We would like to inform you that your student identification number, along with your login credentials and password for the SGH network, should be issued within 3 to 4 business days following the submission of your documents to the Admission Office.
This information will be sent to you via email, as indicated in the online admission system (ISR).
Please be aware that, as per the decision made by the Dean of Graduate Studies and in accordance with § 3 of the Study Rules and Regulations, all communications from the Graduate Studies Office will be sent solely to email addresses within the @sgh.waw.pl domain.
We kindly ask that you also send your messages from your university email account.
Certificates confirming your student status can be issued by the Graduate Studies Office starting from the First of October (01-10-2026).
A scanned copy can be sent via email, while the original can be mailed through the Polish National Post.
Before the semester starts
To start studying, you need to choose the right courses.
Semester declaration is one of the most important administrative matters.
At SGH, registration for classes takes place on designated dates and only via the IT system (USOSweb).
Students register for classes based on the class schedule, following the study plan for the first semester in their field of study.
Before registering for courses, please familiarise yourself with the study programme.
The study programme contains essential information needed to declare your courses correctly for each semester.
Note: You do not need to register for the following obligatory e-learning trainings:
- 24996 Training on Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Protection (e-learning),
- 24998 Library Training (e-learning),
- 24999 Training on Occupational Health and Safety (e-learning).
You need to complete them as soon as possible after logging in to the e-SGH once the semester starts.
Registration for Courses:
Students register for classes based on the published timetable, selecting lecture and exercise groups while adhering to the list of compulsory first-semester courses for their respective programme of study.
Class schedules – Graduate Studies
- Schedule of declarations for students of the first semester in the academic year 2026/2027
The first stage - declaring preferences.
From Wednesday, 9 September 2026, at 10:00 AM to Friday, 11 September 2026, at 10:00 AM.
NOTE: Courses other than those required for the first semester of studies can be selected during the last round of |
registration for courses - ” Registration with teacher’s permission”.Technical break
From Saturday, 12 September 2026 to Thursday, 17 September 2026.
Correction of the class schedule. Assignment to groups based on ranking lists and reported preferences.
During the technical break period, the courses in the declaration will not be visible.
Second stage - correction of declarations (+ group exchange)
From Friday, 18 September 2026, at 10:00 AM to Tuesday, 22 September 2025, at 10:00 AM.
Students may adjust their timetables during this registration round. It is possible to register for available classes offered in the first semester of a given programme of study, subject to the availability of places on a first-come, first-served basis. Students will also have the opportunity to change their allocated class groups during this registration round.
NOTE:
Please note that students should check whether any of the courses they previously selected have been removed from their declaration during the ranking process and, if necessary, register for them again by enrolling in another class group.Registration with teachers’ permission - a supplementary stage only for those students who, for important reasons, need to complete the declaration.
From 02.10.2026 (Friday), 10:00 a.m. to 06.10.2026 (Tuesday), 10:00 a.m.
In justified cases (e.g. the dissolution of a class group), students may enrol in a class group with available places or in a group that has reached its capacity limit, subject to the lecturer’s approval granted via USOSweb.
NOTE:
Entering a course on the over-capacity list will be effective only after the lecturer approves the application in USOSweb. If the application is not approved, it will be automatically cancelled.
Approval of registrations by lecturers
to 7.10.2026 r. (Wednesday)One-time Removal (Resignation from course)
From 16.10.2025 (Friday), 10:00 a.m. to 02.11.2025 (Monday), 10:00 a.m.
Withdrawal from a selected course is possible in accordance with § 23(12) of the Study Regulations.
Before submitting a course withdrawal request, please ensure that:
- the course is not a compulsory course within your programme of study (withdrawal from a programme-specific compulsory course is only possible if it is an alternative to a course that has already been completed);
and - following the withdrawal, you will still have a sufficient number of ECTS credits (at least 30 per semester) to complete the semester.
Verification
Applications for the course removal will be reviewed by Thursday, 5 November 2026.
- the course is not a compulsory course within your programme of study (withdrawal from a programme-specific compulsory course is only possible if it is an alternative to a course that has already been completed);
- Important notes regarding registering for courses
- Please keep an eye on both the dates and opening times of the semester declaration system.
- PLEASE MAKE PRUDENT DECISIONS. It is not possible to remove a student from courses, exchange declared courses, change the teacher or sign up for classes outside the USOS declaration system.
- It will not be possible to sign up for classes directly with the lecturer.
- The courses to which the student had registered in the semester declaration system become a binding individual semester study plan and are subject to obligatory implementation in this semester.
- Information about rankings during semester declarations
In the case of applying for a specific class, if the number of applicants exceeds the set limit, the selection will be determined as follows:
Ranking:
Students will be ranked primarily based on the average grade attained during their first-cycle studies (for those continuing their education at SGH)
orThe results from the qualifying exam for second-cycle studies (for those who took the exam).
Random Selection:
If it is not possible to make a substantive comparison between students, a random selection will be used.
Students who cannot be assigned to their preferred group due to exceeding the limit will be automatically placed in groups where the limits have not been reached. This allocation can be modified in the next round of declarations through group exchanges.
- Instruction of the Dean of Graduate Studies on the rules for recognising courses completed during previous studies as credited
- Pursuant to § 12 point 7 and § 37 point 1 of the Rules and Regulations of first and second cycle study programmes and long cycle study programme at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, the Dean, at the student’s request, may consider courses completed at other universities or during the previous course of studies at SGH as credited.
- Only courses completed in second-cycle study (master’s degree) or long-cycle studies can be considered for recognition and credited.
- Only courses that have been completed no later than eight years prior to the date of recognition may be considered to be recognised.
- The application for recognition of the course as passed should be submitted no later than the fourteenth day from the beginning of the semester in which the course was declared at SGH. For first-semester students, it is possible to apply for recognition for the completed course without having to declare it in advance.
- Only courses completed outside SGH with learning outcomes similar to those taught at SGH may be considered for recognition and credit.
- The decision to recognise a course completed outside SGH as passed is made by the Dean based on the opinion expressed by the Chairman of the Programme Council of the Field of Study or the course coordinator.
Transferring credits for foreign languages requires an opinion from the Foreign Language Learning Centre.
- The application for recognition of a course completed outside SGH should be accompanied by the following:
- syllabus of the course certified by the university where the course was taught (documents drawn up in a language other than Polish or English should be provided with a sworn translation into Polish),
- indication of the period in which the subject was carried out,
- proof of obtaining a credit or passing an exam certified by the university, together with the grade obtained.
- In the event of changes in the syllabus of a course completed at SGH, the decision to recognise the course is made by the Dean based on the opinion expressed by the Chairman of the Programme Council of the Field of Study or the course coordinator.
The instruction comes into force on 1 October 2025.
Dr hab. Michał Bernardelli prof. SGH
Dean of Graduate Studies
- Pursuant to § 12 point 7 and § 37 point 1 of the Rules and Regulations of first and second cycle study programmes and long cycle study programme at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, the Dean, at the student’s request, may consider courses completed at other universities or during the previous course of studies at SGH as credited.
- Instruction of the Dean’s on the Rules for Excusing Students’ Absences from Classes
Pursuant to § 21 of the Rules and Regulations of First-Cycle, Second-Cycle and Long-Cycle Programmes at SGH Warsaw School of Economics, I hereby establish the following rules regarding the excusing of students’ absences from classes:
- The conditions for passing a course, including rules for excusing absences, shall be communicated to students by the course instructor during the first class and should remain available to students throughout the semester.
- Every absence from classes, except lectures, must be excused. Failure to excuse an absence does not deprive the student of the right to attend subsequent classes.
- A student may receive a final grade in a course only if the percentage of excused absences does not exceed the limit specified in the course syllabus.
- When excusing an absence, the course instructor may indicate an alternative form of verification of learning outcomes as provided for in the course syllabus.
- A student must present the justification of their absence to the course instructor immediately after the reason for the absence ceases to exist, but no later than three days thereafter, except at the end of the semester, when the justification must be submitted immediately during the ongoing classes.
- The justification of an absence shall be submitted by the student via an e-mail message sent from their SGH domain account. The course instructor shall inform the student whether the absence is recognised as excused no later than five days after the submission.
- A student’s absence from classes may, in particular, be excused on the basis of:
• a medical certificate confirming the inability to attend classes,
• a certificate issued by the Rector or a person authorised by the Rector,
• a document confirming the occurrence of an important family event, such as the student’s own wedding, birth of a child, or death of a close relative; the absence does not have to occur on the day of the event itself, but it must remain logically connected with the given circumstance. - As a rule, student employment or studies at another university may not serve as grounds for excusing absences from classes.
- In the case of online classes, the course instructor may verify student participation. Lack of activity during classes shall be treated as an absence, which requires justification.
- The course instructor is not obliged to archive documents submitted for the purpose of excusing an absence; such documents are presented for inspection only. The student is required to retain the document serving as the basis for excusing the absence until the end of the semester in which the absence occurred.
This Instruction enters into force on 1 October 2025.
- Tuition Fees
- Every student has an individual account number visible in USOSweb.
- All payments must be made in euros.
- Failure to pay by the due date may result in interest charges.
- Tuition fees are charged according to the payment option selected during the admissions process and recorded in the Online Admissions System.
- Students who wish to change their payment plan must submit a formal request to the Dean of the Graduate Studies Programme. Requests may be submitted electronically via the USOSweb general application form, or sent by post through Poczta Polska (the Polish Post).
How to generate payment details:
- Log in to USOSweb and select the Common Section tab;
- Choose PAYMENTS from the side menu or the tile in the centre;
- Select Uncleared Debts;
- Tick the square(s) near the fee you wish to pay and click Bank Transfer details.
- A reminder for fee-paying students: the fee for the first semester (or the first instalment, if that option was selected) must be paid by 30 September.
All fees must be paid to the individual account numbers visible in USOSweb.The account used for the admission fee is intended solely for that purpose.
At the start of the Semester
- Student Card collection
The Student Card is a document that identifies students within various SGH systems:
- Library Catalogue: The Student Card is the only document that allows students to access the SGH Library. With the Electronic Student Card, students can use the Aleph system to check their current book loans, deadlines for returning books, extend loan deadlines, and review their borrowing history.
- Central Printing System: This system includes multifunctional devices located at SGH that enable students to print, copy, scan, and send documents.
Additionally, the Electronic Student Card can be used as a Warsaw City Card, allowing students to code public transport tickets
You can pick up your student card during Graduate Studies OFFICE DIRECT Service Hours after paying the card issue fee.
The student card issue fee in 2026/2027 is 22 PLN.
The above-mentioned amount shall be paid to your individual PLN account number visible in USOSweb (PLN account for didactics) with the note:
Title: student card + (student’s album number)
With a note: I semester of full-time, ADA / FAP / GLO/ IB/ MET* II degree studies
* choose the appropriate major (field of study), where:
AAB - Advanced Analytics – Big Data
FAP - Finance and Accounting Practical Profile with ACCA qualification
GLO- Global Business, Finance and Governance
IB - International Business
MET - Management, Entrepreneurship, Technology and InnovationStudents who pay for the studies will be able to collect the student card after the tuition fee for the first semester is paid.
More information on the student card
- Obligatory e-learning trainings
The first-semester students of second-degree studies at SGH are obligated to pass three e-learning workshops:
- Occupational Health and Safety Training (BHP);
- Library Training;
- Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Protection Training.
The e-workshops will be activated on 1st October 2026.
To take the trainings, students should log into e-sgh platform, make themselves acquainted with all the training materials and pass the obligatory tests.- Legalisation of stay
For legalising your stay, additional help and free legal advice, please check the website of the Polish Office for Foreigners.
- Insurance
Health insurance is mandatory for all students for the whole duration of their stay in Poland.
Insurance via the University is available only for Polish citizens and holders of the Polish Charter(Karta Polaka).
If you have Polish citizenship, you can be insured by SGH Warsaw School of Economics.In that case, please contact Educational Support (main building, room 37).
Non-Polish citizens are obliged to insure themselves on their own and present confirmation of insurance within one month of starting studies to the Graduate Studies Office.
In order to get voluntary public health insurance, you need a registered address for your stay.
- Students Direct Service and Dean’s Office hours
Students of Global Business, Finance and Governance (GLO) and Advanced Analytics – Big Data (AAB) can receive any additional information from the Graduate Studies Office representative, Ms Monika Wąsowska.
Students of Finance and Accounting Practical Profile with ACCA qualification (FAP) and International Business (IB) can receive any additional information from the Graduate Studies Office representative, Ms Monika Rosińska.
Vice Dean for Graduate Studies in English is Piotr Maszczyk, PhD.
- Support for people with disabilities and special needs
- Students with disabilities and individuals with chronic illnesses can receive support during the educational process.
Applying for support for people with disabilities and special needs
Students with disabilities and those experiencing chronic illnesses are entitled to receive supportive resources throughout their educational journey.
The Office of Accessibility and Support for People with Disabilities is responsible for issuing official certificates that can be presented to academic personnel.
This documentation provides essential insights that can aid in identifying the most appropriate accommodations tailored to the specific needs associated with the certificate holder’s disability or health condition.
To obtain this certificate, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Support for People with Disabilities and provide your disability certificate or medical documentation if you do not have a disability certificate.
Applications for either the new academic year or the fall semester only are accepted until 31 November of the year concerned.
Applications for the spring semester only are accepted until 31 March of the year concerned.More information at: the Office of Accessibility and Support for People with Disabilities
DURING THE SEMESTER
Application templates and application deadlines – Graduate Studies
- Library
Each student starting their studies at SGH should complete the obligatory library training available on the SGH e-learning platform by the deadline. During the training, the student acquires knowledge about:
- how to use the library catalogue,
- how to order the necessary materials,
- on what terms they can be used in reading rooms and on what terms they can be borrowed at home.
They also learn about electronic sources of information available in databases. After passing all the modules, the training ends with a simple test to check the acquired skills.
The basic tool for using library collections is an electronic catalogue. The system works similarly to an Internet search engine. The collections can be searched in various ways: by the author’s name, title, subject entry, etc.; moreover, by logging in to your own account, you can learn about the current status and history of your loans.
Using the resources of the SGH LibraryThe library collections can be used:
- on site (from the collections in the main warehouse or from the reference collection);
- in the General Reading Room, Periodicals Reading Room or Scientific Information Department;
- borrowing books home: from the Lending Library’s collection.
General Reading Room
The General Reading Room is located on the second floor of the Library. Here, on the basis of order slips, orders for books and older magazines in the main warehouse are processed. Particularly popular items, the latest books and readings, numbering about 20 thousand, are in the Reading Room on site, with free access. This is the so-called reference collection. Some books from the reference collection can be borrowed at home for the night, as part of the so-called night loans, but you have to pay close attention to the time of their return – 10 a.m., because for each subsequent exceeded hour a fee of PLN 5 is charged.
Periodicals Reading Room
On the second floor there is also the Periodicals Reading Room. Its book collection consists of about 1000 titles of Polish and foreign periodicals. In open access, the Reading Room offers both Polish and foreign titles from the last 5 years. Magazines can only be used on site.
SGH Library Lending Desk
On the ground floor of the library building, there is the SGH Library Lending Department. The books in her collection can be borrowed home. A maximum of 5 volumes can be borrowed for a period of 60 days. Before borrowing a book, each student is obliged to check its availability in the online catalogue and search for the call number. The Lending Library’s signatures are marked with the letter “W” and have the status “being loaned”.
Fees for exceeding the deadline for returning a book are high – the library system charges a fee for late return in the amount of PLN 1 for each day of delay for each volume.
In the on-line catalogue you can:- reserve books – this applies to titles whose all copies are currently borrowed,
- extend the deadline for returning the book,
- access selected items within IBUK Libra online.
Scientific Information Division (OIN)
On the ground floor of the Library, in room 10, there is the Scientific Information Department (OIN), where you can get support in searching for the necessary materials. OIN employees can help you find publications on a given topic, available both in paper and electronic form. In the Information Department, you can also learn the rules of using a wide range of electronic collections, which can be available to SGH students even without leaving home.
- Psychological Assistance`
- Out of concern for the quality of life of our entire community, the possibility of obtaining free professional psychological help for students and employees of the University who feel the need for support has been created.
If you experience any difficulties in university, family, partner or professional relationships, or cope with excessive stress or negative emotions; notice problems with concentration and loss of motivation, your own anxiety or irritation, experience aggressive or surprising behaviours that are difficult to react to or have other problems that raise your concerns, we encourage you to take advantage of free and confidential psychological consultations.
- Failure to Commence Studies, Withdrawal from Studies
Individuals who have decided not to begin their studies at SGH or who do not wish to continue them should submit a written notice of withdrawal. This request can be submitted in one of the following ways:
- in person at the Graduate Studies Office,
- electronically via the USOSweb system, e-PUAP, or eDoręczenia,
- by post using Polish National Post (Poczta Polska).
Note: All administrative decisions are sent via Poczta Polska with confirmation of receipt. If a new correspondence address has not been provided, letters are sent to the address given during the admission process.
Please note that Poczta Polska issues two notifications regarding the possibility of collecting the letter. If the letter is not collected after the second notification, it is considered delivered.
USEFUL LINKS
STUDENT Service – graduate studies
Office of Accessibility and Support for People with Disabilities
Class schedule - STUDIES IN ENGLISH – Graduate Studies
Get help with formalities and study organization – extra support for students