Focus on MUW

Four students from our university: Alicja Wróblewska, Claudia Wicik, Zofia Maliszewska and Alicja Szmarowska, under the supervision of Dr. Małgorzata Ponto-Wolska, took part in an international conference and a student competition testing manual dexterity - “The VR-Haptic Feeling”. Alicja Wróblewska took second place in the competition, earning, in addition to the prize, the qualification for next year's competition at High Point University in the USA.

This year's list included 101 domestic public and non-public universities. MUW received 74.4 points and was ranked in the Top 25. Our fields of study also fared well: eight were ranked high in the Fields of Study Rankings.

At the end of each academic year, IFMSA-Poland Warsaw Branch organizes a unique event - the Golden Mermaid Gala, at which it recognizes individuals who have worked with energy and commitment for the organization over the past 10 months.

The 27th Run for New Life is behind us. Transplant patients and family donors, as well as people from the world of culture, sports and media, high school students and medics marched in four-person relays. There were also representatives from MUW.

On June 15, the concert hall on Tyszkiewicza Street resounded with beautiful sounds. And this was due to the MUW Choir, which gave its annual concert that day. This time titled “Rewrite the Stars.” The atmosphere was exceptional, and the concert hall - full of guests!

Traditionally, the congress was organized by the Department of Public and Environmental Health of the Faculty of Health Sciences MUW and the Institute of Health Care. This year's 13th edition focused on the challenges that will shape the Polish health care system in the coming years.

The European Science Fair is an initiative linking the world of science, innovation and business, moreover it is a platform for the promotion and achievements of Polish science. Therefore, our university could not be missing among the exhibitors. During the five days of the fair, MUW representatives talked about innovative projects and research carried out at our university, as well as opportunities for cooperation with the economy and the social environment.

The National Conference of Academic Career Offices is behind us. Warsaw welcomed more than 130 representatives of career offices from 66 universities from 26 Polish cities, who met within the walls of MUW to discuss how to act in the era of advancing technological development, in consultation with business and the socio-economic environment.

Experts met at MUW to discuss whether front-of-pack labeling (FOPL) systems are a real support for the consumer, or rather a source of misinformation. The common denominator of the discussion was a reflection on how to effectively inform and educate consumers without oversimplifying the message.

The award was given to our scientist for her lifelong work in the field of food allergy in children, including her pioneering research on standardizing food ladders to support tolerance acquisition in children with severe allergies to cow's milk and chicken egg proteins. And for implementing the Medical Research Agency's ESCAPE-PL project on early infant supplementation in the prevention of cow's milk protein allergy.