SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities (reviews)

This is an amazing Uni with well educated Professors who are there to teach you and help you grow and no to show you what you don’t know. It inspires people to search for their own path, it offers many different projects outside Uni as well as exchanges.

Overall, i would rate programme at SWPS positively. What stands out the most is the practical approach to lerning. Many lectures have real professional expierience and often explain topics throhu examples from thier field, not only through theory or slides. The atmosphere is modern, open and quite relaxed, wich makes it easier to feel comfortable as a student. I also like that the university encourages independent thinking and discussion. However the organization could be better, especially considering the tuition fees. Some classes feel more useful and better prepared than others.

I enrolled as an international student in a Bachelor of Psychology program expecting preparation aligned with European academic standards. Unfortunately, the program structure and administration raise serious concerns.

The degree does not include a bachelor thesis, and students were told this is legally impossible for private universities in Poland. This is false — Polish higher education law allows institutions to decide whether to include a thesis. The same university includes theses in other bachelor programs, making this explanation misleading.

Due to the lack of a thesis and missing core psychology content, graduates encounter systematic difficulties when applying for master’s programs in Europe.

Administrative practices also create financial pressure:
• Students are required to pay for full course retakes due to medical absences despite passing exams.
• Tuition payments have repeatedly gone “missing” in the system until legal escalation.
• Courses of minimal academic value are still billed at full cost.

For a high-tuition program, the academic rigor, transparency, and student protection mechanisms are not adequate.

I really do recommend SWPS university in Poland because of amazing professors that teach there. All off them aside working at University work in fields they teach about so other than practical exercises we have inside what we actually can use and what we should focus on.