…tural Sciences; Interdisciplinary Doctoral School. Online meetings All four doctoral schools are organising meetings devoted to the admission rules: Doctoral School of Social Sciences – 8th May at 5 pm. More information: https://sdns.uw.edu.pl/en/strona-glowna-english/ Doctoral School of Humanities – 14th May, 10-11.30 am, and 28th May, 12-1.30 pm. More information: https://sdnh.uw.edu.pl/en/2024/04/meetings-for-candidates/ Interdisciplinary Docto…

…sidence in Poland. The events were held on 8th May (on-site) and 14th May (online). The application deadlines were 6th and 10th May accordingly. The Welcome Point team organised two meetings regarding the legalisation of stay in May. The events were open to all international students and doctoral candidates from the University of Warsaw.   The meetings were conducted by Dr Łukasz Wieczorek, who coordinates legal issues concerning residence in Pola…

“This book opens the door to the world, which most of us don’t know. It is an obligatory reading for all those, who want to understand the world of silence, the world of the Deaf,” this is how Adrianna Glegoła, a doctoral candidate at the UW’s Doctoral School of Humanities and a Polish Sign Language Philology student, described the book “Deaf” by Anna Goc in the episode of the “Read with the UW”. Anna Glegoła graduated from the Jagiellonian Unive…

On 6th June, the University of Warsaw will open the registration for the first-cycle and long-cycle studies as well as some second-cycle studies. Candidates are offered about 300 study programmes. The first qualification results will be available on 22nd July. The University of Warsaw’s offer includes the studies in the area of Exact and Natural Sciences, Social Science and the Humanities, as well as interdisciplinary programmes, and the programm…

While analysing a vast amount of data collected by the European Space Agency’s star surveyor Gaia, a research team including UW scientists has discovered a “sleeping” black hole. Its mass is estimated to be nearly thirty-three times the mass of the Sun, making it the greatest known example of this black hole in our galaxy. The discovery can influence the understanding of how massive stars evolve. The majority of the few known black holes of stell…

“Contemporary idea of Eastern Europe is deeply rooted in the post-war order symbolised by the Iron Curtain. However, a closer look at the early modern concepts of an area known then as ‘European Sarmatia’ will reveal an entirely different facet of this region. In my opinion, the key to its understanding lies in images and descriptions of animals,” said Prof. Grażyna Jurkowlaniec from the UW’s Faculty of Culture and Arts, an ERC Advanced Grant lau…

…align with their academic interests and goals. Ranging from online courses to collaborative projects and learning pathways, the portal provides an overview of diverse educational offerings available to 4EU+ students.   More about the 4EU+ offerings can be found on the Alliance website >>   Welcome at the UW The Welcome Point of the University of Warsaw is the central information centre for international students and employees who visit the UW for…

…on remote education. UW students can participate in online courses prepared by the Korean partner.   New program with FERS funding The project University of Warsaw for Nuclear Energy. Creating a new program and remodeling existing educational pathways related to nuclear energy has received more than eight million zlotys of funding from the European Funds for Social Development 2021-2027 (FERS) programe.   The initiative will be coordinated by the…

UW students and doctoral candidates can sign up for online or hybrid courses offered by the 4EU+ Alliance universities in the summer semester of the 2023/2024 academic year. Currently, it is possible to register for classes at the University of Heidelberg. The 4EU+ Alliance universities offer online or hybrid courses to students and doctoral candidates. Charles University, the University of Geneva, Sorbonne University and the University of Milan…

The University of Warsaw is offering an unpaid 30-hour online Polish language course. Classes will be held twice a week between April and June. The courses are intended for international employees. Welcome Point and Polonicum UW are organising the third trimester of the Polish language online course for UW international employees. The participants of the course can join one of four groups focused on three different levels of proficiency.   The re…