"Warsaw University of Technology during Warsaw Uprising" Exhibition

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising. Numerous mementoes left behind by the heroic uprising of the capital's inhabitants are on display in the Polytechnic Museum. How the Warsaw Uprising was fought within the walls of the Polytechnic and in its immediate vicinity is described in the article Politechnika w Powstaniu Warszawskim 80 lat później. We can also see with our own eyes the memorials described by Associate Professor Wojciech Urbański of the Museum of the Warsaw University of Technology in the  movie>> accompanying exhibition.

The public is invited to visit the exhibition until 15 October 2024 on weekdays between 09.00 and 14.30 in the temporary exhibition room at 22 Nowowiejska Street.

The anniversary exhibition collects, among other things, documents, newspapers, posters, commemorative prints or fragments of burnt parts of building structures. Among the bullets and rifle casings, we will also see, among other things, an unexploded 500 kg German bomb from the time of the uprising dropped on the Building of Electrical Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology. The archive photographs present the profiles of those who spent the time of their youth in the fire of artillery shelling to save the future of the capital. The black and white frames depict not only the insurgents, but also their entire surroundings, including the destroyed Main Building of the Warsaw University of Technology. The silhouettes of the city's defenders are symbolised by mannequins dressed in civilian clothes, with a fusillade and red-and-white armbands. On display are the weapons used by the insurgents, including the ‘Blyskawica’ submachine gun and replicas of the Russian/Soviet Mosin rifle, Mauser system carbine, Sten submachine gun, Colt M1911A1 pistol or the original German bayonet S84/98/34 from 1943 in a scabbard from 1941, as well as Polish military binoculars made by the Kolberg Warszawa factory. The showcases also contain items of everyday use such as manteens, canteens, a 1943 British ‘drop’ rucksack (from demobilisation) and pieces of clothing including a German Hitlerjugend belt (original). The clock accompanying the exhibition invariably indicates the ‘W’ hour.

The exhibits come from the collections of Professor Mirosław Nader, Adam Urbański and the Museum of the Warsaw University of Technology.

https://www.mchtr.pw.edu.pl/www_mchtr/Spolecznosc/Studenci-i-doktoranci/Rada-Doktorantow

Council of PhD Students

The Doctoral Student Council of the Warsaw University of Technology represents the community of doctoral students of all modes of third-level studies who study at the Warsaw University of Technology. We are a harmonious and creative team of about 30 delegates out of almost 1000 PhD students at the Warsaw University of Technology. We believe that people are rarely successful if they do not enjoy what they do (Dale Carnegie). That is why our activities are based on the fusion of taking valuable initiatives with attention to a friendly atmosphere. 

Our activities include:

(1) the representation of the interests of Doctoral Students in their contact with the University Authorities and other organisations,

(2) protection of the rights of doctoral students and support in conflict resolution,

(3) giving opinions on official documents, so that we have a real influence on the status of Doctoral Students, our rights and obligations,

(4) promotion of the activities of doctoral students of WUT (e.g. patronage of initiatives organised by doctoral students of WUT, patronage of initiatives organised for the benefit of doctoral students of WUT),

(5) organisation of useful (including certified) training courses, which are not covered by the programme of the Doctoral School (e.g. negotiation techniques, Prince2),

(6) integration of the PW Doctoral Students community (e.g. cinema, theatre, bowling, board games, Young Scientists Gala). You can find coverage of our activities at the links below.

WWW: https://rdpw.pw.edu.pl/

Email: przewodniczacy.rdpw@pw.edu.pl