Announcing institution:

Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA)

Call description:

The main objective of the programme is the internationalisation of Polish higher education and research institutions by means of awarding funding to projects related to:

1. building the capacity of applicants in the field of internationalization
2. building the capacity of applicants when it comes to accepting and providing services to foreign students, doctoral students, teaching and scientific staff;
3. promoting applicants internationally, in particular through cooperation with foreign alumni.

The University may submit up to 3 proposals under the call

The following tasks may be implemented under the project:

1. actions related to internationalisation “at home”  and the development of applicant’s capacity in  accepting and providing services to students, researchers, and foreign staff;
2. setting up and maintaining a spot dedicated to provide services to students, researchers and foreign staff, so-called Welcome Centre;
3. developing existing Welcome Centres to ensure standards of services to researcher at the level recommended by EURAXESS;
4. providing MSCA advisory services;
5. ensuring sanitary safety in the rooms intended for providing services to foreigners and in the places in which they are located;
6. preparing materials needed for launching and operating of the Welcome Centre point;
7. raising the spirit of openness and tolerance in the academic and research community as well as exchanges of good practice in the field of internationalisation;
8. development of cooperation with foreign alumni and the use of their potential in promoting Poland and Polish institution in educational and scientific processes, etc.;
9. development or purchase of applications, websites, databases or IT systems intended to achieve the objectives of the project, including cooperation with alumni; 
10. on-line activities aimed at reaching the target group with an information and promotional message (secondary-school graduates, parents, students, foreign graduates, researchers, etc.);
11. creating films, multimedia content and traditional information and promotional materials, in an attractive form presenting Poland, the university, profiles of students, alumni, etc.;
12. training courses, meetings, contacts and information and promotion activities carried out in the country and abroad (including participation in fairs, organising meetings for the target group, etc.)
13. organising international conference in Poland in order to disseminate research results and scientific activities.

The indicated activities will be possible to implement both in stationary, hybrid and remote form.

Deadline for submission of applications:

The call for proposals is open by 31 January 2023, 3 p.m.

Form of submitting proposals:

• at the RSC, for projects submitted by JU entities,
• at the Research Department, for projects submitted by JU entities.

Internal regulations:

In view of the fact that one university may submit up to 3 proposals under the call, please submit by 21 November 2022 declarations of application in the call as per the template attached as Annex 1 to this Communication.

It is recommended that each Faculty/Entity select only 1 proposal.  Nevertheless, should a JU entity wish to submit more call entry declarations, the Head of the JU organisational entity shall subject them to preliminary verification and present them in the form of a list ordered by recommendation strength, sent alongside the declarations to a call assistant at the RSC.

Project proposals signed by the Author and the Head of the organisational entity (i.e. dean, director/head of other organisational entity) may be submitted electronically (a document signed with a qualified electronic signature or in the form of a scan with a handwritten signature alongside a version of the proposal open to editing).

Project proposals shall be submitted by the JU entities to the call assistant at the RSC, whereas by the JUMC entities - to the call assistant at the Research Department at JUMC. Based on the declarations you will have submitted, Jagiellonian University authorities will decided on the mode of further processing of the proposals. A call assistant at the RSC or the Research Department at JUMC shall inform you of the decision of JU authorities.

• concerns JU entities

the call assistant at the RSC will contact the representative of the host entity of the selected project to determine individual dates for delivery of project documentation (i.e. an education project entry form and a VAT eligibility form, and a draft and the final version of the proposal). The education project entry form and the VAT eligibility form shall be filled out in the electronic system JU Project Zone

• concerns JUMC entitiest

the call assistant at the Research Department will contact the representative of the host entity of the selected project to determine individual dates for delivery of project documentation 

Więcej informacji:

Communication by JU Vice-Rector

Annex 1 to Communication

NAWA info (polish)