…Prof. Maciej Jędrusik, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies; Prof. Ewa Falkowska, Faculty of Geology; Prof. Łukasz Niesiołowski-Spanò, Faculty of History; Prof. Dariusz Kuźmina, Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies; Prof. Sławomir Żółtek, Faculty of Law and Administration; Prof. Łukasz Kowalik, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics; Prof. Grzegorz Karasiewicz, Faculty of Management; Prof. Robert Małecki, Faculty of…

…e challenges of the present day that meets the needs of a wide range of our university communities and the socio-economic environment. The aspect of using artificial intelligence is certainly notable,” added Prof. Sambor Grucza, the UW Vice-Rector for Cooperation and Human Resources. On 25th-27th September, representatives of students, doctoral candidates, administrative staff, academics and researchers from the member universities will discuss, a…

…e. In years 1999-2006, Prof. Nowak was Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Management, and in 2006-2012 Dean of this unit. Next four years, he spent at UW working as Vice-Rector in charge of research and cooperation. In 2016, he was elected as Dean of the Faculty of Management. During his academic career, he was delivering lectures at universities in France, UK, USA, Russia, China and Korea.   He graduated from the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, studying…

…n Monday morning. Today (2 September), a plane landed at the Okęcie Airport in Warsaw, bringing the students of African Studies and their tutor back home. The efforts made by the University of Warsaw authorities in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the consular service and dozens of other parties have finally brought the expected result.   “The release of the students and their safe return to Poland determined our actions in recent…

…heir status as the students of the University of Warsaw.   The first meeting in Polish is held on 24th September and the second in English on 30th September. Both events commence at 11 am on the UW campus at Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28. The exact room number will be given to registered participants two days before the meetings. Registration To confirm your participation, please register using the appropriate form for your preferred session: meet…

…pril, and the Ostrowik station itself has been given the number SN20 (it is the 20th Skytinel observing station).   “The first detection of a falling body from space at station SN20 was registered already on the first night after its launch, i.e. at 1.30 a.m. on 27th July,” Prof. Szymon Kozłowski said.   The task of the Skytinel network is to carry out detection of falls of extraterrestrial matter, i.e. meteorites, in the area of Poland. Scientist…

…involving a diversity of plants, each representing a huge range of defensive strategies. On top of this, there are interactions with a variety of herbivorous insect communities, in sites with variable resources. All this makes some generalisation necessary, but the results we receive allow us to better model the interactions between herbivores, plants and soil. As a result, next-generation models can predict the overall impact of herbivores on th…

…with the designed device while considering a number of necessary experimental details that should have been considered in the initial analysis stage. The present project combines condensed matter physics with the application of neuromorphic computing systems, i.e. real computing devices (electronic or photonic) that operate on the analogy of biological neural networks. This interdisciplinary project may contribute to developing a new class of det…

…r Foreign Affairs, Development and Technology, and Development Funds and Regional Policy. These are Prof. Andrzej Szeptycki, Dr Henryka Mościcka-Dendys, Jan Szyszko and Ignacy Niemczycki. The opening speech will be delivered by Prof. Hans de Wit, an excellent Dutch expert in the area of internationalisation.   The congress will also address the issue of how to encourage talented scientists to stay in their countries. Polish researchers who have su…

…alks about business over coffee. The talks are attended by management and market experts, business practitioners, current Incubator charges and students interested in developing their entrepreneurship; STARTER – a course conducted in an in-person and online format for people with a new business idea in the early stages of conception. The initiative shows how to analyse the market, build a competitive advantage and present your project in front of…