Job offer for a PhD student position
27 sierpnia 2021

Position of PhD student in the project entitled „Responsive hiErarchic nanOcomPositEs for chiral plasmoNics” financed by National Science Centre (NCN) is open for application. Project leader: dr hab. Wiktor Lewandowski. Deadline for applications: 30 August 2021. For more info see >> pdf


UW in ARWU 2021
17 sierpnia 2021

The results of the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) are out. This year, ShanghaiRanking Consultancy featured the best 1000 universities in the world. The University of Warsaw was ranked between 401 and 500.

The Shanghai Ranking (ARWU) is considered as one of the most prestigious university rankings in the world. It has been published since 2003. In the latest edition of the ranking, there were listed 10 best polish universities. The University of Warsaw and the Jagiellonian University took the highest positions in this group. Both universities were ranked between 401-500.

Universities were ranked by several indicators of academic or research performance, including alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, highly cited researchers, papers published in “Nature” and “Science”, papers indexed in major citation indices, and the per capita academic performance of an institution.

The top two places in the ranking were taken by American universities: Harvard University (the first place) and Stanford University (the second place). The third place took University of Cambridge from Great Britain.

View the full ranking >>

 

Source: www.en.uw.edu.pl


An announcement for post-doc position

Position of postdoc (a research position) in the EURAMET (EMPIR) Project 18SIB02 „Realising the redefined kelvin (Real-K)”, EUROPEAN METROLOGY PROGRAMME FOR INNOVATION AND RESEARCH (EMPIR), is open for application. Project leader: Prof. dr. Robert Moszyński. Deadline for applications: 17 September 2021. For more info see >> pdf


Intensive Polish Language Course open to UW students
06 sierpnia 2021

The University of Warsaw offers anunpaid 40-hour intensive Polish language course. It will be conducted online on 13th-24th September. Now, the second enrolment round is open.

During the intensive Polish language course (IPLC), international students can receive information about living, learning, and working in Poland. They will explore (at the elementary level) secrets of the Polish language and acquire knowledge of Polish culture essential to reside in Poland. It is a unique possibility to meet peers from all over the world before the academic year and feel comfortable with Polish before coming to the university.

Who can apply for IPLC?

  • 2nd and 3rd-year students of the first cycle (Bachelor’s degree),
  • 4th and 5th-year students of uniform Master studies,
  • students of the second cycle (Master’s degree).

To register, please visit IRK page >>

Deadlines:

  • second round: 3rd – 17th of August 2021
  • third round: 20th – 31st of August 2021

Please note that our course is for degree-seeking students only.

Regulations of the course and other information can be found on the UW Welcome Point website >>

 

Source: www.en.uw.edu.pl