Dedicated website: www.uni.lodz.pl/uldlaukrainy
List of collections for Ukraine - how to help?
HOUSING SUPPORT
Ukrainian students of the University of Lodz who report the need to bring their families to Lodz will be able to count on a place for their relatives in one of our student dormitories. The university has a total of 277 places in 120 rooms for people in need. The stay for our students' families will be free of charge, at least for the first month.
Employees and students of the University of Lodz can also inform us about apartments that they are able to make available to Ukrainian families who will come to Lodz.
In the case of the above mentioned matters please contact the Service Centre for Students and PhD Candidates ul. Lumumby1/3, phone: +48 42 66 55 166, +48 42 66 55 338 – daily from 7:30 a.m. - 3.30 p.m. You can also use the following e-mail addresses: cos@uni.lodz.pl or beata.lysoniewska@uni.lodz.pl. During non-office hours, it is best to directly contact the administration of the UL student dormitories.
We can help the incoming families by providing food in the Student Canteen, we will also try to find them a job, legal support and basic medical care.
Students and doctoral students in need of support may also report directly to the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Quality of Education, dr hab. Robert Zakrzewski, prof. UL, via the form.
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Klinika Prawa [Law Clinic] operating at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Lodz declares all possible legal assistance to persons of Ukrainian nationality and persons of any other nationality fleeing the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Please send your applications to the following e-mail address: klinika@wpia.uni.lodz.pl.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT
The Academic Support Centre of the University of Lodz has already launched a wide range of psychological support. It is a support for Ukrainian students, employees and doctoral students alike. This is a crisis moment in which everyone in need should receive support, regardless of their nationality. Upcoming dates of student support groups meetings are:
26 February (Saturday)
- 12 a.m. – 1 p.m., online meeting: MS Teams, conducted in Polish – dr. Diana Muller-Siekierska, Russian and Ukrainian translator – dr. Zoja Kuca, applications to the e-mail address: acw@uni.lodz.pl
27 February (Sunday)
- 9 a.m., online meeting: MS Teams, conducted in Ukrainian and Russian – psychologist Valentyna Anisenko, applications to the e-mail address: acw@uni.lodz.pl
- 12 a.m., on-site meeting at the Academic Support Centre of the University of Lodz, ul. Pomorska 152, conducted in Ukrainian and Russian – psychologist Valentyna Anisenko, applications to the e-mail address: acw@uni.lodz.pl
Every Friday from 9 a.m - 11 a.m at the Academic Support Centre of the University of Lodz, ul. Pomorska 152, conducted in Polish with the possibility of translation into Russian and/or Ukrainian: psychologist Beata Majcher, educational consultant Agnieszka Piestrzeniewicz, applications to the e-mail address: acw@uni.lodz.pl, beata.majcher@uni.lodz.pl
Individual psychological consultations in Ukrainian and Russian: psychologist Valentyna Anisenko, applications to the e-mail address: valentyna.anisenko@uni.lodz.pl
Individual psychological consultations in Polish and English, applications to the e-mail address: acw@uni.lodz.pl
Thursday support group for students experiencing difficulties in dealing with emotions in the study process (conducted in Polish): psychologist Beata Majcher, educational consultant Agnieszka Piestrzeniewicz, applications to the e-mail address: acw@uni.lodz.pl beata.majcher@uni.lodz.pl
Date: every two weeks on Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Detailed information can be found in the tab on the website of the UL: Academic Support Centre - Assistance, in the section "Support in the Crisis". The tab will be updated on a regular basis with information on different forms of support, e.g.,:
- information on legal assistance,
- support in the field of language communication (Polish-Ukrainian translator),
- assistance in living affairs,
- support that can be obtained from NGOs.
The International Relations Office of the University of Lodz has created a special form for the students from Ukraine, who can use it to determine what kind of help is needed at the moment – students from Ukraine are asked to check their university e-mail boxes.
MATERIAL SUPPORT/COLLECTIONS
The community of the University of Lodz is already organising collections of necessary things for people in Ukraine. One of such actions will be carried out by the Students’ Government of the Institute of Russian Studies, University of Lodz. A parallel action will also be conducted by the Faculty of Geographical Sciences. It is worth remembering that the collected gifts, as in the case of the collection at the Faculty of Philology, should be ultimately transferred to the Lodz City Hall. The Lodz City Hall website also clearly lists which items should be given.
The UL Academic Support Centre also manages and coordinates the collection of items that will be donated to people in need in Ukraine through the Lodz City Hall.
We are collecting:
- thermal blankets, sleeping bags, bed linen, mattresses (packed in foil),
- cleaning supplies, baby diapers, adult diapers, panty liners, towels, hairbrushes, toothbrushes, paper towels,
- plates, cutlery (biodegradable preferred, silicone or plastic),
- masks and antiseptics,
- bottled water,
- instant and ready-made food, pasta, dried fruit, energy bars, cereal,
- matches, batteries, flashlights, candles,
- medical equipment kits.
The items can be brought to the Academic Support Centre of the University of Lodz (ul. Pomorska 152) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
We are acting on an on-going basis
The authorities and units of the University of Lodz are constantly monitoring the situation at the university and check what additional help may be useful. We are aware of the fact that the situation is dynamic and we are cooperating with the local government authorities and the Governor of the Lodz voivodeship. Courage, commitment, respect – these are the values of the University of Lodz, which in the current situation are particularly important for us. Let's support each other!
Source: Academic Support Centre of the University of Lodz, UL Service Centre for Students and PhD Candidates, International Relations Office of the University of Lodz, Rector's Board of the University of Lodz, Chancellor of the University of Lodz
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