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UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW • founded in 1816 • the largest university in Poland and the best research centre in the country • was granted research university status for 2020-2026 • belongs to the top 3% of universities in the world according to global rankings such as Times Higher Education World University Ranking (THE), Quacquarelli Symonds World University Ranking (QS), Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) • holds very good positions in international comparative evaluations of the quality of education: 19 programmes provided by UW have been listed in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020; 12 subjects run by UW were ranked in the Shanghai Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 (Physics was ranked 51-75 worldwide, Mathematics – 76-100) • belongs to the 4EU+ European University Alliance selected by the European Commission for funding in the ‘European Universities’ call for proposals, launched as part of the 2019 Erasmus+ programme • awarded the “HR Excellence in Research” title by the European Commission for adopting the principles of the European Charter for Researchers, which means that UW offers a friendly working environment and transparent recruitment procedure • distinguished by the European Commission for its participation in the Erasmus+ programme
4EU+
ALLIANCE
FACTS & FIGURES
The 4EU+ Alliance is among the consortia
selected by the European Commission
for funding in the first pilot ‘European
Universities’ call for proposals, launched
as part of the 2019 Erasmus+ programme.
MEMBERS MISSION
• University of Warsaw, The 4EU+ Alliance is based on a shared vision for
POLAND a European University that embraces academic
• Charles University, values, ensures equitable access to education,
PRAGUE, CZECHIA/CZECH and shapes the next generations of open-minded
REPUBLIC and critical-thinking citizens to be ready to face and
solve global challenges. The 4EU+ mission is to
• Heidelberg University,
GERMANY develop a barrier-free and continuously deepening
cooperation in education, research, mobility and
• University of Copenhagen,
innovation within the Alliance. To achieve these
DENMARK
goals, 4EU+ has defined a set of key actions:
• Sorbonne University, • Setting up common research-based core
FRANCE curricula,
• University of Milan, • Defining and developing shared skills,
ITALY competencies and values (Multilingualism, Data
literacy, Critical thinking, Entrepreneurship, Social
engagement),
• Promoting student and staff mobility.
I N 4 E U + , W E C A R RY O U T 2 3 A S S O C I AT E D PA RT N E R S
W O R L D - C L A S S R E S E A R C H W IT H I N
• business organisations, including Cap
T H E F O L LO W I N G F O U R F L A G S H I P Digital, SAP SE, Suez, and Ricoh,
AREAS:
• NGOs, among them European
• Health and demographic change in an Environment Bureau, and Robert
urban environment, Schuman Foundation,
• Europe in a changing world: • associations of entrepreneurs,
Understanding and engaging societies,
• regional authorities: Cities of Warsaw,
economies, cultures and languages,
Prague, Copenhagen and Rhein-Neckar
• Transforming science and society by Metropolitan Region.
advancing information, computation and
communication,
• Biodiversity and sustainable development.
⌂ www.en.uw.edu.pl/cooperation/4eu-alliance
⌂ www.4eualliance.eu
4EUplusAlliance
4EUplusAlliance
COPENHAGEN
WARSAW
PRAGUE
PARIS HEIDELBERG
MILAN
UW FACTS
• Faculty of Applied
Linguistics
• Faculty of Applied
Social Sciences and
Resocialisation & FIGURES
• Faculty of Archeology
• Faculty of “Artes
UW is a public, comprehensive and research
Liberales”
intensive university. It provides education and
• Faculty of Biology
carries out research in the fields of humanities,
• Faculty of Chemistry
social and natural sciences, as well as numerous
• Faculty of Culture
interdisciplinary projects, including subjects
and Arts
in medical or technical sciences.
• Faculty of Economic
Sciences
7 500 employees
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Geography 40 500 students
and Regional Studies
• Faculty of Geology 2 500 doctoral candidates
• Faculty of History
• Faculty of Journalism, 4 800 international students
Information and Book and doctoral candidates
Studies
• Faculty of Law and UW is an institution open to the international com-
Administration munity. It aims to be an attractive and friendly place
• Faculty of Management for international researchers and students. It is
• Faculty of Mathematics, most popular among students from Belarus, China,
Informatics and France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey and Ukraine.
Mechanics
• Faculty of Modern 24 faculties
Languages
• Faculty of Oriental 30 academic and research units
Studies
• Faculty of Philosophy 4 Doctoral Schools
• Faculty of Physics
• Faculty of Polish Studies
• Faculty of Political
Science and
• Doctoral School of Humanities
International Studies
• Doctoral School of Social Sciences
• Faculty of Psychology
• Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences
• Faculty of Sociology
• Interdisciplinary Doctoral School
EDUCATION
The quality of education at UW is con-
firmed by the annual appraisals which 2 7 E N G L I S H - L A N G UA G E
show that the majority of students are PROGRAMMES
satisfied with their selection of the uni- • American studies (1st, 2nd cycle)
versity and the education programme. • Archaeology (1st, 2nd cycle)
The University’s strongest points are: its
• Chemistry (2nd cycle)
prestige, development opportunities, the
• Cognitive Science (2nd cycle)
study environment. The quality of ed-
• Data Science and Business
ucation is also confirmed by research Analytics (2nd cycle)
conducted with the University’s gradu-
• English Studies (1st, 2nd cycle)
ates. Results demonstrate that having
• Environmental Management
a diploma from UW is a definite asset in (2nd cycle)
the job market; 94% of respondents have
• European Politics and Economics
found employment after graduation. (1st cycle)
• Finance, International Investments
over 100 programmes of 1st, 2nd and and Accounting (1st cycle)
long cycle – uniform Master’s studies • Humanitarian Action (2nd cycle)
27 English-language programmes • International Business Program
(2nd cycle)
22 double degree programmes • International Economics
run by UW and international part- (2nd cycle)
ners • International Relations
(1st, 2nd cycle)
interdisciplinary programmes that
• International Studies in Philosophy
enable students to develop their (1st cycle)
curriculum individually • Master in Food Systems
(2nd cycle)
programmes of doctoral studies in
4 Doctoral Schools • Oriental Studies – Inner Asia:
Mongolian and Tibetan Studies
each doctoral candidate has an (2nd cycle)
opportunity to follow a complete • Physics (2nd cycle)
learning pathway in English • Political Science (1st, 2nd cycle)
• Psychology (uniform Master’s
over 100 postgraduate programmes cycle)
Master of Business Administration • Quantitative Finance (2nd cycle)
(MBA) and Master of Law (LLM) • Sustainable Development
programmes (2nd cycle)
• Teaching English to Young
Open University courses Learners (2nd cycle)
RESEARCH
UW is a Polish leader in attracting R E S E A R C H O N S O C I A L LY
external funding for research – both I M P O RTA NT I S S U E S
under the European Union and domes- UW scientists conduct research on socially
tic grant schemes. important issues in cooperation with scientific
centres from all over the world. In addition to the
3 800 academic teachers flagship programmes under the 4EU+ Alliance, such
projects include those implemented within the EIT
2 500 doctoral candidates Food – European Knowledge and Innovation Com-
munity in the food sector, which forms part of the
180 million EUR subsidies
European Institute of Innovation and Technology.
for maintenance and development of
UW has been a member of EIT Food since 2016.
didactic and research potential
In 2018, UW also initiated a project under the frame-
1 600 projects financed from na-
work of yet another EU Knowledge and Innovation
tional or international research grants
Community – EIT Climate, whose objective is to
ca. 100 Horizon 2020 grants mitigate and adapt to the consequences of climate
change. In 2019, the university was awarded the
16 European Research status of project partner within EIT Raw Materials –
Council grants a raw materials community.
23 spin-off companies “ E XC E L L E N C E I N IT I AT I V E –
R E S E A R C H U N I V E R S IT Y ”
1 000 international partners
Following the competition of the
Ministry of Science and Higher Edu-
680 universities that work with UW
cation entitled “Excellence Initiative
under bilateral agreements
– Research University”, the Universi-
100 international societies ty of Warsaw was granted research
and research networks with UW university status for 2020-2026. The
as a member UW will receive 10% extra on a state
subsidy. This will boost the develop-
ment of 5 priority research areas
and the execution of 70 measures
specified in the application, includ-
ing programmes supporting the
development of employees, doctoral
candidates and students.
DEVELOPMENT
UW continues to pursue the following strategic objectives:
• strengthening the position as a Poland’s leading research centre,
• gaining international recognition,
• maintaining its high ranking among the Central European universities and developing
cooperation with the continent’s top universities,
• continuing a strong impact on its environment, in particular by addressing socially
significant research topics.
M U LT I - A N N UA L I NT E G R AT E D D E V E LO P M E NT
D E V E LO P M E NT P L A N PROGRAMME
UW is implementing the multi-annual 2018 marked the beginning of the imple-
development plan “University of Warsaw mentation of the university’s four-year
2016-2025.” Its main objective is: Integrated Development Programme (ZIP).
• to enhance the potential of the
The programme is designed to support
humanities and social sciences and
to integrate them into innovative the comprehensive development of the
experimental programmes, university and includes:
• to strengthen the international position • development of new fields of study
of the university and increase its role and modification of existing curricula,
in fostering social and economic • enriching the range of curricula, courses
transformations. and scholarship programmes for
To facilitate reaching of these goals, the doctoral candidates,
programme includes the construction • organization of classes and training
of new buildings and the expansion and sessions to improve the skills
reconstruction of existing facilities. of students and employees,
• development of university management
IT tools.
POLAND
– the 9th largest country in Europe, a member of the
European Union, the Schengen Area, the European
Higher Education Area and the Bologna Process
WA R S AW
– the capital city of Poland, the political, economic,
social and cultural centre of the country, one of the
most dynamically developing cities in Europe
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00-927 Warsaw
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