Szanse i zagrożenia polskiego wyższego szkolnictwa technicznego w kontekście integracji z UE

Opportunities and threats of polish technical universities on time of integration with European Union

Accession to European Union is very important factor, determining the future of Poland. Obviously this fact have also very strong impact on Polish Universities. It is especially meaningful and even threats generating for Polish Technical Universities, because of growing competition in the area of high education and development of industrial productivity. European technical universities (in contrast with other type of universities) haven't got enough candidates for technology and science studies. The reason is simple: Good and reach Universities from - for example - Germany are very interested in acceptance of good polish candidates students as their students. This fact leads to the direct competition between Polish and other European universities, placing us in much worse position because of big differences in funds obtained by the Universities form the government in Poland and in EU countries.  Next threats generating factor is connected with the profile of the professional activity of alumni. When good teachers, doctors, lawyers and other alumni of general type universities working in Poland are not exposed to be a direct competitors for their EU colleges, well educated Polish engineers must compete with them on the European Labor Market because of the condition of Polish industry. Many in general in EU people in UE there is no interested in development of Polish industry. The reason is simple: when Polish plants are small and in old-fashion, than many similar plants in Western Europe can produce goods for export its to Poland. In fact this means export of UE unemployment - to Poland. When Polish technical universities will offer to Polish industry many well educated engineers - it must leads to fast development of Polish plants and increasing of Polish economy. Hence Polish Technical Universities can not count for help from EU structures and eventually can be closed after full integration. The paper presents general discussion of this problem.