…hours will be conducted remotely. On 7th September, Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak signed the ordinance regulating the organisation of education in the coming semester.   Teaching will be delivered by a blend of in-person and online provision, with the majority of classes and lectures being delivered remotely. Some classes, however, which require contact with lecturers can be conducted on the UW campuses (respecting health and well-being…

…be engaged in BOBR.   Dr. Michał Pilipczuk has been working at the Institute of Informatics of the University of Warsaw since 2015. His research interests include parameterized complexity, logic in computer science and structural graph theory.   In 2013, he defended his doctoral thesis in Theoretical Computer Science “Tournaments and Optimality: New Results in Parameterized Complexity” at the University of Bergen. In years 2014-2015, he…

…the simplification, let’s imagine that at the beginning we have 5 apples, 5 plums and 5 pears in the system. We can make different types of movements: add 2 apples or take 1 apple, 1 pear and 1 plum. Or add 3 apples and 3 plums at once. We have several of these types of movements. The question is whether we can finally reach 11 apples, 11 pears and 11 plums out of these 5 apples, 5 plums and 5 pears,” explains Dr. Czerwiński.   The ai…

…-2016 and 2016-2020, she served as Dean of the University of Warsaw Faculty of Geology. Earlier, Prof. Ewa Krogulec was a Vice-Dean of that unit. Other functions and memberships: Polish Academy of Sciences Committee on Geological Sciences (Chairman), National Council of Water Management (Vice-Chairman), Committee for Hydrogeological Documentations, an advisory body of the Minister of the Environment (Chairman), Ministry of Science and Higher…

…glish and 22 programmes conducted jointly with international universities; UW is Poland’s leading university and research centre. This is borne out by the results of national and international rankings and research grant competitions. In 2019, UW was listed in the international rankings of universities, which rank a small percentage of the world’s best universities (Academic Ranking of World Universities, QS World University Rankings). The uni…

…e-winning recordings and additional information about the competition are available on the website of the UW Centre for French Culture and Francophone Studies >> “Ma thèse en 180 secondes” is a competition that has been organized since 2012. It currently takes place in more than 30 countries. The Polish edition took place for the second time.   The awards were funded by the event’s partners: the French Embassy in…

…loyees and doctoral candidates of the University of Warsaw to get tested free of charge, can be downloaded from covid.uw.edu.pl.   After receiving the code, register at warsawgenomics.pl/badaniadlauw, and arrange an appointment via the form at warsaw-genomics.reservio.com, choosing a specific date and time. Tests will be carried out on business days from 29th June to 26th September (inclusive) between 8:00 and 18:00. A person should come to…

…cial and economic environment, international partners, finance and investments. The University of Warsaw remains the largest university in Poland and the best research centre in the country.   In 2019, the university community included 40 493 students and 2 451 doctoral candidates, including 4 802 international students. The University of Warsaw employs 7 498 people, including 3 834 academic teachers (529 professors).   The UW…

…iversities in France, UK, USA, Russia, China and Korea.     Electoral procedure Rector is elected by the Electoral College. According to UKW, the University Electoral Committee, resolution, the Electoral College comprises 389 members. The body that consists of representatives of the University community groups, academic teachers and non-academic employees (311), doctoral candidates (5), students (73) elected at faculties and in…

…ent challenges for Europe and the world, e.g. migration crisis, ageing society, the use of Big Data or the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.   Research teams can receive up to € 10 000. Maximum funding period: 12 months.   It is possible to submit only one mini-grant application per call. Online application form will be made available by 19th June.   Applications need to be submitted by 15th July. The results of the call will be a…