An opportunity to share online or hybrid courses by UW teachers
29 listopada 2022
As part of the 4EU+ educational collaboration, UW academic teachers can offer their courses conducted fully (including assesment) in an online or hybrid mode to be made accessible via online enrolment procedure to students and doctoral candidates of the 4EU+ Alliance five partner universities (4EU+ Shared courses). Proposals for shared courses must be submitted by 13 January.
Since the academic year 2020/2021, UW lecturers from 22 faculties and other units have made a total number of 165 shared courses available to 4EU+ participants. Over 250 students from five 4EU+ partner universities participated in courses offered by the University of Warsaw.
Courses must be taught in one of the languages of the 4EU+ Alliance partner universities (German, French, Italian, Danish or Czech) or in English, and correspond thematically to one of the 4EU+ Alliance Flagships.
Proposals for shared courses must be submitted by 13 January 2023 using the table provided in the Google Sheet >>
Academics can submit as 4EU+ shared courses only the currently existing courses that are part of the teaching offer prepared for UW students.
For more information on sharing courses with 4EU+ Alliance students, please follow this link >>
For questions related to the 4EU+ Alliance teaching offer, please contact Dr Marta Jaworska-Oknińska: m.jaworska-okninska(at)uw.edu.pl, from the Office for International Research and Liaison and 4EU+ Alliance Local Office.
Source: www.en.uw.edu.pl
An announcement for adjunct position
28 listopada 2022Position of adjunct (a group of science positions) in the Opus project entitled „Optical emission insight into processes occurring in the ion-selective sensors operating under electrochemical trigger – towards ion-selective spectrofluoroelectrochemistry” financed by NCN is open for application. Project leader: prof. dr hab. Agata Michalska. Deadline for applications: 8 January 2023. For more info see >> pdf
Renewal of the HR Excellence in Research
25 listopada 2022
On 22nd November, the University of Warsaw was acknowledged the renewed HR Excellence in Research. The award is given to institutions which follow strict and high standards of research working conditions, antidiscrimination and transparent recruitment as set in the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.
“The principles set in the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (Charter and Code) are key issues for the UW as it is duly emphasised in the Statute of the University of Warsaw. The principles are actually strictly connected with the long-term strategy of the UW,” Prof. Sambor Grucza, Vice-Rector for Cooperation and Human Resources, said.
In February 2022, in order to renew the HR Excellence in Research award, the University of Warsaw submitted the Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R), the Gap Analysis, the Internal Review, the Action Plan for 2022–2027, and the OTM-R Questionnaire to the European Commission.
The HRS4R and the Action Plan are intended to specify coherent, ambitious, yet realistic, evidence-based strategy to strengthen previous achievements within the HRS4R for 2015–2021, as well as facilitate new challenges in research by the University of Warsaw. The works on the implementation of the Charter & Code are conducted by two teams: the Steering Committee, led by Prof. Sambor Grucza and responsible for monitoring and supporting the implementation process, and the Working Group, led by Prof. Julia Kubisa and in charge of the implementation of the Charter & Code principles.
Experts from the European Commission
Evaluation by experts from the European Commission is one of the stages of the HR Excellence in Research renewal process. Thanks to meetings with representatives of the university authorities, researchers, doctoral candidates and administration staff, it is possible to assess and evaluate the quality of the progress, strengths and weaknesses of the HR strategy, and actions undertaken to abide principles of the Charter & Code as for ethics, equality, development, training and mobility.
In October the European Commission experts visited the university to evaluate the Charter & Code implementation process at the University of Warsaw, and obtain feedback from the university community, especially from academics and doctoral candidates. The experts also presented an initial analysis of the implementation process at the UW.
On 22nd November, following the proper renewal phase, the University of Warsaw was acknowledged the HR Excellence in Research logo for the further period. The award, which was obtained on 4th July 2016, is an obligation to comply with the HR policy set in the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers.
The next evaluation of the Charter & Code implementation at the UW will be conducted in three years.
Source: www.en.uw.edu.pl
Training on legalisation of stay
21 listopada 2022
Welcome Point together with the Office for Foreigners and the Department of Foreigners of the Mazowieckie Voivodship Office is organising training on the legalisation of stay of international students and employees of the University of Warsaw.
The training is dedicated to employees of the University of Warsaw, who deal with international students and international employees. Particular modules are conducted by experts from the Office for Foreigners and the Department of Foreigners of the Mazowieckie Voivodship Office. The meeting will cover topics such as legalisation of the stay of international students and employees in I and II instance, as well as student mobility.
Training agenda:
- MODULE I, 9:30 – 13:00: Training on legalising the stay of foreign students at the UW;
- MODULE II, 13:30 – 16:30: Training on legalising the stay of foreign employees of the UW.
During the meeting Polish is a language of communication.
Registration and organisation
- The meeting starts 24th November (Thursday) in the university building at Dobra 55, room no. 1.128.
- Prior registration is highly recommended via the form not later than Tuesday, 22nd November, 10:00.
- More details are available on the Welcome Point website or at an e-mail: welcome.event(at)uw.edu.pl.
Source: www.en.uw.edu.pl
Art of scientific writing
14 listopada 2022
Writing and publishing scientific papers, publishing ethics guidelines, case studies and best practices are discussed during an English language webinar for young researchers “Author Workshop. How to write and publish a scientific article?”. The workshop is held on 16th November.
The University of Warsaw together with Elsevier is organising a webinar “Author Workshop. How to write and publish a scientific article?”. The workshop will be held on November 16, 15:00-16:45, on the Zoom platform.
During this training session, participants will learn how to write a high-quality scientific article. Presented tips and best practices in scientific writing come from experience of many scientists, editors and readers. The training is mainly aimed at young researchers, although more experienced academics are also welcome.
Agenda:
- best practices in creating a successful scientific article;
- the publishing process and ethical matters – case studies for authors;
- valuable tools that can support authors in writing a manuscript;
- question-and-answer session.
The training will include examples of online work, and participants will be able to take an active part in the session.
Registration and organisational information
To participate in the training session, registration is required via the link >>
The webinar is held on 16th November, through 15:00 – 16:45.
English is the language of instruction. Participants will communicate via ZOOM.
All eligible registrants will receive a link to the webinar one day before the training. All participants will receive certificates of participation and access to the recording of the session after the event.
The workshop will be conducted by Paula Milewska, a trainer and consultant of Elsevier, with 14 years of experience in working with academic libraries in Poland as well as other countries in Central and Eastern Europe.
Source: www.en.uw.edu.pl
Online course offer of Sorbonne University
08 listopada 2022
In the spring/summer semester 2022/2023, online courses organised by Sorbonne University will be available for the 4EU+ students, including students of the University of Warsaw. Depending on the faculty offering the course, the application deadline is either 30th November or the first weeks of December.
Sorbonne University will launch online courses for the 4EU+ Alliance students in the 2022/2023 spring/summer semester. The classes will take place from January to June next year. The courses will cover topics including: green chemistry, literature in teaching, East-Central Europe since 1989 and experimental robotics.
The full list of available courses as well as detailed information on the enrollment procedure, can be found on the newly established 4EU+ Student Portal.
Depending on the faculty offering the course, the application deadline is either 30th November (Faculty of Humanities) or the first weeks of December (Faculty of Sciences and Engineering).
More information is available on the 4EU+ website >>
Important information for students planning to take online courses offered by 4EU+ universities >>
Before taking a course offered by an Alliance partner university, the student should sign a 4EU+ Learning Agreement in his/her Faculty/Unit in order to determine and approve whether the course selected by the student from the 4EU+ offer can be recognised as part of the student’s degree programme (e.g. elective course, OGUN) or whether the course will be indicated as a form of an extracurricular activity.
For any questions concerning the 4EU+ shared online courses, please contact: 4euplus.mobility(at)uw.edu.pl.
Source: www.en.uw.edu.pl
An announcement for Post-doc position
07 listopada 2022A 6-month post-doc position in the SONATA project entitled „Structure-function studies of human PNPase” financed by the National Science Centre, Poland, is open for application. Project leader: dr Katarzyna Bandyra. Deadline for applications: 12 December 2022. For more info see >> pdf
An announcement for Postdoc position
02 listopada 2022Position of POSTDOC (a research assistant in a group of science positions) in the SONATA NCN project entitled „Activation and fixation of CO2 molecule and carboxylate moiety by a single metal atom center. Experimental, theoretical, and statistical investigation of reaction mechanisms and molecular properties” financed by National Science Centre Poland, is open for application. Project leader: dr Kacper Błaziak. Deadline for applications: 2 February 2023. For more info see >> pdf