KGHM is launching free courses to prepare students from sponsored schools for final examinations in physics and mathematics

Free courses to prepare students for final secondary school examinations in science subjects - a pilot project organized by KGHM and the Jan Wyżykowski University in Polkowice - are intended for students of sponsored classes participating in KGHM’s “Competent in the Industry” program. The topics of the classes are adapted to the requirements of the secondary school final examinations in mathematics and physics.

Each of the courses in the #MiedźMaturę program comprises 46 teaching hours of intensive work and solving practical tasks. The classes will be held at the university’s headquarters in Polkowice.

Students can apply for the project through coordinators appointed at each of the schools sponsored by KGHM. At the moment, nearly a hundred young people have signed up to participate, and the basic math module is the most popular. Importantly, in addition to the assurance that they will be adequately prepared for the final examinations, the participants will also compete for prizes. The 5 students who are most successful in passing the trial final examinations can count on attractive prizes donated by KGHM. The Jan Wyżykowski University, on the other hand, guarantees that the best secondary school graduates will be accepted as students in their selected engineering majors in the 2024/2025 academic year.

The choice of subjects for the courses is not random. “The company really wants the students to have the right technical training and become its employees in the future,” says Marek Makuch, KGHM’s Managing Director for HR.

“This project has a double overtone - it emphasizes how important the knowledge of science is for production-related employees, as well as the fact that we want our employees not to finish their education at the level of a technical secondary school, but to study at universities that are tailored to our needs, such as the JWU in Polkowice,” added Marek Makuch.

“The knowledge gained and the secondary school final examination passed next year will be the gateway to a professional future. All graduates of the course will receive a certificate that guarantees them admission to an engineering major of their choice at the Jan Wyżykowski University. Our University is a source of human resources for companies located in the Copper Belt, mainly KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. In life, one should have dreams, plans, and deadlines. The “Miedź Maturę” campaign combines all three of these elements for students who want a fulfilling future as technical staff in leading industrial companies,” said Dr. Miłosz Czopek, a professor at the JWU and the University’s Vice-Rector for Teaching. Dr. Czopek added that the #Miedź Maturę initiative will allow students to prepare perfectly for the secondary school graduation examinations in science subjects.

An agreement between KGHM and the JWU was officially signed at the university. During the meeting, a letter from Marzena Machałek, the Deputy Minister of Education and Science, was read out, in which she emphasized that “KGHM is an excellent example of an employer that is strongly committed to preparing human resources for the needs of the Polish economy.”

During this school year, nearly 2,100 students are being educated in 75 classes at schools sponsored by KGHM. The company supports 9 schools in the Copper Belt as part of the “Competent in the Industry” program.