- Welcoming guide_POWISLASNKI UNIVERISTY IN KWIDZYN
Formal requirements
You are obliged to seek all the necessary information concerning the conditions of your arrival and stay in Poland at Polish Embassy in your country.
First steps after arrival
When you arrive in Warsaw or Gdańsk, you are offered assistance of how to get to Kwidzyn. If you decide to reach Kwidzyn on your own, you should contact the International Cooperation Office at the College.
Costs of living
The average cost of living is about 1000 PLZ (ca 231 Euro).
The prices of main food products:
- bread 2 PLZ (0.46 Euro)
- butter 3.00 PLZ (0.78 Euro)
- meat products 15.00-35.00 PLZ (3.47-8.10 Euro) per kilo
- meat 20.00-35.00 PLZ (4,63-8,10 Euro) per kilo
- tea 2.00 PLZ (0.46 Euro)
- coffee 3.00 PLZ (0.69 Euro)
- milk 2.00 PLZ (0.46 Euro) per litre
The prices of some other products:
- soap 2 PLZ (0.46 Euro)
- shampoo 3.00-8.00 PLZ (0.69-1.85 Euro)
- bus ticket 2 PLZ (0.46 Euro)
Restaurants:
- Leniwa Baba, ul. Kościuszki 49A, Kwidzyn, tel. 55 261 91 91, 609 764 405 open: 09.00 – 17.00,
- Lotos, Kwidzyn, ul. Toruńska 1, tel. 55 261 63 51, open: 11.00 - 22.00
- Bar Pierożek, ul Mickiewicza 5, tel. 575 311 744, open: 09.00 – 17.00
- Momento, ul. Grudziądzka 30, tel. 666 323 334, open: 10.00 – 21.00
- Piwnica Pizza, ul. Wschodnia 2, Kwidzyn, tel. 55 261 68 58, open: 11.00 – 22.00
Accommodation
The cost of rent should range between 200-800 PLZ (46-185 Euro ) per person. If you decide to study at our College, the International Cooperation Office will help you with finding a flat.
Medical Care and Insurance
Hospital: ZDROWIE" Sp. z o.o. Niepubliczny Zakład Opieki Zdrowotnej, Kwidzyn, Hallera 31, tel. 055 645 83 00
Insurance
The students of our School are insured by Cigna Insurance Company. Full-time students are insured against accidents that could happen all over the world while studying or in spare time excluding accidents at work. Extramural students are insured against accidents that could happen all over the world only while studying(also during job training) and on their way to school and back.
An accident shall also mean a situation when, as a result of excessive physical effort, an insured person suffers from injuries such as: joint dislocation, tendon or joint capsule ligament rupture and spinal dislocation. All the necessary forms are available at Dean's Office, Tel: +48 55 261 31 39
Facilities
The University buildings
POWISLANSKI COLLEGE IN KWIDZYN: ul. 11 Listopada 29, 82-500 Kwidzyn
KCK, ul. 11 Listopada 13, 82-500 Kwidzyn
Libraries
The library was founded in December 1999 and has gathered 3700 volumes, 100 Polish and English magazine titles, 30 books by academics, 10 audio-video cassettes, 50 files with reports on the work of Sejm, 10 floppy disks and CD ROMs on IT and management. Prolib library management software provides access to the library stock through the www site.
The Library and Reading Room
KCK, ul. 11 Listopada 13, 82-500 Kwidzyn
Opening hours: Monday - Sunday, 8.00 - 16.00
Volumes: 4,500
Magazine titles: 100
Public Library
Kwidzyn, ul. Piłsudskiego 21, tel. 55 279 33 50
http://www.biblioteka.ckj.edu.pl/
Opening hours:
- Monady - Friday, 10.00 - 18.00
- Saturday, 10.00 - 16.00
Volumes: 114,00
Magazine titles: 100
Students' Organisations
Students' self-government
President: Barbara Budrewicz
ul. 11 Listopada 13, 82-500 Kwidzyn
Economics Students' Club „LIDER”
Person in charge: Beata Pawłowska, PhD
The Environmental Protection Club „EKOLOG”
Person in charge: Katarzyna Strzała-Osuch, PhD
Tel: +48 606317135
Nursing Students’ Club „NURS-MED”
Person in charge: Piotr Janiewicz, MSc
Some other practical information
Emergencies
Police 997
Fire 998
Ambulance 999
Directory Enquiries 913
Main Banks
Bank Millenium, open: 8-17
Kwidzyn, ul. Chopina 22, tel. 55 279 33 72, Fax. 55 279 46 99
Bank PKO S.A., open: 9.30-16.30
Kwidzyn, ul. Piłsudskiego 14B, tel. 55 261 69 53, Fax. 55 261 69 54
PKO BP S.A., open: Monday – Friday 8-18, Saturday 9-13
Kwidzyn, ul. Piłsudskiego 29, tel. 55 279 31 82, 55 279 43 29, 55 279 31 76, 55 279 47 40
Powiślański Bank Spółdzielczy, open: 7.30-15.00
Kwidzyn, ul. Kopernika 28, tel. 55 279 36 03, 55 279 39 56, Fax. 55 279 48 38
Post Office
Post Office, ul. Braterstwa Narodów 50, tel. 55 279 21 45,
Municipal Transport (MZK)
Tickets may be purchased in kiosks and shops displaying a notice that MZK tickets are available for sale. Bus tickets, monthly and quarterly passes and detailed timetables are available from MZK pay-office. For oversized luggage, additional tickets must be purchased. Kwidzyn is a small city, and you can walkJ
Tourism
Polskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze
Kwidzyn, ul. Piłsudskiego 21, tel. 55 279 41 67
Towarzystwo Turystyczne Liwa
Kwidzyn, ul. Brat. Narodów 57, tel. 0 55 279 58 12
