Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna im. Janusza Korczaka

What Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna im. Janusza Korczaka does

Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna im. Janusza Korczaka (operating as Uczelnia Korczaka) is a private Polish higher education institution headquartered in Warsaw, founded in 1995 and designated an Akademia Nauk Stosowanych (Academy of Applied Sciences) by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education in 2022. It offers first and second-cycle degree programs across seven disciplines — pedagogy, psychology, special pedagogy, preschool and early-school pedagogy, social work, social policy, and management — supplemented by a Postgraduate Education Center (Centrum Kształcenia Podyplomowego) offering post-graduate studies and specialized training. Pedagogy I and II degree programs have received positive evaluation from Polska Komisja Akredytacyjna.

A distinctive structural feature is that the university wholly owns and operates a network of primary schools (Korczakowskie Szkoły Marzeń) and secondary schools (Licea Korczaka) in Warsaw, Olsztyn, Katowice, and Lublin, providing a closed-loop training ecosystem where students complete internships under the Janusz Korczak pedagogical model. The institution maintains eight campus locations across Poland and uses a Wirtualna Uczelnia (Virtual University) platform and e-learning infrastructure to support hybrid and online study delivery alongside physical attendance. Recruitment is processed through a centralized Internetowa Rejestracja Kandydata (IRK) system.

The business model is tuition-driven (Czesne), structured as recurring subscription payments with discounts including a 50% second-field reduction, an Inflation Shield program of up to 1,500 PLN off, and 0% installment plans. Go-to-market combines direct-to-consumer recruitment across the multi-campus network with annual institutional events (Korczak EduFEST, Korczak Award gala). The institution reports nearly 100,000 cumulative graduates and nearly 30 years of operating history, positioning it as a mid-size established player in Polish private social-sciences higher education.

Name

Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna im. Janusza Korczaka

Legal name

Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna im. Janusza Korczaka w Warszawie

Website

https://wspkorczak.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Uczelnia Korczaka is a private Polish Academy of Applied Sciences (since 2022) offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in pedagogy, psychology, social work, social policy, and management across 8 Polish campuses, supplemented by its own K-12 school network for student internships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Teacher Professional Development & In-Service Training Institutes (EDAHAFAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Social Sciences & Public Policy Research Universities (EDAHABAD), Online International & Cross-Border Universities (Global/Transnational Providers) (EDAHALAL)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Pedagogy programs
• Teacher training
• Social work education
• Postgraduate studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 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 fees (Czesne): Primary revenue stream from tuition fees for undergraduate (I stopnia) and graduate (II stopnia) programs in pedagogy, psychology, social policy, social work, and management. Also includes postgraduate studies (studia podyplomowe) and specialized training courses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna im. Janusza Korczaka (DBA: Uczelnia Korczaka) is a private Polish higher education institution that offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and postgraduate study programs in pedagogy, psychology, special pedagogy, preschool/early-school pedagogy, social work, social policy, and management. Operating since 1995 across eight Polish faculties and rebranded in 2022 as Akademia Nauk Stosowanych, the university complements its academic programs with its own network of Korczak primary and secondary schools for hands-on teacher training.

Product overview

Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna im. Janusza Korczaka (Uczelnia Korczaka) is a University of Applied Sciences offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational services. The core offering consists of first and second-degree studies across seven disciplines: Pedagogika, Psychologia, Pedagogika specjalna, Pedagogika przedszkolna i wczesnoszkolna, Praca socjalna, Polityka społeczna, and Zarządzanie. These are supplemented by the Centrum Kształcenia Podyplomowego providing post-graduate studies, specialized training and courses. The institution uniquely operates its own primary schools (Korczakowskie Szkoły Marzeń) and secondary schools (Licea Korczaka) based on Janusz Korczak's pedagogical model. Technology-enabled learning is supported through the Wirtualna Uczelnia platform and e-Learning system, with student recruitment handled through the System Internetowej Rekrutacji (IRK).

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Functional benefit

Brands

• Korczakowskie Szkoły Marzeń: Primary schools operating under the Janusz Korczak pedagogical model, providing education from early childhood through primary level.
• Licea Korczaka
• Nagroda Korczaka

Products and services

• Undergraduate Degree Programs (studia licencjackie) Bachelor's-level (licencjat) degree programs in pedagogy, psychology, special pedagogy, preschool and early-school pedagogy, social work, social policy, and management, designed for prospective students seeking first-cycle higher education qualifications.
• Master's Degree Programs (studia magisterskie) Second-cycle (magister) degree programs in the same disciplinary areas as the undergraduate offering, intended for graduates continuing their academic formation.
• Doctoral Studies (studia doktoranckie)

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 100,000 graduates in pedagogy, social policy, social work, and management
• +1 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SOS Wioski Dziecięce Ukraina (SOS Children's Villages Ukraine)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Humanitarian collaboration supporting children from Ukraine. Uczelnia Korczaka and Korczakowskie Szkoły Marzeń joined forces to raise funds for SOS Children's Villages Ukraine.
• Ministerstwo Edukacji Narodowej (MEN) - Ministry of National EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned expert report 'Diagnoza Młodzieży 2026' (Youth Diagnosis 2026) prepared for MEN, demonstrating institutional expertise in youth policy research.
• Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Polish Parliament)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConference 'Społeczna odporność młodzieży – bezpieczne państwo' (Social resilience of youth - safe state) held at Sejm RP on July 13, 2026.
• Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich POLIN (POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGala Nagrody Korczaka 2024 held at POLIN Museum in Warsaw.
• Centra Usług Społecznych (Social Services Centers)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTraining programs for Social Services Centers staff across Poland, positioning Uczelnia Korczaka as leader in social services workforce training.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Collegium Civitas: Private Polish university in Warsaw specializing in social sciences, political science, and international relations. Directly comparable as a private Polish institution focused on social-policy adjacent disciplines.
• SWPS University (Uniwersytet SWPS): One of the largest private Polish universities, offering social sciences, psychology, and pedagogy programs across multiple campuses. Directly competes with Uczelnia Korczaka for students in psychology, pedagogy, and social-work programs in the Polish private higher-education market.
• Społeczna Akademia Nauk (SAN): Private Polish university offering pedagogy, social work, and management programs with multiple campuses. Directly competes for students in Uczelnia Korczaka's core disciplines and uses similar Academy-style positioning.
• Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego (Kozminski University): Leading Polish private university known for management and social-science programs. Comparable as a private Polish higher-education institution competing for the same tuition-paying student cohort, with overlap on the Zarządzanie (management) program.
• Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomiczno-Humanistyczna (WSEH): Private Polish university offering pedagogy, social policy, and social-work programs. Comparable as a private higher-education institution targeting the same social-sciences student segment in Poland.
• Akademia Finansów i Biznesu Vistula (Vistula University): Warsaw-based private Polish university with economics, management, and social-science programs. Comparable as a private Polish higher-education provider competing for the same tuition-funded student segment.
• Wyższa Szkoła Bezpieczeństwa i Zarządzania (WSB Universities group): Network of private Polish universities offering pedagogy, social work, and management programs across multiple cities. Comparable multi-city private Polish model directly competing with Uczelnia Korczaka's 8-city footprint.
• Uczelnia Łazarskiego (Łazarski University): Warsaw-based private Polish university offering social sciences, law, and management. Competes directly for Warsaw-based students in social-policy and management programs at similar tuition price points.

Broad incumbents

• Politechnika Warszawska - Filia w Płocku (and similar regional public pedagogical universities): Public higher-education institutions offering pedagogy and social-science programs at no tuition. Representative of the free public-sector alternatives that compete with Uczelnia Korczaka's tuition-funded pedagogy programs.
• Uniwersytet Warszawski - Wydział Pedagogiczny (University of Warsaw - Faculty of Pedagogy): Public Polish university with a pedagogy faculty offering free tuition-based programs. Competes for the same pedagogy student pool as a free public alternative to Uczelnia Korczaka's tuition-based offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wspkorczak
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7lZXbImzv2TrD1gWn3Kl7Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/UczelniaKorczaka
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wy%C5%BCsza-szko%C5%82a-pedagogiczna-im.-janusza-korczaka
• Instagraminstagram.com/uczelnia_korczaka

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