…al Rover Competition (CIRC) in 2019 which took place in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada from 9th to 12th August. The Canadian International Rover Challenge (CIRC) is a rover competition dedicated to student design teams from all around the world. It is hosted by the Canadian Space Technology Advancement Group (CSTAG).   12 student teams participated in this year’s competition. They competed in five scored tasks during the event. These tasks were desig…

…rize rewards outstanding contributions in the domains of Logic, Language and Information.   Also, two other scholars from the University of Warsaw received the prize: Prof. Leszek Kołodziejczyk (2006) and Dr. Michał Skrzypczak (2015).   The official E.W. Beth Dissertation Prize awarding event will take place on 15th August during the European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information 2019 in Riga.   More information: http://www.folli.info/?…

…U+ institutions aim to create a new quality of cooperation in teaching, education, research and administration and to establish an infrastructure that will seamlessly connect students, academic and administrative staff.   After the selection of 4EU+ as a pilot ‘European University’, Prof. Marcin Pałys, rector of the University of Warsaw said: I am absolutely sure that in a couple of years the close cooperation in the Alliance will contribute to th…

…propriate platform ensuring free circulation of students, faculty, staff, ideas and sharing of infrastructures. Participating in the ‘European Universities’ initiative is a natural way for the Alliance to move forward.   The 4EU+ Alliance proposal in the first Erasmus+ ‘European Universities’ call was endorsed by more than 20 associated partners, ranging from non-governmental organisations, chambers of commerce, regional authorities, to business p…

…Alternate Executive Director at the World Bank, former Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Finance and former Member of Management Board at the National Bank of Poland, UW Faculty of Economic Sciences graduate, Kamil Bonas, UW Student Union President The term of the first University Council of UW will last until the end of 2020.   https://twitter.com/jmbujnicki/status/1128657861087776768 https://twitter.com/PoulHolm/status/1128764681349402…

…hree plenary sessions to be discussed by the rectors, vice-rectors, heads of administration, higher education researchers and analysts, as well as representatives of other bodies involved in educational policy.   Professor Pałys has actively contributed to EUA initiatives, through his membership of the RIS3 Expert Group and participation in various meetings organised by EUA. Between 2011 and 2013 he served as an expert for the External Advisory Gr…

…: to create a new quality of cooperation in teaching, education, research and administration. To build this new kind of integrated European university system, the 4EU+ Alliance will focus on three challenges: boost meaningful mobility; increase inclusiveness and balance at a European level; develop a common challenge-based framework for education. The application of 4EU+ in the “European Universities” call was submitted on 28th February.   Find ou…

…life, earth, chemical and environmental sciences. In the video, representatives of the 4EU+ member universities present the Flagship thematic spectrum and their own experiences, gained during activities and courses organised within the thematic scope of Flagship 4. The UW representative, Michał Kochanowski, student at the UW Faculty of Biology, is among them. As the movie is multilingual, therefore turn on the subtitles, please.   4EU+ Mission Sta…

…estern Europe (Heidelberg, Sorbonne), the Nordic countries (Copenhagen), Central Europe (Prague and Warsaw) and Southern Europe (Milan). The members sharing and being highly committed to the European values embed them into research, education and service to society. They want to tackle three challenges: boost meaningful mobility, increase inclusiveness and balance at a European level and develop a common challenge-based framework for education. Pa…

…port collected data under five categories: economic potential, business friendliness, human capital and lifestyle, cost-effectiveness and connectivity.   Warsaw attracts more investors than any other Polish city between 2014 and 2018. The number of investments in sales, marketing and support and business services operations increased. What makes Warsaw the top city is the fact that it houses the highest number of higher education institutions of a…