University of Management and Administration in Zamosc is a non-state institution operating under the Act on Schools of Higher Education. It was founded on 13th August 1997 and is registered in the Ministry of National Education and Sport’s Register of Non-State Schools, entry number 127.
University of Management and Administration was awarded ISO 9001:2000 certificate in the field of education on the level of higher vocational studies for degree programs approved by the Minister of National Education and Sport, postgraduate studies, and scientific research. The certificate was awarded by a Dutch company KEMA Quality after a certifying audit, covering the evaluation of the organization of work and the quality of the teaching process carried out at the Institute.
An integral part of a strategy of the University of Management and Administration in Zamość is sustainable development and international cooperation which contributes to the improvement of qualifications of academic staff as well as to gain new skills and experiences by students and to the improvement of teaching programs.
The University of Management and Administration in Zamość collaborates actively with universities within the framework of signed agreements with European partners.
The University of Management and Administration in Zamość has received from the European Commission extended Erasmus University Charter for the period 2007-2013, which gives it a possibility for sending people abroad for study, practice, and exchange of experience not only of its students and teachers but also the administrative staff.
The university has experience in the implementation of other UE educational projects. Till 2008 exchange and internships were realized under the LEONARDO DA VINCI program which allows students (of information technology, administration, and pedagogy) to gain the first professional experience in innovative enterprises.
The university participates also in projects dedicated to young computer scientists from all over Europe – called IP (Intensive Programme). In 2008 the University of Management and Administration in Zamość was a host institution of the scientific project entitled ‘Securing the digital world.’ In projects have been involved educational partners such as Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven, North Karelia University of Applied Sciences (NKUAS) in Joensuu, and institutions that adopted the 13-week internships for students UMAiZ are: ASIST, CAPVIDIA, XIOS Hogeschool, Iniciativas Multimedia, Economic and Employment Centre of North Karelia (T&E Centre), ISAI Ltd.
