Poland 🇵🇱
Global Education Profile
GENE participant since 2005.
+ Ministries and Agencies in GENE
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Education and Science
+ Other Ministries and Agencies in GE
Ministry of Climate and Environment
+ Civil society and youth platforms
The Zagranica Group the Polish Non-Governmental Development Organizations’ platform
Polish Council of Youth Organisations
+ Global Education Documents
Memorandum of Understanding on the Development of Global Education in Poland (in Polish)
Memorandum of Understanding on the Development of Global Education in Poland
Report on the Multi-Stakeholder Process on Global Education (in English)
+ GENE Peer Review
Global Education in Poland (2010)
+ GE Specific Budget
102 062 Euro (2021),
268 031 Euro (2020),
557 855 Euro (2019)
960 000 Euro (2017)
470 000 Euro (2018)
Source from The State of Global Education 2019 (The funding figures have been submitted to GENE as part of country reporting in connection with GENE Roundtables during 2017 and 2018.)
+ Concepts and Definitions
“Global education is part of civic education and formation that widens their scope by making people aware of global phenomena and interdependencies. Its principal aim is to prepare recipients for challenges that affect the whole humanity. Interdependencies are understood as mutual links and interpenetration of cultural, environmental, economic, social, political and technological systems”. (2019 Development Cooperation Plan)
“Global Education selects activities addressed to Polish citizens and aims at raising public awareness of global problems and development challenges around the world and their impact on Poland” (Polish aid website - calls for proposal section)
“...global education covers educational activities directed to the Polish society and referring to the development problems and challenges experienced all over the world. It is a part of civic education and instruction, pertaining to raising awareness of the existence of global phenomena and interdependencies. Its main objective is to prepare the recipients to face the challenges that pertain to the entire humanity. Interdependencies are defined as mutual connections and permeating of cultural, environmental, economic, social, political and technological systems. The list of current global challenges includes, but is not limited to: ensuring peace and security in the world, improving the living conditions in developing countries, protecting human rights, ensuring sustainable development, establishing partner-level economic and social relations among highly-developed and developing countries. In particular, global education emphasizes the need to explain the reasons and consequences of the described phenomena, presenting the perspectives of developing countries, understanding the world as a complex and dynamically changing system, encouraging critical thinking and influencing the change in attitudes, overcoming the existing stereotypes and prejudices, showing the impact of an individual on the global processes and the impact of global processes on an individual”. (from Multiannual Development Cooperation Programme for 2016-2020).
+ GE in Initial Teacher Education
The Centre for Education Development, operated under the auspices of the Ministry of Education and Science, organises teacher training on ED
Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education in Warsaw focused on the pre-service training of teachers and pedagogues.
+ GE in Formal Education
The system of education in Poland in brief
The system of Education in Poland (2018)
From primary school curricula:
- introduce pupils to the world of values (generosity, collaboration, solidarity, altruism, patriotism and respect for traditions), identify models of behaviour and build social relationships to support pupils’ development
- strengthen pupils’ sense of individual, cultural, national, regional and ethnic identity
- develop pupils’ sense of personal dignity and respect for the dignity of other people
- develop competences such as creativity, innovativeness and entrepreneurship
- develop critical and logical thinking, as well as reasoning, argumentation and deduction skills
- provide pupils with a body of knowledge and skills so that they understand the world in a more mature and structured way
- develop open-minded attitudes towards the world and other people, activity in social life and a sense of responsibility for community
The Report was prepared by the Polish Eurydice Unit in consultation with experts from the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Global citizenship education in school curricula. A Polish perspective. (2016)
+ GE in Nonformal Education
ZNAK Christian Culture Foundation
The Centre for Environmental Activities “Zrodla”
Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe
The Anti-discrimination Education Society (TEA)
Instytut Wydawniczy „Książka i Prasa
Center for Citizenship Education
+ Educational Resources on GE
Fundacja HumanDOC produced Innovative project for Polish students about Global Education
Centre for Citizenship Education produced Global Education materials (in Polish)
ZNAK Christian Culture Foundation produced Global Education Instruments and materials (in Polish)
Education for Democracy Foundation (Fundacja Edukacja dla Demokracji)
The Centre for Ecological Actions “Źródła” (Ośrodek Działań Ekologicznych “Źródła”)
The Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe (Fundacja „Krzyżowa”dla Porozumienia Europejskiego)
Buy Responsibly Foundation (Fundacja Kupuj Odpowiedzialnie)
+ Overall ODA Budget
706.83 (2019) OECD Net ODA grant equivalent, Million US dollars, 2018 – 2019
Source: Detailed aid statistics: Official and private flows.
679.45 (2017) and 716.06 (2018) (Million USD)
(OECD) 2017 Data: OECD (2018), Net ODA (indicator). doi: 10.1787/33346549-en (Accessed on 30 October 2020). All figures rounded to two decimal points.
+ GE Civil Society Actors
Education for Democracy Foundation
Polish Humanitarian Organisation
Centre for Citizenship Education
Partners Poland Foundation Fundacja Partners Polska - Fundacja Partners Polska
Polish Green Network Alliance of Associations Polish Green Network
Salesian Voluntary Missionary Service Strona główna SWM Wrocław
Buy responsibly Foundation Kupuj odpowiedzialnie
HumanDoc Foundation - Fundacja HumanDOC
+ Development Policy Documents
Polish Foreign Policy Strategy 2017 - 2021
Solidarity for Development, Multiannual Development Programme 2021-2030
2021 Development Cooperation Plan
Multiannual Development Cooperation Programme 2016-2020
+ Agenda 2030
The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda: Towards a successful implementation by Poland
Poland country profile - SDGs and the environment — European Environment Agency
+ GE in Other Sectors
Institute of Global Responsibility - The Institute serves with its experience and expertise, conducing to public debate on the global responsibility of the Poles.
+ EU Presidency Last / Next
Indicate the years of the last and next EU Presidency where relevant
Last: July – December 2011 / Next: January – June 2025
Public opinion on issues related to Global Education
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