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Kozminski University

Private University in Warsaw, Poland

Koźmiński University (formerly known as Leon Koźmiński Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management; in Polish, Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego) is a private, nonprofit business school in Warsaw, Poland. It was established in 1993 and named after Leon Koźmiński, a Polish professor of economics and entrepreneurship, and also the father of Andrzej Koźmiński, the founder and the first rector of the school.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Koźmiński University (formerly known as Leon Koźmiński Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management; in Polish, Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego) is a private, nonprofit business school in Warsaw, Poland. It was established in 1993 and named after Leon Koźmiński, a Polish professor of economics and entrepreneurship, and also the father of Andrzej Koźmiński, the founder and the first rector of the school. It contains the Central Eastern campus of ESCP as of 2015, and the only institution of higher education in Poland, holding the "triple accreditation (EQUIS, AMBA, AACSB)". Less than 1% of business education providers worldwide hold these three major international quality accreditations.2

The story

March 1993 - Minister of Education entered the School of Entrepreneurship and Management in the register of non-state universities.

October 1993 - The university obtained the right to education at the undergraduate majoring in management and marketing.

1996 - The power to conduct consistent and complementary degree majoring in management and marketing.

1997 - Eligibility to undergraduate majoring in finance and banking.

1998 - The decision to launch a new field of study: administration. The Central Commission for Scientific Titles and Degrees awarded the university the right to confer the degree of doctor of economic sciences in the field of management science.

1999 - European Foundation for Management Development EFMD awarded EQUIS accreditation Kozminski University - European Quality Improvement (European Quality Improvement System). KU was the 16th business school in Europe to be accredited by EQUIS.

2000 - Decision of the Bureau of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Polish Kozminski Academy was granted the status of university membership CRASP, as the only non-public university in this group.

2001 - Kozminski Academy gained the power to conduct a five-year master's programs in law and the powers to pursue graduate studies in finance and banking.

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2002 - Eligibility to graduate majoring in administration.

2003 - Eligibility to higher professional studies in sociology. Decision of the Central Commission for Academic Degrees and Titles Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management. Kozminski University was granted the rights issue the postdoctoral degree in economic sciences in the discipline of management science.

2004 - The psychology of management and European studies programs are launched. Kozminski Academy is granted rights for doctoral studies in management.

2005 - The university received the confirmation for unconditional accreditation of EQUIS - the European Quality Improvement System.

2006 - Professor Witold ceremony of conferring an honorary doctorate Kieżun Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management. Kozminski University (Poland's first honorary doctorate awarded by the university nonpublic).

2008 - The Central Commission for Academic Degrees and Titles decided to grant the Academy of Management and Entrepreneurship Kozminski authority to confer the degree of doctor of economic sciences in the discipline of economics. Moreover, the university has been accredited by AMBA for MBA programs. The minister of Science and Higher Education gave the university permission to conduct second degree in sociology and changed the name of the university from Academy of Management and Entrepreneurship Kozminski to Kozminski University.

2009 – Kozminski University received authorization to conduct studies I and II degree in economics. In addition, the Central Commission for Academic Degrees and Titles decided to grant permission Kozminski University to award the degree of Doctor of Law in the discipline of law.

2013 – Kozminski University obtained the rights to award PhD degrees in the field of finance.

2014 - Kozminski University received an award for the Erasmus academic exchange programme in the institutional category in the EDUinspirations competition.

2015 - The University of Szczecin awarded an honorary doctorate to Professor Andrzej K. Kozminski, President of Kozminski University. The Kozminski University established strategic cooperation with the world's oldest business school ESCP Europe from Paris, highly ranked in the Financial Times rankings (12th place). In the ranking of MBA programmes published by the Wprost weekly, the Executive MBA of Kozminski University was the winner. Prof. Dariusz Jemielniak became a member of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation.

2016 - The Central Commission for Degrees and Titles decided to grant Kozminski University the right to confer the degree of Doctor of Laws in the discipline of law. KU scientists created the Index of Sustainable Development allowing to assess the level and degree of sustainability of Poland's socio-economic development, as well as to prepare a forecast for the next few years. Prof. Andrzej Koźmiński, President of Kozminski University, received the Vector statuette of the employers' organisation in Poland, Pracodawcy RP, for creating one of the most important academic centres in Poland and for building a model cooperation between science and business.

2017 - KU President Prof. Andrzej K. Koźmiński received in Paris the honorary doctorate of ESCP Europe, the world's oldest business university. KU successfully passed the AACSB re-accreditation process. The university signed an agreement with CIMA, thanks to which students of finance and accounting at KU have the opportunity to obtain an international diploma in managerial accounting.

2018 - The Polish Accreditation Committee awarded KU with a distinction grade for education in the field of finance and accounting. Professor Edward C. Prescott, winner of the Bank of Sweden's Alfred Nobel Prize in Economics in 2004, was awarded an honorary doctorate by KU. KU's Master in Finance and Accounting programme has been accredited by ACCA.

2019 - The Polish Accreditation Committee awarded the university a distinction grade for the third time for the management faculty. The Bloomberg Laboratory was established at KU. This allows students to work on the basis of real analyses, indicators and information from all financial markets in the world. The consortium established in Paris with ESCP Europe, Kozminski University and four other leading business universities announced the EU4E project - the establishment of the European University, which aims to teach entrepreneurship.

2020 - The University was included in the first edition of the Positive Impact Rating as one of 30 business schools in the world and the only one from Poland.

From Wikipedia’s article on Koźmiński University, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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