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Adam Mickiewicz University tests AI-powered virtual reality conference format

A new model of academic conferencing powered by artificial intelligence and virtual reality has been piloted at the OCETA Connect: AI/XR in Higher Education event, held by the Adam Mickiewicz University.

  • 05.11.2024. Wrocław Medical University campus buildings. PAP/Maciej Kulczyński
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    Wrocław Medical University takes 13th place in world ranking, ahead of Oxford and Yale

    Wrocław Medical University has come 13th in the field of heart and circulatory system diseases in the latest U.S. News Best Global Universities 2025–2026 ranking.

  • Warsaw, 15.02.2024. Main Gate of the University of Warsaw. PAP/ Albert Zawada
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    University of Warsaw tops Perspektywy 2025 ranking

    The University of Warsaw has taken the top spot in the 2025 edition of the Perspektywy University Ranking, surpassing the Jagiellonian University and the Warsaw University of Technology.

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    ERC awards 281 Advanced Grants, 4 winners from Poland

    The European Research Council (ERC) announced the results of the Advanced Grants competition. 281 outstanding scientists from Europe will receive a total of EUR 721 million to carry out ambitious research projects under the Horizon Europe programme. The grants will also be awarded to four winners from Poland.

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    Polish scientists to certify quantum technologies

    A team that will design, test and certify quantum technologies is being formed in Warsaw. EUR 2.47 million has been acquired for the development of the centre.

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    Last tests of new Warsaw students' rocket Twardowsky 2 this summer

    The Twardowsky 2 rocket, over 4 m long, is the largest such build in the history of the Warsaw University of Technology Student Astronautical Club. Students are currently finishing the production of the last components and testing and integrating all parts of the rocket. Final tests are planned for the summer.

  • 25.02.2021. Collegium Novum of the Jagiellonian University at Gołębia Street in Krakow. The main building of the Jagiellonian University was opened for use in 1887. (olm) PAP/Łukasz Gągulski
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    Jagiellonian University best among Polish universities according to CWUR ranking

    The Jagiellonian University is 395th in The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). The other Polish universities in the ranking are the University of Warsaw (427th) and the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków (627th). Americans dominate the ranking, with Harvard University at the forefront.

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    Researchers at AGH UST develop prototype house powered solely by hydrogen and photovoltaics

    Researchers the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków in cooperation with industrial partners have developed a prototype house powered solely by hydrogen and photovoltaics. According to the scientists, it is the first prototype of a facility of this type in Poland.

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    European patent for innovative implantable biomaterials

    Scientists have patented innovative implantable biomaterials - composites for the treatment of bone defects and for use in regenerative medicine. The patent was granted by the European Patent Office (EPO) for 'Multifunctional composite implantable materials for filling bone defects and regenerating bone tissue', the University of Gdańsk reports.

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    Scientists from Wrocław co-develop Moon navigation system

    Moonlight is the new navigation system being developed by the European Space Agency (ESA). It will enable precise positioning on the surface of the Moon and in its vicinity. Scientists from the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences participate in the project.

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