The International West-East Conference is now 18 years old! And as always, it continues to cover important topics, with healthcare for patients with disabilities as the theme for this year. It is an initiative aimed at doctors and dentists, but other healthcare professionals, students, and specialists from outside of medicine can also gain a lot of practical information here. That is why the symposium has consistently attracted considerable interest – this year, it was attended by several hundred individuals.

Ten of our students have received scholarships for their outstanding academic achievements. This places the MUW as second among medical universities in terms of the number of scholarship recipients.

The Warsaw International Medical Congress is an event created by students for students. It provides a unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience, as well as to meet people from all over the world who have similar interests and are pursuing interesting scientific projects. And as can be seen from this year's turnout, the congress is a recognizable initiative and is held in high regard by young scientists.

Health Day, hosted by the Faculty of Health Sciences to coincide with World Health Day, is a regular event dedicated to health promotion and prevention. This year’s theme was “How young people can help their parents and grandparents maintain their health effectively”. The event welcomed secondary school students, who could attend lectures by experts and visit stands prepared by student scientific clubs (SKNs).

This was a top-level event. Titled “Towards an EU Action Plan on Rare Diseases”, the conference was organized by the Ministry of Health, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), and our University. Experts and policy makers came together to discuss the future direction in EU policy on rare diseases.

This year’s Festival of Possibilities – a job, traineeship, and internship fair for the medical and pharmaceutical sectors – is now behind us. On 9 April, at the Didactic Centre of the Medical University of Warsaw, our students met representatives of several dozen companies and institutions, who were eager to talk about career prospects and labor market trends. They offered advice on which competences to develop to meet employers’ requirements – and even how to tailor a CV to a specific job offer.

We know the results of the fifth edition of the competition under the “Student Scientific Clubs Create Innovations” program organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Funding for the implementation of their innovative projects will be awarded to 145 scientific clubs from universities across Poland. The list of winners includes 10 scientific clubs from MUW. This is the second result in terms of the number of projects qualified for funding. A total of nearly PLN 570,000 will go to our SKNs, this is one of the highest total amount received by universities in this edition of the competition.

The competition is held under the patronage of the Spouse of the President of the Republic of Poland, it honors young Poles whose activities contribute to strengthening the positive image of our country. Karol Sadowski of MUW received an honorable mention in the “scientific activity” category. He was recognized, among other things, for his participation in the prestigious “School of Eagles” mentoring program, aimed at the top 15 medical students at MUW, as well as for numerous grants supporting the development of his research.

The SGH-MUW Executive MBA in Health Care programme, jointly run by the Medical University of Warsaw (MUW) and the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, was ranked 9th in this year’s MBA Programme Ranking. Thus, not only did it become one of the best MBA programmes nationwide, but also the highest-ranked programme focused on the health care sector. The diploma and congratulations for this achievement were received by Professor Agnieszka Cudnoch-Jędrzejewska, Vice Rector for Clinical Affairs and Investments at MUW, and Artur Białoszewski, Programme Manager at MUW, as well as Dorota Niedziółka, PhD, Vice Rector for Development at SGH, and Monika Raulinajtys-Grzybek, PhD, Programme Manager at SGH.

The Rector's awards for the preparation of outstanding scientific papers—or participation in their preparation—were presented to three students and six graduates. Diplomas were handed out by Prof. Marcin Sobczak, Vice Rector for Science and Technology Transfer, during the Senate meeting held on 31 March.