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Together against COVID-19
21-12-2020…al health and the economy. (iii) To avoid a ping-pong effect of importing and reimporting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections, the reduction should be synchronised across all European countries and start as soon as possible. This synchronisation will allow European borders to stay open. Mitigating the huge impact of COVID-19 is a common goal for health, societies, and economies. And the goal is clear: Lower case numbers acro…
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BUW celebrates its 21st birthday
15-12-2020…z UW” (Read with UW) that are being made with librarians. BUW employees will present their favourite books available on the shelves in BUW. The first video will be released in January 2021. The library extends its opening times From 14th December BUW is open: Monday–Friday 9 a.m.-9 p.m. The maximum number of users allowed to be in the library at the same time is 300. Only users holding a valid library card can enter the building. Self-service mo…
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Second ERC grant awarded to Professor Justyna Olko
09-12-2020…r implementing the MULTILING-HIST project. The project addresses the complex, multi-level dimensions of historical and contemporary multilingualism, focusing on its emergence, continuity, reduction and loss. It is the second ERC grant awarded to Professor Justyna Olko. Professor Justyna Olko’s research team will carry out the “Multilingual worlds – neglected histories. Uncovering their emergence, continuity and loss in past and present societies”…
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Inauguration at UW
30-09-20201st October marked the beginning of the academic year 2020/20201 at the University of Warsaw. Professor Alojzy Z. Nowak has opened the solemn ceremony that was held at 2 pm in the Auditorium Maximum building. During the ceremony, there was the following order: Singing the national anthem and “Ode to Joy” Prof. Alojzy Nowak, the UW Rector, delivered a speech Matriculation Speeches of the representative of students and doctoral candidates First aca…
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2020/2021 winter semester at UW
08-09-2020…ever, which require contact with lecturers can be conducted on the UW campuses (respecting health and well-being recommendations and guidelines). It applies particularly to laboratories, practical classes, classes integrating first-year students (undergraduate and long-cycle studies), or working experience. Decisions on what classes will be delivered on the university premises will be announced by a relevant unit by 21st September. Exams, credit…
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The University of Warsaw builds its relationship with DeepMind through a Scholarship Programme for Students from Underrepresented Backgrounds
01-09-2020…thening the AI community in this part of Europe. We hope that other companies will follow DeepMind’s example and create similar programmes to support machine learning education in Poland and other countries in the region”, said Viorica Patraucean, a research scientist at DeepMind and one of the EEML organisers. Working together to step up the state of the art in AI Prof. Paweł Strzelecki, the dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics, and…
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“Initiative of Excellence” calls for proposals in 2020
10-06-2020…sation process (two calls in a year are planned) Implementation of the programme of financing projects submitted under IF MSCA competitive calls within the EC initiative “Seal of Excellence” (up to 3 projects in a year will be funded) September Courses of studies in Priority Research Areas – POBs (2nd cycle) (two calls are planned, second will be launched in 2022) Programme for young female researchers and teachers (two calls are planned, second w…
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Dr. Przemysław Mróz awarded the International Astronomical Union 2019 PhD Prize
10-06-2020…-reviewed journals (including Nature), which made a significant impact on the astronomical community. They have been cited over 150 times as of now. Dr. Przemysław Mróz is currently a postdoctoral scholar at the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Mróz has already been awarded several prestigious awards, i.e. Young Scientist Award (Polish Astronomical Society) or START stipend with special recognition (Foundation for Polish Science). The Int…
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UW in QS World University Rankings 2021
10-06-2020…world’s leading university ranking, QS World University Rankings, published by global higher education consultancy QS Quacquarelli Symonds, the University of Warsaw occupied 321st place in the world, 141st in Europe and 1st in Poland. To compile the ranking of the world’s top 1000 universities, QS analysts used six indicators: academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per faculty, faculty/student ratio, international faculty ratio, an…
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Construction work in progress
05-06-2020…ed for February 2021. Construction work will be carried out until November 2021. UW students and employees will be able to use the new spaces in 2022. The multi-annual development plan aims to foster research in the humanities and social sciences, tighten up collaboration between faculties and simplify cooperation within the social and economic environment, as well as promote international academic exchange. Thanks to the programme, new buildings…
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