We invite candidates for second-cycle studies in the field of Sustainable Development.
Enrollment for studies in the IRK system is valid until September 11, 2023

Dear Candidates,

You are kindly invited to an informational meeting on the Inter-Faculty Studies on Environmental Protection (MSOS) and the Sustainable Development Studies (SD).

The meeting will be held online on September 5, 2023:

– at 13:00 for those accepted or interested in recruiting for the Sustainable Development Studies;

– at 15:00 for those accepted or interested in recruiting for the Inter-Faculty Studies in Environmental Protection.

At the meeting, the UCBS team will present the studies and answer questions from participants.  The meeting will be attended by:

– UCBS Director, Dr. Mariola Zalewska,

– UCBS Director of Teaching and Learning, Dr. Aleksander Jakubowski,

– Head of MSOS Studies, Dr. Alicja Bobrowska,

– Head of SD Studies, Dr. Anna Batorczak.

We kindly ask you to notify your participating in the meeting by September 4, 2023 by sending an email at ucbs.studencki@uw.edu.pl. A link to the meeting will be provided in the reply to your email.

The sooner you submit your questions, the better we will be able to prepare answers. Therefore, to ensure the efficiency of the meeting, please send your questions to ucbs.studencki@uw.edu.pl by August 31, 2023.

See you soon,

UCBS Team

We would like to thank all candidates for their great interest and participation in the recruitment for studies

I degree in the field of Inter-faculty Studies in Environmental Protection

II degree in the field of Inter-faculty Studies in Environmental Protection

II degree in the field of Sustainable Development

We invite candidates qualified for studies to submit the required documents to the UCBS Student Affairs Office, Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury st. 93, 2nd floor, room 2005.

The list of required documents is at: https://rekrutacja.uw.edu.pl/en/required-documents/

Submission of documents takes place on July 21-25, 2023 from 10:00 to 15:00 – for MSOŚ field of studies.

Submission of documents takes place on July 20-24, 2023 from 10:00 to 15:00 – for SD field of study.

DLGS is a joint interdisciplinary facility of the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) and the Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) in Germany and hosts around 12 PhD candidates working on different topics under the bigger umbrella of sustainability science. The candidates are offered scholarships to conduct their PhD research at different faculties of TUD and supervised by Professors at School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
The current call highlights the significant influence of societal digitization on future spatial development. As data and digital capacity continue to grow, digital applications are rapidly permeating all aspects of life, fundamentally changing public opinion-making, political decision-making, and the patterns of land use and settlement. To facilitate a sustainable transformation of neighborhoods, cities, and regions, it is crucial to explore the emerging interactions between spatial developments and digitally enhanced spatial awareness, perceptions, understandings, and decision-making processes. Against this backdrop, DLGS is seeking innovative research proposals that engage with novel forms of spatial intelligence. The proposals should focus on transformative changes in governance and planning, location and mobility, or sustainability assessment.

Candidates with a Master’s degree in disciplines such as geography, urban planning, environmental sciences, engineering, humanities, and more, are invited to apply.
Selected candidates will receive a full-time scholarship for a duration of 3 years, with the possibility of extension. The DLGS scholarship includes a monthly stipend of 1465 €, along with travel and research activity expenses. Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches are strongly encouraged. The application process in the first step, invites a two page short proposal as an expression of interest. The deadline is August 10th, 2023.

For further information or inquiries, please contact the DLGS directly dlgs@ioer.de or visit the website at

 DLGS is a joint interdisciplinary facility of the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) and the Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) in Germany and hosts around 12 PhD candidates working on different topics under the bigger umbrella of sustainability science. The candidates are offered scholarships to conduct their PhD research at different faculties of TUD and supervised by Professors at School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
The current call highlights the significant influence of societal digitization on future spatial development. As data and digital capacity continue to grow, digital applications are rapidly permeating all aspects of life, fundamentally changing public opinion-making, political decision-making, and the patterns of land use and settlement. To facilitate a sustainable transformation of neighborhoods, cities, and regions, it is crucial to explore the emerging interactions between spatial developments and digitally enhanced spatial awareness, perceptions, understandings, and decision-making processes. Against this backdrop, DLGS is seeking innovative research proposals that engage with novel forms of spatial intelligence. The proposals should focus on transformative changes in governance and planning, location and mobility, or sustainability assessment.

Candidates with a Master’s degree in disciplines such as geography, urban planning, environmental sciences, engineering, humanities, and more, are invited to apply.
Selected candidates will receive a full-time scholarship for a duration of 3 years, with the possibility of extension. The DLGS scholarship includes a monthly stipend of 1465 €, along with travel and research activity expenses. Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches are strongly encouraged. The application process in the first step, invites a two page short proposal as an expression of interest. The deadline is August 10th, 2023.

For further information or inquiries, please contact the DLGS directly dlgs@ioer.de or visit the website at www.dlgs-dresden.de

The graduation ceremony of graduates of the University Center for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development was held on July 14, 2023.
Congratulations to the promoted students were delivered by UCBS Director of Education PhD. Alexander Jakubowski. He expressed his conviction that UCBS graduates will use the knowledge, skills and energy they have gained to ensure a better future for our planet. The congratulatory letters were handed out by the host of the event, Dean of the Faculty of Management at UW, Prof. Grzegorz Karasiewicz, PhD. Graduated students were accompanied at the ceremony by the head of the MSOŚ studies, PhD. Alicja Bobrowska, and the head of the SD studies, PhD. Anna Batorczak, as well as a representative of the student government, Katarzyna Olesiuk.

The list of graduated students:

1. Maria Brozdowicz
2. Emilia Rogowska
3. Katarzyna Witkowska
4. Łukasz Witul
5. Daria Wojciechowska
6. Paulina Klosiewicz
7. MD Abid Hasan
8. Beryl Okal

After the master’s and bachelor’s promotion ceremony, its participants went to refreshments in the gardens of the Faculty of Management.

The UCBS team wishes all graduates much success and satisfaction!

The University of Warsaw is offering a free 40-hour Intensive Polish Language Course

This course aims to ease the language barrier and prepare international students for living, studying, working, and enjoying themselves in Poland. Participants of the course will learn the fundamentals of Polish language and culture, including how to:

• find their way around the University of Warsaw,
•  buy a ticket, order a coffee or lunch,
• and deal with everyday situations by learning phrases that are necessary for social interaction.

This is a perfect opportunity to meet and connect with other students from all over the world before the start of the new academic year.

In this course, intended for students of last 4 semesters at the University of Warsaw, we offer:

• free participation
• 40 hours of Polish language at basic level (A0 and A1)
• professional and passionate teaching team
• great atmosphere in international environment

When?

18-28 September 2023
Monday – Friday, 9 am  – 1pm

Where?

The Main Campus of the University of Warsaw, 26/28 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street.(może się zmienić)

 Who can apply?

• 2nd and 3rd year students of 1st cycle (Bachelor’s degree)
• 4th and 5th year students of long-cycle studies (Master’s degree)
• Students of second cycle studies

Registration will start on 7th of July at 12 pm in the Online Recruitment system (IRK): https://irk.uw.edu.pl/en-gb/offer/KURSY2023/programme/Polish_Course/

Registration dates:
first round : 7^th of July 12:00  – 30^th  of July 2023, 23:59
second round: 7^th of August 12:00 – 18^th of August 2023 23:59
third round: 25^th   12:00 – 31^st  of August 2023 23:59  (third round will be open in case of non-exhaustion of the limit of slots in the previous rounds)

For more details please contact Welcome Point: welcome.event@uw.edu.pl

The last classes of the second year of the Sustainable Development in the Research Study subject for the 2022/2023 academic year are behind us.

To the students and soon-to-be graduates of SD, we wish you good luck in your exams, a great summer vacation and further success!

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Summer School in Social Sciences

Central and Eastern Europe in Comparative Perspective: Assessing Social and Political Change 2023
Organized by the Office of International Affairs at The Ohio State University (OSU), the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology and the Graduate School for Social Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), and the University of Warsaw (UW)
Administration of the Summer School is by Cross-National Studies: Interdisciplinary Research and Training Program (CONSIRT)

Call for Applications to Participate in the Summer School

The Ohio State Summer School in Social Sciences in Warsaw, now in its eighth year, is an intensive training program offered at the Polish Academy of Sciences. This English-language course is designed to teach students how to employ quantitative methods in social sciences to get an in-depth understanding of social and political change in Central and Eastern Europe. Relying on the Polish Panel Survey (POLPAN), students will learn how to apply basic concepts in statistics to substantive problems of the post-communist transformation in Poland using the Statistical Package R. Upon successful completion of the course, students will know:

– How to use R for data analysis;
– How to describe variables (distribution shapes, central tendencies, range and dispersions of single
variable);
– How to assess relationships between variables (cross-tabulation, correlation, linear regression, comparisons of summary statistics across groups);
– How to interpret research findings (samples and populations, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, understanding “statistical significance”).

Students will engage in classroom instruction at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology PAN, 72 Nowy Swiat, starting June 1 and ending July 5, 2023. The number of participants enrolled in the Summer School is regulated to keep class size small, allowing for plenty of individual attention. The OSU Summer School organizers are offering up to five grants for students of the University of Warsaw to participate in the training component of the program, without any costs to the student.

Eligibility
To be eligible, UW students must meet all of the following criteria:
(a) They should be enrolled in a UW undergraduate or MA program in the Social Sciences (sociology,
political science, international studies, economics, psychology, communications);
(b) They should have a decent command of English, written and spoken;
(c) They should have completed a course in research methodology for the social sciences (however,
knowledge of statistics is not required).

Application
To apply for the Ohio State Summer School in Social Sciences in Warsaw, interested students need to
submit:
1. Personal Information Sheet containing a) Full Name, b) Major and Year of Study, c) Title of course in research methodology that they have taken and full name of professor who taught it, and d) contact information including email and phone number.
2. Essay Application, consisting of answers to the following two questions:
A. How will your participation in the Study Abroad Program in Poland contribute to the furthering of your academic achievements? (The answer should not exceed one page, single spaced);
B. What are your career plans following graduation from university? (The answer should not exceed half a page, single spaced).
The deadline for submitting the complete application is May 17 2023. All materials need to be

submitted electronically (12-point Times New Roman font, and 1 inch margins) to Dr. Irina Tomescu- Dubrow, Co-Director of the Summer School, at tomescu.1@osu.edu

All applications will be reviewed by faculty of CONSIRT. The decisions about acceptance at the OSU Summer School will be communicated via email by May 24, 2023.
For any questions please contact Dr. Irina Tomescu-Dubrow. For more information about the Summer School, please visit the website: warsawsummerschool.wordpress.com