UNIWERSYTET WARSZAWSKI
Acronym: UW
General Information
Identification Code: 968436025929-32
Website: http://en.uw.edu.pl/
Entity Form: Public higher education establishment
Registration Category: Academic institutions
Registration Date: 2/20/2017
Last Update: 4/9/2024
Mission & Interests
Goals: Founded in 1816 the University of Warsaw (UW) is nowadays the largest and according to the various press ranking lists also the finest and leading higher education establishment in Poland.
The university has big potential in terms of science, research and human resources. UW offers studies in several dozen of fields of arts and sciences at 1 and 2 cycle programmes, as well as at the integrated Master programmes, for post-graduate students and PhD students.
The total number of students exceeds 53 thousand. University of Warsaw recognizes doctoral studies as one of its priority activities and it pursues the aim of providing PhD students with the training of high quality and expending its pool of PhD studies programmes offered in English resulting in single or joint doctorates in partnership with European or non-European higher education establishments.
UW employs about 3.5 thousand teaching and research staff being high level experts in many fields.
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Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Digital economy and society
- Education and training
- Research and innovation
Levels of Interest:
- european
- national
- sub-national
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: The University follows the developments concerning the EU research and innovation policies including the consultations concerning the new (9th) Framework Programme in which actively takes part via the UE on-line surveys.
UW is also a member of the 4EU+ Alliance under the European University Initiative (Erasmus+ Programme).
Communication Activities: The University of Warsaw as a “HR Excellence in Research” award holder follows the EU initiatives contributing to the transparent recruitment rules of the researchers and equal working conditions as stated in the European Charter and Code, and makes its best endeavours to assure friendly working conditions to its employees in line with the Charter and Code, and provide professional administrative support for all international projects conducted by its scientific teams.
The most recent databases, including on-line periodicals, are also available now to the entire scholarly community at the University. Following the technological development the use of the Internet resources is growing steadily among the faculty members and students. It is being used, e.g. as an access tool to the modern educational system offering e-learning courses for students at all cycles programmes.
At the European level over 300 European research projects has been implemented so far in the EU Framework Programmes (FP5-H2020) including 19 prestigious ERC grants.
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: FIT FOR FUTURE PLATFORM#E03729#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3729 #MEMBER #B#Industry#SMEs
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Krakowskie Przedmiescie 26/28
Post Code: 00-927
City: Warsaw
Country: POLAND
Phone:
Indic Phone: 48
Phone Number: 225520355
EU Office
Address: Krakowskie Przedmiescie 26/28
Post Code: 00-927
City: Warsaw
Country: POLAND
Phone:
Indic Phone: 48
Phone Number: 225520355
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Total Budget: 0
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 4
Members: 4
Members F T E: 0.4000000059604645
Info Members: Main persons involved in carrying out activities contributing to enhancing the UW's R&I potential via developing common policies within the 4EU+ Alliance under the TRAIN4EU project funded by the H2020 programme.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Organisation Members: 1) European University Association (EUA): http://www.eua.be/
2) UNICA - Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe: http://www.unica-network.eu/
3) The Conseil Européen pour les Langues / European Language Council: http://www.celelc.org/index.html
4) The European Association of ERASMUS Coordinators (EAEC): http://www.eaecnet.com/
5) The Magna Charta Observatory: http://www.magna-charta.org/magna-charta-observatory
6) The Baltic Sea Region University Network (BSRUN): http://bsrun.org/
7) 4EU+ University Alliance Association: https://4euplus.eu/4EU-1.html
Current Job Opportunities
Lead - Digital economy and society
UNIWERSYTET WARSZAWSKI
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Posted: 9/23/2025
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Posted: 8/21/2025