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Poland sees increase in number of students from former USSR

Close to 55,000 students in Poland come from the countries of the former USSR - over 10 times more than 15 years ago, according to economists from the Faculty of Management and Economics at the Gdańsk University of Technology.

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    Thirty-fold increase in work permits for foreigners since 2004, say Gdańsk researchers

    Poland gave out over 400,000 work permits for foreigners in 2020, 10 times more than in 2010 and 30 times more than in 2004 when Poland joined the European Union.

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    Technology

    Wrocław scientists develop better ‘impact-absorbing’ helmet to improve safety

    A helmet offering greater safety to cyclists and skiers is begin developed by scientists from the Wrocław University of Science and Technology.

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    A generation of students will experience university only through computers, warns academic

    A leading academic has warned against remote learning at universities, saying ‘we are facing a threat of a generation of students who can not imagine a university other than through a computer.

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    Advanced robotic arm to test coronavirus antibodies launched at Wielkopolska Centre of Advanced Technologies AMU

    An advanced robotic arm to test COVID-19 antibodies has been revealed at the Wielkopolska Centre of Advanced Technologies at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.

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    Eurodoc president: Doctoral candidates still treated like students in many countries

    A leading academic has called for a change to the way doctoral candidates are treated as students.

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    Cyber attacks on Polish universities some of the worst in the world, says report

    Polish universities and scientific institutions are some of the world’s most targeted by cyber attacks, a new study shows.

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    Scholarships for over 600 young people of Polish origin from around the world

    Over 600 young people from around the world who have Polish origins are to be offered a scholarship to study at Polish universities.

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    Health

    School children should return to school and university students should get vaccinated, says disease expert

    Pre-school children should return to school on September 1 because the vast majority of them only have mild COVID-19 infections, says an expert on infectious diseases in childhood from the Medical University of Warsaw.

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    Virtual Summer School on Ocean Sustainability launches in September

    On September 13-17, the European University of the Seas will organize a virtual summer school for students and young researchers on Ocean Sustainability.

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