Present your culture and co-create Cultural HotSpot UW!

The Biggest Multicultural Event at the University of Warsaw is Back!

The Volunteer Centre of the University of Warsaw, the Students’ Union of the University of Warsaw, Welcome Point and the Faculty of Oriental Studies would like to invite you to co-create the 4th edition of a very special event: MIASTECZKO NA STYKU KULTUR – CULTURAL HOTSPOT UW. The biggest multicultural event at our University and a great opportunity to bring different cultures together!

Cultural HotSpot will take place on 17th MAY (Friday) on UW’s main campus (26/28 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street).

If you want to present your country, teach us about its language and customs, the stage is yours! The way you want to show your culture is entirely up to you, all creative ideas are most welcome!

What do we expect from you?

  • To have an idea about what you would like to present. Don’t worry, the coordinators of the event will provide space for cultural stands and can help you with some of the supplies. What you need is enthusiasm and commitment – we are looking for people who want to be a part of a big, vibrant international community 🙂

  • To take part in the organisational meeting with the Cultural HotSpot Coordinators from the Volunteer Centre (VC). During the meeting at the VC (Dobra 56/66, University of Warsaw Library Building – BUW), you will be able to consult your ideas for the stand, obtain practical information about the event and ask any burning questions. The meeting will take place on 25th and 26th March at 5pm (you can choose one date)

  • To participate in a multicultural workshop on 23rd April (Tuesday) OR 24th April (Wednesday) OR 25th April (Thursday) from 5 to 7 pm during which you will meet other volunteers creating the Cultural HotSpot community. You can choose which date suits you best.

  • To be available on 17th May (from late morning till afternoon – the exact hours to be announced soon).

Please note that the Cultural HotSpot UW is primarily an university event during which we create a community of engaged students, PhD candidates and employees, thus both – the meeting with the Coordinators AND participation in the workshop are OBLIGATORY if you want to participate in the event.

If you are interested, first please FILL IN THIS VOLUNTEER FORM (check the box “Organising Miasteczko na Styku Kultur – Cultural HotSpot UW”).

If you have already filled in the form and participated in previous initiatives at the Volunteer Centre, please send an email to wolontariat@uw.edu.pl with the information that you want to take part in this event.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 22nd March (Friday) at noon! We accept only individual applications, one email – one person. If you are a group, each person should send a separate application.

Please note:

  • The number of participants presenting one culture is limited – 5 persons for one stand, so do not wait with your application until the last moment!

  • The event capacity is also limited, in case there are more cultures than space, priority is given to cultures that were not presented in the previous two editions of the Cultural HotSpot UW.

All students who will join the event and present their home culture will receive a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW VOLUNTEER CERTIFICATE and a GIFT PACK.

If you’re still hesitant, SEE what the Cultural HotSpot looked like last year!

We hope to create a Miasteczko na Styku Kultur – Cultural HotSpot 2024 with you this year!

New information on the organisation of excavation exercises in the academic year 2023/2024

Dear Students,

As a result of extensive consultations between the Dean’s group and the staff and students of the Faculty of Archaeology, the following modifications to the rules for the organisation of excavation exercises in the academic year 2023/2024 have been adopted:

Continue reading “New information on the organisation of excavation exercises in the academic year 2023/2024”

Days free from classes 18th-22nd of March

Dear students, in connection with the 5th Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Archaeology UW, “The Past Has a Future!/ The Past Has a Future!” I declare 18.-22. March days are free from classes conducted at the Faculty of Archaeology UW (note! This does not apply to classes conducted outside the Faculty, such as OGUN, lectures, and PE). The first two days of the conference will be held in the halls of the Faculty of Archaeology UW, and traditionally, students are cordially invited to listen to the presentations.

Best regards,
Elżbieta Jaskulska
Vice-Dean for Student Affairs, Faculty of Archaeology, UW

Rules of field training – 1st year students

Dear Students,

We would like to remind you that according to the decision of the Vice-Dean for Student Affairs Dr. Elżbieta Jaskulska, during the BA first year (from the academic year 2023/24), students are not allowed to participate in field training abroad (outside Poland) and during the first two weeks of the summer session. In September, students can participate in field training when they do not have a repeat examination.

Excavations in Novae and in Schwarzenacker

Dear Students! I have a pleasure to invite to the meeting about excavation practice in Novae (Roman legionary fortress and late Roman town on the Danube) and about Schwarzenacker (civil site in the Roman province Gallia Belgica). The meeting will take place on Friday 15th March at 1.15 p.m. in room 2.09. Agnieszka Tomas

„Career Planning”

Dear International Students,

We encourage you to participate in Welcome Point’s workshop:
„Career Planning” on Thursday, 21st March, 09.30 am – 4.30
pm.
Prior registrationhttps://forms.gle/MrxT9N9K5qWMWRnE6

This workshop is:
-provided in English
-free of charge
-includes a coffee and a lunch break
More details are available on the website: https://welcome.uw.edu.pl/workshop-career-planning/

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at welcome.event@uw.edu.pl

Kind regards,
Heybat Naghiyev

temporary cancellation of classes

Dear Students,

I would like to informu you that Prof. A. Mueller-Bieniek cancels her tomorrow workshop “Archaeobotanical workshop” (2800-AFABOT and 2800-AKABOT) (Wednesday, 28th of  February) .

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Prof. K. Lewartowski cancels his lecure 2800-ABGRE-B “Archeology of Greece – (course III)”  next Monday (4th of March).

cancellation of classes

Dear Students,

I would like to inform you that today’s classes, led by Prof. M.Kacznowicz (Archaeology of Egypt and Nubia), have been canceled due to the lecturer’s sickness.

Dean’s Office

„The Power of Public Speaking” workshop

Dear International Students,

We encourage you to participate in Welcome Point’s workshop:
„The Power of Public Speaking” on Thursday, 7th March, 10.00 am – 5.00
pm.

Prior registrationhttps://forms.gle/tWnJWYqe41LxrSBc7

This workshop is:

-provided in English
-free of charge
-includes a coffee and a lunch break

More details are available on the website: Workshop: The Power of Public Speaking – Welcome Point (uw.edu.pl)
If you have any questions, please contact us at welcome.event@uw.edu.pl

Kind regards,
Heybat Naghiyev

Welcome Point
Education Support Centre
University of Warsaw

Main Campus: Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, 00-927 Warsaw

Ochota Campus: Banacha 2C, 02-097 Warsaw
Faculty of Economic Sciences: Długa 44/50, 00-241 Warsaw

e-mail: welcome@uw.edu.pl

Invitation to the seminar ABC of European Heritage. Archaeology of the Byzantine Commonwealth.

At the request of the organisers, we are sending an invitation to participate in an online seminar entitled ABC of European Heritage. Archaeology of the Byzantine Commonwealth.

The invitation is addressed to both staff and students of WA UW.

The aim of this initiative is to popularise the study of Byzantium and its heritage in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. It is made possible with funding from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. (Project Ex Oriente Lux – modernisation and internationalisation of heritage studies in eastern Poland; Science for Society programme no. NdS/543907/2021/2022).

Below are some organisational details:

1). only a seminar is organised, no publication is planned;

2). we are using the zoom platform;

3). of course, students from any country can register;

4). the meeting will be held in an online format. The lecture – 45 minutes – will be translated simultaneously into Polish and Ukrainian;

5). Power Point presentations (e.g. captions to figures) will be prepared in English;

6). three blocks of lectures will be organised (approx. 9:00 – approx. 15:00)

a). 26.-29.02.2024

b). 13.-16.05.2024

c). 10.-13.06.2024

7). The term Byzantine Commonwealth refers to Orthodox areas in the Middle Ages from Sudan to Novgorod and from Sicily to Armenia.

The entire seminar will be available in Polish. It will be translated by A. Jakimowicz translation service.

Those interested may contact Dr. Marcin Woloszyn.

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)