…the two ordinances issued by the UW Rector on 16th September 2021: on the organisation of didactic classes, exams and credits in remote mode (in Polish); on the organisation of education in the 2021/2022 academic year (in Polish). In addition, ordinance no. 98 of the Rector of the University of Warsaw of 18th June 2021 on the operation of the University of Warsaw in the COVID-19 epidemic is still in force. View this ordinance (in Polish) >>…

…ed to studying at the University of Warsaw. 30th September 2021, 10:00 – 16:30 – first-year students (long-term) of the first-cycle (BA), 1st, 2nd, 3rd-year students of uniform master level studies, and doctoral candidates; 1st October 2021, 10:00 – 16:30 – long-term students of 2nd and 3rd year of the first cycle (BA), long-term students of the second cycle (MA), long-term students of 4th and 5th year of uniform master-level studies. Students (lo…

…and working in Poland.   The course will take place on 18th October 2021 – 17th December, on the UW e-learning platform Kampus and Zoom. Classes will be held in the afternoons, twice a week. Each of them will take 1,5 hours. The exact course schedule will be available after setting up the groups. Information on the Polish language course: Free participation 30 hours of Polish language at different levels depending on the needs (A0 – C1) Placement…

…blocked infrared light and protected the oral cavity from heat – the lamp was only supposed to illuminate it.   Light in microcavities Scientists from the Faculty of Physics UW placed a semiconductor crystal layer in the optical microcavity, i.e. in the space between two such mirrors. Then they added one more layer and another mirror, obtaining two coupled microcavities. The entire complex structure was made of cadmium, zinc, and magnesium telluri…

The results of the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) are out. This year, ShanghaiRanking Consultancy featured the best 1000 universities in the world. The University of Warsaw was ranked between 401 and 500. The Shanghai Ranking (ARWU) is considered as one of the most prestigious university rankings in the world. It has been published since 2003. In the latest edition of the ranking, there were listed 10 best polish universities….

…the situation, which was published at the end of July 2021. From this, they derived various possible scenarios for the future and explain what conditions would have to precede each of them. The content of this experts’ view is presented below:   “We have considered two opposing strategies: 1) continue to rapidly lift restrictions, assuming the combination of past natural exposure and current vaccination coverage would allow a high incidence, witho…

…ear students of uniform Master studies, students of the second cycle (Master’s degree). To register, please visit IRK page >> Deadlines: second round: 3rd – 17th of August 2021 third round: 20th – 31st of August 2021 Please note that our course is for degree-seeking students only.   Regulations of the course and other information can be found on the UW Welcome Point website >>…

…sting period: COVID-19 swab collection will continue until 30th September 2021. How to book a test?   Step 1: Download a discount code A discount code, which entitles employees and doctoral candidates of the University of Warsaw to get tested free of charge, can be downloaded from covid.uw.edu.pl.   Step 2: Register After receiving the code, register at https://warsawgenomics.pl/badaniadlauw and arrange an appointment via the form at warsaw-genomi…

…scopic swimmers, such as bacteria. The droplets are rechargeable – by reversing the cooling process, they retract the filaments.   – We present a new class of active, elastic microswimmers produced by simply cooling a 3-component emulsion. They are easy to control and cheap to fabricate – says Dr. Maciej Lisicki from the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw. – By changing the external temperature and controlling the cooling rate we are able to…

…s have been adapted to respond to the novelties of the Erasmus+ programme 2021-2027, e.g. digitalisation, inclusion and sustainability.   Higher education institutions need to comply with the requirements of the Council Recommendation on automatic mutual recognition, to ensure the full automatic recognition of learning periods abroad in the smoothest way possible and without the student having to do any extra coursework or exam. Erasmus Charter fo…