UNIVERSITY OF LODZ FOR UKRAINE 🇺🇦

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! 

The University of Lodz International Relations Office 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.

On 28.02.2022 the UL Rector’s Regulation came into force on: special measures related to fees for educational services for students with Ukrainian citizenship in connection with actions taken by the Russian Federation towards Ukraine. The Regulation governs the issues concerning students of Ukrainian citizenship within the scope of:

• fee exemption from studies and Polish language course organised for them by the University of Lodz,
• the amount of the fee exemption,
• resuming education, which was interrupted due to the decree of the President of Ukraine on general military mobilisation, and taking examinations and obtaining credits after returning to the University.

Details in the Regulation

UL Support Fund for Ukraine

As the University of Lodz, we do our best not to leave anyone from our academic community without support. However, in order to help all those in need, your involvement is also necessary. For this purpose, we have launched a special Support Fund for Ukraine. We kindly ask you to make even symbolic donations to the account created especially for this purpose by the University of Lodz Foundation. Every penny counts. You will receive regular updates on how your contributions have been used.

Bank Pekao SA 
BIC: PKOPPLPWXXX
Fundacja Uniwersytetu Lodzkiego
ul. Matejki 34a; 90-237 Lodz

title „UL dla Ukrainy”

🇵🇱 PLN: 89 1240 3060 1111 0010 2931 0987

🇪🇺 EUR: 69 1240 6292 1978 0011 1193 4422
IBAN: PL69124062921978001111934422

🇺🇸 USD: 32 1240 6292 1787 0011 1193 4259
IBAN: PL32124062921787001111934259

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If you would like to support our activities as a volunteer, apply to the Academic Support Centre of the University of Lodz - FILL IN THE APPLICATION FORM (students, staff), if you don't have an @ account at UŁ apply via: http://lodz.university/Nt4D 

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.

The Careers Office of the University of Lodz offers support for Ukrainian citizens and for volunteers taking care of Ukrainian families of students at the University of Lodz.

If you are thinking about transferring from Ukrainian University to the University of Lodz please write to admission@uni.lodz.pl.

Please make sure that you have with you documents from the university, especially the transcript of records and student ID card that will allow you to apply for the transfer at the University of Lodz. If you can get original documents, please do. If not, we ask you to contact your university so they can confirm with us that you are a student.

List of study programmes in English https://iso.uni.lodz.pl/study-in-english/studies-in-english/

POLISH LANGUAGE COURSES

If you want to take up a Polish language course, contact the Centre of Polish Language for Foreigners.

Enrollment in courses:
sjpdc@uni.lodz.pl  
tel. 42 635 47 03
p. Katarzyna Gasztych

The Russian invasion of Ukraine also affected representatives of the local academic world. The academic community in Poland and around the world is not indifferent to their fate and is united in efforts to help employees of Ukrainian universities. Websites are being created that allow the exchange of information about the possibilities of individual academic centres, containing contacts to the coordinators of aid for Ukrainian scientists.

Thanks to them it is possible to publish offers of employment, accommodation or scholarship aid for Ukrainian researchers who, because of the war, will have to leave their jobs and leave their homeland.

• Such a help initiative came from, among others, Academy of Young Scholars of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Members of the Academy declared that they were ready to accept scientists in their research groups, providing them with support as well as a place and tools for work. They are also looking for scientists and academic institutions willing to support their initiative. Details here. You can report the initiative coordinators at individual universities who will be able to answer questions about help for specific people by writing to the following e-mail address: https://amu.pan.pl/wsparcie-dla-uczonych-z-ukrainy/ and on Messenger. A page on Facebook run by the Academy of Young Scholars of the Polish Academy of Sciences (AMU PAN) may also serve as the information exchange platform. 
• The platform for the exchange of information about the possibilities and nature of the help was also launched by the community operating around LabsArena.com. This is a project that is to help scientists establish contacts, exchange equipment, and create research teams. Now, in wartime conditions, help offers for scientists from Ukraine can be reported here.
• Information on how to help the academic world of Ukraine is also available on the scienceforukraine.eu website. Here contacts to aid coordinators in individual countries can be found.

UNIVERSITY OF LODZ OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UKRAINIAN RESEARCHERS

The competition is an expression of solidarity with the Ukrainian academic community and is intended to support the best researchers from Ukraine. The main goal of the competition is to enable researchers to come to the University of Lodz to conduct research, which will consequently contribute to strengthening the scientific potential and development of our University. Moreover, these activities are in line with one of the strategic objectives of the University of Lodz, namely increasing the degree of internationalisation.

• The competition is addressed to individuals holding at least a doctoral degree.
• Call for applications: from 15 March to 27 March, 2022, until 3 p.m.
• Planned deadline for resolving the competition: 7 April 2022.
• The scholarship holder's stay may last from 3 to 6 months, with a possibility of extension and employment under an employment contract in order to continue scientific research at the university of Lodz. The project should be implemented in a continuous mode.

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 gifts should be given.

List of organisations providing support to those in need from Ukraine: 

• Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) COLLECTION
• Polish Medical Mission  (PMM)  
• Ukraiński Dom w Warszawie [Ukrainian House in Warsaw]
• “Nasz Wybór" Foundation
• The Association for Legal Intervention
• Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce
• Caritas  COLLECTION 
• Lodz Lawyers for Ukraine 
• Collection of the GAJUSZ foundation  
• Polish Red Cross
• You can also declare how and what kind of help you want to provide on the website supportukrainenow.org which is run with the support of the Ukrainian government.
• The Tech to the Rescue Group has created the sosua.pl portal, which easily connects people from Ukraine who are looking for accommodation in Poland with people who want to provide it. Anyone who is willing to help can provide detailed information about the accommodation offered, including the number of places, location, accomodation availability time or the gender of the hosts.
• Various support for people fleeing Ukraine is also provided by the Lodz Multicultural Centre
• Other collections (the list available on the website of TVN24)

The UL Academic Support Centre carries out a collection of products for families from Ukraine staying in student dormitories of the University of Lodz.

Ukrainian students of the University of Lodz, who reported the need to bring their families to Lodz, could count on the accommodation of their loved ones in one of our student houses. The University has a total of 277 places in 120 rooms for those in need. The stay for our students' families is free, at least to 31.03.2022. 

Currently, material support is still needed, including for families already living in the student residences. The collection of donations most needed at this time is being conducted by the Academic Support Center.

The University of Lodz Academic Support Centre has already launched extensive psychological assistance. It is a support for Ukrainian students, employees and doctoral students. This is a crisis moment when everyone in need should get support, regardless of their nationality.

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 is free, at least to 31.03.2022.

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.  

Students from Ukraine at the age of compulsory education (7-18 years old) are admitted to public schools and are provided with care and education on the terms that apply to Polish citizens. Admission to school is possible throughout the school year, and the grade in which a child coming from abroad is to continue education is determined based on the sum of completed school years abroad.

The Polish government is preparing special legal solutions that will enable the settlement of medical benefits provided to Ukrainian citizens coming to Poland in connection with Russia's military aggression in Ukraine. According to the announcement, every refugee from Ukraine can obtain medical assistance in clinics, specialist clinics and hospitals in Poland. As emphasized by the Polish National Health Fund (NFZ), Ukrainians can count on the same benefits that Polish patients are subject to.

• BY PKP INTERCITY TRAINS

The citizens of Ukraine can travel free of charge in class 2 on TLK and IC economy category trains of PKP Intercity in domestic transport. The journey is possible based on a passport confirming Ukrainian citizenship. The announcement from the website of the Ministry of Infrastructure  

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• BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN LODZ

From 03.03.2022 the citizens of Ukraine fleeing the war in their country can use Lodz public transport free of charge. The exemption from holding a valid ticket by refugees from Ukraine is to be in force until 3 June. The right to travel for free will be granted to citizens of Ukraine who crossed the border after 23.02.2022.  

Source: Lodz City Hall

• BY ŁKA TRAINS

Due to the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine, from 26 February 2022 until further notice, citizens of Ukraine can travel by ŁKA trains without paying a fare. Presenting a document confirming identity to the train crew will constitute the basis for free travel.

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HOUSING AFFAIRS

Do you need accommodation in a student dormitory for your family? You work or study at the UL and you would like to report the possibility of accepting someone from Ukraine - write to cos@uni.lodz.pl.

PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT

Do you need to talk? Are you seeking psychological consultation? Do you need another form of support - contact acw@uni.lodz.pl

LEGAL ASSISTANCE

Do you require consultation on your case? Contact: pomoc.ukrainie@wpia.uni.lodz.pl or klinika@wpia.uni.lodz.pl

DO YOU NEED INFORMATION ON THE INITIATIVES ORGANISED AT THE UL OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO START AN INITIATIVE? DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

Contact: pawel.spiechowicz@uni.lodz.pl; anna.rolczak@uni.lodz.pl

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