…d 54 joint submissions for its new €60 million scheme to build ‘Networks of European Universities’ aiming to boost collaboration in #research, #StudentMobility…etc. https://t.co/bK9UiwTZu4 pic.twitter.com/8MnlbHLZ2a — Science|Business (@scibus) March 7, 2019 54 networks bid to join European Universities pilot. Jan Petter Myklebust reports. #highered #EU https://t.co/69UdZR1wkp pic.twitter.com/2ICjWsVHLn — UniversityWorldNews (@u…

…ographic change in an urban environment; Europe in a changing world: Understanding and engaging societies, economies, cultures and languages; Transforming science and society by advancing information, computation and communication; Biodiversity and sustainable environment. 4EU+ Flagship 2 introductory video “Europe in a changing world: Understanding and engaging societies, economies, cultures and languages” is the title of Flagship 2 programme of…

…wever, we must begin setting up the first of these universities as early as the next academic year, with real European semesters and real European diplomas.”   On 14th November 2017, the European Commission published the communication “Strengthening European Identity through Education and Culture” in which it took up the proposal of Emmanuel Macron to create European Universities. One month later, the EU heads of states and governments calle…

How to apply for the UW electronic student card? What is USOS and how to register for courses? Where to go if you need to see a doctor? These and more questions were answered today during the information meeting for incoming students which took place in the Old Library Building. 370 new international students will start their education at UW. The new semester begins on 16th February. The UW International Relations Office organised the…

…nd teaching is evaluated. The forum will be divided into three plenary sessions. In the beginning Prof. Marcin Pałys, rector of UW, and Prof. Michael Murphy, Chair of the EUA Learning & Teaching Steering Committee will welcome all participants. During the first plenary session entitled “The goal(s) of learning in higher education”, speakers will discuss how the goals of learning, including critical thinking, are reflected in curriculum desi…

…ce on 16th January. Honorary degrees of the University of Warsaw are granted to individuals in recognition of their scientific work and contribution to the university or to society. Prof. Janusz Jurczak is the 220th honorary doctor of UW.   The awarded researcher was born in 1941 in Stryj (today’s western Ukraine). His family moved to Warsaw. In 1964, he graduated from the Warsaw University of Technology. Six years later, he obtained his P…

…re establishment. The University Technology Transfer Centre of the University of Warsaw (UTTC) is the oldest technology transfer centre in Poland. It was established in 1998. UTTC is responsible for comprehensive support for commercialisation, and implementation of the results of scientific work. It deals with, e.g. technology brokering, and all formalities related to the protection of patents and intellectual property. Moreover, it helps…

On 30th November, our Welcome Point organises a meeting for new doctoral students.   International doctoral students comprise almost 10% of all UW doctoral students. The meeting is dedicated to newcomers who would like to find out more about the University of Warsaw, its structure, health insurance, use of UW libraries and other issues.   The event will take place on 30th November from 12.00 to 2.00 pm in the Senate Hall of the…

…ithin the International Academic Partnership Programme.   The University of Warsaw and other 4EU Alliance universities: the Charles University, Sorbonne University and Heidelberg University will work together in order to develop state-of-the-art educational materials, tools and techniques, specialized and creative exchange programmes for students and staff (academic and administrative) and increase mobility among the partner universities….

…unity of a Medieval African capitality” has just begun. It is founded by the European Research Council. In 2017, Dr. Artur Obłuski from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology of UW (PCMA UW) won a ERC grant in order to analyze the transformation process of the city of Dongola in Sudan from an important Christian centre, the capital of the kingdom of Makuria, into a Muslim city. The “ UMMA – Urban Metamorphosis of the community of a Mediev…