Each year, the Welcome Point at the University of Warsaw offers a series of events to help new international students and doctoral candidates to familiarise with the academic environment of the UW.
Adaptation workshops are an initiative of the Welcome Point of the University of Warsaw. Students from abroad can get familiarised with new academic and social surroundings of the University. Newly-admitted students can take part in meetings with their peers, chat about student rights and obligations, learn about living in Warsaw, participate in Polish culture workshops and many more.
Welcome Days
The Welcome Days create an opportunity to learn about the structure and functions of academic units, basic rules and principles of the University, as well as obtain more other useful information. The meetings are held in Polish and English.
More details about the Welcome Days >>
Onboarding
The Welcome Point also invites all the international students to the “Onboarding at the University of Warsaw” workshops. The activities provide a smooth assimilation to the academic environment in Poland, its norms and customs, and communication models in multicultural surroundings. The participants will also have a chance to discuss and exchange their ideas and experiences in particular situations related to studying at the University of Warsaw.
The workshops are held on 26th September at 3 pm – this meeting, under the ZIP programme, is dedicated specifically to: 2nd and 3rd year BA (undergraduate) students, 4th and 5th year long-cycle students, and MA (post-graduate) students – a registration form >>
The deadline for registration is 18th September.
More information is provided on the WP website >>
Cultural orientation
The cultural orientation workshops help newcomers to overcome their apparent communication and culture shock experience. New international students and doctoral candidates are presented with tools to facilitate their assimilation to the Polish culture and the multicultural environment at the UW. Further, they are shown Poland and the city of Warsaw to help them understand and deal with any situations and problems they might encounter.
The workshops are organised on 5th October at 3 pm – this meeting, under the ZIP programme, is dedicated specifically to: 2nd and 3rd year BA (undergraduate) students, 4th and 5th year long-cycle students, and MA (post-graduate) students – a registration form >>
The deadline for registration is 25th September.
More information is provided on the WP website >>
The onboarding session and the cultural orientation workshop will take place in The Volunteer Centre of the University of Warsaw at Dobra 56/66.
The same set of meetings for doctoral candidates will be held on 18th October (Onboarding) and 7th November (Cultural Orientation).
Welcome Point
The Welcome Point was officially opened in September 2017. The unit is a central information service point for international students, doctoral candidates and employees. It is located in three sites within the University of Warsaw: the main campus at Krakowskie Przedmieście, the Ochota campus – the CeNT building, and the Faculty of Economic Sciences.
At the beginning of each academic year, the Welcome Point opens its temporary branch, called “pavilion” next to the building of the Institute of Polish Culture on the main campus. This year, it will be open from 18th September to 13th October. The WP team together with students provide various kinds of information on university-related issues, e.g. formal procedures, course registrations, as well as those regarding the university library (BUW), an electronic student card, student organisations, language classes, cultural and sports activities, etc.
