COMPETITION FOR THE BEST INTERNATIONAL STUDENT IN POLAND
Searching for Interstudents 2026!
On 29 January 2026 we will meet the 2026 Interstudents – ambitious young people from all over the world who chose Poland as the place to study. We will choose them for the 16th time, and this time round the competition gala will take place in Kraków, during the annual “Foreign Students in Poland” conference hosted by the Jagiellonian University.
It is not important which university they study at or where do they come from: we are looking for good students, curious and ambitious young people, active and engaged in their university’s academic life. And each year, thanks to cooperation with universities, we find many excellent candidates for the Interstudent title.
Traditionally, the rewards will be given in three categories: BA Studies, MA Studies, and PhD studies (doctoral schools). Starting with this edition, we will also reward the best Polish Heritage Student in Poland. The Jury may also grant a Special Reward for exceptional achievements.
We want to invite the international cooperation departments, lecturers, and colleagues of notable foreign students to submit their candidates. We are waiting to hear about young candidates who do well in their studies, but also get involved in social, scientific, artistic, or sports activities.
We are waiting for applications until 12 December 2025. After this date, the Jury, chaired by Professor Marek Pawełczyk, Chairman of the KRASP International Cooperation Committee, will meet, and – we are certain of this – face many difficulties related to selecting the best among the candidates submitted. Interstudents 2026 wanted urgently!
Patronage
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Prof. Bogumiła Kaniewska
President of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (CRASP),
Rector of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan
Jury
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Prof. Marek Pawełczyk
President of International Affairs Committee CRASP,
Rector of the Silesian University of Technology -
Prof. dr hab. Piotr Jedynak
Rector of Jagiellonian University in Krakow
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Waldemar Siwiński
President and Founder of the “Perspektywy” Education Foundation
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Julia Bednarska-Leśniak
President of the Students’ Parliament of the Republic of Poland
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Anna Nieczaj
Chairman of the Polish Association of Doctoral Candidates (KRD)
Partners
INTERSTUDENT 2025
Terms and Conditions
Mission
The mission of the INTERSTUDENT competition is to select, reward and promote the best foreign students studying in Poland at Bachelor, Master and PhD levels. The contest is organized annually under the honorary patronage of the President of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools of Poland and in partnership with the Students’ Parliament of the Republic of Poland and the Polish Association of Doctoral Candidates (KRD).
Organizer
The INTERSTUDENT Competition is organized by Perspektywy Education Foundation with headquarters at 31 Nowogrodzka Str., Warsaw.
Competitors
The INTERSTUDENT competition is open to all foreign students studying at Polish universities both public and private at Bachelor, Master and PhD levels (in English or Polish as the language of instruction). In this edition, we added a new award category – the best Polish student with Polish roots. The competition seeks to distinguish the “university leaders”, who contribute to the integration of Polish and International students the most building bridges between cultures and enriching Polish academic environment. Student’s outstanding cultural, social, environmental or sport activity in the peers’ community, alongside with good academic performance, are the requirements for participation.
Requirements
The basis to enter the INTERSTUDENT competition is a filled in Questionnaire sent to the organizers. Candidates may be nominated by a rector, dean, international officer, student organization. The Questionnaire is available at the competition website HERE. The deadline for applications is December 12th, 2025.
Selection Rules
The best submissions, one in each of the following categories: Bachelor’s Studies, Master’s Studies, Doctoral Studies will be identified by an eminent Jury of persons of public trust. The Jury’s decision will be considered as final, it may also grant additional awards.
Prizes
The official results of the competition will be announced on January 29, during the annual conference “Foreign students in Poland”, held in Krakow.
INTERSTUDENT winners will receive diplomas, statuettes and prizes. Additional distinction they get is a wide media coverage of the competition and its results (in both Polish and English) in the educational monthly “Perspektywy” as well as at www.perspektywy.pl, www.studyinpoland.pl, in “Study in Poland” newsletter and through the channels of media partners.
Final remarks
Submitting the filled in Questionnaire Participants of the Competition are assumed to have fully understood and accepted all the regulations.
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