Wyższa Szkoła Przedsiębiorczości i Administracji w Lublinie

What Wyższa Szkoła Przedsiębiorczości i Administracji w Lublinie does

Wyższa Szkoła Przedsiębiorczości i Administracji w Lublinie (WSPA) is a private higher education institution founded in 1998, positioned as the oldest private university in the Lublin region of Poland. The institution delivers bachelor's, engineering, master's, unified master's, postgraduate, MBA, and specialized training programs across at least nine fields of study, including Administration, Finance and Accounting, Nursing, Architecture, Spatial Planning, Computer Science, Interior Design, Management, Pedagogy, and Media and Journalism. WSPA's pedagogical identity is built on a proprietary model called "Technologia Kreatywności" (Creativity Technology) and staffed with practitioner-lecturers who are active in their respective industries.

The institution operates two physical locations — a main campus at ul. Bursaki 12 in Lublin and a branch (Filia) in Wodzisław Śląski — and runs digital infrastructure including a Moodle-based distance learning platform (Platforma Uczelni Wirtualnej / PUW), Office 365 integration for all students, an online recruitment portal (rekrutacja.wspa.pl) supporting PL/RU/UA/EN, and (as of October 2025) integration of the mLegitymacja student ID into the national mObywatel mobile application. Web/SEO, content marketing (Baza wiedzy blog, "Praktycy Przyszłości" podcast), events, and a student Ambassador Program comprise the marketing mix.

Revenue is generated primarily through semester-recurring tuition fees across bachelor's, master's, engineering, postgraduate, and MBA programs (offered full-time, part-time, and online-assisted), plus ancillary income from room/venue rental (wynajem sal), TELC Polish language examination fees (690 PLN), student ID issuance fees (22 PLN), and public-funded programs via partners such as PFRON-supported Fundacja Heros and KSAP. Customer segments are diversified across recent high school graduates (primary), working professionals seeking postgraduate/MBA credentials (primary), international students from Ukraine, Russia, and other countries (secondary), and civil servants/public administration employees (secondary). The university is independently operated with no disclosed parent company, external investor, or venture funding.

Name

Wyższa Szkoła Przedsiębiorczości i Administracji w Lublinie

Legal name

Wyższa Szkoła Przedsiębiorczości i Administracji w Lublinie

Website

https://wspa.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Short description

WSPA Lublin is a private Polish university founded in 1998 offering bachelor's, master's, engineering, postgraduate, and MBA programs across nine fields, serving high school graduates, working professionals, and international students via two campuses and a Moodle-based distance learning platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAIAAAE

Hybrid, Multi-Location & Multi-Country Study Abroad Programs

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/Study Abroad Program Providers (Multi-Country & Multi-Discipline)

SECONDARYEDAAAEAF

Language & Communication Continuing Education

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Continuing Education (Noncredit) & Lifelong Learning Programs

SECONDARYEDALAMAC

Learning Management Systems (LMS) & Academic Application Support

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/IT Support & Campus Helpdesk Services

Keywords

• Private higher education
• Bachelor's degree programs
• Postgraduate studies
• Distance learning
• Professional MBA programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Lublin

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and fees (studia wyższe, podyplomowe): Primary revenue from tuition fees charged for bachelor's, master's, engineering, postgraduate, MBA, and specialized programs. Both full-time (stacjonarne) and part-time/online-assisted (niestacjonarne wspomagane online) formats are offered. Tuition is a recurring per-semester model.
2. Room/venue rental (wynajem sal): The institution rents out its campus facilities and lecture halls to external parties for events and corporate use, generating additional non-educational revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Wyższa Szkoła Przedsiębiorczości i Administracji w Lublinie (WSPA) is a private university offering higher education programs at bachelor's, engineering, master's, postgraduate, and MBA levels across fields such as Administration, Finance and Accounting, Nursing, Architecture, Computer Science, Pedagogy, and Media. Programs are delivered in full-time, part-time, and online-supported formats through a Moodle-based distance learning platform, with practitioner-led teaching and a proprietary Creativity Technology educational methodology. The institution also provides complementary services including online recruitment, a Career Office, and room/venue rental.

Product overview

Wyższa Szkoła Przedsiębiorczości i Administracji w Lublinie (WSPA) is a private university offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational products across multiple levels and formats. The core offering consists of bachelor's degrees (Studia Licencjackie), engineering programs (Studia Inżynierskie), master's programs (Studia Magierskie), and postgraduate studies (Studia Podyplomowe). The institution's distinctive feature is the 'Technologia Kreatywności' model embedded across all programs, emphasizing practical learning through case studies and real business projects. Supporting the academic offerings is the Platforma Zdalnego Nauczania (PUW) - a Moodle-based e-learning system for distance learning and student administration. Additional services include an online recruitment system (Rekrutacja Online), career office (Biuro Karier), and mobile student ID (mLegitymacja Studencka) integrated with the national mObywatel application. The portfolio also includes specialized professional programs such as MBA (standard and International), specialized post-graduate programs in AI/Data Science, Cybersecurity, ESG, and energy auditing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Technologia Kreatywności: A unique teaching model combining creativity, innovation and practical approach to education
• INNOVATIV

Products and services

• Studia Licencjackie (Bachelor's Programs) Three-year first-cycle bachelor's degree programs offered by WSPA across fields including Administration, Finance and Accounting, Nursing, Architecture, International Relations, and others. Available in full-time and part-time/online-assisted formats for Polish and international high school graduates seeking a practical, market-aligned first university degree.
• Studia Inżynierskie (Engineering Programs) Three-and-a-half-year first-cycle engineering degree programs in Architecture, Spatial Planning, Computer Science, and Interior Design. Designed for students seeking technical qualifications combining academic foundations with practical applications, available in full-time and part-time formats.
• Studia Magisterskie (Master's Programs) Two-year second-cycle master's degree programs in Administration, Architecture, Computer Science, Nursing, and Management. Designed for graduates holding a bachelor's degree who want to advance their qualifications and careers.
• Studia Podyplomowe (Postgraduate Programs) Postgraduate diploma programs for working professionals seeking specialized knowledge. Includes tracks in ESG Leadership (Akademia Liderów ESG), Energy Auditing, Cybersecurity, AI and Data Science (Sztuczna inteligencja i data science), Healthcare Management, Education Management, Public Procurement, Crisis Management, and other specializations, delivered in blended/online formats.
• Studia MBA (MBA Programs) Master of Business Administration programs including standard MBA and International MBA (IMBA). Available in full-time, online, and blended formats for business professionals seeking managerial qualifications.
• Platforma Zdalnego Nauczania (PUW) Moodle-based e-learning platform (puw.wspa.pl) used by all WSPA students for distance learning, class schedules, course materials, announcements, grade access (virtual index), and academic administration. Supports online-assisted (niestacjonarne wspomagane online) and full-time study formats.
• Rekrutacja Online (Online Recruitment) Web-based online student recruitment and enrollment system allowing candidates to register, submit documents, and apply for WSPA programs entirely online. Supports multilingual access (PL/RU/UA/EN) for domestic and international candidates, with no entrance exams required.
• Biuro Karier (Career Office) Career services office operating at abk.wspa.pl, providing job placement assistance, internship opportunities, and professional development support for current WSPA students and alumni.
• Wynajem Sal (Room and Venue Rental) Rental service offering WSPA's campus facilities and lecture halls to external parties for events, conferences, and corporate use. Generates additional non-educational revenue for the institution.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Narodowy Instytut Architektury i Urbanistyki (NIAiU)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026NIAiU organizes the 'Nagroda NIAiU – Przestrzeń wspólna jest wartością' (NIAiU Award – Common Space is a Value) competition for the best graduate theses on public/common spaces, defended in 2025/2026. WSPA promotes the competition to its Architecture and Spatial Planning students and graduates, with prizes of 10,000 PLN for 1st place and 5,000 PLN for distinctions in two categories (project and theory).
• Krajowa Szkoła Administracji Publicznej (KSAP)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 April 2026KSAP recruits WSPA students and graduates for its 18-month public administration training program, which includes national and international internships, mentoring, coaching, a monthly scholarship of 4,900 PLN gross, guaranteed public sector employment, and the possibility of civil service appointment. Recruitment open from May 4 to July 24, 2026.
• Fundacja HerosminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Fundacja Heros is implementing the project 'Absolwent w drodze do kariery III!' co-financed by the State Fund for Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons (PFRON), targeting WSPA final-year students and graduates (up to 5 years after graduation) with disabilities from Lublin, Mazowieckie, Podkarpackie, and Świętokrzyskie voivodeships. Offers internships with a monthly stipend of 2,850 PLN plus motivational supplements.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Społeczna Akademia Nauk (SAN): Polish private university network offering bachelor's, master's, MBA, and postgraduate programs across multiple regional campuses. Closely comparable to WSPA in business/management orientation, multi-location model, working-professional targeting, and tuition-funded revenue model.
• Uczelnia Łazarskiego w Warszawie: Private Warsaw university specializing in law, economics, and management. Comparable to WSPA in private-university model, business/administration focus, and postgraduate offerings, but with a stronger law and international-relations emphasis.
• Akademia Finansów i Biznesu Vistula (Vistula University): Private Warsaw university offering economics, business, and postgraduate programs with strong international student recruitment. Comparable to WSPA in international student focus, multilingual delivery, and practitioner-led faculty, though based in Warsaw rather than eastern Poland.
• Collegium Civitas: Private Warsaw university focused on social sciences, journalism, international relations, and management. Comparable to WSPA in private higher-education delivery with international student recruitment, but differentiated by urban Warsaw location and stronger social-science orientation.

Regional players

• Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomiczno-Humanistyczna (WSEH): Regional private university also operating outside major Polish academic centers with a similar practitioner-oriented, multi-discipline portfolio. Directly comparable to WSPA in scale and regional positioning, though with a slightly different program mix.
• Politechnika Lubelska: Public technical university in Lublin offering architecture, computer science, and engineering degrees — directly overlapping WSPA's engineering and architecture programs. Comparable in regional labor-market competition, but with public funding and stronger research positioning.
• Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej w Lublinie (UMCS): Major public university in Lublin covering administration, journalism, pedagogy, and social work — directly overlapping several of WSPA's program areas. Comparable in geographic market but operates at significantly larger scale with public-university free tuition.

Broad incumbents

• Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego (Kozminski University): One of Poland's top-ranked private universities, focused on business, management, and finance. Comparable to WSPA in offering practitioner-oriented business and postgraduate programs, but operates at a national premium-brand tier in Warsaw rather than as a regional Lublin institution.
• Wyższe Szkoły Bankowe (WSB Universities): Poland's largest network of private universities with multiple campuses nationwide. Highly comparable to WSPA in delivering practitioner-led business, IT, and postgraduate degrees at regional locations, but with significantly broader geographic scale and a stronger franchise brand.
• Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie (SGH): Poland's leading public business school. Comparable to WSPA in core disciplines (finance, management, administration), but operates at a national elite tier with public-university scale and brand recognition rather than as a private regional competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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