Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw

Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw (WNPiSM UW) – faculty of the University of Warsaw[1] providing education and scientific studies in the field of political science, social policy, international relations, homeland security and European studies. It also provides higher education in English: Political Science, International Relations and European Politics and Economics.

Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw
TypeFaculty
Established1975
Parent institution
University of Warsaw
DeanHDR Daniel Przastek
Address
Ulica Krakowskie Przedmieście w Warszawie 26/28 (Auditorium Maximum)
,
Warsaw
,
00-927
,
Poland

52°14′22.9200″N 21°00′59.7600″E
Websitewnpism.uw.edu.pl

The Faculty of Political Science and International Studies is one of the largest education and research facilities in Central Europe. The scientific environment comprises over 180 research workers, who are involved in over 20 research grants. The faculty is a place of education for 3500 students and ca. 100 doctoral students. As part of international cooperation, WNPiSM UW has signed nearly 250 contracts with foreign university centres.

Political science together with international relations is ranked number 300–400 in the Shanghai Ranking 2020[2] and number 151–200 in QS World University Ranking 2020 (footnote)

History

The University of Warsaw dates back to 1816.[3] A hundred years later, in 1917, the first School of Political Science was founded. The beginnings of the current Faculty can be sought in the Institute of Political Science, found in 1967 as part of the Department of Philosophy.[4] In 1975, the Faculty of Journalism and Political Science was established, which expanded its research area with international relations, social policy, European studies and homeland security. In 2016, research workers related to journalism left the faculty, which resulted in changing its name to its current version. Since 2019 WNPiSM has functioned in a new structure, with over 15 scientific institutes and 2 research centres.

Present

On 1 July 2019 a new organisation structure of the faculty was introduced, leading to reinforcement of research activities and division into 15 robust scientific centres and 2 independent research centres:[5]

  • Chair of Homeland Security
  • Chair of Political History
  • Chair of Diplomacy and International Institutions
  • Chair of Political Research Methodology
  • Chair of State Science and Public Administration
  • Chair of European Union Policies
  • Chair of Social Policy and Insurance
  • Chair of Law and Institutions of European Union
  • Chair of Sociology, Politics and Political Marketing
  • Chair of Strategic Studies and International Security
  • Chair of Regional and Global Studies
  • Chair of Eastern Studies
  • Chair of Political Systems
  • Chair of Political Theory and Political Thought
  • Chair of Labour System and Labour Market
  • Centre for Research on Contemporary Israel and Jewish Diaspora
  • Centre for Research on Human Trafficking

Cooperation with national entities

The faculty cooperates with:

Cooperation with foreign entities
A guest lecture by professor John Mearshimer (University of Chicago)

The faculty cooperates with: the European Commission, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee, Representative Office of the European Commission in Poland, International Labour Organization (ILO), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The faculty cooperates with 212 higher education institutions as part of the European Erasmus + programme and has signed bilateral agreements with higher education institutions in the world, for instance:

  • Fudan University
  • Waseda University
  • Tecnologico de Monterrey
  • University of Haifa
  • Peking University
  • Centro de Investigación y Docencias Económicas, A.C.,
  • Victoria University of Wellington
  • The Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU), Chicago

Educational programmes

The faculty realizes five fields of study:[6]

  • Undergraduate Programme in International Relations
  • Undergraduate Programme in Political Science
  • European Politics and Economics (Undergraguate)
  • Graduate Programme in International Relations
  • Graduate Programme in Political Science

Buildings
Auditorium Maximum during the opening ceremony in September 2017[7]
Professor Jan Baszkiewicz Hall

In 2017, the faculty moved to the renovated monumental Auditorium Maximum located in the main campus of the University of Warsaw, in the city centre of Warsaw. The renovated building houses the offices of the faculty administration as well as teaching rooms. The largest one – professor Jan Baszkiewicz Hall – seats 150 students and is one of the most modern areas of this kind at the University of Warsaw. In addition, the building houses a modern focus group interview laboratory equipped with a one-way mirror.

Authorities

Dean's team

Workers
  • Maciej Duszczyk (former Vice Rector of the University of Warsaw)
  • Jacek Czaputowicz (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
  • Stanisław Filipowicz (Vice-president of the Polish Academy of Sciences)
  • Grzegorz Rydlewski (former Chief of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland)
  • Stanisław Sulowski
  • Błażej Poboży (Deputy Minister of the Interior and Administration)
  • Gertruda Uścińska (President of the Social Insurance Institution)
  • Konstanty Wojtaszczyk
  • Jakub Zajączkowski
  • Jacek Męcina (former Deputy Minister of Economy and Labour)
  • Ryszard Zięba (Jean Monnet Chair)
  • Tomasz Żukowski (former Advisor to the President of the Republic of Poland)
  • Bartłomiej Zdaniuk (Ambassador of Poland to Moldova)
  • Szewach Weiss (former Ambassador of Israel to Poland, former member of the Knesset)
  • Zbigniew Lasocik
  • Roman Kuźniar (former Advisor to the President of the Republic of Poland)
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References
  1. Faculties, University of Warsaw, retrieved 2020-07-28
  2. Rekrutacja WNPiSM – Strona dla kandydatów na WNPiSM UW
  3. History of Warsaw, City of Warsaw, p. 2, retrieved 2020-07-28
  4. History of the Faculty, Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, retrieved 2020-07-28
  5. Nowa struktura WNPiSM – Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Studiów Międzynarodowych
  6. "Programmes in English", First step into the future. Make it now in the heart of Europe, retrieved 2020-07-28
  7. Warsaw University (2017-10-03), Otwarcie odrestaurowanego Gmachu Audytoryjnego (en. Opening of the renovated Auditorium Maximum) (in Polish)

See also
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