Please read carefully the following guidelines and follow them step by step after your arrival:
1) VALID INSURANCE – each incoming Erasmus+ student must have a valid insurance. It can be either EHIC or some other private insurance. Please send a scan of it asap to jowita.pyszczek@upwr.edu.pl
2) COVID-19 – BEFORE ARRIVAL – please check current restrictions at governmental websites or the Embassy of your country in Poland - you will find there more information when the test needs to be done before crossing the Polish border and which test is required.
3) COVID-19 announcements - UPWr – all current announcements regarding COVID-19 situation can be found at our website.
4) PHC CLINICS (PRIMARY HEALTH CARE) – If you do not feel well you should make an appointment in one of the PHC clinics (Polish: POZ - Podstawowa Opieka Zdrowotna). Below you can find the list of clinics with English speaking staff:
- 24/7 "Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia” helpline (National Health Fund), phone: 800 190 590 (when you hear Polish, press "6", then "2").
- LUXMED (2 locations) – 3 Dominikański Square - phone: +48 71 757 15 52; Swobodna Street 1 - phone: +48 71 756 41 00, more information can be found here.
- Lower Silesian Medical Center "Dolmed" (Dolnośląskie Centrum Medyczne "Dolmed") – 40 Legnicka Street, phone: +48 71 771 17 77.
You are not obliged to register to the above clinics. You are free to visit any POZ.
Medical Insurance
It is necessary for all the Erasmus students to have a valid Health Insurance Card issued in their home country. Non-EU students have to purchase in their home country the Health Insurance (valid for EU countries for the entire period of study in Poland). The insurance must cover medical assistance and hospitalisation, including repatriation that will cover the expenses incurred abroad. The students should have the Insurance Policy accessible at any time during the entire exchange period.
Please make sure you have got your proof of insurance (EHIC or any other kind).
In case of any doubts please contact Jowita Pyszczek (jowita.pyszczek@upwr.edu.pl)
Stay safe!
Non-EU students are required to have a valid visa issued by the Embassy/Consulate of the Republic of Poland. The requirements vary depending on the country, so each applicant has to get relevant information from the website of the Polish Embassy. The invitations (if required) will be sent to the student nominated by the home institution by the Institutional Erasmus Coordinator of our University after approval of the Application Form and Learning Agreement.
Zloty (PLN) is the Polish currency unit (~0.25 EUR), but the exchange rates are changing. It is advisable to check them on the Internet before arrival.
It is good to have Polish money on arrival.
Please remember that you should submit an application if you intend to stay on the territory of the Republic of Poland for more than 3 months.
For more details please visit: https://przybysz.duw.pl/en/foreigners-stay/temporary-residence-permits/studies/
The STEP UP Team helps the incoming students with getting around from the date of their arrival in Wrocław.
We offer:
- mentoring programme
- orientation week
- excursions and cultural events
- social activities
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