III.1 Cost of Living
The cost of living during studies is incurred by students themselves (a large proportion of them receive scholarships or maintenance allowances – further details in the section regarding financial aid for students). The amount of a student’s cost of living in Warsaw can be looked up in a statistical yearbook where the cost of living for certain populations in Poland is specified.

The College provides no accommodation.

III.3 Meals
Students can use the canteen and cafeterias within the premises of the University of Physical Education in Warsaw and the canteen of the School of Economics and Computer Science in Warsaw.

Students are subject to compulsory insurance, and they can use services provided by selected healthcare institutions that have signed contracts with the National Health Fund.

At the College of Tourism and Recreation, there are currently six foreign and three disabled students, who have not reported any special needs or requirements regarding the way in which they study. However, we are ready to admit any group of disabled persons or foreigners and provide them with suitable conditions for studying. To obtain more information, please call on +48 22 8345714 to contact the Dean Office, which is located within the premises of the College of Tourism and Recreation.

Students of the College of Tourism and Recreation are compulsorily insured with CIGNA STU S.A.
Students from European Union countries are entitled to free healthcare (provided that they have valid health insurance in their countries).

More information regarding health insurance is available from the Dean Office (phone: +48 22 8345714).

Students of the College of Tourism and Recreation are eligible to apply for maintenance allowances from the budget of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education:
- maintenance allowances
These allowances are available both to full-time and part-time students who are in financial hardship. The amount of such an allowance ranges from 100 to 400 zlotys per month.
- scholarships for learning achievements
These scholarships are available both to full-time and part-time students. They can be applied for not earlier than after the first year of study. The prerequisite to apply for the scholarship is to obtain, in the academic year 2005/2006, an average score of at least 4.0 (the thresholds for the required average will in each case be determined by the College Authorities). The minimum scholarship is 100 zlotys monthly.
- accommodation subsidies
These subsidies are available only to full-time students for whom daily commuting to the College would make their study impossible or very difficult and who are in financial hardship despite benefiting from a maintenance allowance.
- board subsidies
These subsidies are meant to provide partial reimbursement of board in student canteens and they are available to full-time students who benefit from a maintenance allowance.
- special scholarships for the disabled
These scholarships are intended for full-time and part-time disabled students regardless of any other financial aid they might receive. The amount of the scholarship ranges from 100 to 200 zlotys monthly.
Information on how and under what conditions scholarships and allowances are awarded is available from the Chancellor –Zbigniew Glapa MA.
Mieczysław Orłowicz College of Tourism and Recreation
ul. Marymoncka 34, 01-813 Warszawa, PO box 21, Poland
Telefax +48 22 8345714
 
In addition, the College provides 35,000 zlotys yearly in partial funding for training camps (consideration for training staff, organisational expenses and the rental of specialist equipment).

III.8 Student Care
Responsibility for the care of students is taken by the Dean Office of the College of Tourism and Recreation.
    
Head: Małgorzata Kolenda
Staff: Katarzyna Szremska, Aleksandra Żawrocka
tel./fax 022 8345714, e-mail: wstir@wstir.edu.pl

The Dean Office is open to students:

intramural students
ul. Marymoncka 34 (College of Tourism and Recreation),

Monday-Friday: 11.00am – 2.00pm

extramural students of the first and second years

ul. Marymoncka 34 (College of Tourism and Recreation),

Monday-Friday: 11.00am – 2.00pm,

Sunday: 8.30am – 3.00pm
ul. Stokłosy 3 (School of Economics I),

Saturday: 8.30am – 3.00pm

extramural students of the third year
ul. Marymoncka 34 (College of Tourism and Recreation),

Monday-Friday: 11.00am – 2.00pm,

Saturday: 8.30am – 3.00pm,

Sunday: 8.30am – 3.00pm

III.9 Teaching Facilities and Library
Full-time courses and part-time third-year courses are taught within the premises of the University of Physical Education in Warsaw (880m2 refurbished with 50% of funding being provided by the College of Tourism and Recreation subject to a long-term agreement with the University of Physical Education. We also use approx. 300m2 of additional space which we rent from the University of Physical Education under an ordinary lease agreement).
The following facilities are located within the premises of the University of Physical Education in Warsaw at 34 Marymoncka Street:
- lecture theatre with 180 seats,
- 2 lecture rooms with 100 and 160 seats, respectively,
- 4 seminar rooms with 30 seats each,
- 5 workshop rooms with 20 seats each,
- 2 computer laboratories with 16 seats each (equipped by the College of Tourism and Recreation).
    
First- and second-year part-time courses are taught within the premises of the School of Economics and Computer Science at 3 Stokłosy Street subject to a long-term cooperation agreement. Space used – approx. 1000m2
We use the following teaching facilities of the School:
- 3 lecture rooms with 100 and 160 seats, respectively,
- 2 seminar rooms with 80 seats each,
- 7 workshop rooms with 60 seats each,
- 3 computer laboratories.
The Mieczysław Orłowicz College of Tourism and Recreation has two computer laboratories, each equipped by the College itself with 32 computer stations.
      
Full-time students take their PE classes in a gymnasium rented from Secondary Schools Complex No. 3 at 5 Conrada Street (Bielany District), and in the summertime in the facilities of the University of Physical Education.
    
As part of their study, students participate in a (ten-day) training camp of their choice: a sailing/canoeing camp (including recreational activities) in Giżycko (within the Central Sports Facility in Giżycko) or a skiing/snowboarding camp in Zieleniec Kłodzki. Some lectures on the theory of sports/recreation are also held during the camps. 
    
Our own library resources include:
- 2300 volumes
- 27 titles of national and international professional magazines
   
In addition, pursuant to an agreement with the Institute of Tourism (one of the College’s founders), students of the College of Tourism and Recreation are entitled to use the library and reading room of the Institute of Tourism in Warsaw at 4 Merliniego Street.
Full-time and third-year part-time courses are taught at the University of Physical Education in Warsaw. Pursuant to a long-term cooperation agreement, students of the College of Tourism and Recreation are fully entitled to use the library of the University, which is the largest Polish library of the tourism, sports and recreation industry.

The M Orłowicz College of Tourism and Recreation in Warsaw cooperates with institutions and organisations across the European Union and with universities and colleges worldwide.
   
The following programmes are offered in accordance with signed agreements:

• Student traineeships and placements,
• Student exchange,
• Continuation of study abroad.

III.11 Practical Information for Out-of-Town Students
Students who come from out of Warsaw can rely on assistance provided by the College’s units responsible for taking care of students, that is, the Dean Office and the Career and International Cooperation Office.
   
Students from the European Union can come to Poland with a valid passport (no visa is required). A stay of up to three months does not have to be registered. For longer stays, an EU Citizen Stay Card should be obtained, which is issued to students for one-year periods by Provincial Offices (in Warsaw, it is the Foreigners Section of the Provincial Office of Mazovia Civic Affairs Department, 00-210 Warsaw, ul. Andersa 30, phones 831-48-18 and 813-07-83)
Students from non-EU countries can cross the Polish border with a valid passport and visa (if required). Detailed information is available from Polish Embassies and Consulates.

The College of Tourism and Recreation does not provide any language courses because there is no interest in such courses among the College’s students.
Each candidate takes a written examination to test his/her command of a foreign language (full-time students are examined in English, and part-time students can choose from four languages available).
Full-time study includes 3 semesters of English, each consisting of 4 classes per week (180 classes in total), to be completed by an examination, as well as 3 semesters of a foreign language (to be chosen by the student), each consisting of 4 classes per week (180 classes in total), to be completed by an examination. The full-time student takes 360 classes of foreign language in total.
Part-time study includes 4 semesters of a foreign language (in which the candidate has been tested before admission), each consisting of 120 hours, as well as 2 semesters of another foreign language to be chosen (60 classes in total). The part-time student has 180 classes of foreign languages in total.

III.13 Traineeships
Pursuant to the recommendations of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the curriculum, students of the M Orłowicz College of Tourism and Recreation do 15 weeks of traineeship in their specialisations.
  
The traineeship programme is implemented as previously arranged with traineeship providers. Students can choose the place and time of their traineeship. Traineeship following the fourth semester of full-time study takes place in the summertime, i.e. in July, August or September. Part-time second-year students can choose the timing of three-month traineeship between 1 October and 30 September in a specific academic year.
  
The College selects traineeship providers and signs one-year agreements with them, which can be renewed or terminated. Prior to going for traineeship, the student receives some documents, which must be returned by a specified date. A credit for traineeship is given if the student receives a favourable opinion from the traineeship provider. The Dean of the College, who is responsible for the implementation of the traineeship programme, uses opinions from traineeship providers to give a credit for the fourth semester of study by recording it in the student’s credit book. The M Orłowicz College of Tourism and Recreation cooperates with the following traineeship providers:

Traineeship providers in Warsaw:

I.  Tourism Organisation and Handling Major:
1.  Elect Business & Travel sp. z .o.o.
2.  Lekier Travel Agency
3.  Mazurkas Travel
4.  Fly Away Travel Agency
5.  Ferie Wczasy Podróże – Travel 
6.  Olympic Travel Agency
7.  Polish National Tourist Office
8.  Neckerman Polska Travel Agency
9.  TTG Polska
10. Guliwer Travel Agency
 
II. Sports and Recreation Management Major
1.  Polish Figure Skating Association
2.  Polish Olympic Committee
3.  Central Sports Facility
4.  Gymnasion Club
 
III. Hospitality and Catering Major
1.  Jan III Sobieski Hotel
2.  Hotel Novotel Airport
3.  Ibis Hotel
4.  Lord Hotel
5.  Hetman Hotel
6.  Foreign traineeship at hotels in Crete
         
When a student lives in a place far away from where he/she studies and taking traineeship in Warsaw would be too expensive to him/her, the College agrees to traineeship in the place of his/her permanent residence and signs a one-time agreement with an institution designated by the student.
 
Within the framework of an agreement signed between the College and the Polish Trade Fair Corporation, full-time students can learn practical skills during fair events such as SUMMER Tourism and Leisure Fair, Sports and Recreation Fair and TT Warsaw International Tourism Fair. These activities take a total of 80 hours. In addition to the practical activities described above, the College enables students majoring in Sports and Recreation Management to practice their skills by voluntary participation in large sports and recreation events such as European Figure Skating Championship, Warsaw Cup Wrestling Competition, Polish Summer Olympic Games for Disabled People, etc.
 
Traineeship and Voluntary Service Office
Mieczysław Orłowicz College of Tourism and Recreation
ul. Marymoncka 34, 01-813 Warsaw, PO Box 21, Poland
Telefax + 48 22 8345714
E-mail: zawrocka@wstir.edu.pl

III.14 Sports Facilities
The M Orłowicz College of Tourism and Recreation has not its own sports and recreational facilities. To achieve its teaching objectives, the College rents third-party sports and recreational facilities for the execution of particular activities. These facilities are as follows:
 
1. Complex of rooms and sports facilities owned by the Sixth Middle School, located at Conrada Street in Warsaw. The College has signed an agreement to provide PE classes in the sports hall housing full-size courts for playing basketball, volleyball and handball. With its modern furnishings, the hall makes it possible to use two or three courts at the same time, which meet teaching objectives although they are reduced in size. In addition to the sports hall, the College can use a fully equipped gym and a room in which table tennis can be played. A swimming pool measuring 25m x 12.5m is going be delivered for use in the near future, which is supposed to make education at the College even more attractive.
   
2. Complex of outdoor facilities located within the premises of the University of Physical Education in Warsaw. Some of PE classes, especially those taking place in the spring, are conducted at the sports facilities belonging to the University of Physical Education in Warsaw. For this purpose, a set of full-size courts is used to practise sports that are taught, such as soccer, basketball, volleyball and light athletics.
   
3. Central Sports Facility in Giżycko. This facility is used by the College of Tourism and Recreation for the purpose of summer camp activities. During a two-month period from August to September, the College provides curriculum-based instruction in fields such as sailing, canoeing and hiking tourism, water rescue, outdoor games and play, organisation of cultural activities, and outdoor athletics. This facility fully meets the College’s expectations. Tourist and sports equipment such as Omega and DZ yachts, tourist canoes, rowboats, tourist bicycles, sports fields and an athletics practising ground are available to students there. In addition, lecture rooms furnished with equipment such as multimedia and slide projectors are used to provide lectures.
  
4. Skiing Centre of the Academic Sports Association Headquarters in Zieleniec near Kłodzko. The living and sports facilities in Zieleniec are used to further the objectives of the second subject, which deals with fitness. Students of College of Tourism and Recreation are accommodated at the Straszny Dwór Pension with double/quadruple rooms, most of them equipped with full amenities. There is a canteen, a TV room and a gymnasium within the premises of the Centre. In addition, ski runs and lifts can be used due to cooperation with the administrators of local sports and recreational facilities. Within the framework of camp activities, practical lessons in downhill and cross-country skiing and snowboarding as well as lectures on Nordic and downhill skiing, mountain trekking, security in the mountains and the organisation of leisure skiing are provided.    
     

There are two student organisations operating at the College of Tourism and Recreation:

• Student Government
• College Club of the Academic Sports Association.