Afghans taking part in the course were evacuated by the Polish government along with thousands of other refugees from Kabul. They or their families supported the US troops. After the Taliban took over, they had to flee to save their lives. Out of the thousand evacuees, about 200 were forced to stop studying in their home country. The course organized by MUW is attended by those who are related to medicine. This is a group of 25 young people - all of whom want to stay in our country.
- Among those enrolled in the course we have, for example, a young man who has completed nine semesters of dentistry. There are also 5 doctors. In Warsaw lives a 17-member Afghan family with medical traditions. As many as five of them began their medical studies in Afghanistan, and now all five are attending a course organized at MUW to study medicine in Poland. Their uncle takes care of them, because their father, who is a chief in a Kabul hospital, stayed in Afghanistan - says Katarzyna Skopiec from the Humanosh Sława and Izek Wołosiański Foundation, which deals with refugees and coordinates the help organized for them by Polish universities as part of the Secretariat organized thanks to financial support of the Henryk Wujec Civic Fund.
Young Afghans connected with medicine met two weeks ago at our university with Prof. Zbigniew Gaciong, Rector of MUW.
- We offer you Polish language courses so that you can start a new life in our country. After the course you will have to take an exam. Only after you pass it, you can apply for studies or apply for nostrification of medical diplomas - said the rector at the meeting. Young Afghans asked about recruitment procedures for foreigners, scholarships, the possibility to receive credit for semesters completed in their home countries, and how to nostrify their diplomas in Poland. Prof. Gaciong explained all the rules. - It is not an easy way to get into medical university and to get your diplomas nostrified. But we will do everything to make it easier for you - assured the rector.
At MUW, Afghan refugees can also count on student volunteers to help them find their way around the university and in a new culture.
The course will be conducted by the staff of the Center for Foreign Languages MUW. - We have experience in organizing such classes for foreigners. Every year we organize Summer School of Polish Language and Culture, which are holiday courses for foreigners. We also prepared and conducted Polish language courses for Belarusians. We teach using our own programs and methods developed over many years - says Maciej Ganczar, PhD, head of the Center for Foreign Languages.
Classes are scheduled from Monday to Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. Two groups have been formed.
