MSASS Travel & Study Program Poznan Poland

The course will focus on how Polish society addresses problems of poverty, homelessness, aging, domestic violence and mental health disorders.

This course introduces students to Polish culture and Polish social policies and practices concerning disenfranchised, stigmatized and disempowered social groups. The course will encourage students to understand how Poland's recent political and economic transformations affect society, in general, and some groups, in particular. In cooperation with the Institute of Sociology at the University of P

03/08/2026

Marzec nawiązuje do Dnia Kobiet i przedstawia poznańską rzeźbę Bamberki, która porzuca
na plakacie wiadra — co staje się symbolem przekraczania ograniczeń.

March references International Women’s Day and depicts the sculpture Bamberka, who has
set aside her buckets — a symbol of hard work, but also of overcoming limitations.

11/21/2025

2025 visit of MSASS students in Poland

To celebrate International Education Week (Nov. 17–21), we caught up with Shyanne Urban, a third-year Master of Social Work student with a concentration in Substance Use Disorders and Recovery whose interest in studying abroad took her to Poznań, Poland.

"I believe that the best social workers are those who are culturally aware and continue to learn about how the work that we do impacts different populations," Urban said.

Learn more about Urban's travels and her time with the Invisible Groups in a New Poland program. https://brnw.ch/21wXFIp

04/12/2025

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