This is a great possibility to learn a new language, improve Polish (or another language that you know and would like to practise), learn about different cultures and meet students, with whom friendship may last beyond the not-leaving-home-times 🙂

It is very simple to engage:

  • Fill in the Volunteer Form: CLICK HERE
    (UWAGA! Jeśli mówisz po polsku – bardzo prosimy o wypełnienie formularza w polskiej wersji językowej. Ułatwi nam to pracę – dziękujemy!)
  • In response VC UW will send you a link to the table in which you will be able to enter your availability or match with someone you would like to talk to.
  • Join the FB group, VC UW will also provide you with the link.
  • Check updates posted by VC UW, where we will update pairs and groups so that you can exchange contact details in private messages and arrange online meeting details 🙂
  • On the agreed date, meet each other online to learn new things and support each other in these unusual times!

Suggestions, requests and questions about the group can be sent to the following address: wolontariat[at]uw.edu.pl (We reply to messages from Monday to Friday 9AM-4:30PM).

ATTENTION!
Are you from universities other than the University of Warsaw and the Medical University of Warsaw? CLICK HERE

Have fun and gain new skills!

 

More information:

https://wolontariat.uw.edu.pl/offers/wwk-online/

News

Temporary Change in Małgorzata Gajda-Łaszewska’s Office Hours

June 10, 2025

Dear Students, Małgorzata Gajda-Łaszewska’s office hours on June 11, 2025, will be held online instead of in person. Dr. Gajda-Łaszewska will be available from 2:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Year 2024/2025

June 12: Beyond Homeland(s) and Diaspora: Russian-Israeli Literature at Multiple Crossroads

June 6, 2025

We would like to invite you to a special guest lecture by Maria Rubins of University College London who will present a talk titled “Beyond Homeland(s) and Diaspora: Russian-Israeli Literature at Multiple Crossroads”. This lecture will examine the transnational, hybrid and translingual character of contemporary Russian-Israeli writing and its unique position within the evolving landscape of Russophone literature on the one hand, and Israeli culture on the other.

Year 2024/2025

June 5: Scaling Migrant Worker Rights. How Advocates Collaborate and Contest State Power

May 30, 2025

We are pleased to invite you to the second lecture of the Western Hemisphere Lecture series in the 2025 Spring semester! In the United States, immigration policy has undergone substantial changes in recent years. These changes have been particularly evident since the beginning of President Donald Trump’ recently inaugurated second term. In her analysis, Professor Xóchitl Bada will address these changes by focusing on the experience of migrant workers.

American Studies Colloquium Series

May 29: Surveillance and AI in the Military (and Beyond)

May 29, 2025

We are pleased to invite you to the last lecture of the American Studies Colloquium Series in the 2025 Spring semester! This lecture focuses on the revelatory power of media technology, particularly AI and other new media innovations. Beginning with an analysis of contemporary military surveillance projects, the presentation looks at the role of drones and similar technologies in making new enemies visible.

Year 2024/2025

May 27: Intersections of Queer and Class

May 27, 2025

We would like to invite you to a discussion meeting introducing the book “Reading Literature and Theory at the Intersections of Queer and Class” (Routledge 2025). We will talk about various crossovers of queer and class in American and German literary texts to explore, among others, queer precarity, intersections of queerness and class privilege, interclass queer sexuality, and lesbian response to class inequalities.