Abstract
The very long tradition of tourism education and research in Poland cannot be described easily due to different political systems during the last 70 years. This paper is organized as follows: first, a short historical background of higher education in a political and economic context is given. Second, it illuminates the important changes in education in Poland. The universities with the highest number of students in this field are presented and discussed. In Poland it is possible to choose tourism as a specialization in other study fields. Tertiary education institutions do not have to provide information to the central institution regarding their offers of specialization, which complicates the attempt to show the whole spectrum of tertiary education. The tourism units are situated not only in different departments, but also in diverse faculties. A short overview of possible organizational aspects is also given. Subsequently, the main research areas are analysed. Because the problem of tourism research comprises a broad range of research fields, it is hard to depict the most relevant research fields and to identify the main sources that should be investigated. This paper does not pretend to show all problems and subjects connected with tourism education and research phenomena, but rather attempts to highlight the complexity and limitations in identifying the most important issues of the complete system.
Highlights
Higher education in Poland in the political and economic context As a result of the contract after World War II, the Polish People’s Republic was established as a communism satellite state
Tourism education at present The Polish tertiary education system contains three levels of study: first-cycle programs ending with the Bachelors degree, secondcycle programs resulting in the Masters degree, long-cycle programs that lead directly to the
Taking into account that the following description does not fulfil the requirements of a systematic review and that it is merely a small step towards recognizing new trends of the research subjects, we subsequently provide an analysis of the monographs dealing with tourism in 2014 and 2015
Summary
Higher education in Poland in the political and economic context As a result of the contract after World War II, the Polish People’s Republic was established as a communism satellite state. This period is characterized by many turbulences with very difficult stages, and with so-called political ‘thaws’. Even before the fall of the Berlin Wall, in June 1989 ‘almostfree’ elections took place in Poland. Since the collapse of communism Poland’s economy has grown more than in any other country in Europe. Poland was the only EU country not to fall into recession during
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