• Welcome Point
  • Legalisation of stay
  • Solidarity with Ukraine – Солідарні з Україною
    • General information
    • University support
    • How can I help?
  • The University of Warsaw
  • Academic calendar 2022/2023
  • Tuition fees
  • Mentor programme
  • Be our Ambassador
  • Activities financed by Integrated Development Programme
  • 4EU+ Alliance
  • 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 / UW Dorms
      • 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
      • USOS / Token registration for courses
    • 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
        • Registration of residence – 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 2021/2022
      • Visiting Professors – ZIP 2020/2021
      • Visiting Professors – ZIP 2019/2020
    • About UW in general
    • Legalisation of stay
      • Legalisation of stay – non-EU/EFTA nationals
      • Registration of residence – EU/EFTA nationals
    • Accommodation
    • Health & insurance
    • Bank account
    • Trusted Profile (Profil Zaufany)
    • Working and taxes in Poland
    • For a good start
    • First virtual steps in University of Warsaw
    • 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
    • Volunteer support programme
  • FAQ
  • Welcome events for UW employees
    • UW starter kit workshop
    • Introduction to the USOSweb – online training for international employees
    • Main Campus Tour for Employees
    • Library training for UW international staff
  • Welcome Month
    • Welcome Point’s Pavilion open for its 6th season!
    • Onboarding to the UW: the ultimate UW STARTER KIT
    • Library Training
    • Cultural Orientation in Poland – workshops
    • Welcome Point’s Birthday
    • Campus Orientation – guided walks at the UW Main Campus
    • Student’s Rights and Obligations – meeting with Students’ Union of UW
    • Welcome Day – sign up now!
  • Before you arrive
    • Long-term students
      • Educational Offer
      • Terms of study
      • SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
        • SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW
        • Scholarships delivered by the government of Poland
        • VISEGRAD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
      • Admissions
      • Tuition fees
      • Academic calendar
    • Short-term students
      • How to apply?
      • Mentor programme
      • Learning Agreement
    • Prepare your stay
      • Visas / residence permit
      • Health & Insurance
      • Accommodation / UW Dorms
      • 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
      • USOS / Token registration for courses
    • 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
        • Registration of residence – 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
    • For a good start
      • Work regulations & help
      • University E-mail & E-services
      • University Library
      • Academic Career
      • Intellectual Property
    • Visiting Lecturer Grants
      • General information
      • How to apply?
      • Rules of the project
      • Visiting Professors – ZIP 2020/2021
    • Legalisation of stay
      • Registration of residence – EU/EFTA nationals
      • Legalisation of stay – non-EU/EFTA nationals
    • About UW in general
    • Accommodation
    • Health & insurance
    • Bank account
    • Trusted Profile (Profil Zaufany)
    • Working and taxes in Poland
    • 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
    • Volunteer support programme
  • FAQ
  • Before you arrive
    • Long-term students
      • Educational Offer
      • Terms of study
      • SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
        • SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW
        • Scholarships delivered by the government of Poland
        • VISEGRAD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
      • Admissions
      • Tuition fees
      • Academic calendar
    • Short-term students
      • How to apply?
      • Mentor programme
      • Learning Agreement
    • Prepare your stay
      • Visas / residence permit
      • Health & Insurance
      • Accommodation / UW Dorms
      • 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
      • USOS / Token registration for courses
    • 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
        • Registration of residence – 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
    • For a good start
      • Work regulations & help
      • University E-mail & E-services
      • University Library
      • Academic Career
      • Intellectual Property
    • Visiting Lecturer Grants
      • General information
      • How to apply?
      • Rules of the project
      • Visiting Professors – ZIP 2020/2021
    • Legalisation of stay
      • Registration of residence – EU/EFTA nationals
      • Legalisation of stay – non-EU/EFTA nationals
    • About UW in general
    • Accommodation
    • Health & insurance
    • Bank account
    • Trusted Profile (Profil Zaufany)
    • Working and taxes in Poland
    • 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
    • Volunteer support programme
  • FAQ
  • Welcome Point
  • Legalisation of stay
  • Solidarity with Ukraine – Солідарні з Україною
    • General information
    • University support
    • How can I help?
    • Загальна інформація
    • Підтримка університету
    • Чим я можу допомогти?
  • Welcome events for UW employees
    • UW starter kit workshop
    • Introduction to the USOSweb – online training for international employees
    • Main Campus Tour for Employees
    • Library training for UW international staff
  • The University of Warsaw
  • Academic calendar
  • Tuition fees
  • Mentor programme
  • Be our Ambassador
  • Activities financed by Integrated Development Programme
  • Activities financed by the Excellence Initiative – Research University (IDUB) programme
  • 4EU+ Alliance
  • COVID-19
  • Scholarships and support for students and researchers from Belarus
  • Brochures to download
  • Welcome Month
    • Welcome Point’s Pavilion open for its 6th season!
    • Cultural Orientation in Poland – workshops
    • Onboarding to the UW: the ultimate UW STARTER KIT
    • Library Training
    • Welcome Point’s Birthday
    • Campus Orientation – guided walks at the UW Main Campus
    • Student’s Rights and Obligations – meeting with Students’ Union of UW
    • Welcome Day – sign up now!

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!

Welcome Point

 

welcome@uw.edu.pl

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MAIN CAMPUS

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Mon – Fri      9 am – 4:30 pm

 

Katarzyna Basisty, MA

Coordinator of the Welcome Point

k.basisty@adm.uw.edu.pl

tel. (+48) 22 55 24 080

 

Ewa Górecka, MA

Team Member

ewa.gorecka@uw.edu.pl

tel. (+48) 22 55 24 103

 

Elvira Khasanova, BA

Team Member

elvira.khasanova@uw.edu.pl

tel. (+48) 22 55 24 125

 

Liudmila Sokolova, PhD

Team Member (on leave)

l.sokolova@uw.edu.pl

tel. (+48) 22 55 24 125

 

 

 

OCHOTA CAMPUS

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Mon – Fri      9 am – 4:30 pm

 

 

Olga Mędrzejewska, MA

Team Member

olga.medrzejewska@adm.uw.edu.pl

tel. (+48) 22 55 24 118

 

Małgorzata Ziemba

Team Member

mj.ziemba@uw.edu.pl

tel. (+48) 22 55 24 119

 

Ewelina Radzewicz, MA

Team Member (on leave)

ewelina.radzewicz@adm.uw.edu.pl

tel. (+48) 22 55 24 119

 

 

 

FACULTY OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES

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Mon              9 am – 6 pm

Tue – Thu    9 am – 4 pm

Fri                 9 am – 2 pm

 

Maria Bartakhanova, PhD

Team Member

welcomepoint@wne.uw.edu.pl

tel. (+48) 22 55 49 117

 

 

SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE

 

Ołeksij Andrijewski, BA

Team Member

o.andrijewski@uw.edu.pl

 

FACULTY OF MODERN LANGUAGES

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Mon – Fri      9 am – 4:30 pm

 

Daryna Oderii, MA

Team Member

d.oderii@uw.edu.pl

 

Mykhailo Dashchenko

Team Member

m.dashchenko@uw.edu.pl

 

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 of Academic and Student Affairs

bok@uw.edu.pl
www.bok.uw.edu.pl

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

Student Welfare and Support Office

bpm@uw.edu.pl

www.bpm.uw.edu.pl

List of faculties and other academic units

Faculties

Academic units

As for short-time students, our University is mostly visited by students from Spain, Germany, Italy, France and Turkey.

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