…nity. In an ecumenical spirit On 1st February, a formal session was held in the Senate Hall of the Kazimierzowski Palace in memory of Prof. Piotr Węgleński. It was attended by numerous representatives of employees, doctoral candidates, students and friends of the UW.   “I think that the University was Prof. Piotr Węgleński’s greatest love,” Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, the UW Rector said, adding: “He had a passion and a mission, which he pursued. He was…

…gy at the UW. Publication details Margaret L. Antonio, Clemens L. Weiß et al. (2024) Stable population structure in Europe since the Iron Age, despite high mobility, „eLife“ 13:e79714….

…becoming aware of these factors can facilitate the revision and deconstruction practices as well as strategies regarding support and cooperation. It is all about helping to design programmes or projects of intercultural education that are conducive in the long term to building a civil society, in which diversity is an important value”. Publication details Digidiki, V., Bhabha, J. Markowska-Manista, U. & Dobkowska, J. (2024). Building Inclusion, Su…

…ors of Academic Schools in Poland and Chairman of the Conference of Rectors of Warsaw Universities. He was awarded the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. The funeral of Prof. Piotr Węgleński took place on 1st February.   On 1st February at 11.00 am a solemn session in the Senate Hall of the Kazimierzowski Palace was held in memory of Prof. Piotr Węgleński. At 13.00 am, a mass took place at the Church of St. Joseph of the Visitati…

…ne Arts and Technology Dr S. Battsooj, Dr G. Odpurev from the Faculty of Design and Drawing, Dorj Barkhas, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Mongolia to Poland, and Tenger Jargalsaikhan, Attaché of the Mongolian Embassy. On the part of the UW, the meeting was attended by the UW Rector, Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, as well as Dr Jan Rogala from the Faculty of Oriental Studies, and Dr Ewelina Zubala, a mobility coordinator of…

…he published his first novel, Harrouda. In 1987, he was awarded the Goncourt Prize for his book Holy Night, which was also published in Poland. Other Polish translations of his works include Dziecko z piasku (Sand Child) and the essay Co to jest islam? Książka dla dzieci i dorosłych. (Islam Explained).   “Tahar ben Jelloun is an outstanding author. He brings together worlds seemingly torn apart. He comes from Morocco and lives in France; he is a…

…environment. Their knowledge and skills can be used to design and implement solutions to help them adapt to environmental and socio-political changes.   MOSAIC aims to help design and implement open information systems that support transboundary communities to understand the impact of the environment on their wellbeing, build health-promoting environments and influence public policies and decisions.   Open Science MOSAIC is based on the Open Scie…

…in English, some in French.   Registration for courses is open until 1st February 2024.   More information about the courses and registration rules is available on the 4EU+ Student Portal >>   Classes in Milan The University of Milan offers fifteen courses. Their thematic scope includes, e.g. international human rights and humanitarian law, European labour law, globalization and cultural diversity, as well as advanced plant cel biotechnology.   Mo…

…AMP discovery,” Prof. Szczurek emphasises.   In February 2024 Prof. Szczurek will join Helmholtz Munich as state co-director of the Institute of AI for Health. The project will start in May 2024 and run until May 2029. She will implement the grant partly at the University of Warsaw (co-beneficiary) and at Helmholtz Munich (host institution).   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y-_XTqcFRk Prof. Ewa Szczurek works at the Faculty of Mathematics, Infor…

…ved, are hiding in dense bushes and humans are a dying species. A small population lives on one big fig tree and the only chance for the survival of the humankind is a symbiotic relation with an intelligent fungus.   Five billions years later According to Aldiss, the evolution has enabled just the strongest to survive. In this case, it is plants that supress humans in an uneven battle with the global warming, the topic considered by the author alr…