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Warsaw is a city of good life - accessible, diverse, attractive. This is a dynamic city that supports innovation and appreciates the role of modern education.

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Warsaw has been consolidating its position on the business map of Europe and the world for many years. This is evidenced by high places in rankings of business-friendly cities or the scale of foreign investment. In addition to life-enhancing investments, it cooperates with universities and organisations supporting business development to create the most interesting offer possible to attract even more talented people to Warsaw.

One of Warsaw's priorities is education, which is why every year the city allocates the most money from the city budget to municipal education. Warsaw is pursuing a record programme of educational investment, with 28 new nursery schools and 17 schools built and opened over the past few years. For the city, education also means comfortable learning conditions, comprehensive support systems for children and young people and decent pay and working conditions for teachers.

The capital's schools are modern, have well-equipped subject classrooms and excellent teachers teach in them. Secondary schools and technical schools have been carrying out innovative curricular activities for many years, which ensure that they have the highest teaching standards. Students are successful in national contests and competitions, participate in international projects and undertake social initiatives. Technical schools and level 1 vocational schools provide modern and practical education.

Warsaw has an extensive network of special schools and facilities for children and young people with various disabilities. The city's special schools have a specialised educational offer and provide highly qualified staff and special equipment and teaching aids.

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Inspires people to experiment, understand the world, and take responsible action.

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We create opportunities to explore, ask questions and interact. We strive to pique visitors’ curiosity, inspire them, stimulate their imaginations, delight them and make them think. We don’t teach, we facilitate exploration. We do not explain things, but instead help visitors understand for themselves and see different perspectives.

Science is no longer considered an authority, yet it is still science that will help us find solutions to the problems plaguing humanity – provided that its discoveries are put to good use. We believe that initiating dialogue on socially important topics is one of the most important tasks of science centres, and we try to do this both. We focus on issues related to global warming, care for the environment, public health concerns, and social aspects of the development of new technologies, especially artificial intelligence and biotechnology.

Copernicus Science Centre is is the largest institution of its type in Poland and one of the most advanced in Europe. Since its opening, it has been visited by over 13 million people.

Since 2008, the Copernicus Science Centre together with Polish Radio has organized the Science Picnic - Europe's largest outdoor science-popularization event.

The Copernicus Science Centre is a cultural institution established and financed by the City of Warsaw, the Minister of Science and Higher Education, the Minister of National Education.

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Conducts interdisciplinary research on the functioning and effectiveness of the education system in Poland.

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Educational Research Institute | National Research Institue (ERI|NRI)

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Educational Research Institute | National Research Institue (ERI|NRI)

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IBE participates in national and international research and implementation projects, prepare reports, draw up expert opinions and perform advisory functions.

The Educational Research Institute provides broad support to education policies and practices. IBE promotes the application of research-based decision-making, and attach particular importance to those studies whose results can be used in educational policies, both at the national and regional level.

Since 1982, the Institute has been publishing the scientific  quarterly named "EDUKACJA" (EDUCATION)

Since 2002, the Institute has also been publishing the scientific journal "Edukacja Biologiczna i Środowiskowa" (Biological and Environmental Education).

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Nationwide public in-service teacher training institution. 

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The Centre's mission is to strengthen the in-service training system for educational staff so that all participants in the teaching and learning process have the opportunity to learn, develop and be supported at the highest possible level.

All CED activities in the dynamically transforming reality are aimed at supporting schools and institutions in the field of education, upbringing and psychological and pedagogical assistance, including the preparation of the young generation for active and responsible participation in society.

The main values of the Centre are: knowledge, good management, ethics, responsibility, professionalism and professional development. CED initiates, implements, supports, coordinates and monitors educational projects relevant to the professional development of education system staff and widely disseminates the model solutions developed. Using its resources effectively, it aims to become a strong interdepartmental educational unit implementing educational tasks and programmes for children and young people.

In performing its tasks, CED combines scientific knowledge with educational practice, collaborates with national and foreign partners in the creation of the European educational space. It strives to create and improve systemic solutions, also through the implementation of projects funded by the European Union.

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The Foundation for the Development of the Education System (FRSE) has been managing European programs, projects, and initiatives since 1993.

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Foundation for the Development of the Education System (FDES)

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Foundation for the Development of the Education System (FDES)

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Our mission is to enhance knowledge, skills, and competencies in formal, non-formal, and informal education, while fostering interests and passions through activities in local communities and abroad.

FRSE serves as the National Agency for the Erasmus+ Program (since 2014) and the European Solidarity Corps (since 2018). It represents Poland internationally and organizes project calls and funding at home. Between 2021–2027, initiatives under these programs will exceed €29 billion across Europe. FRSE also implements parts of the National Recovery Plan and projects under the European Funds for Social Development (FERS) and the EEA-funded Education program.

FRSE coordinates networks and information initiatives, including eTwinning for teachers, Eurodesk Poland, the European Youth Portal, and EPALE for adult learning. It develops modern tools like Europass and supports vocational education via Euroguidance and EVET experts. For decades, it has built knowledge on European education systems through the Eurydice network and contributed to Youth Wiki on youth policies.

The foundation promotes East European cooperation through the Polish-Lithuanian Youth Fund, Eastern Europe and Caucasus Center (SALTO), and the Polish-Ukrainian Youth Exchange Council. It also organizes educational events such as the National Information Day, European Youth Week, and European Language Day. FRSE supports talent through contests like EDUinspirations, European Language Label, and Selfie+. Since 2017, it has participated in WorldSkills, preparing Poland’s team for international vocational competitions.

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United Nations agency for children, works to protect the rights of every child, especially the most disadvantaged and those hardest to reach. Impartial, non-political, and neutral, UNICEF works across more than 190 countries and territories to help children survive, thrive, and fulfill their potential. UNICEF Refugee Response Office in Poland was established in March 2022 to support children and families fleeing the war in Ukraine and help them recover. Working with the national government, municipalities, and civil society partners in Poland, UNICEF now focuses its efforts on reducing vulnerabilities while strengthening social cohesion, including access to education, psychosocial support, child protection, and skills-building.

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The seat of the ministry is the former building of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Public Education in Warsaw. The building was constructed in the years 1925-1930.

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The Ministry of National Education (MEN) is a ministerial department of the government of Poland, established on 1 January 2024 after being separated from the Ministry of Education and Science. The ministry's prerogatives include setting educational standards and youth activities. It does not oversee higher education, which falls under Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The two were created in May 2006 by splitting the Ministry of Education and Science. In January 2021, the two were merged, only to be separated again in 2024.

The ministry, established in 1944, succeeded the pre-war Ministry of Religious Affairs and Public Education.

Main errands:

Matters related to preschool, general, special, and vocational education

Establishing curricula, textbooks, and teaching aids

Developing external examinations

Scholarship assistance for students

Employment of teachers, their promotions, and salaries

State policies for youth

Organizing the school year