…-organizes international conference entitled “Preventive conservation of human environment 6. Architecture as part of the landscape”. Deadline for sending paper proposals is till 31st May.   The conference will be devoted to the role of the architecture in creation, enhancement and preservation of cultural landscapes. It is organized by the Institute of Art History of the University of Warsaw together with the Institute of Archaelogy of the Cardin…

…series.   This is not the first time when Wojciech Gładysz was awarded. Last year student was 2nd Honorable Mention in BMSIS competition.   The Blue Marble Space Institute of Science is a non-profit research institute with an interdisciplinary approach to studying the relationship between Earth system science, space exploration, and the future of humanity.   More information on the website of the BMSIS….

…h universities in China, Germany and USA); human resources management – Master of Arts in Managements (Minor: Human Resource Management) – 1st place (Faculty of Management); international management – International Business Program IBP – 3rd place (Faculty of Management); marketing – Master of Arts in Managements (Minor: Marketing) – 1st place (Faculty of Management); executive MBA & MBA part time – Executive MBA – 3rd place (Faculty of Management…

…itiative. In Warsaw we are bringing together technologists, scientists and designers in a two-week hacking sprint based at University of Warsaw’s Digital Economy Lab (DELab). The model is largely one familiar to every geek – a hackathon by ad-hoc teams – but with a few crucial differences. We will be working over a two-week period, and collaborating with other#TechFugees projects around Europe. The aim is to give of our time and brainpower.   Part…

…a pillar of development. The new extractivism, but also expanding agro-industrial monocultures, road infrastructure and energetic mega projects like hydro-electric dams, provoke growing number of conflicts with local communities over control of land and resources, often leading to serious human rights abuses. Observers report violence and reppresion, pointing to the threat produced by such policy to the well-being of affected population and the ab…

…e development of key financial institutions in the eighteenth-century. That analysis enables him to counter the widespread view that capitalism is a natural and inevitable outcome of human societies, showing instead that it is a relatively recent phenomenon, contingent upon a special form of state that helps to protect private property and enforce contracts.   Geoffrey Hodgson is a Research Professor in Business Studies at the University of Hertfo…

…ory is a glass chamber, 2.5 cm wide and 10 cm long, with rubidium-covered walls, filled with a noble gas. The use of laser impulses allows the information to be recorded and read.   For recording and reading quantum information, the physicists from the Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw used advanced methods of light filtering (patent pending) and an innovative camera of their own design.   – The retention time of quantum information s…

…udents and doctoral candidates will come here to grow into wise, well-educated human beings. I hope that we will tackle here ambitious scientific issues, unveiling before us the works of the world, and changing this world for the better – said Professor Marcin Pałys, the Rector of the University of Warsaw, during the inauguration.   – Even though the opening of buildings is, above all, a special moment for the Faculty of Physics and the Centre of…

…s works were translated into the majority of world languages, including Polish (among others, “Sainte Russie”, “Le Malheur du siècle, Anatomie d’un spectre”).   Professor Besançon for many years was engaged in Polish struggle for independence and democracy. He appealed many times to the broad public in the West for respecting of human rights and sovereignty of our country. In 2007, in the light of his enormous contribution and engagement in the af…

…racteristics. Are the new realities, challenges and expectations leading to the emergence of new styles of communication, patterns of social interaction, or types of social positioning on others? Does global multilingualism call for a redefinition of self- and group concepts in both cultural environments? What consequences does it imply for research and educational programs in cross-cultural communication, translation and language pedagogy?   Conf…