Acting with the consent of the authorities of the Republic of Austria (Bundesministerium fur Wissenschaft und Forschung) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, and based on the decision of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland, in 2008 KBU (AG) established a branch faculty of AG in Vienna. The faculty is located on the premises of Volkshochschule Favoriten, in the centre of the Austrian capital.
The Vienna Branch of KBU (AG) was established in 2008 based on decisions made by the authorities of the Republic of Austria (Bundesministerium fur Wissenschaft und Forschung) and the Republic of Poland (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education). The Centre officially opened its doors on the 1st of March 2009, when the first class of students began classes there.
We would also like to emphasise that KBU (AG) runs its own Study Centre in Vienna with the knowledge and consent of the Austrian authorities, i.e. the Bundesministerium fur Wissenschaft und Forschung, and also on the basis of the decision of the Polish Minister of Science and Higher Education of the 9th of May, 2008 and that, at the moment, the AGH University of Trade is the only Polish university authorised to conduct higher education in Austria: information from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
In case of any doubts in this regard, please direct your questions to the Department of Supervision and Organisation of Higher Education in the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland (phone: +48 22 529 25 70).
FACTS:
Akademia Górnośląska
im. Wojciecha Korfantego
w Katowicach
40-659 Katowice
ul. Harcerzy Września 1939 nr 3
tel. +48 32 35 70 500, 32 35 70 532