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  • FAQ
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  • Before you arrive
    • Long-term students
      • Educational Offer
      • Terms of study
      • SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
      • Admissions
      • Tuition fees
      • Academic calendar
    • Short-term students
      • How to apply?
      • Mentor programme
      • Learning Agreement
    • Prepare your stay
      • Visas / residence permit
      • Health & Insurance
      • Accommodation
      • Academic guidance
      • Students with disabilities
    • About Poland
      • Arriving in Warsaw by air/ by train
      • Living costs
      • Warsaw in a nutshell
      • Climate & weather
      • Time difference
      • National days
      • Polish society and culture
      • Educational system in Poland
  • During your stay
    • First Steps
      • Finding your way around UW
      • Electronic Student Card
      • Your student e-mail account
      • Course registration
    • Possibilities
      • International internships
      • Professional development
      • Library
      • Learning Polish
      • Foreign languages
      • Edu-roam (Wi-Fi)
      • Printing & copying
    • Support
      • Problems solving support
      • Exemption from fees
      • Disabilities and psychological counselling
    • Legal matters
      • Legalisation of stay
        • Legalisation of stay – EU/EFTA nationals
        • Legalisation of stay – non-EU/EFTA nationals
          • Student mobility
      • Embassies and consulates
      • Registration of address
      • PESEL number
    • Living in Warsaw
      • Living in Warsaw
      • Student discounts
      • Transportation
      • Have fun & Get involved
      • Cultural, Sports & Tourist Activities
      • Sports at University
      • What does it mean?
    • At the end of your stay
      • Checklist
      • Be our Ambassador
  • PhD Students
    • PhD Candidates
    • Scholarships for PhD students and social matters
    • Accommodation – PhD students
    • Health & insurance – PhD students
    • Mobility & Internationalization
    • Research & Development
    • Studies under old rules
      • New doctoral education system
      • Dissertation process: old rules vs. new rules
      • Important deadlines (for students under old rules)
  • Working at the UW
    • Visiting Lecturer Grants
      • General information
      • How to apply?
      • Rules of the project
      • Visiting Professors – ZIP 2020/2021
    • About UW in general
    • Accommodation
    • Health & insurance
    • Bank account
    • Working and taxes in Poland
    • Working at the University
    • University and its campuses
    • Social benefits
      • Types of support
      • Financial aid
      • Educational voucher
      • Holidays
      • Sport and recreation
    • Family & children
    • Learning Polish
    • Other opportunities
    • Living in Warsaw
  • FAQ
  • Contact us
  • The University of Warsaw
  • Academic calendar
  • Tuition fees
  • Mentor programme
  • Be our Ambassador
  • Activities financed by Integrated Development Programme
  • COVID-19
  • Brochures to download
  • Before you arrive
    • Long-term students
      • Educational Offer
      • Terms of study
      • SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
      • Admissions
      • Tuition fees
      • Academic calendar
    • Short-term students
      • How to apply?
      • Mentor programme
      • Learning Agreement
    • Prepare your stay
      • Visas / residence permit
      • Health & Insurance
        • How can I get a confirmation of my insurance?
      • Accommodation
      • Academic guidance
      • Students with disabilities
    • About Poland
      • Arriving in Warsaw by air/ by train
      • Living costs
      • Warsaw in a nutshell
      • Climate & weather
      • Time difference
      • National days
      • Polish society and culture
      • Educational system in Poland
  • During your stay
    • First Steps
      • Finding your way around UW
      • Electronic Student Card
      • Your student e-mail account
      • Course registration
    • Possibilities
      • Professional development
      • International internships
      • Library
      • Learning Polish
      • Foreign languages
      • Edu-roam (Wi-Fi)
      • Printing & copying
    • Support
      • Problems solving support
      • Exemption from fees
      • Disabilities and psychological counselling
    • Legal matters
      • Legalisation of stay
        • Legalisation of stay – EU/EFTA nationals
        • Legalisation of stay – non-EU/EFTA nationals
          • Student mobility
      • Appeal from a negative decision
      • Embassies and consulates
      • Registration of address
      • PESEL number
    • Living in Warsaw
      • Living in Warsaw
      • Student discounts
      • Transportation
      • Have fun & Get involved
      • Cultural, Sports & Tourist Activities
      • Sports at University
      • What does it mean?
    • At the end of your stay
      • Checklist
      • Be our Ambassador
  • PhD Students
    • PhD Candidates
    • Scholarships for PhD students and social matters
    • Accommodation – PhD students
    • Health & insurance – PhD students
      • How can I get a confirmation of my insurance?
    • Mobility & Internationalization
    • Research & Development
    • Studies under old rules
      • New doctoral education system
      • Dissertation process: old rules vs. new rules
      • Important deadlines (for students under old rules)
  • Working at the UW
    • Visiting Lecturer Grants
      • General information
      • How to apply?
      • Rules of the project
      • Visiting Professors – ZIP 2020/2021
      • Visiting Professors – ZIP 2019/2020
    • About UW in general
    • Accommodation
    • Health & insurance
    • Bank account
    • Working and taxes in Poland
    • Working at the University
    • University and its campuses
    • Social benefits
      • Types of support
      • Financial aid
      • Educational voucher
      • Holidays
      • Sport and recreation
    • Family & children
    • Learning Polish
    • Other opportunities
    • Living in Warsaw
  • FAQ
  • Contact us

Before you arrive

Your personal checklist

  1. Read the visa section and apply for a Polish visa (if necessary).
  2. Make housing arrangements as soon as you receive an acceptance letter from UW.
  3. Learn how to reach your accommodation
  4. Obtain a proof of health insurance.
  5. Make sure you sent us all documents necessary for your programme.
  6. Check your selected courses (for exchange students) ECTS Course Catalouge
  7. Research the airports and available transportation options in Warsaw.
  8. Start packing!

Office hours:

Monday – Friday

9:00 am – 4:30 pm

 

Important information:

All the Welcome Point Staff work on a rotating basis; therefore, we kindly ask you to make an appointment by e-mail before visiting our office.
It is recommended to contact Welcome Point by e-mail or telephone.

Welcome Point

MAIN CAMPUS

 

Katarzyna Basisty, MA

head of the Welcome Point

k.basisty@adm.uw.edu.pl

tel. (+48) 22 55 24 080

 

Gabriela Pawlak, MA

Team Member

gabriela.pawlak@adm.uw.edu.pl

tel. (+48) 22 55 24 103

 

OCHOTA CAMPUS

 

Ewelina Radzewicz, MA

Team Member

ewelina.radzewicz@adm.uw.edu.pl

tel. (+48) 22 55 24 119

 

Olga Mędrzejewska, MA

Team Member

olga.medrzejewska@adm.uw.edu.pl

tel. (+48) 22 55 24 118

 

welcome@uw.edu.pl

 

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Admissions Office

 

admission@uw.edu.pl

www.admission.uw.edu.pl

tel. (+48) 22 55 24 -043, -048, -075

International Relations Office

iro@uw.edu.pl

www.iro.uw.edu.pl

Office for Student Affairs

bsstud@adm.uw.edu.pl
www.enbss.uw.edu.pl

tel. (+48) 22 55 24 022, -077, -083, 22 55 20 424

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