…ruction of a Physical Education and Sports Centre for teaching activities and the construction of a student culture centre at the Ochota Campus” is intended to complement the University’s sports and cultural offer. The investment is being implemented as part of the Multiannual Plan “University of Warsaw 2016–2027”.   The new building will provide comfortable conditions for sports and cultural events. It will house, for example, a modern swimming p…

…parts of the world. Thirteen such places have been captured in the first edition of the FotoErasmus+ calendar. The calendar contains thirteen photographs taken by UW students during their scholarship stays abroad as part of the Erasmus+ programme. The photos were selected in the “FotoErasmus+ 2023” competition organised by the UW International Relations Office. The result is the first edition of the University’s Erasmus calendar. Winning works Twe…

…ne subjects with the highest score in Computer Science among Polish universities. THE World University Rankings by Subject is prepared by the British magazine Times Higher Education. The listed universities are ranked in ten subjects: Arts and Humanities, Business and Economics, Clinical & Health, Computer science, Education, Engineering, Law, Life sciences, Physical sciences, Psychology and Social sciences. The following criteria are the basis of…

…is launching a new cultural heritage protection project “Baraka: Revitalization of the Oldest Preserved Mosque at Old Dongola” funded by the International alliance for the protection of heritage in conflict areas (ALIPH). The Old Dongola mosque is the oldest preserved mosque in the Republic of Sudan. The Baraka project aims to rehabilitate the building using the latest conservation methods and re-open it to local and international visitors with a…

…is a remarkable coincidence,” he concluded.   Testing the limits and critical thinking The ceremony of conferring the honorary title created also an opportunity to witness the speech by Olga Tokarczuk. She began with: “the attack on independent Ukraine is the attack on independent Europe.”   The Nobel laureate wondered whether the speech, which had prepared dozen months ago, could be delivered in the current political and military situation. “In…

…e board. In the current season, settlements of the Bronze Age and Iron Age II situated near the village of Ayn Bani Saidah were the main focus of the team’s work. “Ayn Bani Saidah is strategically located at a junction of routes connecting Bat in the south, Buraimi and Al-Ayn in the north, and the sea coast near Sohar in the east. Along this route there are some major sites from the Umm an-Nar period. So we hoped that also our site will be in the…

…Mikulska from the UW Faculty of Modern Languages — present a scientific publication of this pre-Columbian document, kept at the Vatican Library. This publication is one of the most important research projects that have been carried out so far within the Polish-Mexican cooperation. The “Codex Vaticanus B” is a document from the Borgia Group of manuscripts having illustrated information on the Aztec 260-day calendar — tonalpohualli. It is one of the…

The conference “Red Sea VIII: Coveted Treasure” is being held at the University of Warsaw. This is an international event on the peoples of the Red Sea region and their environment.   During the conference participants representing scientific institutions in 17 countries will present over 50 topics discussing the archaeology and history of lands surrounding the Red Sea.   Presentations will be grouped in thematic sessions related to the circulati…

…to study in English at the University of Warsaw or other Polish universities.   The aim of the programme is to enable international students to start degree studies in English in a chosen field of social studies, humanities or science at Polish universities. The entry requirement is possessing English language skills equivalent to at least B1 level, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, assessed on the basis of th…

…f the UW were elected: Professor Jolanta Choińska-Mika, Professor Anna Giza, Professor Maciej Duszczyk, Professor Andrzej Tarlecki.   Best scholars In May 121 employees of the University of Warsaw, who contributed to the development of the UW faculties and units, received diplomas and increased salary. In November 3 academic teachers got a didactic award of the UW.   Supercomputers in Białołęka district In June the new data center building of the…