…of webinars regarding the European education. On 21st February, the first online meeting on the European degree, students’ involvement and the role of European university alliances took place. The Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe (UNICA) is a network of 53 universities from all over Europe. It is a forum where university authorities and employees across Europe can share their experiences.   Also, the UW is one of the eight rese…

…to 2015, he served as a US ambassador to Sweden.   He first came to Warsaw on a Fulbright scholarship in 1991 to conduct research on the Constitutional Court. In 2019, he was awarded the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.   On 22nd December 2021, he was appointed as the United States Ambassador to Poland.   Lecture at UW On 20th February, Mark F. Brzezinski was a guest speaker at the University of Warsaw. The meeting…

…d the UW at the online conference entitled “Student Engagement in Focus” regarding student participation in non-academic activities, and was an expert in student activity engagement at the “Masterclass on Community Building”. Last December, he co-organised the “4EU+ for Ukraine” conference at the UW. Through my engagement in various initiatives, I have an impact on promoting integration and mutual understanding among the university community. Thes…

…ested in various aspects of Open Science are invited to take part in the online meetings. The workshop series will include eleven meetings in the form of video conferences. The meetings will cover various aspects of Open Science, such as: research integrity, publishing and searching papers in open access, FAIR data management or open research software.   The workshops will be conducted in English by experts from the 4EU+ Alliance member universiti…

…ssociated with iEcology (internet ecology meaning the use of various online data sources as a tool in ecological research), the emergence of a new behaviour in hermit crabs was demonstrated. The animals started to use plastic lying in the water as their armour. Key to survival “Hermit crabs need to protect their soft abdomen. They usually do this by hiding in shells left behind by dead crustaceans. One such hiding place is not enough for a lifetim…

…language course for international employees. The classes will be conducted online by the teaching team from Polonicum UW, the Centre of Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners. The course will be held from 15th January to 27th March and include thirty hours of classes. The participation is free.   The registration for the course takes place via the Kampus Platform. The participants are then required to take part in the placement test.   Applica…

…mic teachers can now submit courses conducted (including assessment) in an online or hybrid mode to be made accessible to students and doctoral candidates of the 4EU+ Alliance partner universities. The shared courses initiative is one of the key elements of the educational collaboration between 4EU+ member universities. It was first launched in the 2020/2021 academic year.   To this date, UW lecturers have made more than 230 shared courses availab…

…ieszak’s project “Incentivizing Citizen Exposure to Quality News Online: Framework and Tools (NEWSUSE)” was funded to the amount of €1.99 mln.   “Many people think that disinformation, echo chambers [online groups where a person is only exposed to political information in line with their beliefs – editor’s note] and algorithmically created information bubbles (so-called “filter bubbles”) lead to polarisation and social division, foster populism an…

…rsity of Geneva are open. The 4EU+ Alliance universities will launch again online or hybrid courses for students and doctoral candidates from all eight member universities. The offer of partner universities will be published gradually, according to the academic calendars of each institution.   Registration for classes has already opened at the universities of Sorbonne, Geneva and Milan.   Classes in Heidelberg and at the Sorbonne Until 1st Februar…

…digital tools in education were the topics which were discussed during an online meeting under the “4EU+ for Ukraine” project coordinated by the University of Warsaw. The event took place on 27th November. “4EU+ Coffee Talk: Unconventional digital education” was organised as part of the “4EU+ for Ukraine” project. The University of Warsaw is its coordinating institution.   The meeting was held on 27th November between 2 and 4 pm. It was open to e…