Jesuit University of Philosophy and Education Ignatianum
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The Jesuit University
of Philosophy
and Education
Ignatianum in Krakow
, Poland
is a Catholic
College
officially recognized by the state
of Poland
(see: The Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Conference of Bishops of Poland, July 1, 1999 (Dz.U. 1999, nr 63, poz. 727)).
There are two faculties
in Ignatianum:
in Krakow got the rights of a Catholic school of university standing. In 1989, after social changes in Poland, it was possible for Jesuits to set up a legal status Papal University School Ignatianum.
University
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of Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
and Education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
Ignatianum in Krakow
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
is a Catholic
Catholic
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College
College
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officially recognized by the state
Sovereign state
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of Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
(see: The Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Conference of Bishops of Poland, July 1, 1999 (Dz.U. 1999, nr 63, poz. 727)).
There are two faculties
Faculty (university)
A faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas...
in Ignatianum:
- PhilosophyPhilosophyPhilosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
- entitled to confer the Master's and Ph.D.Ph.D.A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
degrees - EducationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
- entitled to confer the Master's
History
In 1932 the Faculty of Philosophy of the Society of JesusSociety of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
in Krakow got the rights of a Catholic school of university standing. In 1989, after social changes in Poland, it was possible for Jesuits to set up a legal status Papal University School Ignatianum.