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Poland allocates $37.6M for dormitory upgrades as international student enrollment surges

Local media reports indicate that the Ministry has detailed plans for distributing the funds, which will be allocated to all 87 universities in Poland currently receiving state subsidies for student residences. This one-time payment will not impact existing subsidies.

The report showed that Ukrainians make up the majority of international students in Poland, accounting for 55.8 percent of the total, followed by Belarusians at 13.9 percent. Zimbabwean nationals form the third-largest group among international students in the country.

This achievement aligns with the European average and testifies to the extensive efforts made by Polish higher education institutions over the last two decades, said Waldemar Siwiński, founder of the Perspektywy Foundation and initiator of the Study in Poland program.

An advisory committee has recommended that universities refrain from solely relying on high-profile rankings, such as The Times Higher Education World University Rankings, QS World University Rankings, and the Shanghai Rankings, to assess their performance in research, teaching, and impact.

The European Commission threatened last year to freeze €22 billion (about $23.5 billion) in cohesion funds, including €40 million (about $42.8 million) for Hungary’s Erasmus program, unless Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government implemented reforms addressing judicial, LGBT, and academic freedoms.

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