…le in the pre-Hispanic manuscript known as “Codex Vatican B (Vat. Lat. 3773)” manuscript. An international team of academics — led by Prof. Katarzyna Mikulska from the UW Faculty of Modern Languages — present a scientific publication of this pre-Columbian document, kept at the Vatican Library. This publication is one of the most important research projects that have been carried out so far within the Polish-Mexican cooperation. The “Codex Vatican…

The conference “Red Sea VIII: Coveted Treasure” is being held at the University of Warsaw. This is an international event on the peoples of the Red Sea region and their environment.   During the conference participants representing scientific institutions in 17 countries will present over 50 topics discussing the archaeology and history of lands surrounding the Red Sea.   Presentations will be grouped in thematic sessions related to th…

…he Foundation Year for secondary school graduates is an intensive programme aimed at improving language skills, as well as preparing candidates wishing to study in English at the University of Warsaw or other Polish universities.   The aim of the programme is to enable international students to start degree studies in English in a chosen field of social studies, humanities or science at Polish universities. The entry requirement is…

…of the Electoral College have reelected Professor Marcin Pałys the UW Rector for the second term in office (2016-2020). On 18th May four Vice-Rectors of the UW were elected: Professor Jolanta Choińska-Mika, Professor Anna Giza, Professor Maciej Duszczyk, Professor Andrzej Tarlecki.   Best scholars In May 121 employees of the University of Warsaw, who contributed to the development of the UW faculties and units, received diplomas and i…

Assistant Professor Piotr Sułkowski and the Faculty of Physics of the University of Warsaw are winners of the competition “Science Populariser 2016”.   The competition is dedicated to people and institutions involved in popularisation of science. 115 of them took part in this year’s 12th edition. Members of the jury selected 15 finalists in the first stage of the competition – top three in each of the competition categories: scientists, ani…

Prof. Tomasz Basiuk from the American Studies Center of the UW participated in the research project that received a grant in the competition of the Humanities in the European Research Area (HERA).   More than 600 outline proposals from transnational consortia consisting of researchers from 4 or more participating countries were submitted to the competition. However, the HERA network together with the European Commission have chosen 18 best…

Until 15th September secondary school graduates can register for the foundation year for social studies, humanities, science as well as for medical studies at the University of Warsaw.     Foundation year for social studies, humanities and science The University of Warsaw is offering the Foundation Year for secondary school graduates – an intensive programme aimed at improving language skills, as well as preparing candidates wishing t…

According to QS Best Student Cities 2016 Warsaw has been on 2nd place in a list of the world’s most affordable cities for international students.   QS Best Student Cities 2016 is a ranking of the world’s leading cities for international students. In the category “affordability” – based on tuition fees and general living expenses, Warsaw was listed on 2nd place, after Kaula Lumpur, the capital of Malesia. The Guardian published an article ab…

When studying in our University, you will have the chance to learn from the best lecturers, who include the recipients of prestigious European grants. Meet them in this short film presentation. University employs 3,500 scholars. Among them, there are many recognized researchers, as well as young talents, who often, after taking some time for an internship abroad, come back to us – the most important thing is that they are able to combine their p…

In addition to the 21 faculties, the University of Warsaw has over 30 academic units. Their diversity reflects the University’s multiple internal aspects and the many functions it performs, while also showing UW’s wide range of research and study areas. Antiquity of Southeastern Europe Research Center Krakowskie Przedmieście 32, 00-927 Warsaw ph.: (+48) 22 55 22 520 Biological and Chemical Research Centre Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089 Warsaw ph./f…