SGH Warsaw School of Economics is an innovative economic university that develops creative intellectual potential and educates leaders in response to the challenges of the future. It is a significant centre of scientific research, new ideas and initiatives created by the academic community, graduates as well as representatives of business, social organizations and public administration. SGH, being an independent and socially sensitive university, shapes civic and ethical attitudes through its teaching, research and opinion-forming activities.
SGH Warsaw School of Economics was founded in 1906 by August Zieliński as Poland’s first university of economics. About 13,700 students are enrolled at our School in bachelor and master degree programmes, over 700 are studying at the doctoral level and over 4,900 are completing other postgraduate courses.
SGH employs over 790 teaching and research staff. In the opinion of journalists of the Polish edition of Newsweek, among all Polish universities it is SGH that gives its graduates the greatest chance of finding a good job. According to independent surveys alumni of the SGH Warsaw School of Economics have the highest salaries among graduates of Polish universities.