Student Information

Entering Students are encouraged to visit the USA Office Student Services Web Site for important information about financial aid, forms, and to access their student account information online.

The American Student Government plays an important role at PUMS, including taking new students on an introductory tour throughout Poznan.

The ASG also provides vital information for your trip, and getting around in Poznan. They also have Message Boards and Forums for accepted students. Their web site is http://www.asg.amp.edu.pl.

 

American Student Government
Website contains information essential to incoming students, including survival guide to life in Poznan, recommended book lists, student discussion forums, book trading, announcements, and more.

Library facilities
Within the University's Library and Information System the collections of the Main Library (2 Parkowa St.) and branch, faculty and institute libraries are available to students. The Library collects publications from the fields of medicine, dentistry, pharmacology, nursing, health sciences and primary sciences. Current periodicals and information publications, which are part of the reference library, are freely available in the scientific reading room. In the general reading room it is possible to use printed series of course lectures, textbooks, atlases, dictionaries and encyclopedias. The local lending library lends monographs, textbooks and printed series of course lectures. Standard card indices and computer catalogue databases provide information about the contents of the Library. An e-mail terminal is also available.

Opening hours:

Lending library & Reading Room

Monday - Friday 8.00 am - 10.00 PM Saturday 8.00 am - 3.00 PM Sunday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

During the holidays (July - 15 September) the lending library and reading rooms are open from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm, on weekdays only.

For more information (also in English, French and German) contact the Information Science Section, tel. 865 95 81, ext. 34 and 37, e-mail: ewag@amp.edu.pl

 

Accommodation

 

The University provides accommodation for foreign students in the Student Dormitories belonging to the University:

Eskulap - 39, Przybyszewskiego St., tel. 869 44 11;

Medyk - 4, Rokietnicka St., Tel. 849-2700

Aspyrinka - 6, Rokietnicka St. Tel. 849-2618

Hipokrates - 12a, Wilczak St., tel. 820 75 41 (Polish Students)

Wawrzynek - 23/25, Wawrzyniaka St., tel. 848 00 49. (Polish Students)

 

All of the required formalities can be arranged at the Office of the Dean, Medical Faculty II, Mondays through Fridays from 11.00 am till 4.00 pm.

From October to June, students can purchase meals in the student canteen of the Medical University at 39 Przybyszewskiego St.

A current bank account can be opened at any bank in Poznan. The recommended bank is PKO BP II Oddzial w Poznaniu (The National Savings Bank, 80A Kosciuszki St.) Residence permits can be obtained from the Civil Affairs Department, Poznan Province Government Office, 17 Plac Wolnosci, tel. 854 1585.

Students are registered in the Administration Office of the dormitory.

Sport and recreation

Students can train and take part in the following activities of the Academic Sport Association: basketball, volleyball, football, tennis, judo and light athletics. Other students can develop their physical fitness during optional classes in gymnastics, aerobics or strength enhancing exercises. Skiing camps are organized during the winter break and in the summer students can attend a sport and training camp in Sieraków or go on canoeing trips in Drawsko Lake District. In the summer holiday period there are no classes but the tennis courts, jogging track and football pitch are available for use.

The University Physical Education and Sport Study Centre: 5 Rokietnicka St., tel. 861 42 08

The University Club of the Academic Sport Association: 5 Rokietnicka St., tel. 861 42 08 A

academic Sport Association: 25 Noskowskiego St., tel. 852 98 17

Insurance and health service

Students' accident insurance can be obtained from the respective Deans' Offices: Deans' Office of Faculty of Medicine I, at 10 Fredry St., tel. 852 11 61; and the Deans' Office of Faculty of Medicine II, Mondays to Fridays. Other forms of insurance should be obtained in the student's home country. Foreign students are provided with health care by a doctor of internal medicine at the General Out-Patient Clinic of the University of Medical Sciences, 39 Prybszewskiego Street, tel. 869 44 18, every day between 11.00 am and 1.00 pm. The student will bear the costs of diagnostic and laboratory tests and of specialist and hospital treatment.

New information as of 2003:

According to the new rules in Polish Insurance Law, Students-foriegners(who do not have a Polish passport) who are studying and staying in Poland on the basis of the temporary residence card may be subjected to the voluntary health insurance in Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia (Medical Insurance Company).

To be insured in that way, a student should:

1. reach a written agreement (umova) with Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia (NFZ) in its office on 14/15 Piekary Street (you need the temporary residence card to do it)

2. fill out the application form (wniosek), available in the office of NFZ;
3. fill out the ZUS ZZA form (druk ZUS ZZA) and hand it in the office of Zaklad Ubezpieczen Spolecznych within 7 days from the day you reach an agreement;

4. pay the fee (premium) ill the 15th of each month in the amount of 32,40 zloty using ZUS blank form in any bank or post office and keep the receipt. It is important that this fee be paid each month on time.

Students' organizations

Students' Self-Goverment

Students' Scientific Society

Students' Press
American Student Government
Norwegian Student Government

Useful addresses

Area phone code for Poznan: (+48)(61)

The Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences.

Dean's Office.

Medical Faculty I (Polish Program)

10 Fredry St.,

61-701 POZNAÑ. POLAND
tel. 854 62 81 fax. 852 04 55

 

The Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences.

Dean's Office.
Medical Faculty II (English Program)

COLLEGIUM STOMATOLOGICUM
41 Jackowskiego Street
60-812 POZNAN
Poznañ, Poland

Phone: +48-61-854-7142 (-46)
Fax: +48-61-847-7489
e-mail: dwl2@amp.edu.pl

 

The Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences.

Section of Students Affairs

10 Fredry St.,

61-701 POZNAÑ. POLAND

tel. 854 62 07 fax. 852 04 55

 

The Adam Mickiewicz University Library

38/40 Ratajczaka St.

tel. 829 38 00
e-mail: library@amp.edu.pl

 

The Austrian Library and Reading Room

7 Zwierzyniecka St.

tel. 829 24 24

 

The British Library and Reading Room

39 Ratajczaka St.

tel.853 17 90 fax. 855 74 20

 

The German Reading Room

38/40 Ratajczaka St.

tel. 852 12 15

 

Ambulance Service (emergency) tel. 999

Medical Aid (sudden illness) tel. 866 00 66

Police tel. 997

Fire tel. 998

 

Polish Railways

International Bus tel. 833 12 12

Polish Airlines LOT (enquiries): tel. 952; 953; (office): tel. 868 17 01

Other airlines offices Delta: tel. 852 75 26; Lufthansa: tel. 853 68 31; SAS: tel. 847 50 36

Tourist Enquiries tel. 851 36 45, 44 Ratajawa St, 61-728 Poznan

 

Consulates and Honorary Consulates:

Czech Republic - 5/7 Wieniawskiego St., tel. 855 17 63

Kingdom of Denmark - 12 Fredry St., tel. 852 21 84

French Republic - 27/28 Miel¿yñskiego St., tel. 851 94 90

Kingdom of Netherlands - 7 Gwarna St., tel. 852 78 84

Federal Republic of Germany - 7 Paderewskiego St., tel. 852 24 33

Russian Federation - 53a Bukowska St., tel. 841 75 23

Romania - 20 Maciejewskiego St., tel. 821 84 98

The American Consular Agency - 7 Paderewskiego St., tel. 851 85 16

Republic of Turkey - 78 Stary Rynek St., tel. 852 89 29

Republic of Hungary - 10 Strusia St., tel. 866 26 28

British Consulate - 26 Kramarska St., tel. 853 29 19

 

 

Some locations of the didactic units