…ion The programme prepares students to work as educators, trainers, and educational programmme developers, especially in the context of the job market. These studies also focus on developing skills necessary for working in the field of non-formal and informal education for adults.   Alternative Education with Art Education (Edukacja alternatywna z edukacją artystyczną) – only in Polish Alternative Education with Socio-Cultural Animation (Edukacja…

…in twenty-five subjects with the highest score in Anthropology, Archaeology, History, Linguistics and Modern Languages. Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings by Subject (QS) indicates the best universities in the world for a chosen subject. This year’s edition features fifty-five academic subjects across five broad subject areas: Arts & Humanities, Engineering & Technology, Life Sciences & Medicine, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences & Man…

…mant 33 solar-mass black hole in pre-release Gaia astrometry” by the Gaia Collaboration, P. Panuzzo, et al. was published in Astronomy & Astrophysics Letters….

…mals typical to Eastern Europe, such as an aurochs, a wisent, an elk, and a saiga antelope, whose Latin name saiga serves as the acronym of the project.   “These animals were known to scholars of the 16th-18th centuries mainly through the accounts of ancient and mediaeval authors and up-to-date reports from local informants, who were not always reliable. The images they provided were reproduced in large numbers, which often did not contribute to t…

…he 4EU+ Alliance is a transnational association of eight large, European, well-established, comprehensive, public research universities: the University of Warsaw, Heidelberg University, Paris-Panthéon-Assas University, Sorbonne University in Paris, the University of Copenhagen, the University of Geneva, the University of Milan, and Charles University in Prague. The 4EU+ aims to create one comprehensive research-intensive European University throug…

…s from around the world discussed the impact of technology on political, social, and economic life. They touched on the growing importance of artificial intelligence, disinformation in wartime, or communication about the climate crisis. The conference “Human Tech Transition: Crises in Mediatized Politics, Society & Economy” was opened by Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, the Rector of the University of Warsaw, Tomasz Bratek, the Deputy Mayor of Warsaw, and P…

…a much lower dose. Under certain specific conditions, this difference can be even greater (even a hundredfold).   “This is a very interesting phenomenon, but not yet fully explained. We know that certain natural modifications that occur after mRNA transcription in cells give the molecules a higher priority for translation. Such molecules are decoded more efficiently under certain conditions, leading to increased production of certain types of pro…

…developed during an IdeaLab workshop with researchers from Poland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. Their task was to look at cities as good places to live and work in 2040 and develop designs that respond to contemporary challenges. The “Co-designing Inclusive Mobility (CoMobility)” project, led by Dr Anna Nicińska from the UW’s Faculty of Economic Sciences, received the highest score, winning funding of nearly PLN 9 million.   The project was…

…UW. On 20th February, following an invitation of Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, the UW Rector, Ambassador Mark F. Brzezinski delivered a lecture at the University of Warsaw. The event took place in the University Old Library.   “It is a great pleasure to host the Ambassador for the second time at the University of Warsaw. In the same auditorium a few years ago, we met Prof. Madeleine Albright, the US Secretary of State – an outstanding figure who contrib…

…her for all the support she has shown us,” Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, the UW Rector, said opening the meeting with Roberta Metsola, the President of the European Parliament. He also mentioned the importance of the support shown to Ukraine and the pride of the members of the academic community in belonging to both the University of Warsaw and the European Union.   “I am visiting the member states of the Union with one main message and encouragement: a…