Fees and refunds

The tuition fee for the first semester is to be paid no later than the last day for submitting original documents in accordance with the recruitment schedule at the University of Opole.

The tuition fee for undergraduate and graduate programmes in Polish amounts to 2600 PLN per semester / 5200 PLN per one academic year.

The tuition fee for undergraduate and graduate programmes in Polish at the Faculty of Health Sciences amounts to 3600 PLN per semester / 7200 PLN per one academic year.

The tuition fee for study rogrammes conducted in English amounts to 3600 PLN per semester / 7200 PLN per one academic year.

Exception: For English Philology (undergraduate and graduate) as well as English in Public Communication the tuition fee amounts to 2600 PLN per semester / 5200 PLN per one academic year.

The tuition fee and refund policy have been set by Regulation no. 33/2024 by the Rector of the University of Opole from 5 of April 2024. Amounts of tuition fee for particular study programmes are included in the Appendix no. 2 to aforementioned Regulation no. 33/2024.

Information regarding the bank account to which a candidate is to pay the tuition fee is sent via email upon qualification for studies.

Tuition fee for programmes conducted in Polish and English shall not be charged in case of foreigners:

• residing in Poland and being EU/EFTA citizens or their family members;
• foreigners who have been granted a permanent residence permit (settlement permit) or long-term residence permit of the EU
• foreigners who in the territory of Poland have been granted a temporary residence permit (residence permit for a fixed period) pursuant to some special circumstances, referred to in Articles: 159 section 1, or Article 186 section 1 subsections 3 or 4 of the Act of 12 December 2013 on foreigners;
• foreigners who hold refugee status granted by the Republic of Poland or foreigners who have been granted temporary / subsidiary protection in the territory of Poland
• holders of the Polish language C1 level certificate issued by the State Commission for the Certification of Proficiency in Polish as a Foreign Language
• holders of the valid Pole’s Card or holders of the formal decision on Polish origin
• spouses, children and parents of the Polish citizen, if they reside in the territory of Poland

Foreigners can be exempt from paying the tuition fee on the basis of:

• administrative decision of the rector, director of the PAN institute, or director of the research institute;
• decision of the Minister or the NAWA director regarding the scholarship holders. Check NAWA scholarship programmes.

For students of programmes conducted in Polish as well as English Philology and English in Public Communication the process of updating or modifying the tuition fee (such as when the student has acquired documents allowing them to study free of charge) is regulated by the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs.

Students who have acquired documents giving them the right to study without a tuition fee should bring an appropriate application to their Faculty’s Dean Office.

• If the application has been filed within 30 days of the beginning of studies the terms of studies are changed to statutory right to education without fees.
• If the application has been filed after 30 days have passed since the beginning of studies the change of terms is applied at the start of the next month following after the month in which the application has been delivered. The tuition fee requirement remains binding until the end of the month in which the application has been filed and its dissolution takes place under a mutual written agreement.

The refund policy have been set by Regulation no. 33/2024 by the Rector of the University of Opole from 5 of April 2024.

ATTENTION! Tuition fee refunds will be processed after the current recruitment period concludes, starting from October, in the order the requests were submitted.

The tuition fee can be refunded in full only in the case of:

• rresignation from the studies before the decision on opening of a study program is made. The application for a refund of the tuition fee have to be submitted to the International Students Office by September 14;
• negative decision regarding the visa procedure (in this case, the decision sealed and signed by the appropriate consul has to be submitted with the application for a refund);
• the Rector’s decision on cancelling a program.

The tuition fee refund is reduced by 10 [10] percent [%]:

• if a candidate applies for a refund after the decision on opening the program is made (i.e. after September 14);
• after matriculation, if the student does not confirm the student oath.

When a student applies for a refund after October 1, the tuition fee will be reduced proportionally to the costs of classes which were already conducted. Costs will be calculated from the beginning of the academic year to the day after the submission of the application for a refund.

!Refunds are possible only if the applications are submitted before the end of the period for which the tuition fee was paid. If the tuition fee for the first semester of studies is paid, a refund will be possible only if the application is submitted before the winter examination session. By the time the examination session starts, the refunded amount will have been completely reduced proportionally to the costs of classes which were already conducted.

How to apply for a tuition fee refund:

1. Download the refund application.
2. Fill-in the chart with correct and complete information.
3. Send the filled-in chart, the tuition fee payment receipt generated from your bank and other necessary documents (if applicable) to hello@uni.opole.pl
4. The International Students Office will verify the provided information and confirm whether it can be submitted for further processing.

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