UL: Competitions and prizes

The 23rd edition of the “Wrocławska Magnolia” competition has begun. It is addressed to graduates who defended their master’s theses in the 2024/2025 academic year and focused on topics related to improving the quality of life of Wrocław residents.

We know the names of students who have been awarded scholarships by the Minister of Science and Higher Education (for academic year 2025/2026). The Minister granted 402 scholarships from 1171 applications for significant scientific, artistic, or sports achievements. Our best students received the scholarships, representing almost all scientific and artistic disciplines (48 out of 55).

The Technology Transfer Centre (СTT) of the University of Wrocław announces applications for the competition: “TRACTT – Theory » Development » Acceleration with the Technology Transfer Centre”.

Nikola Żak chose to study European Diplomacy because she wants, in the future, to be present in the rooms where decisions are made and to have a real impact on improving the world around her. An IDUB grant for a trip to Qatar was her first step into such a room. Meet Nikola Żak, the latest ambassador of the “Young Researcher” programme at the University of Wrocław.

The monograph by Patrycja Grzebyk (University of Warsaw), Bartłomiej Krzan (Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics of the University of Wrocław) and Karolina Wierczyńska (Polish Academy of Sciences), entitled “Polski dorobek w zakresie międzynarodowego prawa karnego w latach 1918-2018”, was awarded first prize in the Competition for the Best History Book organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

From 5 to 7 December, the University of Wrocław will welcome programming enthusiasts from the best universities in Central Europe, who will compete in challenging algorithmic tasks.

The Award of the National Science Centre is the most prestigious honour for young researchers in Poland. We met with its recipients on October 15th at 6:30 P.M. The event was web-streamed.

The aim of the competition ‘The best of the best – in search of teaching excellence’, organised as part of the Initiative of Excellence – Research University programme, is to improve the quality of education and promote best practices in teaching at the University of Wrocław. We now know the winners of the third edition of the competition.

We asked professor Ewa Marcinkowska from the Faculty of Biotechnology at the University of Wrocław – an expert conducting research at the interface of haematology and immunology, focusing on therapies inducing the maturation of blasts in acute myeloid leukaemia – to explain what the immune system is all about and why research into it is so demanding and multifaceted.

The Heisig Prize for a physicist from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

During the inauguration of the academic year, which is soon to be held at the University of Wrocław, the Heisig Prize will be given to the winner — and it is already known who that is!

The Foundation for Polish Science has launched the latest edition of its START programme. Young researchers with outstanding academic achievements may apply for scholarships worth 30,000 PLN. Applications will be accepted until 5 November.