Part of Welcome Point’s activities dedicated to international staff is organised within a programme of the Ministry of Education and Science called “Excellence Initiative – Research University” (IDUB).
The programme gives the University of Warsaw opportunities to raise the level of quality in scientific activity and education and, as a result, to increase the international prestige of the University. Welcome Point coordinates two initiatives under the IDUB programme:
Below you can find every Welcome Point event that was financed from this source:
Social bonding activities
- Become a Pro at Impro – improvisation workshops for UW employees, (November 2024 – January 2025)
- Warsaw guided walk: Exploring the 1920s and 1930s, October 2024
Polish language courses
- Polish Language Course for UW international staff (October – December 2024)
- Polish Language Course for UW international staff (April – June 2024)
- Polish Language Course for UW international staff (January – March 2024)
- Polish Language Course for UW international staff (October – December 2023)
- Polish Language Course for UW international staff (April – June 2023)
- Polish Language Course for UW international staff (January – March 2023)
- Polish Language Course for UW international staff (October – December 2022)
- Polish Language Course for UW international staff (April – June 2022)
- Polish Language Course for UW international staff (January – March 2022)
- Polish Language Course for UW international staff (October – December 2021)
- Intensive Polish Language Course for UW international staff (August 2021)
Welcome Meetings
- Welcome Meeting for new international UW employees (October 2024)
- Welcome Meeting for new international UW employees (January 2024)
- Welcome Meeting for new international UW employees & Campus Walk (October 2023)
Onboarding at UW – workshops and courses
- Introduction to academic culture at UW (November 2024)
- Intercultural communication and cultural adaptation at UW (May 2024)
- Introduction to the USOSweb (November 2023)
- Intercultural communication and cultural adaptation at UW (November 2023)
- Introduction to academic culture at UW (November 2023)
- UW starter kit workshop – online training (November 2022)
- Introduction to the USOSweb – online training (November 2022)
- Introduction to the USOSweb – online training (January 2022)
- Onboarding for international staff – practical training on the structure and culture of the University of Warsaw (November 2021)
Courses on life in Poland
- Tax Consultations for International UW Employees (March/April 2024)
- Polish Personal Income Taxes – online training (February 2024)
- Tax Consultations for International UW Employees (April 2023)
- Polish Personal Income Taxes – online training (March 2023)
- Legalisation of stay in Poland – training for UW Employees (March 2023)
- Polish Personal Income Taxes for International Employees – online course (March 2022)
- Poland and Poles – Cultural Orientation Training (November 2021)