Collected all the OZN points required by your program of studies?

To get your grade, you need to submit all the following documents in one email addressed both to the OZN Coordinator, Marta Usiekniewicz (m.usiekniewicz@uw.edu.pl) and the Student Office represented by Aleksandra Gniadzik-Smolińska for students with names starting A-Ł (a.gniadzik-smolinska@uw.edu.pl) or Agnieszka Żmijewska-Czajka for students with names starting M-Ż (aczajka@uw.edu.pl):

  • Scan of completed OZN card listing all online and irl events you have attended
  • One file with notes/scans of notes and print screens confirming your attendance
  • Optional: any certifications for courses attended, volunteer work completed, etc.

Please make sure to include the number of points collected into the body of your email to the Coordinator and the Student Office.

Make sure you label the attachments in an obvious way. Only complete submissions addressed to correct recipients will be accepted. Ensure that you received a confirmation of points from the Coordinator.

Submission deadlines:

  • June 14, 2023 for those planning to defend in June/July
  • September 8, 2023 for those planning to defend in September

More about the OZN points rules and requirements:

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