Official announcement regarding the COVID-19 | 14.03.2020

Dear Scholars,  Administrative Staff, Service Staff, PhD students and Students,

The Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and the Minister of Health, Łukasz Szumowski, announced yesterday (13^th of March 2020) a state of epidemic emergency in Poland. In relation to this announcement as head of the organisational unit, I am introducing from 14^th March 2020 until further notice the following restrictions and regulations regarding the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Warsaw.

• The closure of all department secretariats (Żurawia 4, Nowy Świat 67 on the first and second floors, Krakowskie Przedmieście 3). The administrative staff are directed to work from home. Department phones will not work, contact will only be possible by e-mail.
• The closure of the Nowy Świat 67 building to everyone. There will be no access to this facility.
• The closure of all spaces at the disposal of the Faculty of Political Sciences and International Studies of the University of Warsaw which are under the administration of other Universities of Warsaw: Żurawia 4 (fourth and fifth floors) and Krakowskie Przedmieście 3 (second floor). It will not be possible to access to these departments and secretariats.
• Furthermore, I am limiting access to the Collegium Politicum Auditorium Building located at Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28 – on the main campus of the University of Warsaw. The entrance by staircase B is closed. Access is only via staircase A. The only people who will be able to enter the building will be the staff who have to be there in order to maintain the functioning of the unit. Other people will be able to enter the facility but only after receiving a one-time individual consent from the Dean, Vice Dean for Finance and Development or the Administrative Director.
• Working time in the Auditorium Building is limited: 9:30 am – 2:00 pm.
• The closure of the Faculty Library. Contact by email is possible.
• The closure of the Teaching Planning and Organization Section. Administrative staff is directed to work from home.  Contact by email is possible.
• The closure of Scholarship Office. Administrative staff is directed to work from home. Contact by email is possible.
• The closure of the Research Office. Administrative staff is directed to work remotely. Contact by email is possible.
• The closure of the IT Support Office (USOS). Administrative staff is directed to work from home. Contact by email is possible.
• The closure of the Section for Degrees and Doctoral Studies. Administrative staff is directed to work from home. Contact by email is possible.
• The closure of the Archive. Administrative staff is directed to work from home. Contact by email is possible.
• The closure of the Dean’s Secretariat for petitioners. There will be two people on duty during the building’s working hours. Contact by phone and email is possible. Other employees, in addition to those on duty, are directed to work from home.
• The closure of Students’ Office for petitioners. There will be one person on duty in the Polish language studies and one person in the English-language studies. Phone contact is possible between 9:30 am and 2:00 pm. Other administrative staff is directed to work from home. Contact by email is possible.
• The closure of the Finance Office for petitioners. One person will be on duty. Phone contact is possible between 9:30 am and 2:00 pm. Other members of the administrative staff are directed to work from home. Contact by email is possible.
• The closure of Promotion and Communication Office for petitioners. One person will be on duty. Phone contact is possible between 9:30 and 14:00. Other members of the administrative staff are directed to work from home. Contact by email is possible.
• Building administrators are on duty during office hours 9:30-14:00.
• For the security of the facilities, service staff (one person) will be on duty 24/7.
• The Dean’s plenipotentiaries are directed to work from home, in addition to the cases mentioned above. Email contact is possible.
• I would kindly remind you that according to the Ordinance of the Minister of Science and Higher Education from 12^th March 2020, amending the regulation on studies (Journal of Laws 2020, item 420), Students’ Electronic IDs will remain valid until 31 May 2020. There is no need for students to extend them in person.
• All previous regulations regarding the cancellation of foreign and domestic trips, participation in conferences, reception of guests, rentals, etc. remain in force.
• Didactic and student matters are being coordinated by the Head of the Didactic Unit who will remain in constant contact with you.
• I kindly ask you to keep up-to-date with the current situation by checking the Faculty’s website for further announcements.

We are all in this unique situation together. I kindly ask you all for your understanding and acceptance of the above solutions. The measures taken are for the good of the entire faculty.

Yours faithfully,

Prof. Stanisław Sulowski

Dean

Faculty of Political Science and International Studies
University of Warsaw