UW for The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity
28 stycznia 2021On 31st January, the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity will hold its 29th Grand Finale. The University of Warsaw has decided to support the charity organisation raising money for medical equipment once again. UW is conducting five auctions during which one can bid on: a photo session in the university premises, a ticket to the Botanical Garden, a Russian language course, the book “Ars et educatio. The artistic culture at the University of Warsaw” (“Ars et educatio. Kultura artystyczna Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego”) with the signatures of rector’s team, and hosting a programme on Radio Kampus.
Photo session at the University of Warsaw
In the auction, one can bid on a professional photo session in the representative interiors or at attractive locations of the UW. The photos will be taken by a photographer who is a frequent collaborator with the UW.
Go to the auction >>
The auction ends on 4th February.
Open season ticket to the UW Botanical Garden
The winner will receive a ticket entitling to visit the UW Botanical Garden in the 2021 season (from 1st April to the end of October). The ticket entitles to an unlimited number of entries to the park and greenhouse.
Go to the auction >>
The auction ends on 4th February.
“Ars et educatio. The artistic culture at the University of Warsaw” with the signatures of the members of UW rector’s team
During the auction, one can win the book entitled “Ars et educatio. Artistic culture at the University of Warsaw” (“Ars et educatio. Kultura artystyczna Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego”) – the result of work of over twenty researchers: historians, art historians, archaeologists, edited by Prof. Jerzy Miziołek. The book is the study of the history of University collections and their impact on the culture of Warsaw. It also presents the history of UW buildings.
The book will be provided with individual dedications from UW authorities: Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak (rector) and vice-rectors: Prof. Sambor Grucza, Prof. Ewa Krogulec, Prof. Zygmunt Lalak, and Prof. Sławomir Żółtek.
Go to the auction >>
The auction ends on 4th February.
A four-hour Russian language course – basics and interesting facts
The course participant will have an opportunity to learn the Russian alphabet and basic vocabulary at A1 Level, as well as do calligraphy exercises. The training will be enriched with materials specially developed for the course auctioned for The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity.
Go to the auction >>
The auction ends on 4th February.
Broadcast on Radio Kampus
In the auction, one can bid on the host of the music programme “Alternator” on Radio Kampus 97.1fm.
Go to the auction >>
The auction ends on 6th February.
UW students for The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity
UW students are also involved in activities supporting The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity. Some faculty councils organise their campaigns and collections:
- Students’ Council of the UW Faculty of Law and Administration
The collection centre “Students of Warsaw” was founded in 2004. From the very beginning, its activity has been managed by the Students’ Council of the UW Faculty of Law and Administration. The tasks of the centre are coordinated mainly by the Culture Committee. It brings together volunteers both from the student community and from outside the university. Last year, they managed to collect over PLN 70 thousand.
During the Grand Finale of The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity in 2020, the Committee for the Promotion and Organisation of the Students’ Council of the UW Faculty of Law and Administration organised the 6th Indoor Ball Charity Tournament. Ten student teams from various faculties of the University of Warsaw took part in the tournament. The participants paid the entry fee to the box of the GOCC collection centre “Students of Warsaw”. The amount collected in the “tournament” box was PLN 1,290.71.
This year students set up their eCollection Box >>
- Students’ Council of the UW Faculty of Management
Students of the UW Faculty of Management have organised an auction this year. “Under the hammer” there is, among others, a book with a dedication from Prof. Jerzy Bralczyk or a mug with a dedication of Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, the UW Rector.
Students also set up an eCollection Box >>
- European Studies Students’ Council
This year, European Studies students are involved in The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity for the second time. Willing volunteers are divided into groups. On 31st January, they will go out with boxes to the streets of Warsaw.
Last year, two teams were involved. A total of PLN 5,463.61 was collected in six boxes.
Source: www.en.uw.edu.pl
Online courses offer for 4EU+ students and doctoral candidates
The University of Warsaw will open 120 courses to 4EU+ students and doctoral candidates in the summer semester. The registration period for 4EU+ students starts on 1st February and will last until 14th March.
Students and doctoral candidates of the five other 4EU+ member universities: Charles University, Heidelberg University, Sorbonne University, University of Copenhagen and University of Milan can enrol for courses offered by UW. The offer is broad. There are courses related to 4EU+ flagships, e.g. Urban Lab: investigating the contemporary city, Machine Learning or Biogeochemistry and biogeography, and transversal skills courses such as Polish language course – elementary level A1, or Mathematical Statistics.
Those who will decide to sign up for course/courses are requested to refer to our enrolment guide. Course admission is determined based on a “first-come, first-served” principle and/or consent of the course convenor (academic staff member responsible for coordinating and teaching the course). Confirmation of the student status at a 4EU+ member university (in a form of a scan of the student ID or certificate of student status) is required.
The registration period for 4EU+ students starts on 1st February and will last until 14th March. Most of the UW online courses begin on 22nd February.
The number of places is limited.
Online course offer for 4EU+ students
Source: www.en.uw.edu.pl
Seminar CeNT 29.01.2021
25 stycznia 2021The Centre of New Technologies invites to a webinar by
dr hab. Magdalena Dziembowska,
Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw
Title: „The physiology of synapse and its dysregulation in neurodevelopmental disorders.”
Date: 29th January 2021 (Friday)
Time: 12:00 pm (Central European Time)
Host: prof. Joanna Trylska
Virtual seminar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85864351857
Meeting ID: 858 6435 1857
CeNT-UW-Webinars-instruction-for-attendees
Work offer for a postdoctoral researcher
Position of a postdoctoral researcher in the project „Theoretical design and prediction of phosphorescent emissive materials based on halogen bonding interactions and experimental verification of their properties” financed by National Science Centre (NCN) is open for applications. The successful candidate will be supervised by Dr. Mihails Arhangelskis, becoming a member of a newly established team for computational materials design within the Crystallochemistry laboratory (group leader Prof. Dr. hab. Krzysztof Woźniak). Project leader: Dr. Mihails Arhangelskis. Deadline for applications: 1 April 2021. For more info see >> pdf
Online meeting with Vice-Rector – postponed to February
21 stycznia 2021
Prof. Sławomir Żółtek, the University of Warsaw Vice-Rector for Students and Quality of Teaching, will clear up any doubts that might appear regarding the organisation of classes in the coming semester during an online meeting in February.
On 18th January, the UW Rector issued an ordinance regulating education in the summer semester (starting on 22nd February). The winter semester is coming to an end, followed by the examination session. The organisation of classes in the summer semester still raises many questions.
Prof. Slawomir Żółtek, the Vice-Rector for Students and Quality of Teaching, will strive to explain how education after the winter break will look.
The event which was supposed to take place on 29th January is postponed to February. It will be held on the UW profile on Facebook.
Students can submit their questions by filling in the form which is active until 26th January, at 18:00. Prof. Sławomir Żółtek will answer selected questions during the meeting.
The online meeting will be conducted in Polish. When it is finished, a full transcript of the broadcast in Polish and English will be available. More >>
Source: www.en.uw.edu.pl
Scholarships for a student
19 stycznia 2021Scholarships for a student in the research project OPUS 15 „Combination of the Rosetta method with the coarse-grained SURPASS model into a new multi-scale algorithm for modeling proteins and their complexes” financed by the National Science Center (NCN). Project leader: dr hab. Dominik Gront, prof. ucz. Deadline for applications: 27 January 2021. For more info see >> pdf
Seminar CeNT 15.01.2021
11 stycznia 2021The Centre of New Technologies invites to a webinar by
Małgorzata Firczuk PhD,
Department of Immunology, Center of Biostructure, Medical University of Warsaw
Title: Novel, targeted therapy of B-cell malignancies with poor prognosis
Date: 15th January 2021 (Friday)
Time: 12:00 pm (Central European Time)
Host: prof. Marta B. Wiśniewska
Virtual seminar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86338374810
CeNT-UW-Webinars-instruction-for-attendees
Abstract:
B cell malignancies are a heterogeneous group of diseases derived from B cell precursors at various stages of B cell development and from mature B cells. We have established a multidisciplinary consortium to study novel therapeutic options for patients with B cell malignancies at preclinical stage. During the talk I will present results of our ongoing projects regarding novel therapeutic options that we develop against poorly-treated, high-risk subtypes of B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. They include targeting enzymes involved in redox metabolism, the combination treatment composed of thioredoxin inhibitors and venetoclax, as well as novel immunotherapeutic options. I will also explain our in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo models, highlighting the crucial role of the close collaboration of our research team with clinicians.
Mindfulness workshops
09 stycznia 2021
Long-term international students are invited to the online workshops “Mindfulness in academic and everyday life”, organised on 21st-22nd January by the UW Welcome Point. The registration closes on 14th January.
According to the American Psychology Association Dictionary of Psychology, mindfulness is described as “awareness of one’s internal states and surroundings”. It is the concept of learning how to be fully present and engaged in a particular moment, and observe own thoughts, emotions without distraction or judgment.
During the event, UW students will learn how to apply mindfulness practice in their everyday life, especially at university and work.
The workshops are dedicated to:
- 2nd and 3rd-year students of the 1st cycle (Bachelor’s degree)
- 4th and 5th-year students of uniform Master studies
- students of the 2nd cycle (Master’s degree)
To register for the course, please fill in the form >>
Please apply by 14th January 2021, at noon.
The workshops will be held on 21st-22nd January 2021, 11:00 am-2:30 pm.
More information is available at www.welcome.uw.edu.pl.
Please also join our FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3985763401517058/.
Source: www.en.uw.edu.pl
An announcement for Post-doc position
07 stycznia 2021Position of post-doc in the OPUS project entitled „Development of a new protein-protein docking method based on the flexible docking of short peptide fragments” financed by the National Science Centre is open for application. Project leader: dr Mateusz Kurciński. Deadline for applications: 6 February 2021. For more info see >> pdf
4EU+ joint educational projects: Second call for proposals
04 stycznia 2021
4EU+ academics can now submit their project proposals and receive funding to carry out educational activities that will involve students and doctoral candidates from the Alliance. All projects need to bring together at least three 4EU+ member universities and fall under one of the four 4EU+ flagship programmes.
The 4EU+ Alliance intends to build its shared approach to higher education by encouraging joint projects bringing together academics from the six 4EU+ member universities.
The projects can vary in form: from workshops and other short-term intensive learning experiences, through joint courses and modules, to core curricula and joint study programmes. The project proposals ought to reflect the following features:
- Innovative educational ideas and solutions, new designs or new activities that may attract students across the whole 4EU+ Alliance,
- Include an active involvement of students, both in the creation of educational activities and in their implementation,
- Be sustainable in long-term collaboration.
In the second call for educational proposals, applicants are encouraged to:
- Design activities and propose formats that will be devoted to BA students,
- Submit project proposals focused on Data Literacy (among other Flagship-related projects).
All projects need to:
- Involve at least three 4EU+ member universities (lead university + minimum two partner universities),
- Include educational activity/activities,
- Involve student mobility (physical, virtual, or blended),
- Be of thematic relevance to one of the four 4EU+ Flagships:
Project teams that received funding in the first call for educational proposals can submit another project proposal in the second call. Project teams whose project proposals were not accepted in the first call can resubmit their revised versions in the second call.
Procedure:
At first, project proposals need to be submitted via an online application form by the Project Coordinator (PI). Then Proposals will be evaluated in three phases by three different evaluator groups. The final list of selected projects will be approved by the Management Committee.
The local 4EU+ officers will inform the applicants about the outcome, alongside with further information.
Should you have any questions, please contact a local 4EU+ office (e.g. at UW: 4euplus@uw.edu.pl).
Important dates:
- Closing date for proposal submissions: 1st March 2021.
- The results of the call will be announced at the beginning of May 2021. Applicants will be informed about the selection outcomes by email.
- Funding period: 1st June 2021 – Autumn 2022
- Start of educational activities: educational activities of smaller scope, e.g. summer schools, workshops, etc.: 1st June 2021; courses, educational modules, joint programmes: winter or summer semester 2021/2022.
Detailed information regarding the second call for educational projects, an online application form, financial guidelines and other documents are available at www.4euplus.eu/4EU-190.html.
Source: www.en.uw.edu.pl