During your stay in Warsaw, you will hear Poles produce a lot of sh’s and ch’s intertwined with a lot of r’s and other strange-sounding noises, but fret not – we are here to help you grasp what is happening.
To get started, you can join free Polish language courses organised by the University’s Welcome Point especially for international employees.
The courses are held online and follow a trimester system. The registration opens three times a year – in autumn, December, and March – via Kampus, the University’s e-learning platform. Keep an eye on our website www.welcome.uw.edu.pl for updates so you don’t miss the dates, or simply write to us at welcome.event@uw.edu.pl.
If you want to go further, feel invited to join Polonicum UW – the Centre of Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners – and make the most out of your stay in Poland. Courses at Polonicum are free only for students of the University. Employees can apply to the head of the faculty/institute for tokens for learning Polish (co-financed by the faculty).
You can register for courses on the USOSweb.
Apart from language classes at different levels, Polonicum also offers courses in Polish culture and history. Make sure you check what interesting courses they have this year! Hurry up, though, as places are limited.
Learn more about Polonicum on their website.
After all, it always pays off to learn some Polish while living here. As Goethe said: As many languages you know, as many times you are a human being.
