The Frederic Chopin University of Music

The Frederic Chopin University of Music (Uniwersytet Muzyczny Fryderyka Chopina, UMFC) in Warsaw is Poland's oldest and largest institution of higher music education. The University has ten departments in Warsaw and a branch in Białystok, offering studies in Composition and Theory of Music, Conducting, Instrumental Studies, Vocal Studies, Artistic Education within the Art of Music, Church Music, Dance, Jazz and Stage Music, and Sound Engineering. It awards the professional title of 'licencjat' upon completion of first-cycle studies and 'magister' upon completion of second-cycle studies. The University also operates a Doctoral School for advanced artistic and academic research, as well as postgraduate studies and artistic training programs. Among its distinguished alumni are world-renowned composers and performers including Witold Lutosławski, Grażyna Bacewicz, and Andrzej Panufnik. The UMFC participates in the Erasmus+ programme with over 130 partner agreements and maintains active international collaborations with institutions across Europe, Asia, and North America, including the Curtis Institute of Music, Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, and Shanghai Conservatory of Music.