The National Agency for Academic Exchanges (Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej, NAWA) put out a call for applications for the programme Letnie kursy języka i kultury polskiej 2018 (summer courses in Polish language and culture in 2018) in March 2018. The programme allows foreign students to participate in free courses lasting 3 or 4 weeks and which take place in Poland during the school holidays. Applications may be sent until 15 April.

The programme Letnie kursy języka i kultury polskiej 2018 is intended for people who are studying Polish abroad and those who would like to begin studying the language. It includes language classes and excursions as well as lessons in Polish history and culture. It contributes towards encouraging foreign students to continue to study the Polish language after returning to their home university as well as motivating people to take up their studies in Poland.

You can find information regarding the recruitment principles for participants in the programme Letnie kursy języka i kultury polskiej 2018 as well as regulations by visting the webpage of the NAWA agency at https://nawa.gov.pl/jezyk-polski/szkoly-letnie-jezyka-i-kultury-polskiej.

The programme is open to foreigners who register via the NAWA agency’s IT system and who fulfil the following criteria:

• These people are students at a foreign university;
• They are not Polish nationals;
• They are not studying in Poland during the academic year 2017/2018;
• They are studying Polish language and have a level of English equivalent to level B1 at least.

The summer courses will take place on the following dates:

• 1-22 July 2018;
• 1-29 July 2018;
• 1-22 August 2018;
• 1-29 August 2018.