The university has authorization to award doctoral degrees in the disciplines of Economics and Finance, History, Management and Quality Studies and Political Science and Public Administration.

The university conducts bachelor's,[10] master's,[11] engineering[12] and postgraduate study[13] programs in full-time, part-time and online modes, in Polish and English.

It aims to conduct scientific research focused on contemporary Asia and Eurasia and on the current initiative to reactivate the historical mechanism of the Silk Road.

The institute works on developing innovative education programs, among others, as part of summer schools launched at Vistula University and devoted to contemporary Asia and the Silk Road, conducted in a multidisciplinary and multicultural spirit, both in Polish and in foreign languages.

The Vistula Group Publishing House has issued numerous specialist publications in the field of economics, computer science, international relations, sociology, finance and accounting, banking, tourism and recreation, management, European integration and philology.