 3rd place
• May 25, 2010 Home&Market - 3rd place for MBA students
• May 10, 2010 "Wprost" - 3rd place in the category "Non-public business universities"
• June 2009 The Cogito Report - 3rd place in the Ranking of the Academic Environment in the "Prestigious University" category

2008 RANKING OF UNIVERSITIES IN THE OPINION OF PERSONAL DIRECTORS. In the category of private universities: 2nd place among universities educating in the field of Computer Science, 4th place among universities educating in the field of Political Science, 5th place among universities educating in the field of Management

June 13, 2007 "Polityka" - Third place among non-state universities in the category of Political Science

May 27, 2007 "Wprost" - The best private school of business and management

April 19, 2007 "Rzeczpospolita" - Highly rated scientific potential (parametric assessment). The highest rated study conditions (categories: didactic base, subscription to foreign magazines, computerization of library resources). WSB-NLU highest rated by

3 June 2006 "Polityka". The human resources potential of the Political Science major was rated the highest among all the surveyed universities

May 21, 2006 Newsweek. A significant increase in the value of WSB-NLU graduates on the labor market

May 2, 2006 "Wprost". For the 13th time, WSB-NLU took first place in the ranking of the weekly "Wprost", among non-state universities in the category "Where to study business management"

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