Akademia Nauk Stosowanych im. Jana Amosa Komeńskiego w Lesznie

What Akademia Nauk Stosowanych im. Jana Amosa Komeńskiego w Lesznie does

Akademia Nauk Stosowanych im. Jana Amosa Komeńskiego w Lesznie is a public state higher education institution located in Leszno, in the Wielkopolska (Greater Poland) region of western Poland. Originally established in 1998 as Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa im. Jana Amosa Komeńskiego (a state vocational higher school), it was reorganized and renamed Akademia Nauk Stosowanych on October 1, 2022, reflecting an expanded statutory mandate under updated Polish higher education law. The institution offers undergraduate, graduate, integrated master's, and continuing education programs across four institutes: the Institute of Polytechnics, the Institute of Pedagogy, the Institute of Economics, and the Institute of Health and Physical Culture, with 13 active study programs. It has produced 13,515 graduates over its 25-year operating history.

Operational infrastructure includes a Medical Simulation Center, an Academic Engineering and Technology Center, and a Forensic Laboratory, providing applied-training capacity beyond conventional lecture-based delivery. The institution maintains Erasmus+ participation for international student and faculty mobility, and operates the Akademia Dziecięca (Children's Academy) as an outreach offering to younger learners.

The revenue model follows the standard Polish public higher-education financing pattern: the dominant revenue stream is the state subsidy from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education for statutory and teaching activity, supplemented by tuition fees (primarily from part-time, evening, and graduate cohorts), competitive research and project grants (including Erasmus+), and ancillary income from commercial use of specialized facilities and continuing-education programs. The institution serves primarily regional secondary school graduates from the Leszno area and broader Wielkopolska, along with a smaller cohort of fee-paying and internationally-mobile students. Leadership is vested in Rector Dr Janusz Poła and the 2024–2028 senate/collegium governing bodies.

Name

Akademia Nauk Stosowanych im. Jana Amosa Komeńskiego w Lesznie

Legal name

Akademia Nauk Stosowanych im. Jana Amosa Komeńskiego w Lesznie

Website

https://ansleszno.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Public state higher education institution in Leszno, Poland, offering undergraduate, graduate, integrated master's, and continuing education across four institutes (Polytechnics, Pedagogy, Economics, Health and Physical Culture), serving regional Polish students with state-subsidized funding and specialized applied-training facilities.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

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SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Technical Universities with Architecture, Built Environment & Design Engineering

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Technical & Polytechnic Universities

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Teacher Training, Professional Development & Education Leadership

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Education & Skills Development Programs

SECONDARYEDAIAAAC

Thematic & Discipline-Specific Study Abroad Programs (e.g., STEM, Business, Arts)

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

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Online/Hybrid Lifelong Learning Platforms & Open Enrollment Programs

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

Keywords

• Higher education
• Applied sciences
• Undergraduate programs
• Graduate programs
• Vocational training

Headquarters

HQ city

Leszno

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, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Akademia Nauk Stosowanych im. Jana Amosa Komeńskiego w Lesznie is a public higher education institution offering undergraduate, graduate, and integrated master's degree programs across four academic institutes (Polytechnic, Pedagogical, Economics and Management, Health and Physical Culture). It delivers 13 fields of study spanning pedagogy, engineering, health sciences, economics, and physical education, and also operates international exchange via Erasmus+, lifelong learning programs, specialized English language courses for teachers, and a Children's Academy (Akademia Dziecięca).

Product overview

Akademia Nauk Stosowanych im. Jana Amosa Komeńskiego w Lesznie (ANS Leszno) is a public higher education institution offering undergraduate, graduate, and integrated master's degree programs across four academic institutes: Instytut Pedagogiczny (Pedagogical Institute), Instytut Politechniczny (Polytechnic Institute), Instytut Gospodarki (Economics and Management Institute), and Instytut Zdrowia i Kultury Fizycznej (Health and Physical Culture Institute). The institution does not offer commercial software products; its educational portfolio includes 13 fields of study spanning pedagogy, engineering, health sciences, economics, and physical education, supported by campus facilities including the main building, university library, student dormitory 'Komenik', and specialized laboratories such as the Monoprofilowe Centrum Symulacji Medycznej (Medical Simulation Center) and Akademickie Centrum Inżynierii i Technologii (Academic Engineering and Technology Center).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Programs
• Akademia Dziecięca (Children's Academy)
• Erasmus+ International Exchange Program
• Specialized English Language Courses for Teachers
• Programs for Secondary Schools (Dla szkół ponadpodstawowych)
• Programs for Teachers (Dla nauczycieli)
• Student Dormitory 'Komenik'

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Politechnika Poznańska (Poznan University of Technology): A larger, well-established Polish polytechnic university serving the same Wielkopolska region and competing for many of the same technical, engineering, and applied-science students. Overlaps on engineering and technology programs but operates at significantly larger scale, multiple institutes, and with research intensity that ANS Leszno cannot match.
• Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Poznaniu (Poznan University of Economics and Business): Regional economics specialist university directly comparable to ANS Leszno's Instytut Gospodarki. Wider scope and stronger brand but operates at significantly larger scale in Poznan, the same metropolitan area as ANS Leszno's catchment.
• Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu (Adam Mickiewicz University): Major comprehensive research university in the same region, competing broadly for Polish students across pedagogy, economics, and physical culture — overlapping with several of ANS Leszno's four institutes. As a broad incumbent it offers a wider portfolio and stronger research reputation, but lacks the small-academy applied focus.
• Politechnika Wrocławska (Wroclaw University of Science and Technology): Major Polish polytechnic offering engineering, technology, and applied-science programs comparable in discipline mix to ANS Leszno's Polytechnic Institute. Larger, better-known, and more research-intensive — a benchmark for the kind of trajectory ANS Leszno could pursue under its new Academy status.

Direct peers

• Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania i Przedsiębiorczości w Wałczu (WSZiP Wałcz): A smaller Polish vocational university/uczelnia zawodowa operating in a regional Polish city with a comparable applied-sciences profile (pedagogy, economics, technology, health). Directly comparable as a small public/private Polish HEI serving a regional catchment outside of major university cities.
• Akademia Kaliska im. Prezydenta Stanisława Wojciechowskiego: Another Polish Akademia Nauk Stosowanych (formerly PWSZ) of comparable size and structural profile, located in a regional Wielkopolska-adjacent city. Directly comparable as a state-run applied-sciences academy offering technical, pedagogical, economic, and health programs to a regional Polish population.
• Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego im. Eugeniusza Piaseckiego w Poznaniu: Specialized Polish public academy focused on physical culture and health sciences — directly comparable to ANS Leszno's Instytut Zdrowia i Kultury Fizycznej. Operates in the same regional labor market and competes for similar students in physical education, physiotherapy, and sports science.

Emerging players

• Społeczna Akademia Nauk (SAN): Non-public Polish higher education institution offering multi-city programs in economics, pedagogy, and health — partially overlapping with ANS Leszno's offerings and competing for the same digitally-reachable Polish students. Represents the emerging private-HEI segment that small regional academies increasingly compete against for distance-learning learners.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/pwszlesznotv
• Facebookfacebook.com/ansleszno
• Instagraminstagram.com/ansleszno
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/answlesznie

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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