Region

Lodz Special Economic Zone operates within a region that is especially attractive to locate investments.

ADVANTAGES

• convenient, central location of the region of Lodz
• big, demographic potential: 3 million inhabitants, 1,6 million in the productive age group
• numerous academic and research centres
• high level of vocational, secondary and high education- Lodz as one of the most important academic centres in Poland
• highly-skilled employees
• low labour costs
• well-developed technical infrastructure

Well-qualified labour force is an appealing benefit of the region of Lodz. There are about 135 000 students in 21 public and private universities in the voivodeship. In Lodz, there is a Polish-American Centre for Professional Education, Alliance Française, and European Institute. The schools located in the region of Lodz are constantly adjusting their offers to the market needs. Recently, the University of Lodz has activated a new and unique postgraduate major connected with Business Process Outsourcing (i.e. BPO). Moreover, the University in cooperation with American partners conducts MBA studies, and offers the best School of Polish for Foreigners in the country, as well as Polish-French Management Studies. The number of students choosing Lodz as a suitable place to study is increasing every year. Hence, schools and scientific institutions located in the viovodeship  fully satisfy the demand for qualified employees in the entire region:     

• IT- 9000 students
• engineering– 6 500 students
• economics and administration- 34 000 students
• English philology –3289 students
• English and IT – 42 students
• German philology –634 students
• other language faculties (French, Spanish, Italian, Russian) – 674 students