The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange
Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej
Agency overview
FormedOctober 1, 2017 (2017-10-01)
JurisdictionGovernment of Poland
Headquartersul. Polna 40, Warsaw, Poland
Minister responsible
  • Wojciech Murdzek
Agency executives
  • dr Dawid Kostecki, Director
  • Zofia Sawicka, Vice-director
Websitenawa.gov.pl/en/

The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA, Polish: Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej) is a governmental agency in Poland established to carry out tasks related to the academic mobility between Poland and other countries. Since November 2018 the agency is part of Academic Cooperation Association.[1] It primarily provides grants to individuals and organizations rather than through its own staff.[2]

History

NAWA was founded partially out of concerns about brain drain from Poland.[2] The legislation to create NAWA was prepared by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.[2] NAWA was created by an legislation from 7 July 2017[3][4] and began operating on 1 October 2017.[5] Changes to the authorizing legislation were made in 2018 and 2019.[6]

Grażyna Żebrowska, a physicist, was appointed director of NAWA on May 8, 2020.[7][8]

Tasks

NAWA improves Polish education by facilitating the integration of Polish universities with academics worldwide by arranging conferences, facilitating cooperation on international research projects, and assisting foreign students.[9][5] NAWA provides scholarships to people of Polish ancestry to study in Poland.[10] NAWA funds research performed by Polish Universities in partnership with foreign collaborators.[11][12] NAWA encourages Polish scientists living abroad to return to the country. NAWA supports foreign scientists to do post-doctoral work in Poland. Alternately, NAWA provides funding for Polish scientists to do internships abroad.[5] NAWA funds student support services for foreign students in Poland.[11]

NAWA provides both Polish and foreign students, researchers and higher education institutions with scholarships and grants in four different fields, with the main focus on mobility:

  • programs for students
  • programs for scientists
  • programs for institutions
  • Polish language programs

Additionally, the agency disseminates information about the Polish system of tertiary education and science.[13]

NAWA also serves to improve the international public relations of Poland.[8]

Promotional campaigns

NAWA runs two campaigns promoting Poland abroad at the moment.

The Ready, Study, Go! Poland (RSGP) campaign[14] is aiming at delivering the information about Poland as a prospective study and research destination to all candidates in the world.

Research in Poland campaign promotes Poland as a perfect destination for researchers and university graduates willing to start or continue their research career abroad.

Structure

NAWA is overseen by the Minister of Science and Higher Education.[5][2] The director is appointed by the Prime Minister. NAWA's Council is an advisory body which makes proposals for the organization's direction and development.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ACA Secretariat: Details". www.aca-secretariat.be. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 KMWT (13 November 2017). "Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej" [National Agency for Academic Exchange]. Polish Wikinews (in Polish).
  3. ↑ "Ustawa z dnia 7 lipca 2017 r. o Narodowej Agencji Wymiany Akademickiej" [Act of 7 July 2017 on the National Academic Exchange Agency]. Dziennik Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej [Journal Of Laws Of The Republic Of Poland] (in Polish). 31 August 2017. Item 1530. Another version was published on 25 September 2018
  4. ↑ "Act of 7 July 2017 on the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange" (PDF). Dziennik Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej [Journal Of Laws Of The Republic Of Poland]. 11 August 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Tomala, Ludwika (26 November 2019). "Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej działa już dwa lata" [The National Agency for Academic Exchange's first two years of operation]. Nauka w Polsce [Science in Poland] (in Polish).
  6. ↑ "Obwieszczenie Marszałka Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 12 lipca 2019 r. w sprawie ogłoszenia jednolitego tekstu ustawy o Narodowej Agencji Wymiany Akademickiej" [Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of July 12, 2019 regarding the publication of a uniform text of the Act on the National Agency for Academic Exchange]. Internetowy System Aktów Prawnych [Internet System of Legal Acts] (in Polish). 12 July 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Grażyna Żebrowska appointed a new Director General of NAWA". NAWA. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Grażyna Żebrowska nowym dyrektorem Narodowej Agencji Wymiany Akademickiej" [Grażyna Żebrowska is the new director of the National Agency for Academic Exchange]. Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego [Ministry of Science and Higher Education] (in Polish). Poland. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Sewastianowicz, Monika (5 July 2018). "jak napisać wniosek o dofinansowanie projektu na uczelni" [The grant application must be considered]. Prawo.pl.
  10. ↑ "Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej ogłosiła pierwsze programy stypendialne" [The National Agency for Academic Exchange announced the first scholarship programs]. Nauka w Polsce [Science in Poland] (in Polish). 18 February 2018.
  11. 1 2 "W Polsce studiuje około 70 tys. zagranicznych studentów. Ponad połowa jest z Ukrainy" [Of about 70 thousand foreign students in Poland, over half are from Ukraine]. Newseria Biznes (in Polish). 17 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "Partnerstwa międzyuczelniane". German Academic Exchange Service (in Polish). 30 December 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  13. ↑ Act on Polish National Agency For Academic Exchange
  14. ↑ "Ready, Study, GO! Poland campaign".

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