The Medical University of Warsaw is the largest beneficiary among the public medical universities participating in the MERIT project. As much as 26.7 million PLN has been allocated for the activities carried out by WUM, and more than 1200 employees of our departments are supposed to benefit from training, internships and interactions with foreign experts. This is one of the largest investments in the professional development of the medical community associated with our university in recent years.

The Medical University of Warsaw ranked fourth among Polish universities and second among Polish medical universities in the 2026 Industry Collaboration Index. In the global ranking, WUM took the 829th place.

The fact that every life is an extremely complex network of chemical reactions was discussed on October 20, 2026, at WUM during a lecture by Prof. Morten P. Meldal, 2022 Nobel laureate in Chemistry. The participants of the meeting with the Nobel laureate were greeted with a humorous story about how passion can change the course of science.

In the 18th edition of the Golden Scalpel competition, the top prize was awarded to the team of Prof. Michał Grąt, the Head of the Chair and Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, for a pioneering autotransplantation program and the world's first chimeric liver transplants. The third place went to the team led by Prof. Mariusz Kuśmierczyk, the Head of the Department of Heart, Chest and Transplant Surgery for the project on immunological screening, desensitization and monitoring of heart transplant recipients using donor-derived cell-free DNA.

Professor Derewenda from the University of Virginia (UVA) in Charlottesville, USA, attended a seminar in pharmaceutical sciences, and the topic of his speech was hemoglobin – one of the most important proteins in the history of science, responsible for the transport of oxygen from the lungs to tissues and organs, also involved in the transport of carbon dioxide.

631 Faculty of Medicine graduates from the year 2026 have just received their diplomas. It was a unique graduating class, because never before has the Faculty of Medicine WUM sent so many graduates into the world from a single year.

Top-class equipment, spacious rooms and functionally designed space – these are the most important effects of the renovation of the Department of Heart, Chest and Transplant Surgery UCC WUM. The new space combines advanced treatment options with conditions that meet the needs of people who have undergone complex cardiac surgery and heart and lung transplants.

Organized by the Department of Pediatric Surgery at the University Clinical Center of the Medical University of Warsaw (UCC WUM), the event demonstrated the enormous potential of modern, engaging approaches to surgical education. The championship brought together fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-year medical students and physicians in the first three years of surgical residency programs, all of whom competed with great commitment and determination. Although the participants aimed to win, the opportunity to improve their practical skills was equally important to them.

Behind them are years of intensive study, practical and clinical classes, exams, and more than a few sleepless nights. Ahead of them lie new professional challenges that they can face with confidence and courage, because the knowledge and skills they acquired while studying at the Medical University of Warsaw have made them excellent specialists. On October 14, graduates of audiophonology with hearing prosthetics, radiology, physiotherapy, and general and clinical speech therapy proudly received their diplomas, marking the culmination of their hard work and perseverance.

Representatives of European universities associated in the EUniWell alliance met at the 11th Assembly of Rectors in Paris. They discussed such issues as the development of joint education programs and greater involvement of students in the activities of the alliance. Our university was represented by: Prof. Rafał Krenke, the Rector, Prof. Michał Grąt, the Vice Rector for International Relations, Development and Promotion, Dr Olga Rostkowska, EUniWell institutional coordinator at WUM, and Zofia Tarcz, WUM student and student representative in the Main Board of EUniWell.