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Position of student in the SONATA BIS 11 project entitled „Development of a procedure using in-situ and ex-situ methods to analyze electrode material properties over lithium-ion battery cycles” financed by National Science Centre is open for application. Project leader: dr inż. Dominika Buchberger. Deadline for applications: 16 September 2022. For more info see >> pdf

An announcement for PhD Student position

Position of PhD Student in the SONATA BIS 11 project entitled „Development of a procedure using in-situ and ex-situ methods to analyze electrode material properties over lithium-ion battery cycles” financed by National Science Centre is open for application. Project leader: dr inż. Dominika Buchberger. Deadline for applications: 16 September 2022. For more info see >> pdf

An announcement for Post Doc position

Position of Post Doc in the Sonata project entitled „Dynamic Quantum Crystallography for accurate structures, entropy and other thermodynamic properties for molecular crystals” financed by National Science Centre (NCN) is open for application. Project leader: Dr. Anna Hoser. Deadline for applications: 25 September 2022. For more info see >> pdf

UW in ARWU 2022

The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also called the Shanghai Ranking, 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 are listed 11 best Polish universities. The University of Warsaw and the Jagiellonian University take the highest positions in this group. Both universities are ranked between 401-500.

The top position in the ranking is held by Harvard University as the best worldwide university. The further places are taken by Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Universities are 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 of the Web of Science™: Science Citation Index Expanded™ and Social Sciences Citation Index™, and the per capita academic performance of an institution.

Intensive Polish language course for international students

Each year the Welcome Point of the University of Warsaw offers a 2-week intensive Polish language course for students from abroad. The classes are free of charge. The second round of registration via IRK is open till 16^th August.

During 40 hours of classes the students are taught basic vocabulary and phrases that are both useful in everyday communication and helpful in academic procedures. The course also covers lectures on the Polish culture. Besides it is a splendid opportunity to meet people who came to study in Poland from various parts of the world.

The course starts on 19th September and lasts until the end of the month. The classes are held from Monday to Friday between 10:00 – 13:30, at the UW campus at Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28. English is the language of instruction.

Intensive Polish Language Course’ is organised within the Integrated Development Programme at the University of Warsaw and funded by European Social Fund. The objective, pursuing at the University of Warsaw between 2018-2022, is to develop competence of students and employees as well as implement the instruments which upgrade the management process of the University of Warsaw.

An announcement for a post-doc position

Position of post-doc (a group of science positions) in the research project entitled „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 application. Project leader: Dr. Mihails Arhangelskis. Deadline for applications: 30 September 2022. For more info see >> pdf

The newly-formed UW Faculty of Medicine

Following the Senate of the University of Warsaw’s approval, on 29th June, Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, UW Rector, signed the ordinance on establishing the Faculty of Medicine. Over 70 years passed for the University of Warsaw to restart the medical education.

The Ordinance No. 84 of the Rector of the University of Warsaw of 29th June 2022 on establishing the Faculty of Medicine is entering into force on 1st September 2022. The first students of medicine will commence their education on 1st October 2023.

The newly-established Faculty of Medicine is a milestone towards restoring the medical education at the University of Warsaw. It will be followed by programmes of the medical studies and an official application letter to the Minister of Education and Science asking to establish the studies of medicine at the University of Warsaw. The two working groups of the UW Rector are in charge of modelling the medical education at the university.

The Faculty of Medicine was part of the University of Warsaw between 1816-1949 with its history reaching back to 1809 (then: School of Medicine). Besides the Faculty of Medicine, the University of Warsaw comprised four other faculties: the Philosophical Faculty, the Theological Faculty, and the faculties of: Law, and Sciences and Fine Arts. Each faculty is represented by one of the five stars on the emblem of the University of Warsaw.

By the decision of the Council of Ministers, on 1st January 1950, the Faculty of Medicine and the Pharmaceutical Division formed the Medical Academy (now: the Medical University of Warsaw). Yet, the medical research works have still been continued at the UW. The newly-formed Faculty of Medicine will allow for further intensive works within medical and paramedical areas, as well as even better use of the scientific and didactic potential of the university.

“The research conducted at the University of Warsaw proves the strong connection between the humanities and medicine through interdisciplinary works. The university occupies a strong position in the physics, chemistry, biology, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, psychology, ethics and other social sciences and the humanities. Not only will the Faculty of Medicine benefit from the interdisciplinary fields of these sciences but also exploit medicine-associated areas,” Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, UW Rector, said.

Mission and aims

The mission of the Faculty of Medicine will focus on the structure and development of the Polish medicine in the scientific and practical contexts, including dynamic social and economic transformations, and current challenges and needs of the society. The education will be based on the Hippocratic principles of medicine: beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, and justice. The code of medical ethics and the development of the appropriate attitude to patients become key issues of the UW education and practice of young students of medicine.

The Faculty of Medicine will first aim at the effective education in medical sciences, to be gradually supplemented with health sciences. The programmes of the studies will ensure the highest possible theoretical, clinical and practical standards of the education to follow the European Union principles and requirements for medical professions.

New technologies and humanising medicine

The humanisation of medicine will be a distinguishing feature of the medical education at the University in Warsaw. The idea concentrates on the efficient and effective doctor-patient communication, attitude and relation.

The development of the research and didactics of the Faculty of Medicine will be based on the hitherto achievements of the UW researchers and scientists in the fields of the humanities, social sciences, exact and natural sciences, as well as the interdisciplinary expansion within research and education.

Also, the innovative new technologies in medicine will be used appropriately in the study programmes, especially those related with modern instruments and methods of calculation, artificial intelligence in medicine, as well as the other most recent scientific achievements of the UW faculties, and national and international research centres. This approach will facilitate evidence-based medicine in everyday practice, and more effective and successful methods of treatment.

The Faculty of Medicine will use progressive forms of didactics designed by new standards of medical education to be introduced soon by the Ministry of Education and Science, and the Ministry of Health. This process is implied by the changes in medicine due to the progress in technology as well as new social needs and challenges.

First, the multi-stage organisation of the Faculty of Medicine will include the study programme of medicine. Due to the specific standards of medical education, the first two years will be mainly based on the academics and facilities of the University of Warsaw, to be gradually completed by the physicians and other non-UW specialists. Simultaneously, the human resources and infrastructure of the UW will be adjusted to meet the standards of the clinical education.

Education of doctors-to-be

Starting 1st October 2023, the Faculty of Medicine will receive its first full-time medical students. Future plans include programmes of medicine in English, other medicine-related programmes, postgraduate studies in medicine and health sciences.

During the first years the Faculty of Medicine will be situated in the building of the University of Warsaw Biological and Chemical Research Centre at 101 Żwirki i Wigury Street, Warsaw. A separate building for didactic purposes of the Faculty of Medicine is planned as its final location, including further clinical infrastructural needs.

On 29th June, Prof. Alojzy Z. Nowak, UW Rector, is signing the Ordinance on establishing the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Warsaw.

4EU+ shared courses for students and doctoral candidates

As part of the 4EU+ educational cooperation, the academic teachers of the University of Warsaw can offer their courses to the students and doctoral candidates of the five partner universities. The 4EU+ shared courses are available online or in a hybrid mode. Candidates can enrol in a course via the internet. The assessment is carried out online as well.

The courses are conducted either in English or in one of the languages of the 4EU+ Alliance partner universities: German, French, Italian, Danish or Czech. Subjects of the courses correspond to one of the 4EU+ Flagships.

Proposals for the shared courses should be submitted by 4th September 2022 via the Google Sheet.

Since the 2020/2021 academic year, the academics of 19 faculties and other units of the University of Warsaw have made a total number of 144 shared courses available to 4EU+ participants. Over 200 students from all five 4EU+ partner universities have attended the courses offered by the UW.

Results of the competition in the OPUS 16 grant

The recruitment commission announces that the competition for the postdoctoral positions in the NSC grant OPUS 16 „Selective transport of biologically relevant anions through lipid bilayers” was won by the following candidates: Dr. Debashis Mondal and Dr. Munshi Sahid Hossain.

An announcement for adjunct position

Position 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: 21 August 2022. For more info see >> pdf

An announcement for student position