In relation to the Rector’s statement regulating the functioning of UW, due to the state of epidemic emergency in Poland, from 16th of March 2020 the Welcome Point office will be closed, until further notice.

Most of the University administration, including us, is working remotely. Please contact us via email: welcome@uw.edu.pl.

The situation is dynamic, decisions are made on a regular basis, according to the changing situation. It is recommended to follow UW and units websites.

We would like to inform you that in connection with preventing COVID-19 spread among the UW community, the Rector of the University of Warsaw:

We are inviting candidates to work as Welcome Point team member (knowledge of Polish language is required).

Basic protection against the novel coronavirus causing the COVID-19 disease from the website of the Polish Ministry of Health.

800 190 590 – National Health Fund helpline number for dealing with suspected coronavirus infection (also in English).

In light of the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) we would like to kindly ask the University of Warsaw community members and our visitors to monitor the situation especially in case of recent or planned journey to China or Italy.

On Saturday, February 29 in the Department for Foreigners of the Mazowieckie Voivodship Office in Warsaw, an ‘Info Saturday’ will take place between 10:00 and 15:00.

Volunteer Centre at the UW would like to invite you to weekly language meetings:

UPDATE (16th of March 2020) From 16th of March, the Department for Foreigners suspends customer service and receipt of applications for temporary residence permit due to coronavirus spread. This means that also ACADEMIC SATURDAY will be moved to another date. Information on the new date of the ACADEMIC SATURDAY event will be published on the

  We would like to remind you about the ongoing recruitment for Ignacy Łukasiewicz Scholarship Programme and Stefan Banach Scholarship Programme for international students. These scholarships are granted by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) – newly set up institution to coordinate state activities driving the process of internationalization of Polish academic and