Warsaw is one of the most important education centres of Poland. It is home to four major universities and over 62 smaller schools of higher education. The overall number of students of all grades of education in Warsaw is almost 500,000. The number of university students is over 255,000.
The Warsaw University of Life Sciences is the largest agricultural university in Poland, established in 1816 in Warsaw. It employs over 2,600 staff including over 1,200 academic educators. The University is since 2005 a member of the Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS) which was established in 2001. The SGGW offers some 37 different fields of study, 13 faculties in Agricultural Sciences, Economic Sciences, Humanities, Technical as well as Life Sciences
SGH Warsaw School of Economics is the oldest business school in Poland.
A zapiekanka, also known as Polish pizza, is a toasted open-face sandwich made of a sliced baguette or other long roll of bread, topped with sautéed white mushrooms, cheese and sometimes other ingredients such as ham. Served hot with ketchup, it has been a popular street food in Poland since the 1970s.
Antoni Żabko-Potopowicz was an economist of agriculture, economic historian, and professor at Warsaw Agricultural University. He was a member of Polish Science Society and co-founder of the 1945 incarnation of the Polish Economic Society.
The Scouting and Guiding movement in Poland consists of about twelve independent organizations with an overall membership of about 160,000 Scouts and Guides. The largest organization by membership is Polish Scouting and Guiding Association with about 140,000 members.
RTV Euro AGD is a trading name of a Polish company Euro-net sp. z o.o. In Poland, the company is commonly referred to as 'EURO'. Its biggest competitor in Poland is Media Markt. Euro-net is the 9th biggest privately held company in Poland with yearly sales of 4.5 bln PLN in 2015. Total value of the consumer electronics and home appliances market in Poland in 2015 was 23.2 bln PLN.
The membership in the Polish Economy Hall of Fame is an award for Polish economists.
Nathusius Investments Sp.z o.o. is a media investment company with a focus on diversified b2b publishing and event activities based in Warsaw, Poland.
Sławomir Lachowski is a Polish manager and economist who works in the banking industry in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe. He is the founder of mBank, the first internet bank in Central and Eastern Europe region.
Bogusław Tadeusz Kopka – a Polish historian, Ph.D, an associate professor at the Warsaw University of Technology Faculty of History and Social Sciences and at the Warsaw Family Alliance Institute of Higher Education.
Forsal.pl is a Polish language web site covering financial and business news. It has a readership of approximately 500.000 unique visitors per month and has roughly 3 million page views per month. Forsal.pl has been ranked among the 10 most influential business news media outlets in Poland by the Institute of Media Monitoring, both in 2011 and 2012. It was also voted one of the most important investment news sources by members of the Polish Association of Individual Investors in 2012.
Mateusz Grzesiak is a Polish consultant, therapist and lecturer, Ph.D. in economics, and social sciences. Author of various books on management, marketing, psychology of success, change, relationships, and emotional intelligence. Author of Mixed Mental Arts - an integrated model of soft skills. Grzesiak significantly contributed to the creation and then popularisation of the personal development market in Poland.
Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) is a Polish national development bank with headquarters in Warsaw, is a state-owned bank in Poland, operating under a dedicated bill of law. Its main tasks are: support and servicing of export transactions, issuing governmental guarantees, and support of housing.
Joanna Agnieszka Cygler is a Polish economist and professor of management at the Warsaw School of Economics.
Eurocash S.A. is a Polish corporate group holding numerous enterprises, inter alia: Eurocash Cash&Carry, Eurocash Serwis as well as the retail chains of ABC, 1 minute, Delikatesy Centrum, Groszek, Lewiatan and Mila. The largest share holder (44%) of the company is the Portuguese Luis Amaral, who in 2003 acquired a share in his former employer Jerónimo Martins. Since February 2005, Eurocash holds a place on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Anna Szelągowska, née Paradowska, was a Polish feminist, union organizer, and accountant.
Adam Mokrysz is a Polish entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. The son of Teresa and Kazimierz Mokrysz, the founders of Mokate. PhD of economics, CEO of the Mokate Group and Mokate S.A. Expert in the field of business in the FMCG industry. It actively supports the development of local communities and education. A chess fan and their popularization among children and teenagers.
Łukasz Sebastian Zgiep is a Polish entrepreneur and consultant of the Blockchain-based business models. He is the Chief Operating Officer of the equity crowdfunding platform Beesfund. Doctor of economics at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW).
