Created in 1992, Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu—National-Louis Univertsity became one of the first Polish business schools. Founded in Nowy Sącz, a city without academic traditions, WSB-NLU quickly gained national recognition through the offering of an American educational programme and two diplomas: Polish and American. In 1999 WSB-NLU was awarded the Pro Publico Bono Award for the most successful nongovernmental initiative of the 1990`s in Poland. WSB-NLU currently offers programmes in: Management and Marketing, information Science, Political Science in Polish and a full business programme taught in English.