Events 15-04-2021
Humans learn about the world using their senses. Sometimes, modern technologies limit human sensory experience. For example, when instead of directly touching and tasting nature, one experiences it only through...
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Events 12-04-2021
The problem of data governance is one of the most important for the Digital Development. There are many new opportunities for the economic and social growth in various areas, raning ...
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Events 09-04-2021
The concept of "Deep Adaptation", proposed by Professor Jem Bendell in 2018, assumes that humanity needs to prepare for fundamental and interconnected global changes, such as global warming, extreme weather...
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Events 08-04-2021
ChinaTalk brings you the latest knowledge on the economy, social issues, management, and politics of China and East Asia. Our guest interpret the current developments and trends in the Chinese...
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Events 25-03-2021
The fall of communism in Central and Eastern Europe has created an extraordinary opportunity to raise democratic societies in that part of the world. However, since the 2008 economic crisis...
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Events 14-03-2021
Continuous improvements in technology allow us to build intelligent machines and various implants and prosthesis. On the other hand, constantly improving capabilities for brain exploration (brain atlases) help us understand...
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Events 11-03-2021
ChinaTalk brings you the latest knowledge on the economy, social issues, management, and politics of China and East Asia. Our guest interpret the current developments and trends in the Chinese...
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News 09-03-2021
We are pleased to announce that SWPS University has joined the Erasmus+ MediaNumeric project, which aims to train the new generation of journalists to work with big data and fight...
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News 03-03-2021
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Professor Krzysztof Gawlikowski, a researcher of China, educator, enthusiastic promotor of East Asian cultures, and the founder of the...
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News 26-02-2021
Leadership is a hot topic in political, business, and social circles, because a leader can make or break a country, a company, or a social movement. While analyzing leadership, a...
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Awards & Recognition 26-02-2021
Our Faculty of Law in Warsaw has joined the European Law Faculties Association (ELFA), an organization of faculties of law that meet the highest standards of legal education. Joining the...
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Awards & Recognition 22-02-2021
We are extremely pleased to announce that one of our academics, Associate Professor Karol Olejniczak, from SWPS University’s Institute of Social Sciences, has received a Fulbright Senior Award for his...
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News 16-02-2021
It is with great sadness that we say good bye to Professor Witold Wołodkiewicz (born in 1929 in Warsaw), who passed away on February 13, 2021. He was a world-renowned...
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Events 16-02-2021
ChinaTalk brings you the latest knowledge on the economy, social issues, management, and politics of China and East Asia. Our guest interpret the current developments and trends in the Chinese...
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News 09-02-2021
Close to 50 percent of middle and secondary school students admit to having been bullied or harassed at school. Studies indicate that physical aggression and psychological bullying are not uncommon...
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News 08-02-2021
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Wojciech Burszta, an acclaimed cultural anthropologist, cultural critic, and essayist, whose work on the condition of the Polish...
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Awards & Recognition 25-01-2021
We are extremely proud to announce that a VR animation “Nightsss”, directed by Weronika Lewandowska, Ph.D. and Sandra Frydrysiak, Ph.D. from SWPS University’s Department of Cultural Studies and School of...
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Awards & Recognition 22-01-2021
In the largest Polish ranking of brand image in the media, called “Top Marka” (Top Brand), conducted by the “Press” magazine and an information agency “PRESS-SERVICE Monitoring Mediów”, SWPS University...
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Awards & Recognition 21-01-2021
The choice of university that would provide good education, ensure personal development, and prepare a young person for a future career, is an important decision. Nowadays, candidates may select among...
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Events 14-01-2021
For centuries, access to knowledge and education was the privilege of the rich and powerful. Around the 17th century, the idea of public education changed that, however access to information...
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Events 12-01-2021
ChinaTalk brings you the latest knowledge on the economy, social issues, management, and politics of China and East Asia. Our guest interpret the current developments and trends in the Chinese...
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Awards & Recognition 04-01-2021
We are proud to announce that our researcher, Associate Professor Adam Szpaderski, Head of the Center for Research on the Economics of Memorial Sites, has been appointed Education Strategy Advisor...
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Events 18-12-2020
In turbulent times, the Confucian philosophy is often regarded as a set of guiding principles for social harmony and humanistic values. However, the Chinese ancient tradition also includes other schools...
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Events 15-12-2020
ChinaTalk brings you the latest knowledge on the economy, social issues, management, and politics of China and East Asia. Our guest interpret the current developments and trends in the Chinese...
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News 10-12-2020
InnoSHARE UNIversity (iSU) is an educational project addressed to those, who dare to create reality of their dreams, where they want to live, establish groundbreaking companies and innovative solutions. The...
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Events 10-12-2020
The difficult time of the coronavirus pandemic has made us turn to the virtual world. The rapid technological development, despite its benefits, also carries newer and newer threats for internet...
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Awards & Recognition 10-12-2020
A team of four 4th year law students from SWPS University's School of Law in Poznań, Katarzyna Gołaś, Aleksandra Hemmerling, Klaudia Lewandowska, and Piotr Sobczak won the ICC International Commercial...
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Awards & Recognition 09-12-2020
We are pleased to announce that Adam Malicki, a 4th year law student from SWPS University in Poznań and President of the SWPS University’s Student Government, was elected one of...
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Awards & Recognition 03-12-2020
A documentary called “Hen and the War”, co-written and co-directed by Professor Barbara Giza from SWPS University, won the Audience Award, in the Best Documentary category, at the 2020 Warsaw...
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Events 02-12-2020
Not so long ago, robots were the subject of sci-fi movies or production lines in some industries. Nowadays, the use of robots in hospitals, hotels or coffee shops has been...
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Events 25-11-2020
Increasingly often we escape the real world by diving into virtual reality, thanks to Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) or Mixed Reality (MR) solutions. Film narration changes following technological...
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Events 23-11-2020
ChinaTalk brings you the latest knowledge on the economy, social issues, management, and politics of China and East Asia. Our guest interpret the current developments and trends in the Chinese...
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Awards & Recognition 23-11-2020
SWPS University’s Psychologist in Business Research Club has won the Pro Juvenes Award in the Research Club category. This means that the best student research club in Poland operates at SWPS University. This...
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Awards & Recognition 20-11-2020
We are proud to announce that our researcher, Associate Professor Adam Szpaderski, Head of the Center for Research on the Economics of Memorial Sites, has been appointed Chief Consultant for...
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Awards & Recognition 18-11-2020
We are extremely proud to announce that two projects designed by our academics won major awards at the 13th International Fair and Competition INTARG® 2020 Online – Social Innovations. SWPS...
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News 06-11-2020
This year, the Copernicus Science Centre (CNK) is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Through its multifaceted activity, this modern institution tirelessly contributes to research and promotes scientific achievements. It also inspires...
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Events 05-11-2020
The Department of Graphic Design at SWPS University in Wrocław is inviting designers, design students, and graphic design enthusiasts to the 27th Exhibition of Applied Graphic Design. The theme of...
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Events 26-10-2020
ChinaTalk brings you the latest knowledge on the economy, social issues, management, and politics of China and East Asia. Our guest interpret the current developments and trends in the Chinese...
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Events 19-10-2020
Without a doubt, Virtual Reality is the main technology currently used by psychologists, including both, therapists and researchers. VR enables people to enter a completely different world for a while...
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Events 16-10-2020
In popular understanding games are a form of entertainment. However, games and game theory provide very useful tools for analyzing situations in which various actors make decisions that are interdependent...
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Awards & Recognition 14-10-2020
Ladan Zadfar and Mohammad Farshad were searching for a university that would meet their design needs. They wanted well-equipped studios and workshops, and a place that would allow them to...
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Awards & Recognition 12-10-2020
Everyone in Poland, and tennis fans everywhere, are excited about Iga Świątek’s victory in the French Open tournament in Paris, where in the finale Iga defeated Sofia Kenin from the...
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Events 03-10-2020
On Friday, October 2nd, we celebrated the official opening of the 2020/2021 Academic Year. It was a unique occasion, which brought our community from five campuses together for the very...
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Events 30-09-2020
ChinaTalk brings you the latest knowledge on the economy, social issues, management, and politics of China and East Asia. Our guest interpret the current developments and trends in the Chinese...
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Awards & Recognition 22-09-2020
We are very excited to announce that the “Hello! I know you – I am you” exhibition, co-authored and curated by Wiesław Bartkowski from SWPS University’s School of Form, has...
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Events 21-09-2020
“A picture tells a thousand words” as the saying goes. For example, a picture may explain complex relationships and support their understanding. It can also tell stories by evoking emotions...
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Awards & Recognition 15-09-2020
We are proud to announce that one of our researchers, Associate Professor Adam Szpaderski, Head of the Center for Research on the Economics of Memorial Sites, has been appointed to...
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News 08-09-2020
“Money makes the world go round”. Financial decisions impact not only individuals, but also whole countries and the global community. Therefore, it stands to reason that we should know more...
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Events 08-09-2020
What is Design Emergency? It is an Instagram platform that explores design’s role during and after COVID-19, in a collaboration between two leading women in the design industry: our guest...
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Events 31-08-2020
ChinaTalk brings you the latest knowledge on the economy, social issues, management, and politics of China and East Asia. Our guest interpret the current developments and trends in the Chinese...
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Events 30-08-2020
Nowadays, there is an app for everything. Computer programming skills are in high demand in all sectors of the economy. To bring together the best developers from around the world...
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Events 13-08-2020
ChinaTalk brings you the latest knowledge on the economy, social issues, management, and politics of China and East Asia. Our guest interpret the current developments and trends in the Chinese...
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Awards & Recognition 10-08-2020
According to a report, commissioned by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, and published by the Polish Graduate Tracking System (ELA), graduates of the psychology programs offered by SWPS...
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Events 01-08-2020
We are living in unpredictable times, when the climate crisis and the growing social inequality are exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. We need change. The change can be introduced by...
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Events 16-07-2020
So far, 2020 has been a very eventful year. Almost everything has changed in a matter of weeks. How is the design industry adjusting, adapting and planning for the future...
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Events 26-06-2020
Over the years, computer games have gained some bad reputation, related to addictions or inducing violent behaviors, however in recent years the perception of gaming has been changing thanks to...
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Awards & Recognition 25-06-2020
We are happy to announce that in the 2020 U-Multirank evaluation, SWPS University has been ranked among the Global Top 25 performers in the Income from Continuous Professional Development category...
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Grants 03-06-2020
We are very pleased that the latest report published by the National Science Centre (NCN) on grants awarded to research institutions in Poland, for the period 2011–2019, indicates that SWPS...
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News 02-06-2020
The world has been coping with the coronavirus pandemic since December 2019. The virus has spread around the globe and affected millions of people directly or indirectly. The virus itself...
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Awards & Recognition 28-05-2020
The Mayor of Wrocław, Mr. Jacek Sutryk, sent an official letter to the Rector of SWPS University to express his gratitude for the initiatives undertaken by the University during the...
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Events 26-05-2020
Cooped up at home and missing cancelled music festivals? Don’t despair! You’ve got the front row seat at the 3rd edition of Sounds of Students, an annual music festival organized...
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Events 21-05-2020
We are happy to announce that the best projects submitted for the “People Against COVID-19” competition have been selected. They will be presented during a virtual vernissage, which will be...
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Awards & Recognition 20-05-2020
The complicated legal system, frequent changes in legislation, and different interpretations of regulations require that lawyers demonstrated extensive knowledge, flexible thinking, and effective use of professional tools. Wolters Kluwer Polska...
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Awards & Recognition 13-05-2020
SWPS University has been building its leading position among higher education institutions in Poland on two pillars: education and research. Recently, the Central Commission for Academic Degrees and Titles has...
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News 06-05-2020
Information technology and artificial intelligence have entered our lives and are here to stay. Today’s job market requires that employees not only know how to use computers and various applications...
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Events 30-04-2020
The Department of Graphic Design at SWPS University in Wrocław is announcing a graphic design challenge “People Against COVID-19”. The challenge provides an opportunity for artists, designers, and anyone to...
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News 28-04-2020
Figures clad in protective wear, coveralls, gloves, goggles, face shields, and face masks. Doctors, nurses, paramedics and ambulance crews. They have been working for days and weeks now, fighting the...
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Events 24-04-2020
Diehard football fans identify with their favorite club, wear the club’s colors, and spare no expenses to follow their team to wherever it might be playing. It is a harmless...
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Awards & Recognition 17-04-2020
A mobile application, Beviado, developed by psychologists from SWPS University has been voted the best new invention in the Education category of the Soczewki 2019 science competition, organized by “Focus”...
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Awards & Recognition 07-04-2020
We are proud to announce that our lecturer, Przemysław Staroń, is among the top 50 nominees for the 2020 Global Teacher Prize, established by the Varkey Foundation in collaboration with...
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Events 02-04-2020
Negative experiences and traumas do not end once the situation improves. They often haunt the victims for years and become root causes of many relationship and health-related problems. Imagery Rescripting...
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Events 12-03-2020
Joy, fear, panic, sadness, anxiety, compassion, jealousy, shame and anger. Emotions are an inherent element of life and they play a very important role. Unfortunately, many people experience difficulties in...
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News 10-03-2020
Following the recommendation of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Rector of SWPS University prof. Roman Cieślak has issued an ordinance to suspend all classroom teaching until further notice...
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Awards & Recognition 04-03-2020
We are thrilled to announce that our doctoral student, Karolina Dyduch-Hazar from the Faculty of Psychology in Warsaw, is among twenty recipients of the Fulbright Junior Research Awards for 2020-2021...
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Awards & Recognition 02-03-2020
We are happy to announce that one of our lecturers, Associate Professor Adam Szpaderski, Head of the Center for Research on the Economics of Memorial Sites, has been appointed to...
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Events 23-02-2020
Design thinking is a method of implementing change in various areas of everyday life, using design methodology. It is change by design. SWPS University has a pleasure to invite students...
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Events 07-02-2020
The American Declaration of Independence, written in 1776, proclaimed that “all men are created equal”. Since then other countries have adopted this formidable ideal, however social scientists have proven time...
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Events 31-01-2020
“Nations that lose memory, lose their lives”, therefore all nations and cultures collect stories, documents and cultural artefacts of their past and create museums and archives to hold these objects...
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Events 30-01-2020
The New Year celebration is the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar. According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2020 is the year of the Rat, which is associated with vitality...
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Events 20-01-2020
When studying for exams that encompass information learned over a significant period of time, you need introspective knowledge of your own memory capabilities to allocate an appropriate study time. There...
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Awards & Recognition 08-01-2020
We are happy to announce that law students from SWPS University, Dominika Dziel and Kinga Jałkiewicz, and our psychology and law graduate, Martyna Komorowska, won the 2nd place in the...
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Events 17-12-2019
Meeting in Polish: Treasures hidden in King Salomon’s Mines pale in comparison to the abundance of data available to corporations, governments and various organizations thanks to digital warehouses of Big...
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Events 13-12-2019
After accession of Poland into the European Union, many young people, who were born in the period from 1970 to 1989, migrated to the UK and other EU countries in...
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Events 11-12-2019
Robots and autonomous machines are slowly, but surely, infiltrating human environment. Municipalities are testing self-driving cars and buses, governments and businesses are considering policing or delivering goods by drones, and...
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Awards & Recognition 04-12-2019
We are very happy to announce that for the second time in a row, SWPS University was recognized for its contribution to the visibility of Polish science around the world...
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Events 29-11-2019
Being bilingual provides many benefits such as easier communication during travel, ability to read books and watch films in two languages, and having more work opportunities. But how does bilingualism...
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Events 29-11-2019
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and the beholder’s tastes are influenced by the canon of beauty prevalent during his or her life. The first Impressionist exhibition, which...
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Events 29-11-2019
Values have a great influence on our life. They are at the heart of every decision we make. They play a constant role in economics, politics, everyday life, as well...
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Events 29-11-2019
Poland and Norway celebrate 100 years of diplomatic relations. On this occasion, the Norwegian Embassy and the Department of Scandinavian Studies at SWPS University are organizing a special premiere screening...
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Events 29-11-2019
We live in an age where Alexa and Siri manage households, our cellphones communicate with our fridges and where corporations and governments collect enormous amount of personal information about individuals...
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Events 28-11-2019
Is China intending an economic conquest of Poland? Can Polish businesses take advantage of the opportunities provided by the development of China and the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative? Mr...
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Events 22-11-2019
Over hundreds of years of evolution, human mind has adapted to remembering solutions to problems that our ancestors faced. One such adaptation is the ability to remember situations where one...
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Awards & Recognition 14-11-2019
We are proud to announce that one of our researchers, Dr. Dominika Kwaśnicka, has been awarded a prestigious Stan Maes Early Career award granted by the European Health Psychology Society...
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Events 30-10-2019
The Ashoka organization defines changemakers as people who take action to solve social problems in a creative way. Changemaking involves empathy, thoughtfulness, creativity, taking action and collaborative leadership. During the...
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Events 21-10-2019
What do public spaces say about a country and a nation? How do official messages, historical cultural references, government propaganda, and grassroots graffiti or murals coexist on public walls? Professor...
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Events 17-10-2019
October marks the beginning of the academic year in Poland. All campuses of SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities will celebrate this occasion with official ceremonies.
We will welcome first...
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Events 12-10-2019
Lecture in Polish: Aging is a natural process of slowing down and a time when various body systems and functions decline. This gradual decrease of capabilities becomes significantly more visible...
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Events 11-10-2019
The Inauguration Ceremony of every academic year is an important occasion not only for first-year students, but also for all members of the academic community. The first day of an...
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Events 10-10-2019
Over the past 50 years, we have been experiencing rapid and profound technological changes that impact the way we live and behave. On the one hand technology is making our...
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Events 03-10-2019
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is usually associated with violent traumatic events, such as war, criminal assaults or huge natural disasters. However, research indicates that sudden and dramatic health-related events, such...
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Events 26-09-2019
Two hundred years ago, the human lifespan was half of what it is today. People died from infections, injuries and complications during childbirth — causes that almost never kill in the...
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Events 26-09-2019
The People’s Republic of China celebrates the 70th anniversary of the proclamation in 2019. After 40 years of reforms, the Middle Kingdom achieved a status of a “world investor”. During the meeting...
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Grants 26-08-2019
Several doctoral students from SWPS University have been awarded research grants by the National Science Centre. Thanks to the NCN’s ETIUDA funding scheme for doctoral candidates, they will research various...
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Grants 23-08-2019
We are pleased to announce that one of our scientists, Dr. Konrad Bocian, from the Facutly of Psychology in Sopot, has been awarded a 'seedcorn' grant from the European Association...
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News 05-08-2019
SWPS University is committed to supporting university candidates and students in realizing their full potential by providing various scholarships. We are happy to announce that thanks to our "Scholarship for...
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Awards & Recognition 24-07-2019
SWPS University as the only higher education institution in Poland has been recognized for its commitment to spark and accelerate changemaking. The recognition comes from Ashoka U as part of...
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Grants 17-07-2019
Several psychologists, social scientists and culture experts from SWPS University have been awarded over PLN 4 million in research grants from the National Science Center (NCN). Professor Radosław Markowski, Associate...
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Awards & Recognition 08-07-2019
Two teams of students from SWPS University’s School of Law qualified for the finals of the Mediation and Negotiation Competition, CDRC Vienna, an event devoted to the promotion of Consensual...
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Events 29-05-2019
Ambient noise is often considered to be conducive to effective working. Yet, there are some types of background sounds that can hinder rather than enhance performance in tasks that involve...
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Events 24-05-2019
Storytelling is an element of all cultures. It shapes the identity of individuals, communities and whole nations. In her lecture "Telling network stories: Migrants’ relationality, identity and belonging in place...
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Events 24-05-2019
History and physics enthusiasts will have a rare opportunity to meet Mr. David N. Schwartz, author of The Last Man Who Knew Everything: The Life and Times of Enrico Fermi...
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Events 20-05-2019
Solving crossword or Sudoku puzzles, playing an instrument, learning a foreign language, or playing chess are all forms of working memory training. These forms of activity, especially in older adults...
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Events 06-05-2019
Nowadays forensic science has numerous tools, such as DNA tests or fingerprints, at its disposal to prove or disprove perpetrator’s guilt, however police line ups and eyewitness identification are still...
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Events 25-04-2019
China is the cradle of the East-Asian civilization, a place, where throughout history, different and distinct cultures influenced each other’s development. Out of those differences a country emerged, which is...
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Management Space 16-04-2019
The number of CEOs and corporate business leaders who are referred to as ‘global leaders’ is rather small. They yield huge power, yet they do not have democratic legitimacy to...
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Events 12-04-2019
Mindfulness has been lauded as a practice, which improves the outcomes of many mental disorders and somatic conditions. But can mindfulness influence attitudes and moral judgements towards other people? In...
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Events 05-04-2019
Bullying is a phenomenon that can happen at school, at work and, not surprisingly, in prison, where the propensity for violent behavior is even greater. Dutch scientists conducted a study...
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Events 05-04-2019
Whistleblowing is an action of informing external authorities or organizations of wrongdoing at work. Due to their actions, whistleblowers often meet with ostracism and bullying at work. On the other...
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Awards & Recognition 04-04-2019
Several months ago SWPS University has embarked on a journey, a Journey to Changemaker Certificate (J2CC) granted by Ashoka. Today, we have reached the first stage of this process and...
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News 20-03-2019
The newest edition of Kultura Popularna (Popular Culture), a peer-reviewed academic publication of SWPS University, explores myths of domesticity present in American culture. The issue, available in English, contains articles...
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Events 02-03-2019
The Internet of things, Siri – your virtual assistant, Sophia – the social humanoid robot and us, human beings, interacting with these devices. Almost unnoticeably, artificial intelligence has entered our...
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Grants 27-02-2019
Why do people tend to reach for sugary or salty snacks when they feel stressed? Why do strongly motivated individuals give in to everyday temptations and abandon the pursuit of...
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Awards & Recognition 21-01-2019
We are happy to announce that the past eight years of diligent work contributed by faculty members from SWPS University in Katowice and Poznań have been recognized by the Central...
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Awards & Recognition 13-12-2018
We are very happy to announce that SWPS University was recognized for its contribution to the visibility of Polish science around the world with the Elsevier Research Impact Leaders Award...
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Awards & Recognition 10-12-2018
Sharing knowledge and helping people is an inherent part of our strategy. Therefore, we are very happy to be recognized with a 2018 Silver Paper Clip Award for our work...
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Events 08-12-2018
For Swedes, December is a special month. In schools and homes, girls compete to become St. Lucia for the day and to lead the candlelit procession on a dark winter...
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Events 29-11-2018
Have you ever thought about working in Sweden or Norway, but didn't know where to start? Participants of the first Scandinavian Career Day will have an opportunity to learn about Scandinavian culture and...
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Grants 27-11-2018
Researchers from SWPS University have been awarded a total of PLN 6.5M in research grants from the National Research Center and the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange. The awarded...
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Events 16-11-2018
The concept of embeddedness has been used in migration studies to explain the degree of migrants’ adjustment and the “depth of roots” that migrants grow in the receiving countries and...
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Events 25-10-2018
Since the division of the Korean state after Second World War, there have been tensions between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea. In recent months...
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Events 13-10-2018
According to the report of the European University Association Council for Doctoral Education (EUA-CDE), in 2006 only 29 percent of European universities offered some form of structured doctoral education. Twelve...
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Events 11-10-2018
Anyone who has ever tried to stop smoking or keep up an exercise routine knows that it is not easy to change a habit. Yet, behavior change related to lifestyle...
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News 05-10-2018
Since the 2004 enlargement of the European Union, migration between Poland and other European countries has significantly increased. Migration affects not only the receiving countries, but also the sending countries...
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Events 05-10-2018
The 23rd Inauguration of the academic year at SWPS University took place on October 4, 2018. We had the honor and the pleasure to share this special day with distinguished...
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Events 04-10-2018
October marks the beginning of the academic year in Poland. All campuses of SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities will celebrate this occasion with official ceremonies.
We will welcome first...
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News 07-08-2018
This year for the very first time, SWPS University awarded scholarships for international students applying for undergraduate programs. We are happy to announce that five talented candidates from Belarus, Russia...
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News 09-07-2018
“Oh, the places you’ll go!” was the overwhelming sentiment of the international students graduation ceremony that took place at SWPS University, on July 6, 2018. It was a special day...
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News 25-06-2018
The majority of Ukrainian students who have decided to study in Poland are happy with their choice, reports the Institute of Public Affairs (ISP), a leading Polish think tank and...
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Events 22-06-2018
"The limits of my language are the limits of my world", said Ludwig Wittgensteinsaid, philosopher interested in the philosophy of mind and language. In the language-thought debate, the proponents of...
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Events 19-06-2018
The Prague Spring in Czechoslovakia, the Vietnam War protests and the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, the large scale student strikes in France, the student movement in Germany, the...
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Events 15-06-2018
Demonstration of Chinese calligraphy, traditional Chinese paper ornaments, Go and Majiang gaming tables are just some attractions awaiting participants during the Chinese Day, which will take place on June 15th, at SWPS...
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Events 11-06-2018
According to a study conducted in twenty four high income countries between 2011 and 2014 and published in the December 2017 issue of Lancet, the number of suicides in prisons...
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Events 08-06-2018
The idea of the forth industrial revolution is based not on the steam engine (first industrial revolution in the late 18th century), continuous production lines with conveyor belts (second industrial...
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Grants 24-05-2018
Researchers from SWPS University have been awarded a total of PLN 4.3M in grants from the National Science Centre (NCN) for research projects that will focus on topics such as...
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News 24-05-2018
Algeria and Vietnam occupy the opposite ends in the Roman alphabet. Canada and India are located on two different hemispheres and two different continents, yet they all came together during...
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Events 22-05-2018
The only certain things in life are death and taxes. To cope with ambiguity, people use a large number of words and phrases to convey degrees and types of probabilistic...
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Events 22-05-2018
If you have ever read your horoscope in a daily newspaper, you might have noticed that the predictions are broad enough and vague enough in order to ring true for...
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Events 18-05-2018
Diversity is a spice of life. To celebrate the richness that multicultural society brings, SWPS University will be hosting the International Festival at its Warsaw Campus, on May 18, 2018. The...
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Events 17-05-2018
In social sciences reflexivity refers to the capacity of an individual (an agent) to recognize forces of socialization and change their place in the social structure. It is similar to...
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Events 10-05-2018
Reports of rape and sexual offences are on the rise. Despite this, criminal convictions at court are lower in rape cases than for almost all other types of crime. During...
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Events 09-05-2018
Although children have no legal training, they regularly make judgments about many aspects of ownership, and also consider ownership in their social reasoning. It shows that our legal notions of...
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Events 26-04-2018
It is an age-old truth that "money makes the world go round", yet people ignore the economic forces which shape their lives and as a result they misunderstand economics. In...
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Events 23-04-2018
It is an age-old truth that "money makes the world go round", yet people ignore the economic forces which shape their lives and as a result they misunderstand economics. In...
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News 20-04-2018
Memorial sites play an important role as elements of historical education and a warning against horrific crimes committed by totalitarian regimes. However, for the warning to be loud and clear...
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Events 13-04-2018
The Internet shapes identity, space and politics. New media make older ways of thinking about the private and the public obsolete. In his lecture on “Cities and Capitalism: Questioning New...
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Events 13-04-2018
On April 13th, SWPS University will be hosting the World Health Day. First aid demonstrations, massage sessions and consultations with physiotherapist will be held in the entrance hall. Students will...
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Events 10-04-2018
Everyone experiences fear and anxiety. However, when these feelings dominate one's life, they can lead to mental disorders. As a result, the affected individuals may withdraw from their usual activities...
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Events 16-03-2018
The unexpected result of the Brexit referendum has left hundreds of migrants, who have been contributing to the British economy, in limbo. For these young people from Ireland, Italy, Poland...
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Events 22-02-2018
Emotions - where do they come from? For centuries, poets favored the heart or the soul as the seat of emotion. This is reflected in language, for example “my heart...
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Grants 19-02-2018
Researchers from SWPS University have been awarded a total of PLN 4.5M in grants from the National Science Centre (NCN) for research projects that will focus on topics such as...
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Events 16-02-2018
Migration affects people living in ‘sending countries’ in numerous, often barely noticed ways. It blends with other globalisation and Europeanisation influences to shape the lives of individuals in Warsaw and...
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Events 07-02-2018
Living in society, we are all influenced by other people, from time to time. Children and adolescence are especially prone to social influence. Dr. Theda Radtke from University of Zurich...
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Awards & Recognition 01-02-2018
Aigerim Balkhashbayeva from Kazakhstan, who studies Psychology in English at SWPS University, has won the INTERSTUDENT 2018 award, in the Undergraduate Studies category. The award recognizes international students, who build...
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Events 12-01-2018
Nowadays, many entrepreneurs are not only focused on building businesses and making a profit, but they are also keen on making a difference in the world. This new type of...
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Events 09-01-2018
Monkeys, bats, owls, ants and a moose - giant sculptures made of scrap iron will arrive at SWPS University campus in Warsaw at the beginning of next year. Bestiarium 2.0...
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Events 13-12-2017
December is a time when the Swedish love of consensus is put to the test. Teenagers in schools, towns and cities vie for the coveted role of St. Lucia, who...
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Awards & Recognition 04-12-2017
Over 34,000 subscribers, close to 4 million views, hundreds of likes, positive comments, and shares of educational and scientific content provided by SWPS University - these numbers speak for themselves...
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News 01-12-2017
According to the university admissions report, published by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, SWPS University enjoys the highest enrollment among non-public higher education institutions that offer full-time studies...
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Events 30-11-2017
It would seem that in the world dominated by technology, where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly intelligent, people with a background in humanities and social sciences might be at...
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Events 29-11-2017
For the third consequtive year, SWPS University in Wrocław will be hosting the Model United Nations conference. WrocMUN2017 will gather students from around the world to discuss global, economic, social...
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Events 24-11-2017
In the era of the world wide web and ubiquitous digitalization, psychology of personality and psychology of individual differences have entered new research areas and have found new practical applications...
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Events 23-11-2017
“Every move you make…every step you take…, I’ll be watching you” sang The Police in 1983. Fast forward to 2017 and these lyrics are more relevant than ever. Every "like...
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Grants 20-11-2017
Researchers from SWPS University have been awarded a total of PLN 1.3M in grants from the National Science Centre (NCN) for research projects that will focus on topics such as...
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Awards & Recognition 14-11-2017
MIKO+ jewelry, designed by Ewa Dulcet and Martyna Świerczyńska, graduates of School of Form in Poznań, has been awarded the Progress Prize at the Global Grad Show in Dubai. The...
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Events 02-11-2017
Harvey Milk, Chavela Vargas, Ellen DeGeneres, Jodie Foster, Ellen Page…these are only a few of the famous activists, artists and movie stars who had the courage to take the stage...
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News 02-11-2017
The graduates of School of Form in Poznań will present their projects at the 11th edition of the Vienna Design Week. “It feels! Design for the senses” is the theme...
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Events 23-10-2017
If travel broadens the mind, imagine what travel combined with studying abroad could do for you. To tell you all about it, the Office of International Programs and Exchange and...
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Events 18-10-2017
Small data is big business. Nowadays companies and researchers want to know everything there is to know about human behavior, trends in sport statistics and weather forecasts, because this deceptively...
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Events 06-10-2017
This year, we celebrated the Inauguration of the academic year for the 22nd time. We had the honor and the pleasure to share this special day with distinguished guests, representing...
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Events 06-10-2017
October marks the beginning of the academic year in Poland. All campuses of SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities will celebrate this occassion with official ceremonies.
This year, SWPS University...
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News 25-09-2017
The newest issue of Kultura Popularna (Popular Culture), a peer-reviewed academic publication of SWPS University, focuses on the themes of Jewish history, culture and the Holocaust. The issue, available in...
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Grants 27-07-2017
The National Science Centre (NCN) has published a report related to grants awarded to research institutions in Poland for the period 2011-2016. SWPS University ranked 5th among the top recipients...
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Events 21-07-2017
Emotions are a complicated matter. Usually, we can identify feelings of joy, fear or anger, but sometimes we can experience two or more emotions, such as happiness and sadness, at...
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News 10-07-2017
The academic year has come to an end and students of SWPS University in Warsaw, who completed their studies in a variety of programs in English, celebrated their graduation on...
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Events 26-06-2017
Museums have always played a leading role in creating national citizens. In today’s global world do they also create global citizens who engage actively with diversity next door and across...
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Events 22-06-2017
Social welfare has long been considered something which states provide to their citizens. Yet today 220 million people live in a country in which they do not hold citizenship. How...
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News 20-06-2017
Last May, the Visual Merchandising (VM) team of the Polish fashion brand Top Secret collaborated with the School of Form (SOF) on a series of styling and advertising workshops, organized...
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Events 09-06-2017
LOKALNIE! [LOCALLY!] is the theme of this year’s SWPS University Festival, an annual event celebrating our school and community. This year, we will venture beyond the Warsaw campus and explore...
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Awards & Recognition 05-06-2017
Two community projects, developed and implemented by students of SWPS University, have been awarded 2nd place in the national edition of the Enactus Competion 2017, organized by an international non-profit...
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Awards & Recognition 01-06-2017
Professor Wiesław Godzic, media expert at SWPS University’s Institute of Cultural Studies, will join the Jury of the International Federation of Film Critics, FIPRESCI, at the Moscow International Film Festival...
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News 31-05-2017
Algeria and Vietnam occupy the opposite ends in the Roman alphabet. Mexico and Japan are located on two different hemispheres and two different continents, yet they all came together during...
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Events 29-05-2017
The current concept of law seems to be grounded in two models of human: homo politicus and homo economicus. The fast paced technological and scientific growth and the need for environmental protection make...
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Events 12-05-2017
Diversity is a spice of life. To celebrate the richness that multicultural society brings, SWPS University will be hosting the first edition of International Days at its Warsaw Campus, on May...
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News 28-04-2017
During the April 28th meeting, the Senate of SWPS University appointed two renowned Polish psychologists, Professor Andrzej Eliasz and Professor Jan Strelau as its Honorary Members. Thanks to the outstanding...
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News 24-04-2017
The Italian daily, La Repubblica, reports that a survey conducted among international students indicates that Warsaw is one of the best European cities to study and live in, during Erasmus exchange. The...
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News 11-04-2017
Earlier this month during a special ceremony, SWPS University granted new post-graduate degrees to 36 doctoral and 9 post-doctoral students. The doctoral (Ph.D.) and post-doctoral (doktor habilitowany) degrees were conferred...
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Events 08-03-2017
The history of women in the US military goes back to the Revolutionary War, although at the time their participation in the war effort was often clandestine and unacknowledged. For...
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News 06-03-2017
SWPS University has partnered with EXORiON Foundation in EXO17 Mars analog research project that will be conducted under the auspices of the NASA Human Research Program, at the Mars Desert...
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Awards & Recognition 27-02-2017
The first ever fashion exhibit designed by students and graduates of the School of Form (SOF) for the International Fashion Showcase (IFS) at the 2017 London Fashion week has been recognized...
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News 13-02-2017
SWPS University, as the first Polish institution, has joined an international organization VITAE, the global leader in supporting the professional development of researchers. Together, SWPS University and VITAE are working...
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News 02-02-2017
SWPS University, has joined an Erasmus Mundus Consortium that will deliver a 2-year Joint Master Degree Program in Psychology of Global Mobility, Inclusion and Diversity in Society. The Consortium, which...
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Events 27-01-2017
The New Year celebration is the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar. According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2017 is the year of the Rooster. Rooster is the sign of...
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Events 26-01-2017
Japan is one of the world’s economic powers. It is also the closest ally of the West in Asia. Three experts, living and working in Japan, will talk about internal...
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Events 20-01-2017
Health psychology is concerned with understanding how psychological, behavioral, and cultural factors contribute to physical health and illness. Health psychologists aim to increase both the quality of life and the...
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Events 17-01-2017
(WY)TWÓRCA i TWO(R)ŻYWO (Creator and Matter) is a new series of meetings with acclaimed authors, critics, and screen writers, organized by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at SWPS...
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Events 11-01-2017
Building sustainable and well-functioning communities is one of the primary keys to the development of the modern society. There are various approaches to achieve this goal.
Professor Barbara Klimek, from Arizona...
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Events 10-01-2017
Trauma oriented psychotherapy has proven to be effective in post-traumatic conditions. It involves an extended preparation phase preceding working with trauma. During the seminar Treatment of Dissociative Disorders and Complex...
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News 02-01-2017
For the past few years, the topic of migration has been appearing in media daily. Recent Brexit has added a new dimension to the discussion and has posed new challenges...
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News 20-12-2016
Dr. Robert Cialdini, the world leading expert on influencing and persuasion techniques, visited Wrocław recently to attend the launch of his new book Pre-suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and...
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Events 10-12-2016
For the past two years, the public debate has been dominated by images of refugees making their way to Europe and by the concerned reactions of European citizens to the...
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Events 22-11-2016
This November, Wrocław will host an international Model United Nations conference, for the 20th time. Students from around the world will visit the capital of Lower Silesia to discuss global...
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Events 15-11-2016
Dr. E. William Colglazier, Representative of UN Secretary General for the promotion of science, technology and innovation, will deliver a lecture on On the role of the natural sciences, social sciences...
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Events 14-11-2016
The Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) was first celebrated in 2007. It started with an idea to create a global network of mentors and resources that would inspire people everywhere to...
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Events 08-11-2016
Dissociative disorders are severe posttraumatic conditions that are frequently misdiagnosed due to their frequent comorbidity with many other disorders. This introductory seminar describes the modern concept of dissociation, scientific evidence...
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News 08-11-2016
The Polish edition of Robert Cialdini’s new book, Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade, has been published under the auspices of SWPS University.
Intuitively we know that “pre-suasion”, the process of...
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Awards & Recognition 07-11-2016
For the 25th time, the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) has granted the annual FNP Prizes, considered to be Poland’s most important scientific awards. This year’s winners include three leading...
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Events 27-10-2016
For years, Indonesia has been underestimated as a potential partner, from the European perspective. However, this view has been changing recently. Thanks to the significant economic growth, Indonesia has become...
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Events 25-10-2016
A delegation of artists from Beijing Literary Federation will present traditional Chinese arts at SWPS University on Tuesday, October 25, 2016. The event will include performances by singers, dancers and...
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News 18-10-2016
SWPS University has signed a cooperation agreement with Norbsoft Sp. z o.o., a leading mobile application developer in Poland, to develop and implement a system for the Design, Evaluation and...
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Awards & Recognition 13-10-2016
Professor Andrzej Eliasz, the co-founder and first Rector of SWPS University, has received the Teofrast Superstar award, established by Charaktery, a Polish popular science magazine devoted to psychology.
“Twenty years ago...
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Events 04-10-2016
October marks the beginning of the academic year in Poland. All campuses of SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities will celebrate this occassion with official ceremonies.
This year, the inauguration...
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Awards & Recognition 30-09-2016
Piotr Voelkel, the owner of Vox Capital Group, Founder of SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, art connoisseur and promoter of Polish design has been awarded Wizjonerzy 2016 [Visionaries...
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News 01-09-2016
After 20 years of leading SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities as Rector, Professor Andrzej Eliasz has decided to cede the position to Associate Professor Roman Cieślak. The change...
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Awards & Recognition 27-06-2016
SWPS University Channel on YouTube has become the most popular and the highest ranked university channel on the video sharing platform, in Poland. It is an indication that SWPS University...
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Awards & Recognition 22-06-2016
Agnieszka Kruszewska, Ph.D., an international relations expert, specializing in the issues of South-Asia, has joined the editorial board of the Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan.
JOURNAL OF THE RESEARCH...
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Awards & Recognition 13-06-2016
On June 14, 2016, the first in the world Chinese Book Center was opened at SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw. The ceremony coincided with the official...
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Awards & Recognition 01-06-2016
As a research institution that meets the requirements of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers, developed by the European Commission, SWPS...
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Awards & Recognition 16-04-2016
Professor Jan Strelau, the creator of the Regulative Theory of Temperament (RTT) and the leading psychologists in the area of Psychology of Individual Differences was awarded the title Doctor honoris...
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Awards & Recognition 25-01-2016
Two SWPS University academics from Wrocław, Agata Gąsiorowska and Katarzyna Byrka, have been awarded Elsevier Reviewer Certificates. Elsevier, a world-leading provider of information solutions for researchers in the field of...
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Researchers 04-02-2015
Karol Olejniczak,Associate Professor
political scientist, specializing in design and evaluation of public policies, behavioral insight, serious games in public sector
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News 30-11--0001
It is with great sadness and sorrow that we say goodbye to Professor Jan Strelau, a doyen of Polish psychology and a world-renowned expert in psychology of individual differences. Professor...
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