…book, he speculates: “It is possible that within a hundred years a regulated economy (call it communism or collective planning as you like) may be recognised throughout the western world as the indispensable foundation of social order, peace and prosperity, the welfare of mankind.”   “We will soon find out whether Prof. Becker’s conjectures will prove to be correct,” Prof. Paweł Stępień concluded. The Heavenly City of the Eighteenth-Century Philo…

…ent took place on 7th March at the UW’s Faculty of Political Science and International Studies. Registration is mandatory. The participants of the workshop learned how to: create a structure for effective presentations, formulate the purpose of a speech with clarity, create a comprehensive speech plan for maximum impact, influence the audience using appropriate argumentation strategies, build strong audience engagement.   The event took place on 7…

…ntensive European universities being part of the 4EU+ Alliance. The interuniversity collaboration concerns world-class research, joint study programmes, doctoral education, as well as joint initiatives related to innovation, technology transfer and academic social responsibility.   The two institutions (UNICA and 4EU+) jointly organise a series of education-related webinars. The first meeting was an opportunity to exchange views on European degree…

…currently consists of over 40 000 members. The AZS is a co-founder of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and the European University Sports Association (EUSA). One of the pillars of the AZS’s activities is the Polish Academic Championships, which have been organised for over fifty years. The AZS offer at the University of Warsaw Academic Sports Sections There are many sports sections within the AZS UW, bringing together both ath…

…rk are described in the Angewandte Chemie journal.   Ground-breaking work Further research in this area could help make a wider use of molecular knots and links to construct original machines, new catalysts, as well as receptors, i.e. compounds that – thanks to the ability of the “host” molecule to match the geometrical requirements of the “guest” – will be able to bind smaller molecules within their interiors. Publications Original article: Aleks…

…out. The award was presented on 8th February during the International Students in Poland 2024 conference….

…as, and within a few million years explode as Type II supernovae.   An international team of scientists, which included Dr Mariusz Gromadzki from the UW’s Astronomical Observatory, published their findings in Nature Astronomy, suggesting that type Ia supernova explosions, related to the explosion of a white dwarf in a binary system, may be largely responsible for the production of dust in elliptical galaxies, in which source of dust was unexplaine…

…ent, said.   The Fair was followed by the Polish Science and International Mobility – Meetup Chicago, held on 5th February. The second event focused primarily on scientific collaboration between Polish and American scientists, academic mobility and possibilities of conducting projects at Polish universities.   “On the last day of the Fair, which was devoted to the research potential of Polish universities and the development of international coope…

…act subjects in particular. The importance of understanding the culture in international relation was also related. On 6th February, the University of Warsaw hosted the Turkish delegation, which included Rauf Alp Denktaş, Turkey’s Ambassador to Poland, Rahime İğdeci Abdel Hamid Hosny, the First Secretary, and Embassy Education Advisor Mehmetali Akdağ.   The main topic of the discussion was the broadening of the collaboration between the Turkish un…

…ield incredibly accelerates the progress of scientific work: “For me, as a young physicist, the most important thing is to receive advice on how to function in the scientific world today.” The resident scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory come from all over the world: Denmark, Finland, France, Spain, India, Japan, Germany, Norway, Romania, Switzerland, Italy and the UK. Apart from Grzegorz, there is another Polish intern – Julia Stankiewicz…