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Józef Majka University of Social Sciences in Mińsk Mazowiecki

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Country: Poland

City: Mińsk Mazowiecki

WWW: www.majka.edu.pl

Type of school: Private Universities

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Józef Majka University of Social Sciences in Mińsk Mazowiecki Founded by the Pallottines, at the beginning had its headquarters in Warsaw but from the academic year 2007/2008 located at ul. Sosnkowskiego 43 in Minsk Mazowiecki.

Patron

Priest. prof. Assoc. Joseph Majka (1918 - 1993).

An outstanding scholar, teacher and tutor of younger generations of Polish philosophers, ethicists and sociologists. Special merit in the field of Catholic social teaching and the sociology of religion. He has lectured at many universities, including the Catholic University of Lublin, the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Krakow and the Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wroclaw, he was rector for many years
Actively participated in many national and international scientific associations, as well as cooperated with the editorial boards of scientific journals. The result of his scientific work are books and numerous articles on the subjects often refering to the key social issues of the contemporary world, and in particular to the work ethos, social justice and personalistic vision of man.

He was a tireless priest and educator.

The university offers education in the fields of:

Mechatronics
Internal Security
Sociology
Pedagogy

Postgraduate studies:

Pre-school Pedagogy and Early-Childhood Education with Pedagogical Therapy
Education and rehabilitation of people with intellectual disabilities (oligophrenopedagogy)
Pedagogical training for teachers
Management in Education
Sociotheraphy

Mińsk Mazowiecki "Masovian Minsk" is a town in central Poland with 38 181 inhabitants (2008). It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Siedlce Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Mińsk County.

Monuments:

Old Church
layout of medieval settlement and later city
Palace of Doria Dernałowicz Family – built probably in the 17th century (in place of 16th century residence), converted to classicism
park
Church of the Nativity of The Blessed Virgin Mary – built in the 17th century, converted to neo-baroque in the early 20th century
internal furnishing
cemetery
county hall (former), 19th century, classicism
county hall, 19th century
post office, 19th century, empire
church of Mariavite Church, 1911
residential areas, 19th and early 20th century
Jewish cemetery
some school buildings (early 20th century)