Warsaw School of Social Psychology
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INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

The sessions of the Summer Institute will be held on the Warsaw School of Social Psychology campus. There the participants will have access to computers, library, copying machines and food courts.


The European Institute in Political Psychology will be organized at the Warsaw School of Social Psychology, probably the world largest institution educating students in social psychology and other social sciences. The School provides education and training to over 5000 students, hires more than 200 faculty members among whom are almost all leading social psychologists in Poland. It offers vibrant intellectual and social atmosphere. It organizes local and international scientific and cultural events and regularly hosts foreign invited lecturers. It is also one of the small number of academic institutions in Central and Eastern Europe where political psychology is taught to students.
The Warsaw Graduate School of Advanced Social Psychology cooperates with the Institute of Psychology of Polish Academy of Sciences, an institution that gathers specialists in all areas of social psychology. The members of the Institute of Psychology have introduced political psychology into social sciences in Poland. Since 1980, it has been the home of dynamic research in domains such as psychological aspects of political and social changes, political participation and development of political thinking, inter-group conflict, elite decision - making, public opinion and many others.
The Warsaw Graduate School of Advanced Social Psychology Teaching Objectives:

Changes that affect modern societies have most influenced the composition of our teaching objectives. One of the most prominent features of these changes is the ever-increasing interest in the individual - his or her psychological needs, a personal inner world, relations with other people as well as with more remote surroundings - and his/her interactions in the world of organizations, politics and culture. It seems likely that, in the coming decades, this interest will even intensify. Such trends indicate the need for specialists who are able to analyze and help people adjust to these changes. It should be expected that in the near future, professionals who can apply concepts from such disciplines as psychology, sociology, and political science as well as in philosophy and cultural studies in a practical sense would be in high demand. The School is set to train specialists who will demonstrate competence in these disciplines.

The education and experience acquired at the School will enable our graduates to work as psychologists, sociologists, cultural analysts, or other professionals who require knowledge of a social scientific nature. Therefore, they may find employment in both the public and private spheres: in government, public administration, education, business, security, sports, social services, media, cultural management, and organization of cultural activities.

Another important change we are now witnessing is the dramatic increase in the number of cross-cultural contacts, stemming from the rapid growth of cooperation and international exchange; the mushrooming of international political, cultural and military organizations; and migration, especially of seasonal workforce from other countries. Hence, many challenges facing graduates of psychological and related studies may be connected with working in the cross-cultural environment. In order to overcome these challenges, the School is now introducing special programs to prepare graduates for them.

We have also taken into consideration the fact that our graduates may be forced to change their jobs and professional roles at least a few times during their working life, incidents of which are increasing in developed countries. The School's goal is to prepare students for coping with new professional situations and problems. One such situation is the rapid growth of the "virtual reality" and the changes in social communication triggered by it. The ability to understand and use new technology such as the Internet, multimedia equipment, and software knowledge can nowadays be a decisive factor in getting and retaining a job. The School aims at preparing students to make use of new technologies in all spheres of social life.

Warsaw School of Social Psychology
adress:
Chodakowska 19/31
Warsaw, 03-815
tel.
+48 22 870-62-24
+48 22 517-99-11
fax.
+48 22 517-99-17


Warsaw School of Social Psychology
Main entrance.

Warsaw School of Social Psychology

Reading room

Library


Computer laboratory

Students' club
   

 

How to get to Warsaw School of Social Psychology

1. From Okecie Airport
· exit the arrival hall and go straight ahead to a bus stop
· take a bus number 175
· get off at the 14th bus stop (Zawisza Sq. - Pl. Zawiszy)
· take a tram number 8 in the direction: Praga
· get off at the 13th tram stop (Terespolska)
· turn left and go along Terespolska Street
· turn left into the Kamionkowska Street
· turn right into Wawerska Street and this is it !

2. From Warsaw Central Station
· take a tram number 8 in the direction Praga from Warsaw Central Station
· get off at the 11th tram stop (Terespolska)
· turn left and go along Terespolska Street
· turn left into the Kamionkowska Street
· turn right into Wawerska Street and this is it !

How to get Center of Warsaw from School of Social Psychology


· take a tram number 8 in the direction Os. Gorczewska from the tram stop Terespolska
· get off at the 10th tram stop (Centrum)