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Poster promoting “WUM Cultural Festival” on Saturday, May 23, from 14:00 to 19:00. The design features a colorful pink‑purple background with the Statue of Liberty on the left, Big Ben behind, and a central figure dancing in traditional attire. Musical instruments, including a drum and a lute, appear in the background. Text on the poster mentions food tasting, dance shows, traditions and customs, and games. The “Diversity x WUM” logo is placed on the right side.
We invite you to the Culture Festival at the WUM
We have another extraordinary opportunity to "visit" many countries without leaving Warsaw. We invite the entire academic community and residents of the capital to the Culture Diversity Festival x WUM, which will take place on May 23, 2026. The event will start at 2 p.m. and will last until 7 p.m. on the Banacha Campus (Ochota district, 2a Ks. Trojdena Street). The event is organized by our foreign students.
A group of about a dozen people standing in an elegant room during a ceremony. In the center, there is a person seated in a wheelchair, holding a document. The others stand in a row, holding red cases with decorations or diplomas. In the background, there is a wall with the inscription “Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Poland” and flags. In the foreground, the hands of a person taking a photo and a camera are visible.
Our professor with state decoration
Prof. Robert Gałązkowski, the Head of the Department of Medical Emergency WUM, received a state decoration from President Volodymyr Zelensky for his support of Ukraine during the war.
Participants of educational workshops conduct experiments at a laboratory table. Containers, bottles, and work materials are placed on the tabletop, and anatomical charts of the brain are visible in the background.
What happened at the WUM during the Night of Museums?
Several thousand people visited the Medical History Museum WUM on Saturday night. Medicines were the main theme of this year's edition of the event, because we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Faculty of Pharmacy. During the night tour, visitors could prepare a magistral formula, listen to students explain how to safely use popular medications, check whether bacteria actually respond to antibiotics and attend a lecture on counterfeit medicines. Those were only some of the attractions waiting for visitors.
A group of people posing together outdoors at a music festival, standing on grass near a large concert stage. Several people are raising their hands, and a performance stage with screens and lighting is visible in the background.
Juwenalia, the biggest Warsaw student festival, is behind us
On Friday and Saturday evening, students from as many as 10 universities, including ours, celebrated at the Syrenka Stadium during Varsonalia.
A person giving a presentation while holding a microphone in a lecture hall. Behind the speaker, a large screen displays the title ‘University Public Health Day’ and conference graphics. A banner of the Medical University of Warsaw Faculty of Health Sciences stands on the right
Public health means thinking about the future
The University Public Health Day has made its debut in our calendar of events. Organized by the Faculty of Health Sciences, the initiative demonstrates how broad and diverse the field of public health is. It highlights its role in shaping the quality of life and the well-being of societies while addressing the current challenges it faces. And there are many: from political conflicts and disinformation to environmental change.
Several adults walk in the rain outside a hospital entrance, holding umbrellas. The hospital building and signage are visible in the background.
Visit of the First Lady to Karowa Hospital
On the occasion of the International Day of Nurses and Midwives, Marta Nawrocka, the wife of the President of the Republic of Poland, visited the Princess Anna Mazowiecka Clinical Hospital on Karowa Street. During the visit, she laid flowers at the recently unveiled monument of Stanisława Leszczyńska, the patroness of midwives.
A small child is lying in a hospital crib in an intensive care unit, covered with a light blanket and connected to multiple medical devices, including a ventilator, vital signs monitor, and infusion pumps; specialized equipment, tubes, and a screen displaying heart activity are positioned around the bed.
The smallest heart transplanted in the UCK WUM. A five-month-old patient is recovering.
In the Pediatric Teaching Clinical Hospital, University Clinical Center of the Medical University of Warsaw, a team of cardiac surgeons led by Prof. Mariusz Kuśmierczyk, the Head of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation, recently performed a heart transplant in a five-month-old infant. This is the smallest heart transplant ever performed at our hospital.
A large group of performers standing on a stage in colorful traditional and formal costumes, posing in front of a screen with the word “THANK YOU.”
Festival of cultural diversity at WUM
As every year in May, our university was the venue of a unique event that shows the richness of traditions, music, dance and art of various regions of the world and the international nature of our academic community. During a concert held as part of the "Diversity x WUM" initiative, international students and guest artists performed on the stage of Klub Medyka on Oczki Street.
A formal award ceremony taking place in a lecture hall, where a young attendee in a red blouse and dark skirt receives a diploma from a speaker holding a microphone and a document. Several other attendees stand in a row behind, holding folders and tote bags, with informational banners displayed in the background.
Winners of the competition for the best master’s theses in pharmacy and medical analytics
On Friday, five pharmacy graduates and nine medical analytics graduates presented the topics, methodologies, and key conclusions of their diploma theses before a jury and an audience. After deliberations, the jury selected the authors of the best master’s theses in medical analytics and pharmacy submitted in the 2024/2025 academic year.
A large group of people stands on steps inside an elegant hall, holding red diploma folders with a national emblem. In front of the group stand several individuals posing for a formal photo. Polish and European Union flags are placed on both sides, and a blue backdrop with the text “Ministerstwo Zdrowia” is visible behind them.
Our students receive Minister of Health scholarships for outstanding achievements
Diplomas and congratulations were presented to the scholarship recipients during an official gala by Minister of Health Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda and Deputy Minister Katarzyna Kęcka. Our students were accompanied by Prof. Dorota Olczak-Kowalczyk, Vice Rector for Personnel and Organizational Affairs.