Note: to partake in the event, you need to have activated your student email account (in the @student.uj.edu.pl domain). To access particular meetings, install the MS Teams application on your computer, and log in with your university email. Next, click on an appropriate link below.
9am – 10am – A presentation by JU MC SME office staff members covering topics such as:
During this meeting, you will only be able to watch. You are encouraged to take notes of any questions you might have, to ask them later in dedicated Q&A sessions.
10.30 am – 11 am – Q&A Enrolment
11 am – 11.30 am – Q&A IT
11.30 am – 12 noon – Miscellaneous
12.00 noon – 12.30 pm DDS
Day 2 and 3 are dedicated to navigating your new reality – as freshmen, medical students in a foreign country.
We will have two Speakers:
Luke Fitzgerald – an American vlogger (LukeLifeCharms) and pro-basketball player enamoured with Poland
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William Shaw – a Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in the state of Minnesota, USA and practicing in Krakow, Poland, who cooperates with the JU MC SME as a School Counsellor.
NOTE: Please check which group you are assigned to and access the Q&A sessions accordingly. The list with group assignment was emailed to you. The group division only applies to the Q&A sessions on September 29 and 30. All other sessions are open to everyone.
September 29, 2020, Tuesday |
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Everyone, please watch Dr Shaw’s LECTURE prior to the sessions. The lecture is devoted to the most common problems students face when first starting medical studies, and how to best cope with them. |
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9 am – 10 am – A presentation by Luke Fitzgerald covering topics such as: · Meeting new cultures and a new reality (of medical studies); · How to cope with the challenges of the new circumstances; · How to get along with new classmates (coming from around the globe); · How to avoid burning out; · How to cultivate curiosity rather than fear of “the other” and the new; · Impressions of Poland and Kraków and how they relate to one’s preconceptions of the country; · Advice on how to best find one’s way in Poland as a foreigner During this meeting, you will only be able to watch. You are encouraged to take notes of any questions you might have, to ask them later in dedicated Q&A sessions in smaller groups. |
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10.30 am-11.30 am Group I a Q&A Session with Luke Fitzgerald |
10 am – 11 am Group III (a&b) Q&A Session with William Shaw |
10.45 am-12.45 pm Group I b Q&A Session with Luke Fitzgerald |
11am – 12 noon Group IV (a&b) Q&A Session with William Shaw |
1 pm – 2 pm Group II a Q&A Session with Luke Fitzgerald |
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2.15 pm – 3.15 pm Group II b Q&A Session with Luke Fitzgerald |
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3.30 pm – 5 pm Student Organizations – meeting with representatives of Copernica |
September 30, 2020, Wednesday |
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10 am-11 am Group III a Q&A Session with Luke Fitzgerald |
10 am – 11 am Group I (a&b) Q&A Session with William Shaw |
11.15 am – 12.15 pm Group III b Q&A Session with Luke Fitzgerald |
11 am – 12-noon Group II (a&b) Q&A Session with William Shaw |
12.30 pm – 1 pm Group IV a Q&A Session with Luke Fitzgerald |
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1.45 pm – 2.45 pm Group IV b Q&A Session with Luke Fitzgerald |
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Day 4 is dedicated to all matters to do with legalizing your stay in Poland – what documents are required, timeframe for the process and how to best go about it.
The subject will be covered by a representative of the Małopolska Provincial Office in Krakow, Department for Foreigners (Pol. Małopolski Urząd Wojewódzki w Krakowie, Wydział Spraw Cudzoziemców), Ms Irmina Czysnok (Tel. 1239214033, iczysnok@muw.pl)
10 am – 11 am Presentation
Plan
During this meeting, you will only be able to watch. You are encouraged to take notes of any questions you might have, to ask them later in the dedicated Q&A session.
11 am – 11.30 am Q&A session with Irmina Czysnok
10 am-11 am – official welcome by the V-Dean, Prof. Agata Ptak-Belowska, MD, PhD, and swearing the Oath