UNIWERSYTET WARSZAWSKI
Budget
€531,950,509
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
4
0.4 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Founded in 1816 the University of Warsaw (UW) is nowadays the largest and according to the various press ranking lists also the finest and leading higher education establishment in Poland. The university has big potential in terms of science, research and human resources. UW offers studies in several dozen of fields of arts and sciences at 1 and 2 cycle programmes, as well as at the integrated Master programmes, for post-graduate students and PhD students. The total number of students exceeds 40 thousand. University of Warsaw recognizes doctoral studies as one of its priority activities and it pursues the aim of providing PhD students with the training of high quality and expending its pool of PhD studies programmes offered in English resulting in single or joint doctorates in partnership with European or non-European higher education establishments. UW employs about 4.1 thousand teaching and research staff being high level experts in many fields.
EU Legislative Interests
The University follows the developments concerning the EU research and innovation policies including the consultations concerning the 9th (Horizon Europe) and the new 10th Framework Programme in which actively takes part via the UE on-line surveys.
Communication Activities
The University of Warsaw as a “HR Excellence in Research” award holder follows the EU initiatives contributing to the transparent recruitment rules of the researchers and equal working conditions as stated in the European Charter and Code, and makes its best endeavours to assure friendly working conditions to its employees in line with the Charter and Code, and provide professional administrative support for all international projects conducted by its scientific teams. The most recent databases, including on-line periodicals, are also available now to the entire scholarly community at the University. Following the technological development the use of the Internet resources is growing steadily among the faculty members and students. It is being used, e.g. as an access tool to the modern educational system offering e-learning courses for students at all cycles programmes. At the European level over 300 European research projects has been implemented so far in the EU Framework Programmes (FP5-Horizon Europe) including 35 prestigious ERC grants.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
1) European University Association (EUA): http://www.eua.be/ 2) UNICA - Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe: http://www.unica-network.eu/ 3) The Conseil Européen pour les Langues / European Language Council: http://www.celelc.org/index.html 4) The European Association of ERASMUS Coordinators (EAEC): http://www.eaecnet.com/ 5) The Magna Charta Observatory: http://www.magna-charta.org/magna-charta-observatory 6) The Baltic Sea Region University Network (BSRUN): http://bsrun.org/ 7) 4EU+ University Alliance Association: https://4euplus.eu/4EU-1.html
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.