…deadlines are 6th and 10th May accordingly. The Welcome Point team is organising two meetings regarding the legalisation of stay in May. The events are open to all international students and doctoral candidates from the University of Warsaw.   The meetings will be conducted by Dr Łukasz Wieczorek, who coordinates legal issues concerning residence in Poland for students and doctoral candidates in the Welcome Point. This May edition will be held bot…

…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 University in Kraków. She specialises in the English and Russian languages. Glegoła completed postgraduate studies in audio-visual translations. She gained international experience during student exchange in…

…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 programmes with English as the language of instruction. In the 2023/2024 academic year, the medical studies were introduced in the educational of…

…stars evolve. The majority of the few known black holes of stellar origin (resulting from the collapse of a massive star at the end of its life) have been identified in X-ray binaries. In these binaries, the X-ray emission is due to the matter lost by the star orbiting a black hole when it is sucked into the black hole. When the black hole does not have a companion close enough to steal matter from it, it does not emit any radiation, hence the ext…

…tia’ 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 laureate. Prof. Grażyna Jurkowlaniec is the first Polish female researcher, who received an ERC Advanced Grant. As part of the SAIGA project, she will analyse the relationship between the research on the…

…students to explore the University’s educational offerings and campus facilities. On 20th April, on the UW Main Campus representatives of faculties were on hand to answer questions about and provide insights into University life. Over sixty information stands provided a chance for individuals interested in pursuing higher education to discover the diverse range of study programmes offered by the University of Warsaw. Faculty members, academic advi…

…ith South Korean institutions will result in the founding of a European training center of nuclear energy at the UW’s Faculty of Physics. “In order to build a nuclear power sector in Poland, people with a solid educational background are needed. We have many talented students and doctoral candidates who can become experts in this field. This is possible thanks to the cooperation with Korean partners. I am grateful to scientists from the faculties…

…n 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 have previously published their educati…

…ended 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 registration is carried out via the Kampus Platform. The application deadline is: 3rd April, 10.00 am – levels: A1.3 (morning group), B1.1 and B2.1 5th April, 10.00 a…

…ld at the University of Warsaw in March. The conference “Human Tech Transition: Crises in Mediatized Politics, Society & Economy” was attended by more than 130 scientists from almost thirty countries. From 14th to 15th March at the University of Warsaw, scientists from around the world discussed the impact of technology on political, social, and economic life. They touched on the growing importance of artificial intelligence, disinformation in war…