Accepting the Otherness – Perception of Nationality diff erences of Ukrainian Students in Cracow’s Academic Society

Artykuł recenzowany / peer-reviewed articlePhenomenon of migration is present in modern world among every society. People are relocating due to career goals, educational opportunities or to settle down in better place to live. It is caused by their country’s economic situation, military confl ict or individual reasons. In recent times number of Ukrainian students migrating to Poland has become arguable topic among media and academic societies. The purpose of the studies was to defi ne attitude of Polish students to Ukrainization of universities and to ascertain the most common stereotypes od Ukrainian students. In order to measure variables the authors self-designed questionnaire including 5 Likert scale and semantic differential scale was used. The study included 100 students of different Cracow universities. Results of study has shown that polish students attitude to students from Ukraine is mostly positive, but there are deeply ingrained stereotypes about this social group