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Lublin, a perfect shot!
About Lublin
Lublin is the largest city of the Eastern Poland, Europe with a population of about 400.000 inhabitants. It is situated in an agricultural area. Surroundings of Lublin are made up of pretty landscapes. The climate is mild, even continental.
Lublin is also the key point in Polish communication network. It is situated:
- 170 km from Warszawa
- 280 km from Kraków (Cracow)
- 500 km from Gdansk (Danzig)
- 100 km from Dorohusk (East border)
- 265 km from Barwinek (South border)
- 665 km from Zgorzelec (West border)
Lublin lays close to Ukraine and Belarus. Click here to see it on the map.
Lublin incorporates a brilliant history and promising future! This is a place where three cultures meet together. Surroundings of Lublin:
with their forests and lakes.
For centuries Lublin has been a very important centre of culture and education. High level institutions recognized around the world for the excellence research:
- Medical University of Lublin
- University of Maria Curie-Sklodowska (UMCS)
- The Catholic University of Lublin (KUL)
- Lublin University of Technology
- University of Life Sciences
- About 100 000 students attend Lublin universities.
- Our town has 9 hospitals.
- We have 1750 doctors, 290 dentists and 3450 nurses in our town
Click here for more information about Lublin!
Medical Lublin and the Medical University
The Medical University of Lublin is located in the historical city of Lublin. It is the biggest city on the right bank of the Vistula River and the most important metropolis in the Southern East part of the country. The teaching of medicine and pharmacy in Lublin can be connected with the opening of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in 1944. Both faculties were educating young people at UMCS for over 5 years until they were separated to form Medical University in 1950. From the very beginning our university was connected with the brilliant representatives of Polish medicine: Ludwik Hirszfeld- one of the co-discoverers of the inheritance of ABO blood type, professor Tadeusz Krawicz- the creator of the crioophtalmology or Stanisław Burzyński, MD- author of the theory of treatment cancers. Nowadays Medical University in Lublin employs almost 100 professors, almost 90 habilitated doctors and 700 Ph.Ds. Many of our masters are well-known specialists, e.g. in neurosurgery or in transplantation. Many of our masters are well-known specialists, e.g. prof. Tomasz Trojanowski, the neurosurgeon. Lublin is also the most important health center in transplantology of the kidneys.
There are 9 hospitals in Lublin, including 3 didactics hospitals where the SCOPE Professional Exchange works. University faculty, students, and staff strive to expand existing knowledge in the field of scientific inquiry which contributes to issue a remarkable amount of publications, case reports, and series studies. Medical University in Lublin serves as a resource for promoting the individual and professional growth and development of students not only from Europe, but also from the United States and Asia, which results in becoming an educational landmark in the region. The past, heritage, tradition of intellectual thought and the magical atmosphere of the city of Lublin are the sources of inspiration for culture, art and science. Bearing in mind that such multicultural grounds shaped the social and cultural life of this metropolis and remembering the past when the times of prosperity met with the times of exchange and openness, Lublin tries to renew these traditions. It wants to be a city of tolerance and hospitality.
Want to know more? Check out on Medical University of Lublin webpage
Hospitals
We have 9 hospitals in Lublin, three of them belongs to our Medical University. SCOPE Professional Exchange works in this three hospitals, where you practice one of the following branch of medicine: surgery, gastroenterology, oncology, hematology, internal medicine, transplantolology, ENT, gynecology, obstetrics, radiology, pulmunology, anesthesiology, endocrinology, infectious diseases, cardiology, nephrology, orthopedics, pediatrics, urology, rheumatology. In all three hospitals we have 2100 beds for patients.
- Hospital on Jaczewskiego street (PSK 4)
- Hospital on Staszica street (PSK 1)
- Hospital on Chodźki street (Paediatrics Policlinic- DSK)
Practice conditions
It depends on the clinic, but usually 5-7 hours a day, 5 days a week. During your practice, you are allowed to take breaks for lunch (you can visit bar in hospital for that). Free time can be negoctiated for excursions and sight-seeing.
Please remember to take your own white coat, a stethoscope and white shoes. These are required to enter departments.
How to get to Lublin?
from Warsaw airport
After leaving the airport you can take a bus no175, leave bus on 16th stop called DW. CENTRALNY
DW. CENTRALNY= dworzec centralny= Central Railway Station Then you have to buy a full price ticket for train to Lublin, which costs about 36 PLN (8,5 EUR)
from Kraków airport
First of all you have to get to the DWORZEC GŁÓWNY PKP (Central Railway Station in Kraków). You should catch a train to the city center from international terminal T1 or T2. After getting the railway station you have to buy a full price ticket for train to Lublin for 52 PLN (12 EUR).
From the center of Kraków you can also get to Lublin by bus from RDA Kraków (Regionalny Dworzec Autobusowy w Krakowie= Regional Bus Station in Kraków). Busses depart very often.
from Katowice-Pyrzowice airport
There is public transport from the airport to the railway station in Katowice called “LINIA LOTNISKO” (=airport line) it costs 20 PLN (about 5 EUR). There are also private buses services but all informations are in website below. schedule: http://www.katowice-airport.com/en/passengers/access and then take a train to Lublin. Train costs 54 PLN (13,5 EUR)
There are also bus connections to Lublin.
Timetables for all trains to Lublin: http://rozklad-pkp.pl/?q=en
When you took your train, let know your contact person, we will came to the station and pick you up to the dormitory.
Useful phrases
| English version | Polish version |
|---|---|
| Can you tell me the way to the … ? | Czy możesz wskazać mi drogę do…? |
| Where is…? | Gdzie jest…? / g’dʒə jəst … / |
| Can I have a ticket to Lublin? | Poproszę bilet do Lublina. /pɒprɒʃə bi:’lət dɒ Lublina/ |
| Good morning/afternoon | Dzień dobry! /dʒen dɒbrɪ/ |
| Good evening | Dobry wieczór! |
| Good bye | Do widzenia! / dɒ ‘vidʒənia / |
| Thank you | Dziękuję /dʒekʊjə/ |
Boarding and lodging
Accommodation in students hostels with two beds in each room. You will receive free meal once a day from Monday to Friday.
You will be lodged in:
Students' Dormitory No.2 Medical University of Lublin ul. Chodźki 9 Lublin
Surroundings of Dormitories:
- X - Dormitories
- M - ‘Medyk’ - where all your meals will be served, and where you can drop in for a beer or two
- P - The nearest post office (poczta)
- + - The nearest hospital with a great magical dough-spitting wall (the cash dispenser closest to the dormitory) which is located to the right when you face the main entrance, right in front of the parking lot
- O - ‘OLIMP’ and ‘Decathlon’ - a shopping centers where you can waste whole day spending your money on clothes, shoes, and lots of other stuff (even sport equipment - in ‘Decathlon’)
- R - ‘Real’ - a mall with huge assortment and considerably low prices. There are two cash dispensers and an exchange office (the exchange rate is not very good here).
- S - Petrol station (stacja benzynowa) – open 24 hours a day, a perfect place to satisfy all urgent needs of a night party.
- D - As for these parties: The nearest drugstore (apteka)
- B - ‘Biedronka’ - is a department store with very low prices
- W - ‘Warzywniak’ – a greengrocer with fruits and other green-stuff
- T - ‘Titanic’ – a nearest shopping arcade with a drugstore (apteka) and a grocery (delikatesy)
- F - ‘Fabryka’ – a pub, to put it simpler: lager, billiards (chiefly pool), lots of space, and comfy sofas
- L - Our main library with free access to the internet, weekdays 8-15; Thu 8-19;
- PKS - If you need to travel outside the city you must get to the bus station called PKS
Lublin - a place with soul
Places worth seeing in Lublin and surroundings:
Lublin Castle
(pol: Zamek Lubelski) a quite unusual castle with fragments of medieval fortification complex, a Gothic Tower from XIII century and a Gothic Chapel hiding unique Byzantine frescos from 1418. You can also find there several museum. Click here to see virtual tour
Cracow Gate
(pol: Brama Krakowska) – a gate and architectonic symbol of Lublin.
Arch Cathedral
(pol: Archikatedra) – Finished in 1625, interesting frescos and tombs. Click here to see virtual tour
Trynitarska Tower
(pol: Wieża Trynitarska) – a neogothic tower with a wide view of Lublin from the top. Click here to see virtual tour
The Old City
(pol: Stare Miasto) - with a town hall in the middle surrounded with renaissance buildings with many pubs inside. Click here to see virtual tour
or click here to see another one
Lublin’s Village Open-Air Museum
(pol: Skansen) – a museum of Polish (especially Lublin’s area) village with many old, wooden countryside buildings to see and a place of folklore festivals.
Click here to see virtual tour
The Botanical Garden
(pol: Ogród Botanczny) – a must see if you enjoy colorful flowers and rare plants.
KL Majdanek
(pol: Obóz koncentracyjny na Majdanku) - extermination camp created by Nazi during Word War II. A sad and gloomy memorial.
Zamoyski Museum in Kozłówka
(pol: Muzeum Zamojskich w Kozłówce) - museum with a palace-park complex and chapel, coach house and with The Socialist Realism Gallery. Click here to see virtual tour
Kazimierz Dolny
(pol: Kazimierz Dolny) - (50 km from Lublin). It is a very unique Polish town with its picturesque sight which has attracted numerous artists - painters especially. You should see the monumental old church on the hill and take a look at the surrounding, green area from the top. At the main square go to the old bakery to buy the delicious cake...
Those are only few of many sight seeing places in Lublin, for more info you can visit Website of our city.
Social program and the NICE Project
Because Lublin is strongly involved in NICE Project, social program will be thirlling :) click here to get more
Social program for July 2011:
Educational value of social program
With an great aid of our teachers from Medical University we are planning to offer you these workshops:
- surgical sewing
- ECG
Shopping
Shops are usually open since Monday to Saturday at hours: 6-20. On Sunday some shops can be closed. In Lublin we have also shopping centres (with european-known marks): Olimp, Plaza, Real, Leclerc, Tesco. The closest to dormitory are Olimp and Real (it is easy to get there by walk within 5-10 min). To the rest of them you can get by public transport- busses no 26, 40. Getting from dormitory to:
- Plaza: take bus no 26 or 40. Leave bus no 26 at “Ogród Saski” bus stop, cross the street and go down the street for 2 min and that’s all.
Leave bus no 40 at “Lipowa- cmentarz” bus stop and you are at the place.
- Tesco: get in bus number 26 and leave it on stop called “Zwycięska” (about 35 min far away)
Sport
Lublin offers a variety of sport activities.
- The Academic Sport Centre and Sport Centre at Głęboka street offers a wide variety of exercises: swimming pool, gim, climbing wall, courts.
During summer usually there are opened an open-air swimming pool (in city centre) and water ski lift in Lublin’s lake called “Zalew Zemborzycki” (in the city borders)
Riding: there is a stud farm with a possibility of horse riding.
If you don’t like swimming, riding a horse, gim activities, you can always choose a bike! We have some bike trials to fulfil your activity.
Restaurants, café, bars, pubs
In Lublin we have plenty kinds of restaurant, pubs and cafés. Many of them are situated in The Old Town with picturesque views for centuries houses. Small streets, unique climate and unusual scenery make them the place you would enjoy and relax in.
- Akwarela Café, Rynek 6 street.
Specialised in teas, cafes, chocolate, salads, drinks, desserts
- Zadora, Rynek 8
The best pancakes ever!
- Orient Express, Złota 2
- Restaurant Mandragora, Rynek 9
Jewish restaurant with its traditional meals.
- Sielsko Anielsko Inn, Rynek 17
Traditional polish meals
- Chata Swojskie Jadło, Nadbystrzycka 16
It’s a special restaurant when you can try traditional Polish
- Restaurant Czarcia Łapa- Rynek 19
- Café Szeroka 28- an artist cafe with a Jewish music and very specific atmosphere.
- Kobi Susi & Japanese Restaurant, ul. Kościuszki 10 doesn’t need comments
- Restaurant Magia, ul. Grodzka 2
- Pub “U Szewca” ul. Grodzka 18
An Irish Pub with a great atmosphere, with an interior in good style.
- Cafe “Pożegnanie z Afryką” ul. Złota 3
In my opinion, the best option if you want to spend a time with your girlfriend/boyfriend. Peaceful patio, nice staff, cafe worth tasting!
- Pizza Guseppe, ul. Hipoteczna
Lublin- a place to relax
Discos and night clubs
- Czekolada Club, Krakowskie Przedmieście 19
One of the best Lublin’s club. Local in good style, nice music, in straight city centre.
- Fashion, ul. Hempla 5
As good as previous one- worth being club! Additional strong point are a bowling tracs.
- “Medyk” Club, ul. Chodźki 7
It is in the same building as Student Hostel no 2 of our Medical University. There are comfortable sofas if you want to rest a little. What’s more there is additional room with sofas, so you can easily talk to your friend if you want.
- “Archiwum” Club, ul. Akademicka 4
- “Oranżada” Club, Al. Racławickie 6
- “Place” Club, ul. Okopowa
Nice club, not too big, not too small- just in the middle. With thrilling music
- “Graffiti” Club, Al. Piłsudskiego 13
Typical parties: house, hip-hop, regge, salsa lessons!
- “MC” Club
Three rooms and four bars. Monday, Tuesday – various music, Wednesday – pop from 70s, 80s and 90s, Thursday, Friday, & Saturday – pop in one room, club music in another, Sunday – mix of pop, rock techno in the first one and hip-hop in the second.
- “Fantasy Park”, ul. Lipowa 13
Salsa lessons, bowiling tracks, billiards, discos
- “Ufo” Club, ul Jasna 5
entertainment center: bowling tracks, billiards, discos
Cinemsas
- Cinema City, ul. Lipowa 13, Plaza Shopping Centem
- „Bajka” Cinema, ul. Radziszewskiego 8
- „Grażyna” Cinema ul. Wallenroda 4a
Internet connection
Hot spots Almost whole city center is connected by wireless fidelity hot-spot to the internet.
Additional wi-fi hot-spot: McDonald’s Restaurants, Coffee Heaven Restaurant, Costa Café, Customer Service Office of “Dialog Company”, ul. Rynek 28
Computers There are free computer units with an internet connection in the library in Student Hostel no 4 and in our main library on Szkolna 16 street.
It is also possible to get an internet access in the dormitory.
Local transportation
Lublin has convenience public transport. You can easily get from one district to another one. There are public and private busses. Public buses are marked with logo “MPK” or "ZTM" and cost: single trip ticket 2,20 PLN, 24-hours ticket: 11 PLN, unfortunately your students ID card aren’t recognized.You have to validate your ticket even though you have bought ticket in driver.
Private buses are signed with logo: "KOMUNIKACJA PRYWATNA" and cost 1 or 1,50 PLN, but busses are very rarely. How to get known whether next bus will be private? Private buses are marked with “p” on the schedule near time of departure.
1EUR= about 4 PLN
There are digital screens in mostly public buses, so you know which bus stop you are currently on, and which one will be next. Each bus stop in the city has its own name, so you can easily get to other district if only you know name of bus stop you have to get off. The most important for you is this one called “Chodźki- szpital” (bus stop near dormitory)
From dormitory and hospitals (no 4 and paediatric) you can get to center by buses no 26, 40, 156, 160. Night buses service works only during academic year (October- June)
Weather
Weather in Lublin is changeable. In summer months usually is warm- about 20-30 centigrade, but you have to consider the fact that sometimes in the morning is boiling hot and in the evening is “raining cats and dogs”. That’s why, umbrellas, long and short sleeved-shirts may be deemed necessary.
Other important information
Mobiles
In Poland mobile networks are GSM standard 1800 or 900 Hz. There are many service providers, but the most common are:
If you have a mobile without simlock, you can purchase a pre-paid simcard. The starter usually costs from 5 to 30 PLN and it contains some money for your calls and messages.
Top up for mobiles you can buy almost everywhere: shops, post offices, gas stations, ATMs
Calls outside Poland
From public and stationary phones: Please dial 00 and then your country code
From mobile: Please dial + and then your country code (for example: +34 500 123 123)
Country code for Poland is 48
Post Office
Main Post Office, Krakowskie Przedmieście 1 street is open 24 hours. Other post offices in dormitory area: the one in hospital (No 4) is open from Monday to Friday 8.00-15.00. In post office you can buy a phone cards, stamps, postcards, international phone cards and you can also exchange money.
Money and banking
In Poland, currency is “polski złoty” (PLN), but in some shops payment in euro is also available. 1 EUR is approximately 4 PLN.
Banks are usually open Monday to Friady at 8.00-18.00 and on Saturday at 10.00-14.00.
Wide network of ATMs makes money withdrawal possible almost just around every corner.
We also have currency exchange offices, plenty of which are located on Peowiaków street.
Alcohol and drugs
Drinking alcohol in public places is illegal except for official festivals.
All types and amounts of drugs are illegal for natives and foreign visitors.
Emergency numbers
Police: 997
Ambulance: 999
Fire-brigade: 998
Gas emergency: 992
Electrical emergency: 991
From mobile (all emergencies): 112
Contact
Local Exchange Officer
Zbigniew, e-mail: z.poterek@gmail.com
LEO Assists
Olga, e-mail: ola_furmaga@hotmail.com
Ania, e-mail: panasiuk.anna91@gmail.com
If you are accpeted in Lublin, please contact with your Contact Persons given in the Card of Acceptance.
There is group on Facebook called "Summer 2012 IFMSA-Poland clerkship in Lublin!" to make our contact even easier :)
Important websites
Go to our websites for the first step of unforgettable clerkship!