On June 23 the JU Vice-Rector for International Relations Prof. Dorota Malec received the Ambassador of Columbia to Poland Assad José Jaterem Peña. The meeting participants, who also included the Honorary Consul of Columbia in Kraków Joanna Natasza Wais and the Head of JU International Relations Office Dr Izabela Zawiska, discussed, among other issues, various aspects of collaboration between the Jagiellonian University and Columbian higher education institutions, including Erasmus+ student and staff exchange.
The Person of Merit award is given by the JU Senate following a proposal by the University’s Rector in recognition of a great strength of character, outstanding achievements, contributions to the academic community as well as personal interest in the affairs of the Jagiellonian University. On 24 June, the award was presented to Prof. Rett Ludwikowski and Prof. Walter Rechberger.
On 23 June, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology announced the winning team that will strengthen and transform Europe’s Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCSI) by connecting creatives and organisations to Europe’s largest innovation network.
The National Science Centre has announced the results of the OPUS 22 + LAP/WEAVE call for proposals under which researchers at any stage of their research career could apply for funding of bilateral research projects carried out in international collaboration within the framework of WEAVE Programme.
Researchers from the Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology of the Jagiellonian University (JU MCB), together with Australian, Turkish and Canadian colleagues, have found a link between defects in the cellular protein production machinery and neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), characterized by an inability to reach cognitive and motor milestones.
The annual Global City Sampling Day will once again take place on June 21, 2022. Microbiological samples will be collected in cities around the world, including Kraków, which participates in this world-wide project thanks to scientists from the Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology of the Jagiellonian University.
On 15 June 2022 the exhibition “Biological and cultural diversity of Panama” was opened in the JU Botanical Garden by the JU Vice-Rector for Research Prof. Piotr Kuśtrowski and the Ambassador of Panama to Poland Javier Bonagas. The exhibition marks the 210th anniversary of the birth of Józef Warszewicz, an eminent 19th-century botanist, expert on tropical flora.
On June 13, the JU Vice-Rector for International Relations Prof. Dorota Malec received the Ambassador of Japan to Poland Miyajima Akio, who was accompanied by Makino Michiko, Director of the Department of Information and Culture at the Embassy.
ViroGenetics research group from the Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology at the Jagiellonian University takes part in the international MUSECoV project: Multi-scale Eco-evolution of Coronaviruses: from surveillance toward emergence prediction.
The Jagiellonian University has moved up in the QS World University Ranking 2023, reaching its highest position on record. This year’s edition of one of the world’s most famous university rankings features an unprecedented number of Polish higher education institutions. Massachusetts Institute of Technology has once again held its position as the global leader.
Researchers from the JU Faculty of Chemistry have recently published the paper “The lung surfactant activity probed with molecular dynamics simulations” in Advances in Colloid and Interface Science journal. The article summarises the results of long-term research on lung surfactant conducted by the JU scientists.
A new website will allow visitors to buy tickets for three Jagiellonian University sites: JU Museum Collegium Maius, JU Botanical Garden and Nature Education Centre.