Study Chemical Engineering in Poland: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Poland has 32 undergraduate programmes in Chemical Engineering at 16 universities in 13 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay no tuition fee (€0–€3,204); non-EU students €3,158 a year (€1,464–€11,900).

Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.

All Chemical Engineering programmes in Poland

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / year
Paliwa i ŚrodowiskoAGH University of KrakowKrakówPolish3.5 yr€0—
Technologia chemicznaAGH University of KrakowKrakówPolish3.5 yr€0€3,000
Inżynieria farmaceutycznaBydgoszcz University of Science and TechnologyBydgoszczPolish3.5 yr€0€3,096–€3,158
Technologia chemicznaBydgoszcz University of Science and TechnologyBydgoszczPolish3.5 yr€0€3,034–€3,158
Inżynieria chemiczna i procesowaCracow University of TechnologyKrakówPolish3.5 yr€0€2,200
Technologia chemicznaCracow University of TechnologyKrakówPolish3.5 yr€0€2,200
Technologia chemicznaGdańsk University of TechnologyGdańskPolish3.5 yr€0€4,576
Technologie kosmetyczneGdańsk University of TechnologyGdańskPolish3.5 yr€0—
Bioinżynieria dla zrównoważonego rozwojuLodz University of TechnologyŁódźPolish3.5 yr€0€2,975
inżynieria chemiczna i biochemicznaLodz University of TechnologyŁódźPolish3.5 yr€0—
Technologia chemicznaLodz University of TechnologyŁódźPolish3.5 yr€0€2,059
Inżynieria farmaceutycznaPoznan University of Medical SciencesPoznańPolish3 yr€0€11,900
Chemical TechnologyPoznan University of TechnologyPoznańEnglish3.5 yr€0€3,700
Inżynieria chemiczna i procesowaPoznan University of TechnologyPoznańPolish3.5 yr€0€3,112
Inżynieria farmaceutycznaPoznan University of TechnologyPoznańPolish3.5 yr€0€3,112
Technologia chemicznaPoznan University of TechnologyPoznańPolish3.5 yr€0€3,112
Inżynieria chemiczna i procesowaRzeszow University of Technology (Rzeszów)RzeszówPolish3.5 yr€0€4,220
Inżynieria farmaceutycznaRzeszow University of Technology (Rzeszów)RzeszówPolish3.5 yr€0€4,180
Technologia chemicznaRzeszow University of Technology (Rzeszów)RzeszówPolish3.5 yr€0€4,220
Makrokierunek - technologia i inżynieria chemicznaSilesian University of Technology (Gliwice)GliwiceEnglish3.5 yr€0€7,322
Technologia chemicznaSilesian University of Technology (Gliwice)GliwicePolish3.5 yr€0€3,661
Biznes chemicznyUniversity of GdańskGdańskPolish3.5 yr€0€3,089
Inżynieria chemiczna i procesowaUniversity of Life Sciences in LublinLublinPolish3.5 yr€0€1,464
Technologia chemicznaUniversity of Silesia in Katowice (Katowice)KatowicePolish3.5 yr€0€1,693
Technologia ChemicznaWarsaw University of Technology (Płock)PłockPolish3.6 yr€0€11,300
Inżynieria Chemiczna i ProcesowaWarsaw University of Technology (Warszawa)WarsawPolish3.6 yr€0€10,000
Technologia ChemicznaWarsaw University of Technology (Warszawa)WarsawPolish4 yr€0€11,010
Chemical EngineeringWest Pomeranian University of Technology in SzczecinSzczecinEnglish3.5 yr€3,204€3,204
Inżynieria chemiczna i procesowaWest Pomeranian University of Technology in SzczecinSzczecinPolish3.5 yr€0€2,032
Technologia chemicznaWest Pomeranian University of Technology in SzczecinSzczecinPolish3.5 yr€0€2,032
Inżynieria chemiczna i procesowaWrocław University of Science and Technology (Wrocław)WrocławPolish3.5 yr€0€5,171
Technologia chemicznaWrocław University of Science and Technology (Wrocław)WrocławPolish3.5 yr€0€5,080

How admission works in Poland

There is no national application portal: you apply online to each institution through its own recruitment system (often called IRK), under rules its senate adopts by 30 June of the year before the intake (for October 2027: by 30 June 2026), including its own dates. By law, admission to bachelor's and long-cycle programmes is based on matura results (applicants are ranked by the subjects each institution chooses); entrance exams are allowed only to test artistic talent, physical fitness or specific aptitudes. School-leaving certificates from EU, OECD and EFTA countries and IB/EB diplomas are recognised for admission without further formalities, while other certificates need a recognition statement from NAWA (SYRENA system). EU citizens apply on the same terms as Poles; each institution sets the language requirement (Polish for Polish-taught programmes, English for English-taught ones) and the rules for applicants from abroad.

See also: Study in Poland · Chemical Engineering in other countries

Sources

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