Communication of May 29, 2020

The UW Ksawerow building is no longer shut down, and the ASC faculty and staff can use their offices. Still all the ASC instruction continues remotely. The ASC administration will be working remotely until further notice.  It is possible to arrange an in-person appointment via email. Though the ASC Library’s reading rooms will be closed, the Library’s checkout counter will be open on Tuesdays 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm and Fridays 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.

Grzegorz Kosc
ASC Director

 

Communication of March 19, 2020

Under the Rector’s decision of March 16, 2020, the ASC building at Ksawerow has been shut down. Neither the faculty nor the students are allowed to enter and use any of its spaces.

Grzegorz Kosc
ASC Director

 

Communication of March 12, 2020

The ASC Library will be closed to readers from March 11 to April 14, 2020.
No penalties will be charged from March 12 to April 14.

In matters concerning students’ affairs, please first and foremost contact us via email:

Office for Students’ Affairs (students with last names A-Ł)
Aleksandra Gniadzik-Smolińska
a.gniadzik-smolinska@uw.edu.pl

Office for Students’ Affairs (students with last names M-Ż)
Agnieszka Żmijewska-Czajka
aczajka@uw.edu.pl

 

In matters concerning USOS please contact us via email: filip.boratyn@uw.edu.pl.

General administrative matters can be settled by emailing agnieszka.krzywosz@uw.edu.pl.

In financial matters please contact us via email:
n.s.gajda@uw.edu.pl     or    i.kurylek@uw.edu.pl

 

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As the exam session and long-awaited holidays slowly approach, Dr. Małgorzata Gajda-Łaszewska will hold office hours for two more weeks, until July 3, 2025. Find all the information here!

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