- formed by Polish institutions of higher education which had the right to award doctoral degrees
- representative body of academic schools
- “confederation” of conferences of rectors of the various types of HEIs:
a) Universities
b) Technical universities
c) Agricultural universities
d) Pedagogical universities
e) Economic universities
f) Medical universities
g) Universities of Fine Art
h) Physical education universities
i) Theological universities
j) Military universities
k) Non-public universities
- founded in 1997
- 108 members + 9 associate members
representing nearly 1.1 million students
(ca. 75% of student population in Poland)
- Conference of Rectors of Public Vocational Schools (PVSs)
– associate collective member representing 36 PVSs
- 10 committees and Bologna Group
- over 120 Presidium and General Assembly meetings
- 220 opinions on regulations concerning science and HE
- ca. 60 resolutions passed every year
