Editing Engineer's degree (section)

=== Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia ===
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In the western Slavic-speaking countries, the engineer's degree is called ''inżynier'' ([[Polish language|Polish]]), ''inžinier'' ([[Slovak language|Slovak]]) or ''inženýr'' ([[Czech language|Czech]]) and the abbreviation is ''inż.'' in [[Poland]] and ''Ing.'' in the [[Czech Republic]] and [[Slovakia]], which may be written before the person's name.

In the [[Czech Republic]] and [[Slovakia]], the degree of ''Ing.'' is given for complete university studies in technical (like engineering), economic or agricultural fields. In one of these cases it can be equivalent to a ''[[Master of Science in Engineering]]''.

In [[Poland]], the degree of ''inżynier'' is available after 3.5 or 4 years of studies (like the ''[[licencjat]]'' in non-engineering science) after a final thesis is completed. A ''magister inżynier'' (abbreviated ''mgr inż.'') refers to a ''[[Master of Science in Engineering]]'', after completing five years of study and a written thesis. Originally there were "inżynier" studies that lasted for four years and afterward one could obtain the "magister" title in two years of studies—the total of six years resulted in two degrees, "magister" and "inżynier". In the early 1960s a new track of studies was developed to speed up education and the "magister inżynier" five-year track was created. Whichever way one obtained the education the "magister inżynier" (mgr inż. before the name) was the equivalent degree with "inżynier" designating the professional level and "magister" designating the academic level.
After the [[Bologna process]] the first level is "inżynier," obtainable after nominally three years of studies (although some are longer) with the same professional privileges as before and "masters" after one or two years gives the same academic and professional designation as before. But the ultimate shortening of the period of studies resulted in some professional groups (e.g. architects) demanding that "magister inżynier" be made a basis for professional rights.