…or and vice-rectors conveying updates on the current situation at the university Recommendations for students considering coming back to residence halls (27.03.2020) Recommendations for students considering coming back to residence halls Accommodation fee reduced by 50% (23.03.2020) Accommodation fee reduced by 50% Organising online teaching at UW – lists of remote classes (20.03.2020) Organising online teaching at UW – lists of remote classes Re…

…Foreign Affairs, and to take safety precautions, as described above.   At the same time, we remind you of the recommendations of the World Health Organization on the prevention of coronavirus infections (https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public).   WHO experts recommend: “Frequently clean hands by using alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water; When coughing and sneezing cover mouth and nose w…

…s until the World Health Organization cancels the state of public health emergency. At the same time, we remind you of the recommendations of the World Health Organization on the prevention of coronavirus infections (https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public).   WHO experts recommend: “Frequently clean hands by using alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water; When coughing and sneezing cover…

…n started, and is currently a postdoctoral scholar at the California Institute of Technology.   “We could determine the rotational period of the system, the masses of its components, their separation, the shape of their orbits – basically everything – without seeing the light of the binary components.”   The pair consists of two rather small stars, with 0.57 and 0.36 times the mass of our Sun, respectively. Separated by roughly twice th…

…y Initiative. He will also contribute to the overall development of the vision, mission and strategy of the Alliance and foster external contacts with 4EU+.   More about his career is available on the 4EU+ website. 4EU+ comprises six universities: Charles (Czech Republic), Heidelberg (Germany), Sorbonne (Paris), Warsaw (Poland), Milan (Italy) and Copenhagen (Denmark) which are public and research-intensive institutions. The Alliance has the…

…tion of a truly integrated European University System.   In February 2019, the 4EU+ Alliance submitted an application in the Erasmus+ “European Universities” dedicated call. A few months later, in June, the European Commission selected 17 European University alliances, including 4EU+, which obtained funding for their projects to become the ‘European Universities’ of the future. November saw a kick-off event of the European Universities Initi…

…ur family, contact CPP to receive professional help.   Those who stay in Warsaw over a Christmas holiday break and would like to talk to a psychologist can visit the centre.   Walk-in clinics: 23rd December at 12:00-15:00 30th December at 12:00-13:00 2nd January at 17:00-18:00 3rd January at 12:00-13:00   It is also possible to arrange an online appointment via Skype. The Psychological Counselling Centre of the University of…

…s as a form of life.” The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2019 went to the Austrian writer, Peter Handke.   The Nobel Prize award ceremony will be held at 16:30 in Stockholm. It will be streamed live on the Nobel Prize website nobelprize.org.   One can follow the action on the university profiles and social media. https://twitter.com/UniWarszawski https://www.facebook.com/fanpageUW https://www.instagram.com/uniwersytetwarszawski/ Even b…

…hips Coordinators at UW (Dr. Catherine Suski-Grabowski, Flagship 1; Prof. Agnieszka Świerczewska-Gwiazda, Flagship 3; Dr. Julia Pawłowska, Flagship 4) and Prof. Agata Bareja-Starzyńska, member of Flagship 2 Programme Committee, invited all members of UW community to get involved in research-based projects carried out by the 4EU+ universities within four flagship programmes:   Initiatives for students and doctoral candidates Student in…

…he implementation of the Erasmus+ ‘European Universities’ project and development of joint research activities. At the top of the list was a progress review, followed by the budget, governance, and work programme for the coming year. 4EU+ Press release (pdf) The Annual Meeting also included parallel meetings and sessions for the Alliance’s five working groups: in Education, Mobility, Communications, Students and Support. On Monday afternoon, in t…