Two 2-year grants are addressed to women interested in conducting master’s studies focused on machine learning at the University of Warsaw. The application deadline has been extended to 26th October.   The DeepMind Scholarship Program gives talented students from underrepresented backgrounds an opportunity to connect with its researchers and engineers and to study and conduct research in machine learning at leading universities. In the academic y…

…e University of Warsaw can book free of charge COVID-19 RT-PCR tests until 31st December. The decision to offer such tests in 2022 will be made based on interest by the end of the current calendar year. So far, there are no plans to include students in the programme.   Who decides that selected didactic classes may exceptionally be conducted remotely? Ordinance no. 111 of the Rector of the University of Warsaw of 16th September on the organisation…

…ormation about the speaker >>   The inauguration of the 2021/2022 academic year began on 1st October at 2 pm in the Auditorium Maximum building. Maintaining all the sanitary regulations aiming to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 was required. All participants were asked to wear protective face masks. Due to the epidemiological situation, the Adam Mickiewicz Hall in the Auditorium Maximum building was open to guests who had received invitations and…

…th and 30th September, the UW Welcome Point organises two meetings for long-term international students who begin their education at the University of Warsaw. The meetings will inaugurate the 2021/2022 academic year. UW international students are invited to join the meeting where Welcome Point team members will present the most relevant information on the University of Warsaw, its structure, and elementary rules. New UW students can learn about nu…

…ly: ORGANISATION OF EDUCATION: Classes will, in principle, be held on-site; As for full-time study programmes: 1st, 2nd and long cycle – uniform Master’s studies, as well as doctoral schools, selected didactic classes in particular: lectures, courses and training, may exceptionally be conducted remotely; Regarding part-time study programmes: 1st, 2nd and long cycle – uniform Master’s studies, as well as doctoral studies, post-graduate studies, cou…

UW students and doctoral candidates can attend 4EU+ shared online courses being held in the winter semester 2021/2022. It is possible now to register for courses offered by Sorbonne University. The registration deadline closes on 2nd July. Five 4EU+ Alliance universities, the University of Warsaw, Charles University, Sorbonne University, Heidelberg University, and the University of Milan, will make their courses available to all 4EU+ students. So…

…th in the latest QS World University Rankings – one of the world’s most-consulted international rankings that name top 1 300 universities. The 18th edition of the ranking has seen the university rise 13 places year on year. According to the QS World University Rankings 2022, published by global higher education consultancy QS Quacquarelli Symonds, the University of Warsaw occupied 308th place worldwide, improving its performance (in 2022: 308th pl…

…we found it – in the heart of a 200-hectare city, capital of the combined kingdoms of Nobadia and Makuria. Just to the southeast of the apse, a large dome-covered building was added. We have a great analogy for such an architectural ensemble: Faras. There, the cathedral stood in the centre of the citadel, and to the east of it was built the domed tomb of Joannes, Bishop of Faras. With one small difference: the dome of Joannes’ tomb is 1,5 meters…

…amples of recipes of UW students’ favourite dishes included in the Polish-English “Student Cookbook”. The culinary publication is joint work of the Volunteer Centre of the University of Warsaw (VC UW) and students. It is available online. The idea for the project “Student Cookbook” appeared in the spring of 2020, during the pandemic. In these unusual circumstances, cooking was one of the ways to break away from reality. As of November, UW students…

…thresholds: rethinking European citizenship with contemporary Latin-American migrant writers residing in Europe (2000-2020)”, project coordinators: Prof. Katarzyna Moszczyńska-Dürst and Prof. Karolina Kumor, Faculty of Modern Languages, (Flagship 2), “Knowledge through Terminology – From Multilingual Data to Domain-specific Knowledge via Terminological Resources”, project coordinator: Prof. Mariusz Górnicz, Faculty of Applied Linguistics, (Flagshi…