Why is the IB programme unique?
Through comprehensive, holistic education, it equips young people with the knowledge and life skills to succeed in any field.
Famous graduates of the IB programme:
- Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
- Lupita Nyong’o, actress, Oscar winner
- Dustin Moskovitz, entrepreneur, programmer, co-founder of Facebook
- Anne Enright, writer, winner of the Man Booker Prize
- Ewan McGregor, actor
- Akihiko Hoshide, engineer and astronaut
- Nico Rosberg, racing driver, Formula One world champion
- Kesha, singer
The list is much longer, maybe one day your name will enrich it?
The IB programme’s emphasis on the development of critical thinking, research skills, global awareness, and empathy and social sensitivity makes a graduate with an IB diploma perfectly prepared to pursue university studies in any part of the world.
The International Baccalaureate Diploma is highly regarded in the world’s universities, including prestigious universities such as:
- Harvard University (USA)
- Stanford University (USA)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (USA)
- University of California, Berkeley (USA)
- New York University (NYU)
- University of Toronto (Canada)
- McGill University (Canada)
- University of British Columbia (UBC) (Canada)
- University of Alberta (Canada)
- University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
- University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
- London School of Economics (LSE) (United Kingdom)
- University College London (UCL) (United Kingdom)
- Imperial College London (United Kingdom)
- University of Melbourne (Australia)
- Australian National University (ANU) (Australia)
- University of Sydney (Australia)
- University of Queensland (Australia)
- ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
- University of Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Sorbonne University (France)
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Germany)
- University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
- National University of Singapore (NUS)
- University of Tokyo (Japan)
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
- Seoul National University (South Korea)
- Peking University (China)
- …and many more!
Why choose IB?
The IB programme is discussed by Michał Rusinek – author and translator of more than a hundred books for children and adults, literary scholar, columnist, university lecturer. He was Wisława Szymborska’s secretary from 1996 to 2012, and has been running her Foundation since 2012:
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I regret that in my high school days there were no choices. Now – there are. You can choose a class with the IB programme. This programme may be of particular interest to those who do not like coercion and entitlement, because it gives a lot of freedom in terms of choosing subjects. You can go your own way. Yes, the programme is demanding, focused on teamwork on specific projects, teaching critical thinking on a local and global scale – and somewhat university-like, making it easier for its graduates to function in university. Thanks to the fact that Poland is a member of the EU – there is also the possibility of studying abroad. I regret that in my high school days there was no IB programme. I’m happy that my son is a graduate of the IB class and as a result is now studying at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam.
