Poland 5.3

Table 3:         Number of students in higher arts education

Source: Central Statistical Office

In the academic year 2024/2025, there were 27 higher arts education institutions of which 19 were public. The curricula included 72 different fields of study. The total number of students amounted to 42,7 thousand – 3,3% of all students in Poland.

The implementation of the Bologna Process continues to shape higher education in Poland, particularly through the development of comparable degree structures, quality assurance mechanisms, student mobility and the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS). Since the academic year 2004/2005, university graduates receive special supplements to diplomas which contain detailed information about their education process, exam results, qualifications and also the number of gained ECTS points.

Quality assurance in higher education is supervised by the Polish Accreditation Committee (Polska Komisja Akredytacyjna), which evaluates teaching standards in public and private higher education institutions. Other positive impacts of the Bologna process include the increasing mobility of Polish students and many proEuropean elements have been added to the curricula of arts and humanities faculties.