Almost Half of Foreign University Students in Poland Are Citizens of Ukraine

In the 2023-2024 academic year, 19.9 thousand students from Ukraine were enrolled in Polish universities. At the end of the last academic year, 45,000 Ukrainian citizens, or almost 45% of the total number of foreign students in Poland, were studying at Polish universities.

This was reported by Ukrinform with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland.

‘The number of Ukrainian citizens admitted to study in the 2023/2024 academic year was 19.9 thousand. Of these, 11.9 thousand studied at private universities, 7.8 thousand at state universities and 0.2 thousand at church universities,’ the ministry said.

It is noted that in the 2023-2024 academic year, a total of 102,700 foreign students studied at Polish universities, but this data is incomplete. The total number of Ukrainian citizens who studied at Polish universities at the end of the last academic year was 45,500, which is almost 45% of the total number of foreign students in Poland.

The ministry noted that Ukrainians covered by the special law on assistance to Ukrainian citizens in connection with the armed conflict in the country and who are students at state universities are not charged for full-time studies in Polish. In addition, they can apply for a social scholarship and a study loan on the basis of a declaration of family and financial situation attached to the application. Citizens of Ukraine covered by this special act are also eligible for the Rector's scholarship, scholarships for disabled persons and assistance under the general rules for foreign students.