The academic approach in the Group
In 2019 Merito Universities Group founded the first Research Federation of WSB-DSW Merito Universities. The mission of the Federation is to conduct research activity, commercialise the effects of scientific research and know-how linked with the achieved results, and manage internal publication activity and cooperation with the socio-economic environment.
At the beginning of 2025, by decision of the Minister of Science and Higher Education, the Research Federation WSB-DSW Merito, was officially joined by Civitas University, expanding the number of member institutions from five to six.
With the addition of Civitas University, the number of academic disciplines with the authority to confer doctoral and habilitation degrees within the Federation has increased. Previously, the Federation covered eight disciplines: economics and finance, linguistics, security studies, social communication and media studies, physical culture sciences, management and quality sciences, pedagogy, and psychology. Civitas University now contributes two additional fields: sociology and political science and administration.
Scientific disciplines and evaluation
The Research Federation of WSB-DSW Merito Universities received positive evaluation results from the Polish Accreditation Committee (PKA) for its scientific disciplines. PKA assesses degree programmes based on three main evaluation criteria:
I – publications
II – grants, commercialization and service revenues
III – socio-economic impact
Results of evaluation of the Federation's scientific activities 2017-2021
Research Federation in the Omega National Research Information System
The Research Federation WSB-DSW Merito is included in the national Omega research information system, which collects data on the scientific activities and research potential of Polish academic institutions.
The Federation’s profile in the Omega system provides current information on its projects, publications, and research teams.
The structure of the Research Federation
The structure outlines the composition of the Research Federation WSB-DSW Merito, which was established under the Act 2.0 – Law on Higher Education and Science of July 20, 2018. The federation brings together six institutions: WSB Merito Universities in Poznań, Gdańsk, Toruń, and Wrocław (including faculty branches in seven other cities), as well as the DSW University of Lower Silesia in Wrocław and Civitas University in Warsaw.
- The Research Federation of WSB-DSW Merito Universities
Established based on the Act 2.0 See the document- WSB Merito University in Poznan joined on 28.05.2019 See the document (the Statute)
- WSB Merito University in Gdansk joined on 28.05.2019 See the document (the Statute)
- WSB Merito University in Torun joined on 07.10.2022 See the document (the Statute)
- WSB Merito University in Wroclaw joined on 28.05.2019 See the document (the Statute)
- DSW Ideis University in Wroclaw joined on 28.05.2019 See the document (the Statute)
- Civitas University in Warsaw joined on 01.01.2025 See the document (the Statute)
