The Polish National Agency for Academic exchange has announced the award of scholarships within the framework of the Bekker Programme. The scheme will enable 13 scholars from the Jagiellonian University to carry out their research projects at prestigious academic centres in the United States, Australia, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Italy.
The aim of the Bekker Programme is to increase international mobility of Polish researchers and academic teachers by enabling them to conduct research or teach in prestigious centres around the world. Trips from 3 to 12 months-long will allow them to work with internationally renowned research teams, establish long-term cooperation and carry out joint projects with them.Most scholarships have been awarded to researchers in the field of natural sciences (68), social sciences (37), as well as technology and engineering (32). The most popular destinations are the USA (41), Germany (21), the United Kingdom (16), Italy (12), and Australia (11).
The full list of the Bekker Programme scholarship winners from the Jagiellonian University is presented below:
- Dr hab. Piotr Tereszkiewicz (Faculty of Law and Administration) - host institution: University of Michigan,
- Dr Patrycja Orłowska-Feuer (Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology) - host institution: University of Manchester,
- Dr Michał Gabruk (Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology) - host institution: University of California San Francisco,
- Dr Katarzyna Ostapowicz (Faculty of Geography and Geology) - host institution: University of California Berkeley,
- Dr Michał Araszkiewicz (Faculty of Law and Administration) - host institution: University of Pittsburgh,
- Dr Karolina Tarach (Faculty of Chemistry) - host institution: Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas,
- Dr Milena Damulewicz (Faculty of Biology) - host institution: Università degli Studi di Padova,
- Prof. Michał Praszałowicz (Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science) - host institution: University of Washington in Seattle,
- Dr Wioleta Walentowska (Faculty of Philosophy) - host institution: Ghent University,
- Dr hab. Jolanta Rutkowska (Faculty of Biology) - host institution: The University of New South Wales,
- Dr Aneta Stachowicz (Faculty of Medicine) - host institution: Advanced Clinical BioSystems Research Institute,
- Dr hab. Adam Dyrda (Faculty of Law and Administration) - host institution: University of Manchester,
- Dr Piotr Korcyl (Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science) - host institution: Universita degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata".
The detailed nationwide list of the Bekker Programme beneficiaries is available at nawa.gov.pl.
