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ZAJONC INSTITUTE FOR www.iss.uw.edu.pl COMPASS „Our university is inseparably linked with Warsaw; this is evident even in its very name. tution of higher education to be established in Warsaw, it has always taken part in shaping the city’s elites and, since the moment of its inception almost 200 years ago, its fortunes have run parallel to those of the ector niversity of Warsaw Professor Marcin Pałys AT KRA leading to the campus from Krakowskie Przedmieście is one of the niversity’s chief symbols. niversity coat of arms was placed on it in ctober 1916, that is five years after it was constructed; it is a crowned eagle surrounded with five stars, which symbolise the first five faculties of the sity: those of the aw and dministration, Medicine, Philosophy, heology, and he gate’s niches hold statues of thena and rania, the first holding a helmet, the other a globe. hus, entering the Warniversity campus enclosure, we find ourselves under the protection of goddesses of wisdom and knowledge about the universe. ibrary was built in 1894. t was extremely modern for its time: the library was able to hold 750,000 volumes, and the large storage space resembled a huge steel grille. he venerable building was emptied in 1999, when the new Main ibrary opened at Powiśle. Subsequently it was thoroughly rebuilt; in effect, the building now merges architectural modernity with tradition. Currently it contains lecture rooms. ragments of the impressive steel construction are still visible in the former storage space of the ibrary. n interesting fact is that during the Second World War Czesław Miłosz, the future obel Prize lauibrary as a janitor. niversity’s oldest building, the Kazimierzowski Palace was constructed before 1643. Standing at the edge of the slope running down towards the Vistula, it was initially the summer residence of the kings of Poland: Władysław V, Jan Kazimierz, who gave the palace its name, and Jan Sobieski. n the 18th century, King Stanisław ugustus Poniatowski put the entire property to a completely different use: instead of being a residence, the palace became headquarters of the oble’s School, an academy for young gentlemen. he building was handed he palace was bombed and burnt out in the Second World War. ebuilding works were concluded in 1954; the architect modelled the restoration on design drawings dating from ca. 1820. oday, it is the headquarters of niversity authorities. t also contains two large rooms, where the niversity celebrations are held: the impressive late-baroque oom and the uditorium Maximum dates from the inter-war period. he Second World War left it in ruins, and its main lecture hall was used as stables. t was rebuilt in the 1950s. our beautiful onic columns at the main entrance porch give it a neoclassical feel. he building contains offices and the niversity’s largest lecture hall, which has the seating capacity of nearly 1200. E WARniversity of Warsaw is not only the pride of the capital: some of its centres are located outside the city, in the atra Mountains and on the Baltic coast, as well as abroad. hey are mainly research centres, but also serve the university staff, students and guests as places in which to study or reniversity’s seaside resort hotel is located in Łukęcin. Pilchy, rwitałt and Sajzy are field research stations. o the south, there is the geographic research centre in Murzynowo, whereas to the east – the primordial forest of Białowieża, the last patch of well-preserved natural forest to be found on the strowik, the niversity’s astronomers measure the brightness of stars. eologists conduct their research a few hundred kilometres away, at Chęciny; in the new centre, which is being built in a disused quarry, it will be possible to examine the oldest surface rocks in Poland. Construction of a new archaeological research centre at Chroberz is scheduled to begin soon. akopane, in turn, is home to creative work cen niversity’s research centres are located abroad.gypt’s past, the university field research station in Cairo, has been in operation since t also serves as a logistic centre, since archaeologists going to sites in Sudan and Syria depart from W are located gypt, but also in other parts of the world, in Peru, cuador, Bolivia, Montenegro, ran n the recent years, among the many niversity’s archaeologists have been the discoveries of Maucallacta, a village of owa Cerkiew, undisturbed tombs in Peru, and Sudanese amphorae in swan, as well as conservation works on the emple of ur astronomers watch the skies not only above Poland; several times a year they go to Chile, where they work as Campanas observatory. t is located in the tacama Desert, which is considered to be one of the best places in the world for observing the sky. rvatory has one of the largest Polish telescopes. W researchers have so far discovered some thirty extrasolar planets and hundreds of thousands previously unknown T-EE IN WAR cording to tourists, the loveliest area of Warsaw. t includes oyal Castle, the othic and enaissance churches and charming town hoazed to the ground during the Second World War, it was meticulously reconstructed ’s World he Łazienki Park (oyal Baths Park) a picturesque garden surrounding interesting historic architecture. ounded in the 17th century, in the following century it was the summer residence of King Stanisław ugustus Poniatowski, to whom the park owes its unique character. he king’s ideas were carried out by outstanding architects: Dominik Merlini, Jan Chrystian Kamsetzer and Jakub Kubicki. Visitors to the park can see the Palace on the Water, the Myślewicki Palace, rangery, the mphitheatre and the fficer Cadet he Park is located in the vicinity of the niversity of Warsaw Botanic arden along the beautiful street of leje he Wilanów Palace Museum a place and park complex with the Baroque royal palace at Wilanów, originally built in the late 17th century for King Jan Sobieski and Queen Maria Kazimiera and later extended by the subsequent owners. he palace’s architecture is a unique combination of an style with the architectural tradition of ld Poland. ne of the first Polish museums opened in a section of the palace in 1805, established by the then-owner of the Wilanów estate Stanisław Kostka Potocki. 200th anniversaryniversity’s inception will be rts, Warsaw Medical rederic niversity’s round anniversary will be celebrated by the entire city.niversity of Warsaw was established in , at what was a difficult time in Poland. he country had lost its independence shortly before, its lands partitioned by the apoleon and the Congress of Vienna, Warussia and so the inception of an . When this was finally obtained, a city of a hundred thousand inhabitants that Warsaw was then could boast of a universi and hroughout the 19th century the history of the university reflected the history of Poland. When uprisings against the niversity got closed (in 1831 ussification of Poland, from ussian was the language of instruction at Polish was introduced as the language of instruction during irst World War. Poland regained its independence, and t was lma Mater became the largest in the country.fter the outbreak of the Second World War the niversity was et despite the enormous war losses it was back in fter the difficult period of the communist NATIONAL niversity cooperates with over 1,150 foreign partnersContacts with universities in ussia and in the sian countries, ndia and China, are developing particularly dynamically.W is a member of the leading uropean associations promoting higher education, including the sociation (EUA) and the etwork of the niversities from the Capitals of urope (niversity belongs to over 90 international scholarly organisations and associations, as is Several of the niversity’s scholars are laureates of the prestiesearch Council grants. Since 2007, seven projects conducted at the niversity of Warsaw, focusing on various branches of science from physics and astronomy to sociology, were granted additional financing by the or many years, the niversity of Warsaw has been considered the most effective of all Polish universities in making use of the opportunities offered by Poland’s membership in the uropean very year, it collaborates in over 70 research projects niversity’s achievements due to its participation in uropean programmes such as rasmus or rasmus Mundus are also appreciated. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the rasmus programme, the oundation for the Development of the ducation System, which coordinates the programme in Poland, granted awards to outstanding Polish institutions of higher education. W came �rst with regard to the number of employees and students niversity.he percentage of foreign students at the niveristy of Warsaw has risen three times in the last decade: in 2003 they constituted only 1% of students, whereas today the student body includes 3% of foreigners. his is a satisfactory percentage in comparison with other universities, where the average share of foreign students is about 1%. krainians, Belarusians, ithuanians and ussians constitute the largest group of students opting for a full course of study at the niversity of Warsaw. Many students come also from raq, China, Vietnam, ermany, Kazakhstan, Sweden, bout 1,500 foreigners are now completing a full course of study at the niversity of Warsaw. More than as much again are coming for a temporary course, for instance as part of the smus and rasmus Mundus programmes. niversity of Warsaw very actively participates in both those programmes.n 2013, from among the over 3,000 uropean and non-an institutions of higher education the Directorate-eneral for ducation and Culture of the uropean Commission selected a hundred that are particularly effective in organising student niversity of Warsaw came 7th on this list with regard to the number of students going away fro exchanges. Polish students usually select Spain, ermany, taly, rance, reat Britain and Portugal. Poland, in turn, is popular among rench and urkish students. n the recent years, the rasmus exchange program included over 11,000 students of the Warsaw niversity. ibrary building is located not far from the historic Main Campus, at 56/66 Dobra Street, close to the Vistula bank. Since its opening in 1999 it has been one of the greatest architectural and tourist attractions of Warsaw.he combined collections of the ibrary and the forty-seven other faculty libraries hold over 5.7 million volumes. he ibrary (BW) has 3,500 visitors per day, which amounts to over a million per year. t is also a venue for exhibitions and other ibrary was visited by many distinguished guests, including Pope John Paul S President eorge W. Bush. …IN A GARibrary roof garden opened in 2002. With the area of 1 hectare, it is one of the largest roof gardens in he panorama of the city seen from there is breathtaking; it is also ibrary. But the ibrary garden is not the only place for the students and staff to relax among lush greenery. he spectacularly beautiful W Botanic arden is located at 4 leje stablished in 1818 by the distinguished botanist Michał Szubert, it is one of the oldest institutions of this type in Poland. t covers 5.16 hectares and its collection includes 5,000 species and varieties of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants. he Botanic arden is open from pril to ctober; guided tours of the glass-houses are available in the winter.reenery at the historic Main Campus at 26/28 Krakowskie Przedmieście is just as beautiful. hundred species of trees, IN WARn Poland, students have a choice of about 400 institutions of higher education. Warsaw, with its 15 public and about 40 non-public academic institutions, is Poland’s largest academic centre. Some 250,000 people, that is 15% of all Polish students, are studying here every year. 1/5 of them elects to niversity of Warsaw.niversity’s influence on the capital city and the region of Mazovia does not end with education. t is also an important cultural centre, it popularises knowledge and fulfils a social niversity cooperates with the city’s key institutions, such as the ational Museum, the ational Centre for Culture or Copernicus Science Centre. Mutual agreements bind it with other Warsaw academies and with the local government organs.very year, the niversity co-organized the during which the teachers and students explain fascinating aspects of science to children and young people. sity is also host to many cultural events, lectures and conferences, which are open not only to students or scholars, but to everyone who is interested. OY WARPoland’s capital city boasts over a hundred of museums and art galleries and nearly 35 theatres. During a sojourn in Warsaw, it is worth to find time to visit at least a few. LAYhe Copernicus 20 Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie St. www.kopernik.org.plhe Centre has 450 exhibits housed in the space of nearly 5,000 m². mong them is a oucault’s Pendulum which is the heaviest in urope and the fourth heaviest worldwide, as well as the first AYhe Warsaw ising rzybowska St. www.1944.pl ne of the most modern museums in Poland, it was opened on the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of fighting. t combined history and modernity in a fresh and challenging way. he visitors walk in the scenery of ruined Warsaw of six decades he route includes a 1:1 replica of iberator B-24J bomber.hopin Museum www.chopin.museum he museum has the largest collection of Chopin memorabilia worldwide. t presents the composer’s life and achievements in four floors of innovative diach floor focuses on one stage rederic Chopin’s life. Multi-media displays refer to the four senses: sight, Centre for Contemporary www.csw.art.pl ocated in the jazdowski Castle, the Centre is a modern institution combining many cultural concepts and spheres of culture. Various areas of art coincide, permeate one another and exceed their boundaries here to create new qualities and phenomena. he Centre emphasises the links between art and society, as well as interactivity and the interdisciplinary aspect. With various exhibitions, workshops, film shows and performances, every visitor will find the Centre Warsaw nformation: www.warsawtour.pl T-OUT WARWarsaw was probably founded in the 13th century. n 1596, after a fire damaged the royal residence at Wawel in Cracow, King Sigismund Vasa transferred his court and chief state offices from to Warsaw, where the castle was being conveniently extended. rom then on Warsaw was the centre of state administration and the permanent royal residence, although it was officially declared the capital city of the Kingdom of Poland only after the Congress of Vienna in 1815. he city was destroyed during the Second World War; the losses and damage incurred during the siege and occupation are estimated to reach over 60%. Meticulously rebuilt after the war, it was listed as a ’s World eritage Site. Currently Warsaw is one of the most modern cities in Poland.area, of which 21% are green residents, that is ca. 4.5% of the inhabitants of the country;of the Vistula, Poland’s longest river, bisecting the city. 26/28 Krakowskie Przedmieście is an address familiar to everyone associated with the niversity of Warsaw.he historic enclosure it is one of the loveliest spots in Warsaw. laborate sculpted decorations of the university buildings and the surrounding lush greenery make the campus a very popular area, a favourite with both tourists and the city’s residents.aculties located at the campus and in its vicinity are umanities OCHOTAS t is home to research units conducting interdisciplinary mental protection, industry etc. hey also developing new materials: ligands, chemical compounds which find application in pharmaceutics, material science and nanotechnology.S he southernmost campus with the area of over aculty of Management and a part of the Press W © 2014, media@uw.edu.pl arden: www.ogrod.uw.edu.plwww.uw.edu.pl University of WarsawKrakowskie Przedmieście 26/2800-927 Warsawwww.uw.edu.pl Warsaw the largest academic centre in Polandof WarsawUNIVERSITY OF WARSAW • 33 programmes of doctoral studies • over 150 postgraduate programmes,