IN-COMING ERASMUS+ STUDENTS

Welcome to the webpage for Incoming Erasmus+ Exchange Students!

 Your contact  at KBU:

1. Agnieszka Gierczycka -  Institutional Erasmus+ Coordinator

e-mail: agnieszka.gierczycka@kbu.edu.pl

2. Tetiana Shevchuk - International Office Coordinator

e-mail:- tetiana.shevchuk@kbu.edu.pl

phone: +48 32 357 0 541.

Erasmus Office - room A114

Address: 

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 2. Application Deadlines:

Nominations from your sending university deadlines:

•  Winter semester: 31 May
•  Summer semester: 31 December

Students' Applications Deadlines:

• Winter semester: 30 June
• Summer semester: 30 January

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 3. Application Procedure:

1 STEP - till 31st May / 31st Dec.

Official nomination form the home university sent by Erasmus+ Coordinator to tetiana.shevchuk@kbu.edu.pl

Nomination message should include student's: name, surname, e-mail address, date of birth, required exchange period and the current field of study of the student at home insitution.

Applications will not be considered until the nomination is received.

2 STEP- till 30th June / 30 Jan.

OBLIGATORY APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

To be sent by e-mail to tetiana.shevchuk@kbu.edu.pl

• Student Application Form
• 1 photo in electronic format with a white background (for your Student ID card)

Once you are accepted by us, the 'letter of acceptance' will be issued.

3 STEP - After 21st of June and before arrival

• Online Learning Agreement (OLA) or template of LA of your home university - duly filled in, signed by the student and by the Mobility Coordinator of the Home Institution [Instruction Online Learning Agreement]

• Copy of insurance (please read this) valid for the whole Erasmus studies period (medical expenses insurance (=health insurance) and insurance for consequences of personal accidents) - this may be sent later but before your arrival

4 STEP - after arrival

to be done in Poland:

• registering in the Municipal Office (if applicable).

Students' Card is issued within the first two weeks.

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4. Educational Offer and academic calendar:

Winter semester: 01/10/2026 - 28/02/2027

• Recommended arrival dates: 1st of October
• Organizational obligatory meeting : tba
• First classes at the university: tba
  

Spring (summer) semester: 01/03/2027 - 30/06/2027

• Recommended arrival dates: 1st of March
• Organizational obligatory meeting at the university: tba
  
• First classes at the university: tba
  

SUBJECTS FOR ERASMUS+/EMW MOBILITY AT KATOWICE BUSINESS UNIVERSITY:

• Autumn/Winter 2026/27

• Spring/Summer 2026/27

University reserves the right to introduce changes to the list of subjects given above.

 5. Accommodation possibilities:

1) Private Student dormitory "Basecamp by Xior " (highly recommended) 

For our incoming students, we offer the special code XIORHOME2026, which waives the administrative fee of 250 PLN.

This is not just a basic dormitory. It is based to guarantee the best Erasmus+ experience where you can meet up with different students and spend most of the time outside of your room. When you book your stay in there, you will not only get the access to the cosy and fresh room but also to the 24/7 open gym. Moreover, there will be a canteen to buy your breakfast, 33 fully-equipped kitchens, a quiet place to study but also a huge place to dance at a party!

2) Private Student hostel AKADEMIK POLONIA

Booking is done directly by the Student http://akademikpolonia.pl/1/reservation/

Rooms with higher standard, single or double room is possible.

3) Private dormitory "Kościuszki 33"

E-mail: kontakt@kosciuski33.pl

Phone: +48698680408

Kościuszki 33 is a modern, spacious interior, set in a 19th century tenement house in the very center of Katowice.

4) M13 Wygodne spanie

Moder apartments and rooms in the center of Katowice. High standard.

E-mail: recepcja@mariacka13.pl

Phone: +48514048301

RENTING A FLAT

In case of lack of free places in dormitory, we advice to rent a flat.

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6.Visa and Obligations for EU citizens:

Legalisation of stay in Poland - information of Urząd do Spraw Cudzoziemców

• Registration of residence of a European Union citizen
• Foreigners from outside the EU

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