Poland institution, CSC advancing partnership

A four-member group from Chadron State College visited the President Stanislaw Wojciechowski Higher Vocational State School at Kalisz, which entered into a partnership with CSC almost a year ago.

CSC deans Dr. Margaret Crouse and Dr. Joel Hyer were joined by business faculty members Dr. August Bruehlman and Dr. Richard Koza on the voyage Sept. 17-24. Hyer said the four met with campus leadership, including the rector and business faculty, in addition to working out details of the agreement signed in November 2010. Two representatives of the Poland institution, Andrezj Sygula and Ewa Swiadkowska, visited CSC in May.

The program of cooperation has allowed for CSC and PWSZ, as the institution is known in Poland, to provide a shared Master of Business Administration degree and to pursue mutually beneficial faculty and student exchange programs. PWSZ was founded in 1999 and offers degrees in a variety to career fields, including business, education and nursing.

Hyer said the visit, and the signing of the agreement, were beneficial for both institutions. He expects the relationship to not only help attract students to CSC’s growing MBA program, but also to provide once-in-a-lifetime experiences for CSC students.

“The Cold War ended over 20 years ago. It’s in Poland’s rear-view mirror and the country is not looking back,” Hyer said. “The people at PWSZ and Kalisz were extraordinarily kind and hospitable. PWSZ represents precisely the types of institutions that CSC should seek out for such agreements. This relationship should be a ‘win-win’ for both PWSZ and Chadron State College.”