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]
| Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | October 1, 2017 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Poland |
| Headquarters | ul. Polna 40, Warsaw, Poland |
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| Agency executives |
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| Website | nawa |
History
editNAWA 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]
Activities
editNAWA 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
editNAWA 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
editNAWA 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "ACA Secretariat: Details". www.aca-secretariat.be. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ a b c d e KMWT (13 November 2017). "Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej" [National Agency for Academic Exchange]. Polish Wikinews (in Polish).
- ^ "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
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d 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).
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Grażyna Żebrowska appointed a new Director General of NAWA". NAWA. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Sewastianowicz, Monika (5 July 2018). "jak napisać wniosek o dofinansowanie projektu na uczelni" [The grant application must be considered]. Prawo.pl.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Partnerstwa międzyuczelniane". German Academic Exchange Service (in Polish). 30 December 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Act on Polish National Agency For Academic Exchange
- ^ "Ready, Study, GO! Poland campaign".
Further reading
edit- Zespół, A. J. (13 September 2017). "Stypendia NAWA bez podatku" [NAWA scholarships will be tax-free]. e-prawnik.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- Mokrzycka, Katarzyna (18 July 2018). "Powrót syna wykształconego" [Return of an educated son]. Obserwator Finansowy [Financial Observer] (in Polish).
- Bachmat, Paweł (2017). "Opinia prawna na temat rządowego projektu ustawy o Narodowej Agencji Wymiany Akademickiej z projektami aktów wykonawczych" [Legal opinion on the governmental Bill on the National Agency of Academic Exchange, including draft by-laws]. Zeszyty Prawnicze Biura Analiz Sejmowych [Legal Journal of the Bureau of Parliamentary Analysis]. 3 (55): 155–161.
- Dytko, Jan (2019). "The procedure for financing programs of the Polish National Academic Exchange Agency". International Journal of Legal Studies. 5 (1): 185–200.
- Głębocki, R. (2016). "Sprawozdanie z konferencji Narodowego Kongresu Nauki "Umiędzynarodowienie–szansa i wyzwanie dla polskich uczelni", Rzeszów, 20–21 października 2016" [Report on the conference of the National Congress of Science "Internationalization - an opportunity and a challenge for Polish universities", Rzeszów, October 20-21, 2016]. Studia Medioznawcze [Media Studies]. 67 (4): 145–147. doi:10.33077/uw.24511617.ms.2016.67.439.
- Łomzik, M. (2018). "Przekład nazw polskich szkół wyższych a zachowanie zasady staranności i wierności tłumaczenia poświadczonego" [Translation of the names of Polish universities and observance of the principle of diligence and fidelity of certified translation]. Comparative Legilinguistics. 35: 39–57. doi:10.14746/cl.2018.35.2. S2CID 186564554.
- Krasowski, D. (2017). "Reforma szkolnictwa wyższego łącząca naukę z gospodarką" [Higher education reform: Combining science with the economy]. Przegląd Geologiczny [Geological Review]. 65 (3): 145–146.
- Pietraś, M. (2017). "Umiędzynarodowienie szkolnictwa wyższego w Polsce" [Internationalization of higher education in Poland]. In Domański, T.; Stępień-Kuczyńska, A.; Włodarska-Frykowska, A. (eds.). Internacjonalizacja polskich ośrodków politologicznych [Internationalization of Polish political science centers]. Łódź: University of Lodz Publishing House. hdl:11089/22807.