Społeczna Odpowiedzialność Uczelni

In 2019 MUW has joined the ranks of signatories to the Declaration of Social Responsibility of Universities. It is an expression of the voluntary commitment of universities to promote the idea of sustainable development and social responsibility in educational programs, research, and management and organizational solutions. The purpose of the declaration is to build public awareness of the role of universities in shaping the conditions for sustainable, balanced socio-economic development of the country.

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Content of the Declaration

The special role of universities, as a place for creating and transmitting knowledge about the reality around us, obliges them to take into account and apply the principles of social responsibility in all areas of activity and to disseminate these principles among stakeholders.

Bearing in mind the good of higher education in Poland, aware of our role in implementing the principles of sustainable development, ensuring high quality research and education, and caring for the comprehensive development of the academic community, we pledge:

 

  • Nurture the academic values enshrined, among others, in the "Code of Ethics for Academic Employees," in particular: conscientiousness, objectivity, independence, openness and transparency
  • Shape the social and civic attitudes of future elites that foster community building, creativity, openness, and communication, as well as social sensitivity and work culture
  • Promote the idea of equality, diversity, tolerance, and respect and protect human rights for the entire academic community and its environment
  • Expand curricula to include issues of ethics and corporate social responsibility, sustainability and social innovation
  • Carry out projects that implement the principles of social responsibility, in particular, regarding diversity management in the workplace, employee volunteering, promotion of ethics, cross-sector cooperation, socially engaged marketing
  • Undertake scientific research and implementation work that, in partnership with other academic centers from around the world, the business sector, public administration and non-governmental organizations, can contribute to solving important social problems
  • Develop inter-university, national and international cooperation, enabling the adaptation and strengthening of best practices in university social responsibility
  • Take care of the organizational governance of the university, basing the management of the university on the foundations of social responsibility, both in the strategic documents and the resulting activities for the comprehensive development of the academic community and the effective implementation of the university's mission
  • Ensure transparency of the university's activities by, among other things, measuring results, promoting and disseminating achievements, and identifying the person or team coordinating these activities
  • Conduct activities in such a way as to minimize the negative impact of the activities carried out by the academic community and its stakeholders on the natural environment in all its dimensions
  • Engage in dialogue with stakeholders on the priorities of the university's social responsibility policy and report on its results
  • Be guided by the principles of ethics and responsibility in the process of teaching and conducting scientific research for the purpose of providing optimal conditions for stakeholders to benefit from the knowledge, intellectual capital and achievements of the university
  • Committee on social responsibility of the University