Michał Kołodziejczak, Deputy Minister of Agriculture in Donald Tusk's government, has been at the centre of the interest of investigators, including “Gazeta Polska Daily” and the Goniec.pl portal. Journalists say that the politician was to enroll in Collegium Humanum and for obtaining a diploma without participating in classes pay PLN 5 000 with the title of first tuition. According to Goniec.pl's findings, Kołodziejczak was to be aware that the paper had no coverage in real education, and the full procedure was fictional.
The portal besides states that together the politician was to pass around PLN 14 1000 for the diploma itself and an additional PLN 4,000 for the Rector of the university, Paul K., for helping to get it. The investigation conducted by the prosecutor's office is to cover the evidence of at least 4 people who, according to the media, participated in organizing a diploma for Kołodziejczak at various universities, including Collegium Humanum. The contract with the university was to be signed on 15 January 2024, and already 3 weeks later, on 7 February, the politician was officially included on the student list. Bernard K.
Degree not released
Kołodziejczak, along with any others, was to get a Bachelor of Management degree as early as June 2024. According to the findings of journalists, the policy was in the documentation a certificate from 1 of the Silesian universities on the basis of which it was to be transferred to Collegium Humanum. The letter indicated that he completed six semesters there, although, as sources indicate, his name never appeared in the nationwide POL-on system, which records students of all legally functioning universities.
Bernard K.'s evidence shows that Kołodziejczak gave him PLN 5 000 as the first tuition payment, full aware that the diploma would be issued without actual participation in classes. The certificate from the Silesian higher school, which was to confirm erstwhile studies, was to be falsified – however, according to a politician's witness He had no objections. about the usage of it.
Eventually, however, the diploma was not issued. The full procedure interrupted the detention of the Rector of Collegium Humanum, Paul C., and the outbreak of a loud scandal surrounding the trade in diplomas.
Answer by Kołodziejczak
In consequence to media reports, Michał Kołodziejczak took the level in the programme Graffiti on Polsat News. AgroUnion leader admitted to having the paper referred to in the investigation, but the full case called political provocation.I didn't buy any degree. Nothing like that happened. – provided the Deputy Minister.
Kołodziejczak explained that his goal was to educate himself alternatively than get papers illegally. As he said, he had talks with 2 Warsaw private universities – Collegium Civitas and the Łazarski University – but yet he did not start studying there.
The Deputy Minister announced that he did not intend to avoid giving an explanation to the prosecutor, although he did not declare unequivocally whether he would waive parliamentary immunity. I feel cheated and I will want to explain this substance very thoroughly, due to the fact that first – a diploma that I obtained by passing the exam, was never utilized for anything by me He emphasized in an interview with Polsat News.
