It's worth learning languages in Poznań!

Numerous job advertisements show that the knowledge of foreign languages ​​is one of the skills, which is the most valued among employers. Employees of the Poznań modern services sector provide services in more than 30 different languages. The linguistic competence of the inhabitants is a huge advantage of Poznań.

Promotion Day of Studying at the School of Language and Literature Sciences - grafika artykułu
Promotion Day of Studying at the School of Language and Literature Sciences

From an early age, the inhabitants of Poznań improve their language skills. Over 80,000 students at all levels of education learn English, and 27,000 attend German lessons. French (less than 2,000), Spanish (8,000) and Russian (about 2,000) are also popular. Almost 53,000 pupils attend compulsory foreign language lessons in Poznań secondary schools.

Moreover, the universities of Poznań (mainly the Adam Mickiewicz University) offer a wide range of philological studies. Students can choose from almost 40 different faculties related to learning foreign languages. Moreover, 9,000 people study at these faculties, while 1,500 graduates enter the labour market every year.

There are over 105,000 university students in Poznań and every one of them attends the compulsory foreign language course, which ends with an exam at the B2 level. Most young people choose English, but many students also learn German and Spanish.

In order to encourage high school graduates to study philology, the Faculty of English, the Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology and the Faculty of Modern Languages and Literature of Adam Mickiewicz University have organised a Promotion Day of Studying at the School of Language and Literature Sciences. The program includes a presentation of the BA and MA studies, lectures and workshops prepared especially for the high school students and the possibility to talk to the students. The event will take place on March 19 in the hybrid formula. Workshops will be organised in the stationary form (Collegium Novum / Faculty of Modern Languages ​​/ al. Niepodległości 4) and remote one (MS Teams).

- The knowledge of foreign languages ​​is a huge advantage on the labour market in Poznań. The German language remains very popular among employers from the modern services sector and IT/ICT industry. It is worth mentioning that many companies offer to their employees language courses, thus basic knowledge is usually enough to take up an interesting job. Additionally, in Poznań, there are also companies, where foreigners can work even without speaking Polish - emphasizes Katja Lożina, Director of the Investor Relations Department.

There are already more than 120 companies operating in the modern services sector in Poznań and most of them are so-called multilingual centres. It means that such entities provide services in many languages. Among the most exotic ones are Flemish, Estonian, Romanian, Chinese and Afrikaans. Candidates who speak foreign languages ​​can easily find work in Poznań branches of such world brands as Alten, Capgemini, Infosys, LUMEN, B.Brown, Duni EFF, Sollers Consulting, Newell or Franklin Templeton.