…dvanced Grant is available to researchers with established reputation as independent researchers.   Only three Polish scientists received the Advanced Investigator Grant so far – one of them is Professor Udalski from the University of Warsaw. This is a film about him. More about the series.   Andrzej Udalski   Prof. Andrzej Udalski is the head and a co-author of the biggest astronomical project in the history of Polish astronomy: “OGLE – The Optic…

…d bold pursuit of scientific perfection, and that the best students and doctoral candidates will come here to grow into wise, well-educated human beings. I hope that we will tackle here ambitious scientific issues, unveiling before us the works of the world, and changing this world for the better – said Professor Marcin Pałys, the Rector of the University of Warsaw, during the inauguration.   – Even though the opening of buildings is, above all, a…

…is an attempt to build logical languages understandable for a computer which would allow for discerning natural properties. The research team, funded by the ERC grant, proved theorems related to the application of logic in computer science. Professor Bojańczyk admits that they managed to prove only the easy ones. He invited three researchers from Paris (one of them is professor Bojańczyk’s PhD student), two from Aachen and three of his PhD studen…

…lated into the majority of world languages, including Polish (among others, “Sainte Russie”, “Le Malheur du siècle, Anatomie d’un spectre”).   Professor Besançon for many years was engaged in Polish struggle for independence and democracy. He appealed many times to the broad public in the West for respecting of human rights and sovereignty of our country. In 2007, in the light of his enormous contribution and engagement in the affairs of Poland, h…

…f generic code.   – The project will be finished in the end of October 2015. Practically all the basic scientific objectives of the project have been achieved. Of course, we are still working on selected aspects of the project, for example on the practical part, which envisages creating a library of approximation algorithms – says prof. Piotr Sankowski.   In 2015 professor Sankowski received an ERC grant in the competition – the Proof of Concept –…

…developing their interests, inspiring others to take up independent studies.   Special focus should be directed on the laureates of the European Research Council competitions. The funds from ERC are available to scientists from all around Europe, so Polish scientists compete on equal grounds against their peers from all other countries of the continent. So far, Poland won 14 ERC grants, of which 7 went to the University of Warsaw. In other two pr…

…International Relations and the Centre for Europe. Speakers from Poland and countries such as United States, China, India, Serbia, Ukraine, Mexico and Nepal will present their papers during the conference. The event is organized with Polish Association of International Studies and Polish European Community Studies Association. PZU Foundation is the strategic partner of the conference.   The conference “The World’s Perception of the European Union”…

…ies and ideologies, social interaction principles, and context and user characteristics. Are the new realities, challenges and expectations leading to the emergence of new styles of communication, patterns of social interaction, or types of social positioning on others? Does global multilingualism call for a redefinition of self- and group concepts in both cultural environments? What consequences does it imply for research and educational programs…

…e speech was devoted to the current status of higher education in Poland and the future of Polish science. Professor Pałys himself referred to them as “the call for wise idealism”, against the tendency which prevails in today’s Europe to standardize, unify and contain all science and learning in very narrow rankings and assessments. Below are selected fragments of the speech:   We are to educate people who will change the world Several months ago…

…public, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia, but also Germany and Ireland, participants will try to find the answers to the following questions: To what extent have the CEE countries been affected by the global economic crisis and how are the countries trying to recover from it? What are the patterns of integration and cooperation in the CEE cross-border areas? What are the visions and scenarios for development in the Central and Eastern Europe…