Gdańska Szkoła Wyższa

What Gdańska Szkoła Wyższa does

Gdańska Szkoła Wyższa (GSW) is a private higher education institution operating as a branch campus of Akademia Finansów i Biznesu Vistula, itself part of the Vistula University Group (Grupa Uczelni Vistula), a four-university private education conglomerate. Established in 2002 and headquartered in Gdańsk, Poland, the institution serves Polish higher education students through bachelor's, engineering, and master's degree programs in administration, criminology, business law, pedagogy, logistics, and management and production engineering, plus ACCA-accredited finance and accounting tracks and postgraduate professional training. The institution operates three physical campuses in Gdańsk, Tczew (located inside the Tczew Economic Zone), and Braniewo, with admissions handled through both online registration and in-person dean's office visits.

Name

Gdańska Szkoła Wyższa

Legal name

Akademia Finansów i Biznesu Vistula Filia w Gdańsku, Tczewie i Braniewie

Website

https://gsw.gda.pl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gdańska Szkoła Wyższa is a private Polish higher education branch of the Vistula University Group, offering bachelor's, engineering, and master's programs in administration, criminology, law, pedagogy, logistics, and management engineering to domestic students across three campuses in northern Poland.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Online International & Cross-Border Universities (Global/Transnational Providers) (EDAHALAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Business & Global Management Schools (EDAHAHAJ), Hybrid, Multi-Location & Multi-Country Study Abroad Programs (EDAIAAAE)

Keywords

• Higher education programs
• Bachelor's degree studies
• Master's degree studies
• Postgraduate studies
• Professional training courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Gdańsk

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition fees (Czesne): Primary revenue from tuition fees for bachelor's, master's, and engineering degree programs. Flexible payment options include annual, semester, and monthly installments. Discounts available for family members, referrals, multi-program enrollment, and continuing education.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Gdańska Szkoła Wyższa is a private higher education institution delivering undergraduate (bachelor's/I stopnia), graduate (master's/II stopnia), and engineering degree programs across nine fields including Administration, Criminology, Law in Business, Pedagogy, Logistics, Management and Production Engineering, Business Analytics, and ACCA-accredited Finance and Accounting. It additionally offers postgraduate studies, professional training courses, and mobile (distance) study formats, supported by a university publishing imprint (Wydawnictwo GSW). Operations span three campuses in Gdańsk, Tczew, and Braniewo.

Product overview

Gdańska Szkoła Wyższa (Gdańsk University of Applied Sciences) is a higher education institution offering a portfolio of bachelor's and master's degree programs across administration, criminology, logistics, pedagogy, business law, and management/production engineering disciplines. The institution operates as a branch of Akademia Finansów i Biznesu Vistula with campuses in Gdańsk, Tczew, and Braniewo. The product portfolio includes first-cycle (licencjackie/inżynierskie) and second-cycle (magisterskie) degree programs, mobile studies with ACCA-accredited finance tracks, postgraduate studies and professional training, as well as university publishing services through Wydawnictwo GSW. The institution also provides student services including library access, career office, internships, and scholarship programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wydawnictwo GSW: Publishing house of Gdańska Szkoła Wyższa producing academic publications and textbooks.
• Biuro Karier
• Koło Naukowe Dispecto

Products and services

• Administracja (I stopnia) Bachelor's (first-cycle/I stopnia) degree program in Administration offered to prospective undergraduate students.
• Administracja (II stopnia) Master's (second-cycle/II stopnia) degree program in Administration for graduates holding a bachelor's qualification.
• Kryminologia (I stopnia) Bachelor's degree program in Criminology targeting prospective undergraduate students.
• Kryminologia i kryminalistyka (II stopnia) Master's degree program in Criminology and Criminalistics for graduates holding a bachelor's qualification.
• Logistyka Bachelor's degree program in Logistics for prospective undergraduate students.
• Pedagogika Bachelor's degree program in Pedagogy for prospective undergraduate students.
• Prawo w biznesie Bachelor's degree program in Law in Business targeting prospective undergraduate students.
• Zarządzanie i inżynieria produkcji (I stopnia) Engineering bachelor's (I stopnia) program in Management and Production Engineering.
• Zarządzanie i inżynieria produkcji (II stopnia) Master's (II stopnia) program in Management and Production Engineering for graduates holding a bachelor's qualification.
• Finanse i rachunkowość z akredytacją ACCA (mobile studies) Mobile (remote/distance) format study program in Finance and Accounting carrying ACCA accreditation, designed for students who require flexible, off-campus delivery.
• Analityka biznesu i bezpieczeństwa (mobile studies) Mobile (remote/distance) format study program in Business Analytics and Security, designed for students who require flexible, off-campus delivery.
• Zarządzanie (mobile studies) Mobile (remote/distance) format study program in Management, designed for students who require flexible, off-campus delivery.
• Studia podyplomowe i szkolenia Postgraduate studies and professional training courses for working professionals seeking additional qualifications or skill upgrades.
• Wydawnictwo GSW GSW's in-house publishing imprint producing academic and educational publications associated with the university's programs.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and moderate.

• Szpitale Tczewskie SAminorOthersRegional hospital partnership in Tczew providing internship and practical training opportunities for students.
• Swissmed Centrum Zdrowia SAminorOthersHealthcare center partnership providing clinical observation and internship opportunities for relevant study programs.
• Starostwo Powiatowe w TczewiemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partnership with the Tczew County Office, supporting regional educational and administrative initiatives.
• Stowarzyszenie Biskupia GórkaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal community association partnership supporting educational and social initiatives in the Gdańsk region.
• Stowarzyszenie WagaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit organization partnership supporting educational and community development activities.
• Thales Dis (Tczew)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustrial partnership with Thales Dis manufacturing facility in the Tczew Economic Zone. University representatives visited the plant on December 12, 2025, as part of the Management and Production Engineering program to explore industry collaboration.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Akademia Finansów i Biznesu Vistula: The main Warsaw-based campus and parent institution of GSW (Akademia Finansów i Biznesu Vistula Filia w Gdańsku, Tczewie i Braniewie). It shares the same brand, group ownership (Grupa Uczelni Vistula), and overlapping program portfolio, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego: Top-ranked Polish private business school in Warsaw offering management, finance, and accounting programs, including ACCA-accredited tracks. Comparable to GSW for the same ACCA-aligned finance curriculum and similar fee-paying business student demographic.
• SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities: Large Polish private university specializing in social sciences, psychology, pedagogy, and law. Comparable to GSW's pedagogy, administration, and law-in-business programs, with a similar non-public university positioning across the Polish higher education market.
• WSB Merito University (Wyższe Szkoły Bankowe Group): Poland's largest private higher education network offering business, finance, and social science programs across multiple regional campuses. Directly comparable to GSW given shared emphasis on accessible business and management degrees with multi-campus model in Polish regional markets.
• Collegium Civitas: Private Warsaw-based university focused on social sciences, international relations, and security studies. Comparable to GSW's criminology and security analytics programs, with a similar appeal to students interested in policy, security, and public administration.
• WSB University (Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu): Network of private universities in Poland offering business, finance, and management programs with regional campuses. Comparable to GSW given its multi-location structure, tuition-based model, and programs targeting similar students in non-metropolitan Polish markets.
• Uczelnia Łazarskiego: Private university in Warsaw offering bachelor and master programs in law, business, and economics. Comparable to GSW in its private-sector positioning and curriculum mix (administration, law, management), targeting similar fee-paying students in Poland.

Regional players

• University of Gdańsk (Uniwersytet Gdański): Major public university headquartered in Gdańsk offering comparable programs in law, administration, pedagogy, and social sciences. Competes directly with GSW in the Pomorskie regional market, but with public-university cost advantages and broader research profile.
• Gdańsk University of Technology (Politechnika Gdańska): Leading public technical university in Gdańsk. Competes with GSW's Management and Production Engineering program in the same regional labor market and partners with the Tczew Economic Zone where GSW's Tczew campus operates, creating both rivalry and partnership dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• Vistula University Group (Grupa Uczelni Vistula): The parent education group of which GSW is a branch, operating four universities across Poland. Provides broader strategic and reputational context for GSW, and represents the wider portfolio within which GSW's performance and positioning should be evaluated.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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