Coaching Workshop for UW Dorm Residents

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Dear Student,
Are you living in a UW dormitory? Finding it hard to settle into shared living? Not sure how to stay yourself in a diverse environment? If any of this sounds familiar, we warmly invite you to join our two-part coaching workshop “From Different Worlds to One Home”, designed especially for UW dormitory residents — including both Polish and international students as well as PhD candidates.

Part 1: Understanding, Accepting, Connecting – A Guide for Diversity
Tuesday, 29 April | 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Part 2: How to Speak and Be Heard in a Tower of Babel – Communication Based on Needs and Understanding
Tuesday, 6 May | 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM

During the workshops, you’ll learn:

  • how to feel confident in any diverse group
  • practical tools for nonviolent communication (NVC)
  • how to set respectful boundaries
  • and much more…

Lunch and coffee breaks are included 🙂

To register, please fill out the form: Registration Form
Application deadline: April 25, 2025 (23:59)
Event details are on web page: https://welcome.uw.edu.pl/coaching-workshops-from-different-worlds-to-one-home/

Pilot round of token registrations in USOSweb!

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Due to the transfer of token registrations from the USOS UL system to the USOSweb service, a pilot round of token registrations will be launched.

From 31 March 2025 at 21:00 until 6 April 2025 at 23:59, the USOSweb service will provide access to registrations for selected general university courses offered year-round and for those held in the winter semester of the 2025/2026 academic year. We strongly encourage you to take part in the pilot registration round and to test the new functionality provided by the USOSweb system! Any comments and technical problems can be reported during the pilot round to the following e-mail address: zetonowe-pomoc@uw.edu.pl. After closing the pilot round, successful registrants will receive additional tokens in the number used during the pilot round.

Transfer of token registrations to USOSweb and closing of the USOS UL service!

From 22 April 2025 all token registrations will be available only in the USOSweb service. The USOS UL service at https://rejestracja.usos.uw.edu.pl/ will be closed. The address of the token registration in the USOSweb service: https://usosweb.uw.edu.pl/.

Master Thesis Training 2025 – Uppsala Universitet

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The BUP is pleased to announce the fourth edition of the Master Thesis Training (MTT). This event is an opportunity for master students to join an interdisciplinary and intercultural environment. Participants will receive supervision from an expert on their thesis, develop connections with students from all around the Baltic Sea Region and become better acquainted with academic perspectives.

The Master Thesis Training will take place on 24-27 March 2025 in Uppsala.

The event will accept participants from BUP participating universities who are studying towards a master’s degree and are working on their thesis during the spring term of 2025. The content of the thesis should be within sustainability science and from a Baltic Sea Region perspective. The Master Thesis Training will be held with a main focus on-site in Uppsala, however, there will also be a limited number of spots for online participants who are not able to attend in person (e.g. priority for online participation will be given to Ukrainian male students who can’t travel).

Previous editions of the Master Thesis Training have been highly rated by those who participated, receiving a rating of 9.2/10 in both 2023 and 2024 with students remarking that the event was helpful for them in improving their thesis. 

The deadline to apply is 26 January 2025.

Read more about the event on the BUP website.

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BioLAB 2025-26 Program Admission

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The Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission invites Master’s and PhD students of life sciences, biophysics and medical fields of study to submit applications for the BioLAB 2025-26 Program. The call for applications lasts until February 1, 2025.

The BioLAB program allows to complete a one-year research internship in a laboratory located in one of four institutions in the US:

  • University of Virginia, Charlottesville
  • University of Chicago, Chicago
  • University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
  • Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City

During the internship, students conduct independent research in laboratories. Results of the research are often published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. In addition, students take an active part in the life of the host institution, participate in seminars, guest lectures and learn about American culture. In some cases, students have the opportunity to use the research results for their Master’s/PhD dissertation at their home university.

Participation in the Program includes:

  • Scholarship in amount of $28,000 – $35,000
  • Full medical insurance 
  • Assistance in obtaining an F-1 or J-1 visa for a stay in the US (the cost of SEVIS number and issuing a visa is covered by the student)
  • Pre-departure orientation conducted by the Fulbright Commission staff and alumni of the program
  • Help during the program offered by the host insitution’s representatives

Student who would like to apply should:

  • Meet the formal requirements for an F-1 or J-1 visa,
  • Study life sciences, biophysics or medical fields of study (biology, pharmacy, biophysics, medicine, etc.),  
  • Hold, at a minimum, a bachelor’s degree (licencjat/inżynier degree if the studies were completed in Poland) and at the time of interview (March 2025) will be a student of a Master’s or PhD degree at a Polish university or research institution and maintain an active student status during the program,
  • Obtained a high GPA (recommended – 4.0 or higher),
  • Demonstrate knowledge of English at the proficiency level (minimum B2).

IMPORTANT: International students must have completed the undergraduate degree (Licencjat or Inżynier) in a Polish university.

The application form and all the necessary information can be found at https://fulbright.edu.pl/biolab-program/