Student ID – personal document of a student. It confirms that this person studies in certain university and has the right to discounts. Discounts in Lodz are also available with Karta Łodzianina (Eng. The Lodz’s Citizen’s Card).
Dean’s office – A place, in which a student can take care of the most important matters related to their studies, as well as scholarships, subsidy and student residence.
Exam – This is one form of testing student’s knowledge. Exams take place at the end of each semester and passing them successfully allows student to continue studying or graduation. An exam can take two forms of exams: oral or written.
Colloquium – A skill test, which takes place on practical classes or lectures during academic year. A skill test can take two forms: oral or written. Completing a colloquium successfully is a basis to pass a given course or admission to an exam.
Seminar – Teaching classes, which help prepare bachelor’s, engineering, master’ theses. They usually take place at last year of study. During the classes, student prepares and develops the issues which then presents in a form of presentation, paper, or other form.
Exam session – It is a specified period in a semester when there are no teaching classes. It is a time dedicated to exams and passes. In polish academic year there are four exam sessions: winter (January – February), make-up winter (usually till half of March), summer (June – July) and make-up summer (September). Each university establishes the duration of exam session and that’s why they happen in different time frames.
Dormitory – Student’s residence, in which you can rent a room. Each university runs their dormitories.
Inauguration – Formal start of an academic year
Rector’s/Dean’s hours – Rector or a dean can announce hours or days free from teaching classes. Rector declares them for the whole university, deans only for their faculty.
Dean’s leave – (in polish called dziekanka) Is a break in studying caused by important events in student’s life for example illness, birth of a child. It can last for one semester or a whole academic year. A dean of a faculty decides on granting of the dean’s leave.
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