Erasmus programme in the Polish press

Katarzyna Tołoczko

The Scientific Circle of Foreign Media Systems

Institute of Journalism University of Warsaw

The analized press

• Dziennik Gazeta Prawna

• Gazeta Polska Codziennie

• Gazeta Wyborcza• Nasz Dziennik• Polska• Rzeczpospolita

• Puls Biznesu• Pakiet Gazety Giełdy• Echo miasta• Metro • Przegląd sportowy • Sport • Fakt • Super Express

Number of articles: 60

31

9

5

4

1

7111

Gazeta Wyborcza

Polska

Dziennik GazetaPrawnaRzeczpospolita

Nasz Dziennik

Echo miasta

Metro

Przegląd Sportowy

Puls Biznesu

The tone of publications

37

13 10

0

10

20

30

40

positive medium negative

Erasmus directions

The Erasmus experience

• Shown in 32 articles • Erasmus in Poland:• - international parties• - various Polish culture• - stereotypes about Polish people and

Poland usually are untrue• - positive mess• - integrated Europe in the one place

The pros and cons for Polish students

PROS:• Different way of

studying • Parties • Traveling• New interesting

people• Improving a foreign

language

CONS:• Language• Marks• Money• Inferiority complex • Fear of the risk

Summary

• Articles show 3 main groups of problems about Erasmus: Erasmus for Polish people, Erasmus in Poland for foreigners and changes in programme.

• Articles about Erasmus generally appear in a local editions

• Erasmus directions shown in press are not the same that the real ones

• Polish students are afraid of taking the risk of Erasmus

Katarzyna Tołoczko

• Master student of University of Warsaw in Poland :

- Journalism and Social Communication and

- Polish Philology • Erasmus student of

Univeristatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iasi

• Member of Scientific Circle of Foreign Media Systems

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